Tornadoes · United States

Tornadoes of 1952

240 tornadoes were confirmed in the United States in 1952, 75 percent below the average of the record. They killed 230 people and injured 1,915. 18 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

1951 1953

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F040 to 72 mph

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F173 to 112 mph

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2113 to 157 mph

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3158 to 206 mph

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4207 to 260 mph

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5261 to 318 mph

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The violent tornadoes of 1952

The deadliest of 1952

By state

Every tornado of 1952

January 17 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 178:34 PM GMT-5F2Crawford, PA0.5400$50,000 to $500,000

January 22 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 228:00 AM GMT-5F2Mitchell, GA8.73508$50,000 to $500,000
January 229:00 AM GMT-6F1Tallapoosa, AL0.110$500 to $5,000

January 26 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 263:30 PM GMT-6F1Arkansas, AR0.110$5,000 to $50,000
January 264:00 PM GMT-6F1Arkansas, AR0.110$5,000 to $50,000

January 28 7 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 284:40 AM GMT-5F1Monroe, GA3.8400$5,000 to $50,000
January 285:30 AM GMT-6F1Calhoun, FL0.5173$5,000 to $50,000
January 287:00 AM GMT-5F1Dougherty, GA2.01001$5,000 to $50,000
January 287:30 AM GMT-5F2Worth, GA1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
January 287:45 AM GMT-5F2Leon, FL1.533$5,000 to $50,000
January 288:10 AM GMT-5F1Tift, GA0.14002$50,000 to $500,000
January 288:30 AM GMT-5F1Emanuel, GA0.1331$500 to $5,000

February 1 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 13:00 PM GMT-6F2Orange, TX1.067$5,000 to $50,000

February 13 15 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 134:00 AM GMT-6F0Caddo Parish, LA1.0133$5,000 to $50,000
February 134:30 PM GMT-6F2Mississippi, AR0.3105
February 135:00 PM GMT-6F2Benton, TN0.3300$5,000 to $50,000
February 135:10 PM GMT-6F2Pemiscot, MO6.8100$500 to $5,000
February 137:30 PM GMT-6F0Neshoba, MS0.110
February 137:45 PM GMT-6F1Davidson, TN0.3200$5,000 to $50,000
February 138:00 PM GMT-6F3Fayette, AL5.6100114$5,000 to $50,000
February 138:30 PM GMT-6F1Cullman, AL6.04006$500,000 to $5 million
February 139:00 PM GMT-6F1Lincoln, TN0.2400
February 139:30 PM GMT-6F3Jefferson, AL0.1200126$50,000 to $500,000
February 1310:00 PM GMT-6F1Monroe, MS0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
February 1310:00 PM GMT-6F3Lincoln, TN7.43502$50,000 to $500,000
February 1310:30 PM GMT-6F1Hancock, MS0.1102
February 1310:30 PM GMT-6F4Moore, TN12.7100344$50,000 to $500,000
February 1311:00 PM GMT-6F3Grundy, TN5.14002$50,000 to $500,000

February 19 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 199:00 AM GMT-6F2Caddo Parish, LA0.52005$5,000 to $50,000

February 20 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 209:10 AM GMT-6F2Bay, FL1.5734$5,000 to $50,000

February 26 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 2611:20 AM GMT-5F1Palm Beach, FL1.517$500 to $5,000

February 29 8 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 294:00 PM GMT-6F1Marshall, TN0.11003166$5,000 to $50,000
February 294:30 PM GMT-6F4Lincoln, TN2.03002150$500,000 to $5 million
February 294:40 PM GMT-6F2Warren, TN1.0400$5,000 to $50,000
February 295:00 PM GMT-6F3DeKalb, AL3.340012
February 296:30 PM GMT-5F2McMinn, TN15.3587$50,000 to $500,000
February 298:00 PM GMT-5F2Franklin, GA7.877$5,000 to $50,000
February 298:30 PM GMT-5F2Banks, GA9.43003$50,000 to $500,000
February 299:15 PM GMT-5F2Jackson, GA0.2175$5,000 to $50,000

March 2 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 210:00 PM GMT-6F0Dallas, TX0.210$500 to $5,000

March 3 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 35:45 AM GMT-6F1Logan, AR0.650$50 to $500
March 31:10 PM GMT-6F3Pickens, AL3.34406$5,000 to $50,000
March 39:11 PM GMT-5F3Bibb, GA4.34004$50,000 to $500,000

