Storms of 1966
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1966, 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.
1966 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1966, 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
- 2,388
- Deaths
- 98
- Injuries
- 2,030
- Damage
- $477 million
- Episodes
- 896
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 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 732 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 606 | 98 | 2,030 | $477 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 3, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 8, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 4, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, October 14, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 31, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 1966
- Tornadoes in Alabama, March 3, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 24, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 9, 1966
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 8, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 4, 1966
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 3, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, October 14, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, October 14, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, March 21, 1966
- Tornadoes in Georgia, May 16, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 19, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, September 29, 1966
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 14, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 19, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 1966
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, November 2, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 10, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 5, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 27, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 10, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, December 8, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 10, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, November 10, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 5, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 23, 1966
- Tornadoes in Alabama, March 3, 1966
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 11, 1966
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 11, 1966
By state
Events filed in each state in 1966.
- Alabama25
- Arizona14
- Arkansas44
- California8
- Colorado40
- Connecticut7
- Delaware2
- Florida70
- Georgia49
- Idaho12
- Illinois83
- Indiana38
- Iowa87
- Kansas189
- Kentucky22
- Louisiana40
- Maine6
- Maryland11
- Massachusetts24
- Michigan51
- Minnesota71
- Mississippi85
- Missouri166
- Montana43
- Nebraska75
- Nevada2
- New Hampshire11
- New Jersey6
- New Mexico41
- New York46
- North Carolina56
- North Dakota67
- Ohio63
- Oklahoma232
- Oregon3
- Pennsylvania29
- South Carolina32
- South Dakota84
- Tennessee54
- Texas279
- Utah4
- Vermont10
- Virginia20
- Washington2
- West Virginia8
- Wisconsin63
- Wyoming14
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.