Storms of 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1960, 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.
1960 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1960, 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
- 1,945
- Deaths
- 46
- Injuries
- 737
- Damage
- $118 million
- Episodes
- 836
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 | 719 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 645 | 46 | 737 | $118 million |
| Hail | 581 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 12, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 19, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 6, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 16, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 5, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, October 31, 1960
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 19, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 24, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 6, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 11, 1960
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, June 28, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 30, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 13, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 4, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 16, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 9, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 23, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, November 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 24, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 11, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 20, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 5, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 14, 1960
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 6, 1960
- Tornadoes in Florida, February 25, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 14, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 29, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 16, 1960
By state
Events filed in each state in 1960.
- Alabama29
- Arizona6
- Arkansas50
- California5
- Colorado37
- Connecticut6
- Delaware1
- Florida66
- Georgia25
- Idaho3
- Illinois105
- Indiana41
- Iowa89
- Kansas195
- Kentucky17
- Louisiana28
- Maine8
- Maryland11
- Massachusetts9
- Michigan44
- Minnesota35
- Mississippi26
- Missouri94
- Montana30
- Nebraska136
- New Hampshire3
- New Jersey8
- New Mexico24
- New York27
- North Carolina19
- North Dakota35
- Ohio33
- Oklahoma252
- Oregon3
- Pennsylvania14
- South Carolina27
- South Dakota48
- Tennessee20
- Texas224
- Utah2
- Vermont7
- Virginia49
- West Virginia2
- Wisconsin41
- Wyoming11
Coastal and lake waters
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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.