1950

201 tornadoes, 6 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 5 notable earthquakes. 31 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 70.

Tornadoes

201 recorded; 31 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1950

Feb 12, 1950	F4	De Soto, Caddo, Bossier	82.6	18
Apr 28, 1950	F4	Hughes	4.5	5
Apr 28, 1950	F4	Callahan	1.3	5
Jun 25, 1950	F4	Oneida	13.1	2
Jun 8, 1950	F4	Rice, McPherson	17.1	1
May 4, 1950	F4	Barton, Pawnee	34.3	0
Jul 15, 1950	F4	Burt	10.0	0
Feb 12, 1950	F3	Sabine, Natchitoches, Red River	74.5	5
Feb 12, 1950	F3	Shelby	1.9	3
Dec 2, 1950	F3	Madison, Bond	18.0	2
Jun 3, 1950	F3	Attala	2.0	2
Apr 28, 1950	F3	Kiowa, Washita	20.8	1
Feb 11, 1950	F3	Harris	12.0	1
Apr 2, 1950	F3	Jackson	2.5	1
Jan 13, 1950	F3	Polk	0.6	1
Jun 5, 1950	F3	Washington	23.9	0
Jun 14, 1950	F3	Divide	23.7	0
May 5, 1950	F3	Jackson, Brown	17.3	0
Nov 4, 1950	F3	Lancaster, Berks	15.9	0
Mar 26, 1950	F3	Prairie	14.9	0
May 18, 1950	F3	Chase	14.9	0
Apr 18, 1950	F3	Mobile	14.0	0
Jul 19, 1950	F3	Allen	9.7	0
Jan 3, 1950	F3	St. Louis, Madison	9.5	0
Dec 2, 1950	F3	Izard	7.8	0
Mar 26, 1950	F3	Izard	5.7	0
Jun 15, 1950	F3	Story	5.6	0
Jan 3, 1950	F3	Montgomery	3.6	0
Oct 9, 1950	F3	Columbus	2.0	0
Jun 13, 1950	F3	Cass	2.0	0
Jun 25, 1950	F3	Green Lake	0.1	0
Feb 13, 1950	F2	Lauderdale	0.2	9
Feb 12, 1950	F2	De Soto, Red River, Caddo	58.4	5
Feb 12, 1950	F2	Union	0.1	3
Dec 2, 1950	F2	Madison, Macoupin	18.8	1
Feb 12, 1950	F2	Bowie	8.0	1
Jun 25, 1950	F2	Clark, Marathon	7.8	1
May 2, 1950	F2	Catahoula	2.0	1
May 4, 1950	F2	Ochiltree	1.9	1
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Humphreys	0.1	1
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Neshoba, Hinds, Rankin	59.3	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Lauderdale, Hinds, Rankin	31.9	0
May 8, 1950	F2	Osborne	19.6	0
May 15, 1950	F2	Kendall	18.0	0
Mar 26, 1950	F2	Clark, Hot Spring	17.4	0
Jul 1, 1950	F2	Buchanan	14.0	0
Jul 5, 1950	F2	Lehigh	12.9	0
May 8, 1950	F2	Mitchell	12.6	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Attala	11.9	0
Apr 29, 1950	F2	Marion	11.3	0
Mar 26, 1950	F2	Pulaski	10.4	0
Jul 12, 1950	F2	Middlesex	10.0	0
Feb 11, 1950	F2	Brazoria	9.9	0
May 8, 1950	F2	Nemaha	8.8	0
Aug 6, 1950	F2	Gove	8.7	0
Jun 25, 1950	F2	Price	8.4	0
May 8, 1950	F2	Jewell	6.8	0
Sep 15, 1950	F2	Hughes	6.8	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	Union	5.7	0
May 4, 1950	F2	Beckham	5.6	0
Mar 26, 1950	F2	Woodruff	5.4	0
Jul 14, 1950	F2	Fairfield	5.0	0
