Storms of 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1955, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
1955 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1955, 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
- 1,413
- Deaths
- 129
- Injuries
- 926
- Damage
- $83 million
- Episodes
- 632
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 | 632 | 129 | 926 | $83 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 421 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 360 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1955
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 25, 1955
- Tornado in Alabama, April 24, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 24, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1955
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, March 13, 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 2, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 6, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 7, 1955
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, November 15, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1955
- Tornadoes in Ohio, March 1, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 6, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 16, 1955
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 22, 1955
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 16, 1955
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 21, 1955
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 15, 1955
- Tornado in Georgia, October 28, 1955
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, September 22, 1955
The costliest
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 25, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 6, 1955
- Tornadoes in Alabama, October 16, 1955
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 28, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 21, 1955
- Tornado in Alabama, April 24, 1955
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 28, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 7, 1955
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, November 15, 1955
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, November 15, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 11, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 14, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 26, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 5, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, October 6, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 22, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 4, 1955
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, April 18, 1955
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 28, 1955
- Tornadoes in Ohio, March 1, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 11, 1955
- Tornadoes in Missouri, March 20, 1955
By state
Events filed in each state in 1955.
- Alabama30
- Arizona7
- Arkansas65
- California7
- Colorado36
- Connecticut3
- Delaware1
- Florida24
- Georgia36
- Hawaii2
- Idaho2
- Illinois62
- Indiana35
- Iowa25
- Kansas161
- Kentucky18
- Louisiana15
- Maine1
- Massachusetts8
- Michigan33
- Minnesota40
- Mississippi18
- Missouri77
- Montana16
- Nebraska68
- New Hampshire3
- New Jersey4
- New Mexico4
- New York4
- North Carolina18
- North Dakota26
- Ohio23
- Oklahoma136
- Oregon2
- Pennsylvania16
- South Carolina20
- South Dakota32
- Tennessee31
- Texas241
- Utah3
- Vermont5
- Virginia13
- Washington5
- West Virginia5
- Wisconsin25
- Wyoming7
Coastal and lake waters
More from this year
Tornadoes in 1955The 1955 hurricane seasonThis day in weather history
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.