Storms of 1964
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1964, 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.
1964 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1964, 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
- 2,348
- Deaths
- 73
- Injuries
- 1,148
- Damage
- $166 million
- Episodes
- 948
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 | 909 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 760 | 73 | 1,148 | $166 million |
| Hail | 679 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8, 1964
- Tornadoes in Alabama, January 24, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 12, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 5, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 4, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 12, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, December 26, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1964
- Tornado in Arizona, August 27, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 12, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 4, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, May 29, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 17, 1964
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 7, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 12, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 8, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 25, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 12, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 5, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 4, 1964
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 24, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 5, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 22, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 12, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 18, 1964
- Tornado in Florida, December 25, 1964
- Tornado in Tennessee, December 25, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, December 26, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 22, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, December 24, 1964
- Tornadoes in New Jersey, March 10, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 19, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, March 25, 1964
By state
Events filed in each state in 1964.
- Alabama58
- Arizona10
- Arkansas64
- California7
- Colorado12
- Connecticut4
- Delaware3
- Florida76
- Georgia53
- Idaho13
- Illinois66
- Indiana48
- Iowa135
- Kansas264
- Kentucky38
- Louisiana55
- Maine4
- Maryland5
- Massachusetts15
- Michigan49
- Minnesota68
- Mississippi48
- Missouri132
- Montana30
- Nebraska152
- Nevada7
- New Hampshire4
- New Jersey8
- New Mexico19
- New York19
- North Carolina37
- North Dakota34
- Ohio35
- Oklahoma202
- Oregon2
- Pennsylvania18
- Rhode Island1
- South Carolina31
- South Dakota73
- Tennessee40
- Texas256
- Utah5
- Vermont9
- Virginia7
- Washington4
- West Virginia8
- Wisconsin101
- Wyoming19
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.