Storms of 1969
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1969, 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.
1969 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1969, 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
- 2,926
- Deaths
- 66
- Injuries
- 1,311
- Damage
- $113 million
- Episodes
- 1,043
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 | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 766 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 650 | 66 | 1,311 | $113 million |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, January 23, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 22, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 9, 1969
- Tornado in Texas, May 27, 1969
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 18, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 8, 1969
- Tornadoes in Virginia, March 24, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 25, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 22, 1969
The costliest
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 21, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 26, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 22, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 4, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 8, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 10, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 9, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 18, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, June 20, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, January 23, 1969
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 18, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 29, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 10, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 13, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, April 18, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 29, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 9, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 27, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 25, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 4, 1969
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, August 14, 1969
By state
Events filed in each state in 1969.
- Alabama61
- Arizona17
- Arkansas73
- California3
- Colorado39
- Connecticut7
- Delaware4
- Florida139
- Georgia67
- Idaho14
- Illinois75
- Indiana63
- Iowa150
- Kansas191
- Kentucky75
- Louisiana65
- Maine5
- Maryland27
- Massachusetts15
- Michigan72
- Minnesota87
- Mississippi98
- Missouri188
- Montana32
- Nebraska104
- Nevada4
- New Hampshire3
- New Jersey5
- New Mexico54
- New York64
- North Carolina45
- North Dakota34
- Ohio73
- Oklahoma159
- Oregon9
- Pennsylvania46
- Rhode Island4
- South Carolina31
- South Dakota97
- Tennessee41
- Texas410
- Utah13
- Vermont10
- Virginia37
- Washington5
- West Virginia36
- Wisconsin60
- Wyoming15
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.