March 10 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 108:30 AM GMT-6F3De Soto Parish, LA50.9650$50,000 to $500,000

March 13 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 133:20 PM GMT-5F1Lee, GA1.0150$5,000 to $50,000

March 17 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 177:30 PM GMT-6F1Wichita, TX0.133$5,000 to $50,000
March 178:00 PM GMT-6F0Palo Pinto, TX0.520$500 to $5,000

March 18 4 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 185:25 PM GMT-6F2Saint Francois, MO18.41001$5,000 to $50,000
March 186:07 PM GMT-6F1Greene, IL3.0101$5,000 to $50,000
March 186:21 PM GMT-6F2Randolph, IL4.9100$50,000 to $500,000
March 186:30 PM GMT-6F2Cape Girardeau, MO6.2500$5,000 to $50,000

March 21 27 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 212:40 PM GMT-6F4Howard, AR13.083379$5,000 to $50,000
March 214:00 PM GMT-6F3Saline, AR17.7440$5,000 to $50,000
March 214:50 PM GMT-6F4White, AR14.61,76050325$500,000 to $5 million
March 215:00 PM GMT-6F2Faulkner, AR0.1106$5,000 to $50,000
March 215:00 PM GMT-6F4Lonoke, AR7.61026$50,000 to $500,000
March 215:00 PM GMT-6F3Lonoke, AR16.21099$50,000 to $500,000
March 215:20 PM GMT-6F2Prairie, AR13.3417515$50,000 to $500,000
March 215:20 PM GMT-6F0Prairie, AR0.141715$500 to $5,000
March 215:30 PM GMT-6F3Woodruff, AR17.6600$5,000 to $50,000
March 215:30 PM GMT-6F4Woodruff, AR13.188029180$500,000 to $5 million
March 215:40 PM GMT-6F3Jackson, AR28.54406$500 to $5,000
March 216:00 PM GMT-6F4Dyer, TN4.7200210$50,000 to $500,000
March 216:00 PM GMT-6F4Cross, AR0.188045$50,000 to $500,000
March 216:45 PM GMT-6F3Poinsett, AR51.8880396$50,000 to $500,000
March 216:45 PM GMT-6F3Poinsett, AR9.420015$50,000 to $500,000
March 217:00 PM GMT-6F3Mississippi, AR39.7880157$50,000 to $500,000
March 218:00 PM GMT-6F4Pemiscot, MO6.588017100$500,000 to $5 million
March 218:30 PM GMT-6F3Dyer, TN18.11,0001030$50,000 to $500,000
March 218:30 PM GMT-6F4Dyer, TN2.020045$50,000 to $500,000
March 218:30 PM GMT-6F0Madison, MS0.1201$500 to $5,000
March 2110:00 PM GMT-6F4Marshall, MS to TN29.64271674$50,000 to $500,000
March 2110:45 PM GMT-6F2Gibson, TN0.115022$5,000 to $50,000
March 2110:50 PM GMT-6F3Carroll, TN0.11003$50,000 to $500,000
March 2111:00 PM GMT-6F2Carroll, TN0.115018$50,000 to $500,000
March 2111:17 PM GMT-6F3Carroll, TN5.117719$50,000 to $500,000
March 2111:30 PM GMT-6F4Hardeman, TN46.817738157$500,000 to $5 million
March 2111:55 PM GMT-6F2Humphreys, TN0.3500$5,000 to $50,000

March 22 4 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 221:05 AM GMT-5F3Larue, KY2.71018$50,000 to $500,000
March 2212:20 AM GMT-6F2Hickman, TN0.540310$5,000 to $50,000
March 2211:15 AM GMT-6F1Smith, TN0.3101$5,000 to $50,000
March 223:00 PM GMT-6F4Morgan, AL21.6100450$5,000 to $50,000

April 3 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 36:00 PM GMT-6F2Grayson, TX4.92001$5,000 to $50,000
April 311:00 PM GMT-6F1Claiborne Parish, LA2.067$5,000 to $50,000

April 4 5 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 42:00 AM GMT-6F3Jefferson Davis Parish, LA36.710010$50,000 to $500,000
April 43:30 AM GMT-6F2Saint Landry Parish, LA20.467433$50,000 to $500,000
April 43:30 AM GMT-6F2St. Mary Parish, LA6.4203$500,000 to $5 million
April 46:20 AM GMT-6F1Mobile, AL0.22002$5,000 to $50,000
April 49:20 AM GMT-6F1Bay, FL0.1201$500 to $5,000

