Severe Weather History


1960 Severe Weather Season in the United States

1,895

Recorded events

1,000

Counties affected

46

Direct deaths

$118.2M

Property damage

The 1960 severe weather season produced 1,895 recorded events across 1,000 U.S. counties, with 46 direct deaths. It ranks #69 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

1960 severe weather by month

1960 recorded severe weather events by month
1960 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 1960

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Thunderstorm Wind6910$0
Tornado64546$118.2M
Hail5590$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 1960

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
May 6, 1960Tornado F4Latimer County, Oklahoma13100
May 6, 1960Tornado F5Creek County, Oklahoma581
May 6, 1960Tornado F4Sequoyah County, Oklahoma513
May 6, 1960Tornado F4Haskell County, Oklahoma36
Apr 13, 1960Tornado F3Castro County, Texas332
Apr 29, 1960Tornado F2Cleveland County, Oklahoma31
May 6, 1960Tornado F3Okmulgee County, Oklahoma215
May 6, 1960Tornado F2McIntosh County, Oklahoma26
Jun 28, 1960Tornado F3Sedgwick County, Colorado23
Jun 16, 1960Tornado F1Phelps County, Nebraska13
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1960

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
1960-05-05EF5Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma571.8 mi
1960-05-05EF4Latimer County, Oklahoma1662.4 mi
1960-05-05EF4Sequoyah County, Oklahoma55.4 mi
1960-05-19EF4Shawnee County, Kansas127.5 mi
1960-05-19EF4Wabaunsee County, Kansas020.6 mi
1960-05-04EF4Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma08.0 mi
1960-05-04EF4Choctaw County, Oklahoma030.8 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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