Storms of 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1962, 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.
1962 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1962, 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
- 2,389
- Deaths
- 30
- Injuries
- 551
- Damage
- $67 million
- Episodes
- 970
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 886 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 830 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 673 | 30 | 551 | $67 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 31, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 20, 1962
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 28, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 24, 1962
- Tornadoes in Florida, January 5, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 28, 1962
- Tornado in Virginia, April 8, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 8, 1962
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 21, 1962
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 21, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 24, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 28, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 1, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 24, 1962
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 31, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1962
- Tornadoes in Florida, January 5, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 23, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 20, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 30, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 7, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, August 6, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 16, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 31, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 28, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 14, 1962
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 30, 1962
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 28, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 20, 1962
By state
Events filed in each state in 1962.
- Alabama49
- Arizona10
- Arkansas34
- California5
- Colorado73
- Connecticut12
- Delaware5
- Florida54
- Georgia50
- Idaho13
- Illinois58
- Indiana34
- Iowa88
- Kansas237
- Kentucky20
- Louisiana46
- Maine4
- Maryland14
- Massachusetts12
- Michigan49
- Minnesota78
- Mississippi45
- Missouri105
- Montana44
- Nebraska155
- Nevada1
- New Hampshire12
- New Jersey6
- New Mexico28
- New York23
- North Carolina24
- North Dakota45
- Ohio44
- Oklahoma232
- Oregon2
- Pennsylvania27
- South Carolina28
- South Dakota72
- Tennessee30
- Texas375
- Utah4
- Vermont14
- Virginia36
- Washington1
- West Virginia11
- Wisconsin45
- Wyoming35
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.