April 5 10 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 51:45 AM GMT-5F2Wake, NC6.9300$5,000 to $50,000
April 510:15 AM GMT-5F2Augusta, VA1.01502$5,000 to $50,000
April 511:00 AM GMT-5F2Rockingham, VA4.910$50,000 to $500,000
April 51:00 PM GMT-5F1Frederick, MD1.050$5,000 to $50,000
April 51:15 PM GMT-5F3York, PA17.5104$500,000 to $5 million
April 52:00 PM GMT-5F0Dauphin, PA0.1106$50,000 to $500,000
April 53:00 PM GMT-5F1Frederick, MD1.0501$5,000 to $50,000
April 54:00 PM GMT-5F0Caroline, MD0.333$50 to $500
April 54:30 PM GMT-5F1Monroe, PA1.010$500 to $5,000
April 55:10 PM GMT-5F1Union, NJ0.233$500 to $5,000

April 8 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 81:30 PM GMT-6F1Edwards, KS0.110$50 to $500
April 84:45 PM GMT-6F0Beckham, OK45.9100$50 to $500

April 13 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 132:10 PM GMT-5F1Tuscarawas, OH0.1104$50,000 to $500,000

April 18 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 182:15 PM GMT-6F1Henderson, TX0.8200$500 to $5,000

April 20 4 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 203:30 PM GMT-6F1Harmon, OK0.120$5,000 to $50,000
April 204:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson, OK1.5440$50 to $500
April 204:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson, OK1.5440
April 204:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson, OK1.5440

April 21 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 2112:15 PM GMT-6F4McLennan, TX2.3200$5,000 to $50,000
April 214:05 PM GMT-6F0Kay, OK0.350

April 22 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 225:30 PM GMT-6F0Riley, KS0.110
April 226:30 PM GMT-6F1Columbia, AR0.3150under $50
April 227:15 PM GMT-6F1Independence, AR0.1100$500 to $5,000

April 23 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 239:15 AM GMT-6F0Tangipahoa Parish, LA0.520$500 to $5,000

April 29 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 292:30 PM GMT-5F0Meade, KS0.110
April 295:00 PM GMT-5F1Furnas, NE1.020

April 30 4 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 304:45 PM GMT-5F2Woods, OK13.7200$500 to $5,000
April 307:30 PM GMT-5F3Tom Green, TX0.51006$50,000 to $500,000
April 308:14 PM GMT-5F0Stafford, KS0.110
April 309:50 PM GMT-5F0Ford, KS0.110

May 6 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 63:00 PM GMT-4F2Essex, NY4.9200$5,000 to $50,000

May 7 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 75:00 PM GMT-5F1Gentry, MO1.5400$50 to $500

May 8 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 811:30 AM GMT-7F1Niobrara, WY2.0100under $50
May 81:30 PM GMT-7F2Kit Carson, CO2.52001$5,000 to $50,000
May 83:00 PM GMT-7F1Cheyenne, NE0.110

May 9 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 97:45 PM GMT-5F1Marion, IN15.613$50,000 to $500,000

May 10 5 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 1010:00 AM GMT-5F1Fayette, AL0.250$5,000 to $50,000
May 1010:00 AM GMT-5F1Fayette, AL0.250$5,000 to $50,000
May 1010:00 AM GMT-5F1Fayette, AL0.250$5,000 to $50,000
May 101:00 PM GMT-4F2Bertie, NC0.1106
May 104:00 PM GMT-4F3Greenville, SC22.78324under $50

May 11 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 118:20 AM GMT-4F3Berrien, GA4.320010$500,000 to $5 million

May 13 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 138:00 PM GMT-7F1Cheyenne, NE0.110

May 15 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 152:15 PM GMT-7F3Weld, CO7.41505$5,000 to $50,000

May 19 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 1910:00 AM GMT-5F0Terrebonne Parish, LA1.033$5,000 to $50,000

May 20 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 201:00 PM GMT-4F2Hyde, NC1.5332

May 21 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 217:00 PM GMT-5F0Osborne, KS0.110
May 218:30 PM GMT-5F2Republic, KS0.2100$5,000 to $50,000

May 22 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 226:10 PM GMT-5F4Douglas, KS26.94403$50,000 to $500,000
May 228:00 PM GMT-5F2Jackson, MO1.34401$50,000 to $500,000
May 2212:30 AM GMT-5F1Grady, OK0.110$50 to $500

