Storms of 1954
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1954, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1955 the record holds tornadoes only.
1954 on the map
The 335 most significant episodes of 1954, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 609
- Deaths
- 36
- Injuries
- 715
- Damage
- $86 million
- Episodes
- 335
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By month
By kind of event
Deaths, injuries and damage are counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 609 | 36 | 715 | $86 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Georgia, March 13, 1954
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 30, 1954
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 1, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 1, 1954
- Tornadoes in Georgia, December 5, 1954
- Tornado in Indiana, October 11, 1954
- Tornadoes in Missouri, March 25, 1954
- Tornado in Florida, September 18, 1954
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 1954
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, June 17, 1954
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 30, 1954
- Tornado in Iowa, June 9, 1954
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 16, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 2, 1954
- Tornado in Maine, August 11, 1954
- Tornado in Ohio, September 30, 1954
- Tornado in Louisiana, February 19, 1954
The costliest
- Tornadoes in Georgia, March 13, 1954
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 1, 1954
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 30, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 1, 1954
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, December 28, 1954
- Tornado in Indiana, March 28, 1954
- Tornado in New York, July 14, 1954
- Tornadoes in Georgia, December 5, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, April 30, 1954
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, April 30, 1954
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, February 20, 1954
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 5, 1954
- Tornadoes in Georgia, March 31, 1954
- Tornadoes in Illinois, March 12, 1954
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 1954
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, June 17, 1954
- Tornadoes in Missouri, March 24, 1954
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, March 24, 1954
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 30, 1954
- Tornadoes in Missouri, May 28, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, October 22, 1954
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 31, 1954
- Tornadoes in Texas, February 19, 1954
- Tornadoes in Missouri, April 5, 1954
- Tornadoes in Iowa, April 5, 1954
By state
Events filed in each state in 1954.
- Alabama10
- Arizona2
- Arkansas33
- California1
- Colorado9
- Connecticut2
- Delaware1
- Florida13
- Georgia37
- Idaho3
- Illinois9
- Indiana32
- Iowa19
- Kansas68
- Kentucky3
- Louisiana11
- Maine2
- Maryland2
- Massachusetts2
- Michigan12
- Minnesota7
- Mississippi19
- Missouri40
- Montana4
- Nebraska19
- New Hampshire1
- New Mexico8
- New York2
- North Carolina9
- North Dakota4
- Ohio13
- Oklahoma61
- Oregon1
- Pennsylvania22
- South Carolina1
- South Dakota16
- Tennessee2
- Texas84
- Utah1
- Virginia5
- Washington1
- West Virginia3
- Wisconsin13
- Wyoming2
Coastal and lake waters
More from this year
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.