Storms of 1958
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1958, 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.
1958 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1958, 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
- 2,213
- Deaths
- 67
- Injuries
- 535
- Damage
- $129 million
- Episodes
- 799
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 899 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 706 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 608 | 67 | 535 | $129 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 4, 1958
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 26, 1958
- Tornado in Missouri, October 10, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, October 9, 1958
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 5, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 5, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 2, 1958
- Tornadoes in Florida, October 19, 1958
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, April 22, 1958
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, September 7, 1958
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 4, 1958
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 1, 1958
The costliest
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 4, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 26, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, October 9, 1958
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1958
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2, 1958
- Tornado in Illinois, October 8, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 17, 1958
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 5, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 5, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, November 17, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 15, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 2, 1958
- Tornadoes in Iowa, July 14, 1958
- Tornadoes in Florida, October 19, 1958
- Tornadoes in Missouri, September 16, 1958
- Tornadoes in New Jersey, June 13, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 3, 1958
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 6, 1958
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, May 24, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, October 8, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 8, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 18, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, November 17, 1958
By state
Events filed in each state in 1958.
- Alabama36
- Arizona13
- Arkansas30
- California35
- Colorado87
- Connecticut5
- Delaware3
- Florida45
- Georgia27
- Idaho21
- Illinois106
- Indiana79
- Iowa49
- Kansas209
- Kentucky25
- Louisiana18
- Maine15
- Maryland24
- Massachusetts24
- Michigan30
- Minnesota46
- Mississippi40
- Missouri151
- Montana88
- Nebraska162
- Nevada1
- New Hampshire3
- New Jersey8
- New Mexico13
- New York28
- North Carolina31
- North Dakota30
- Ohio34
- Oklahoma134
- Oregon16
- Pennsylvania29
- South Carolina12
- South Dakota60
- Tennessee38
- Texas288
- Utah12
- Vermont9
- Virginia24
- Washington6
- West Virginia9
- Wisconsin32
- Wyoming28
Coastal and lake waters
More from this year
Tornadoes in 1958The 1958 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.