May 23 9 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 235:00 AM GMT-5F1Payne, OK0.110$500 to $5,000
May 235:30 AM GMT-5F1Kiowa, OK16.9100$500 to $5,000
May 235:45 AM GMT-5F2Comanche, OK0.31501$50,000 to $500,000
May 236:00 AM GMT-5F2Comanche, OK0.1200$50,000 to $500,000
May 2312:40 PM GMT-5F0Henderson, TX0.5331$500 to $5,000
May 232:00 PM GMT-5F2Butler, IA0.117
May 233:30 PM GMT-4F0Hernando, FL0.1101$500 to $5,000
May 233:30 PM GMT-5F1Tom Green, TX7.1501$500 to $5,000
May 234:00 PM GMT-5F1Worth, IA0.110

May 24 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 245:05 PM GMT-4F1Cuyahoga, OH0.1200$5,000 to $50,000
May 246:50 PM GMT-5F1Saint Clair, IL0.110$5,000 to $50,000

May 26 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 265:00 PM GMT-7F0Cheyenne, NE2.033

May 30 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 301:00 PM GMT-4F2Pinellas, FL0.110$500 to $5,000

June 1 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 11:49 AM GMT-5F1Roger Mills, OK0.110$500 to $5,000

June 2 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 27:30 PM GMT-5F2Crawford, IA2.31001

June 4 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 44:30 PM GMT-5F1Blaine, OK0.110$500 to $5,000
June 44:35 PM GMT-5F2Lawrence, AR0.110

June 5 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 51:30 PM GMT-5F1Grayson, TX13.833under $50

June 10 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 104:00 PM GMT-7F3Golden Valley, ND8.8300$5,000 to $50,000
June 106:00 PM GMT-7F2Stark, ND10.110$5,000 to $50,000

June 12 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 129:00 PM GMT-4F1Barnwell, SC2.0167$50,000 to $500,000

June 13 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 132:00 PM GMT-4F1Pinellas, FL2.510$500 to $5,000

June 15 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 151:50 AM GMT-5F1Roger Mills, OK0.110$500 to $5,000
June 155:00 PM GMT-5F3Wells, ND1.7101$5,000 to $50,000
June 158:02 PM GMT-5F1Holt, NE1.010$500 to $5,000

June 18 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 183:30 PM GMT-5F0Pulaski, AR0.110

June 19 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 198:10 PM GMT-5F2Sumner, KS3.360$5,000 to $50,000

June 20 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 204:00 PM GMT-5F0Mountrail, ND0.110

June 21 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 214:50 PM GMT-5F1Major, OK0.3440under $50
June 218:00 PM GMT-5F2Leavenworth, KS24.910$5,000 to $50,000

June 23 5 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 235:30 PM GMT-5F2Swift, MN8.4220$500,000 to $5 million
June 237:30 PM GMT-5F4Cherokee, IA24.14004$500,000 to $5 million
June 237:55 PM GMT-5F0Sanborn, SD2.043under $50
June 239:30 PM GMT-5F2Cottonwood, MN104.822010$500,000 to $5 million
June 2310:30 PM GMT-5F3Polk, WI18.210026$500,000 to $5 million

June 24 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 249:00 AM GMT-7F0Haakon, SD0.110under $50
June 247:30 PM GMT-5F2Le Sueur, MN70.926715$500,000 to $5 million

June 26 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 266:15 PM GMT-5F2Phillips, KS12.010$5,000 to $50,000
June 264:30 PM GMT-7F2Washington, CO7.010$50,000 to $500,000
June 269:00 PM GMT-5F2Saline, NE2.710

June 27 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 273:30 PM GMT-5F2Norton, KS1.9100$500 to $5,000
June 2712:00 AM GMT-5F1Faulk, SD0.110$5,000 to $50,000

June 28 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 288:10 PM GMT-5F0Gregory, SD1.0100
June 2811:10 PM GMT-5F1Hutchinson, SD0.110$5,000 to $50,000

June 29 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 291:00 PM GMT-4F1Pinellas, FL0.110$500 to $5,000
June 295:30 PM GMT-5F2Tillman, OK0.1101$500 to $5,000

June 30 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 307:05 PM GMT-5F1Davidson, TN0.310$500 to $5,000

July 1 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 13:00 PM GMT-5F3Richland, ND0.510$5,000 to $50,000
July 16:30 PM GMT-5F2McKenzie, ND9.710$5,000 to $50,000
July 17:00 PM GMT-5F4Burleigh, ND48.0150126$50,000 to $500,000

