Storms in Florida in 1956
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Florida in 1956, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Florida in 1956 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, 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
- 22
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Episodes
- 15
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 kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 21 | $3.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1956
April 1956
May 1956
- Tornado in Florida, May 5, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 19, 1956
- Hail in Florida, May 20, 1956
- Hail in Florida, May 24, 1956
June 1956
- Hail in Florida, June 5, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 10, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Florida, June 26, 1956
July 1956
August 1956
- Tornado in Florida, August 22, 1956
- Tornado in Florida, August 27, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 28, 1956
September 1956
October 1956
More
Every year in FloridaEvery state in 1956Tornadoes in Florida in 195619551957
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.