Severe Weather History


1959 Severe Weather Season in the United States

1,775

Recorded events

998

Counties affected

58

Direct deaths

$87.5M

Property damage

The 1959 severe weather season produced 1,775 recorded events across 998 U.S. counties, with 58 direct deaths. It ranks #70 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

1959 severe weather by month

1959 recorded severe weather events by month
1959 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 1959

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Tornado63058$87.5M
Thunderstorm Wind6300$0
Hail5150$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 1959

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Sep 30, 1959Tornado F3Albemarle County, Virginia114
Feb 10, 1959Tornado F4St. Louis city, Missouri11175
Feb 10, 1959Tornado F4St. Louis County, Missouri10170
May 10, 1959Tornado F4Pontotoc County, Oklahoma712
Apr 1, 1959Tornado F4Hill County, Texas631
Jan 21, 1959Tornado F3Grayson County, Kentucky30
Sep 30, 1959Tornado F3Greene County, Virginia19
May 31, 1959Tornado F2Knox County, Nebraska12
Mar 15, 1959Tornado F2Fulton County, Arkansas115
Jun 11, 1959Tornado F1Coahoma County, Mississippi10
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1959

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
1959-02-10EF4St. Louis County, Missouri2123.9 mi
1959-05-09EF4Pontotoc County, Oklahoma76.2 mi
1959-03-31EF4Hill County, Texas610.4 mi
1959-09-27EF4Craig County, Oklahoma120.4 mi
1959-05-10EF4Adair County, Iowa041.1 mi
1959-05-20EF4Wayne County, Iowa017.2 mi
1959-09-26EF4Wright County, Missouri07.8 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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