July 2 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 25:00 PM GMT-5F1Grant, MN4.1217$5,000 to $50,000
July 26:50 PM GMT-5F1Lyon, IA0.110

July 6 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 64:00 PM GMT-5F1Decatur, KS11.910
July 65:30 PM GMT-5F0Cheyenne, KS0.110
July 64:00 PM GMT-7F2Sherman, KS0.110$500 to $5,000

July 7 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 72:30 PM GMT-5F1Canadian, OK3.650

July 9 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 94:00 PM GMT-5F2Grand Forks, ND0.110$500 to $5,000

July 12 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 123:00 PM GMT-7F1Deuel, NE27.610

July 13 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 132:00 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher, OK1.010$50 to $500
July 134:00 PM GMT-5F1Rogers, OK0.110$500 to $5,000

July 16 4 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 163:18 PM GMT-5F2Miller, AR1.150$5,000 to $50,000
July 165:05 PM GMT-5F2Miller, AR1.150
July 166:30 PM GMT-5F1Beaver, OK0.130$5,000 to $50,000
July 168:00 PM GMT-5F2Aitkin, MN9.4333$5,000 to $50,000

July 17 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 175:15 PM GMT-5F1Montgomery, MO0.210$5,000 to $50,000
July 176:00 PM GMT-5F1Mercer, IL0.110$500 to $5,000

July 19 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 197:45 AM GMT-4F2Erie, PA5.627$500 to $5,000
July 194:30 PM GMT-7F3Fallon, MT55.510$50,000 to $500,000
July 197:30 PM GMT-5F3Wibaux, MT to ND16.41012$50,000 to $500,000

July 23 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 231:00 PM GMT-4F2Halifax, NC0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 232:30 PM GMT-4F2Mifflin, PA0.1104$5,000 to $50,000

July 24 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 248:00 PM GMT-5F2Stutsman, ND7.310$50,000 to $500,000

July 27 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 277:25 PM GMT-5F2Freeborn, MN1.51334$5,000 to $50,000

July 29 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 295:00 PM GMT-5F1Covington, MS0.110$5,000 to $50,000

August 3 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 34:45 PM GMT-5F2Lafayette, MS0.3200$5,000 to $50,000

August 7 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 77:00 PM GMT-5F3Russell, KS4.710
August 711:00 PM GMT-5F1Edwards, KS0.110

August 10 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 1011:04 AM GMT-4F1Burlington, NJ39.3100$5,000 to $50,000

August 12 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 125:15 PM GMT-5F1Young, TX0.750$5,000 to $50,000

August 13 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 136:30 PM GMT-5F3Colfax, NE44.41,3001
August 138:00 PM GMT-5F4Saunders, NE26.711020$50,000 to $500,000

August 14 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 1410:30 PM GMT-5F2Dickinson, KS1.5100$5,000 to $50,000

August 15 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 155:30 PM GMT-5F2Logan, OK5.177$5,000 to $50,000

August 16 2 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 164:45 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach, FL0.217$500 to $5,000
August 168:15 PM GMT-4F1Dauphin, PA0.530$500 to $5,000

August 21 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 211:20 AM GMT-5F2Pettis, MO1.3300113$5 million to $50 million

August 27 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 274:25 PM GMT-5F1Stevens, MN13.310$5,000 to $50,000

August 31 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 311:00 PM GMT-4F1Stokes, NC0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 3111:30 PM GMT-4F1Fairfax, VA2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
August 3112:00 AM GMT-4F1Montgomery, MD0.170$5,000 to $50,000

September 17 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
September 171:30 PM GMT-4F3Dare, NC1.050$5,000 to $50,000

November 14 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 148:00 PM GMT-7F0Yavapai, AZ0.2200

November 16 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 164:00 PM GMT-6F3Nodaway, MO21.66002$5,000 to $50,000

November 17 3 tornadoes

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 1712:01 AM GMT-6F1Nemaha, KS0.110
November 171:20 PM GMT-6F0Muscatine, IA0.150
November 174:30 PM GMT-6F2Polk, AR39.21002$5,000 to $50,000

November 19 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 1911:37 PM GMT-5F2Granville, NC1.0501$50,000 to $500,000

December 3 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 36:15 PM GMT-6F2Trinity, TX13.31004$5,000 to $50,000

December 9 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 93:00 PM GMT-6F3Daviess, KY to IN35.08803

December 20 1 tornado

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 2012:00 PM GMT-8F0Los Angeles, CA0.110

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.