Storms of 1963
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1963, 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.
1963 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1963, 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
- 1,968
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 538
- Damage
- $87 million
- Episodes
- 916
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 | 823 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 652 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 493 | 31 | 538 | $87 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 11, 1963
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, September 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 29, 1963
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 3, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 19, 1963
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 11, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 20, 1963
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 17, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 11, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 22, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, April 17, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 28, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1963
The costliest
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 3, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 11, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 20, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 17, 1963
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, September 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 22, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, January 10, 1963
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 17, 1963
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 3, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 11, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 22, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 16, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 19, 1963
- Tornadoes in Indiana, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 29, 1963
- Tornadoes in Georgia, September 28, 1963
By state
Events filed in each state in 1963.
- Alabama56
- Arizona14
- Arkansas21
- Colorado25
- Connecticut8
- Delaware4
- Florida69
- Georgia58
- Hawaii2
- Idaho7
- Illinois78
- Indiana69
- Iowa57
- Kansas156
- Kentucky26
- Louisiana27
- Maine18
- Maryland12
- Massachusetts17
- Michigan64
- Minnesota40
- Mississippi32
- Missouri92
- Montana45
- Nebraska89
- Nevada1
- New Hampshire14
- New Jersey5
- New Mexico33
- New York16
- North Carolina29
- North Dakota32
- Ohio48
- Oklahoma182
- Oregon4
- Pennsylvania35
- South Carolina27
- South Dakota54
- Tennessee56
- Texas260
- Utah9
- Vermont5
- Virginia6
- Washington3
- West Virginia5
- Wisconsin55
- Wyoming3
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.