Jan 26, 1950	F2	Brooks	4.7	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Clay	4.7	0
Feb 11, 1950	F2	Smith	4.6	0
Jun 15, 1950	F2	Wilkin	4.6	0
Feb 11, 1950	F2	Cass, Morris	4.5	0
May 7, 1950	F2	Kingfisher	4.3	0
Jun 13, 1950	F2	Knox	4.1	0
May 24, 1950	F2	Comanche	3.6	0
May 1, 1950	F2	Natchitoches	3.6	0
Aug 24, 1950	F2	Arkansas	3.6	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	Limestone	3.4	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	McLean	3.0	0
Jan 25, 1950	F2	Iron	2.3	0
Feb 27, 1950	F2	Oklahoma	2.0	0
Apr 18, 1950	F2	Baldwin	2.0	0
May 10, 1950	F2	Uinta	2.0	0
May 14, 1950	F2	Union	2.0	0
Mar 16, 1950	F2	St. Johns	1.5	0
Jul 19, 1950	F2	Allen	1.1	0
Mar 19, 1950	F2	Ascension	1.0	0
Apr 2, 1950	F2	Lincoln	1.0	0
May 24, 1950	F2	Woodward	1.0	0
May 4, 1950	F2	Woodward	1.0	0
Jul 2, 1950	F2	Scott	1.0	0
Apr 28, 1950	F2	Coal	0.8	0
May 16, 1950	F2	Kingman	0.2	0
Nov 20, 1950	F2	Muhlenberg	0.1	0
Jan 25, 1950	F2	Kankakee	0.1	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	Grant	0.1	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	Pittsburg	0.1	0
May 15, 1950	F2	Orange	0.1	0
May 8, 1950	F2	Montgomery	0.1	0
Jul 19, 1950	F2	Van Wert	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1950	F2	Dickinson	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1950	F2	Dauphin	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1950	F2	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1950	F2	Finney	0.1	0
May 2, 1950	F1	Grant, Winn	32.8	0
Jun 16, 1950	F1	Wichita	29.9	0
Jun 5, 1950	F1	Austin	23.7	0
Sep 21, 1950	F1	Lancaster	22.5	0
Apr 28, 1950	F1	Coffey	19.8	0
Oct 1, 1950	F1	Cimarron	15.8	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Winn	15.4	0
Mar 27, 1950	F1	East Carroll	15.3	0
Apr 29, 1950	F1	Comanche	11.5	0
May 24, 1950	F1	Riley	10.7	0
Dec 2, 1950	F1	Randolph	9.6	0
Aug 2, 1950	F1	Socorro	7.9	0
Feb 12, 1950	F1	Shelby	7.7	0
May 16, 1950	F1	Dewey	7.3	0
Aug 28, 1950	F1	Haskell	7.2	0
Aug 11, 1950	F1	Kent	6.0	0
Aug 9, 1950	F1	Wood	5.0	0
Jul 19, 1950	F1	Fountain, Montgomery	4.3	0
May 14, 1950	F1	Montgomery	3.8	0
Jul 11, 1950	F1	Quay	3.8	0
May 29, 1950	F1	Denton	3.4	0
Jun 4, 1950	F1	DeKalb	3.3	0
May 25, 1950	F1	Dawson	3.0	0
Jun 9, 1950	F1	Pulaski	2.7	0
Feb 12, 1950	F1	Erath	2.3	0
Nov 20, 1950	F1	Newton	2.0	0
Feb 12, 1950	F1	Union	2.0	0
Mar 19, 1950	F1	Calcasieu	2.0	0
Apr 24, 1950	F1	Ascension	2.0	0
May 12, 1950	F1	Pitt	2.0	0
May 13, 1950	F1	Avoyelles	2.0	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Natchitoches	2.0	0
Jun 7, 1950	F1	Lamar	2.0	0
Aug 8, 1950	F1	Greene	2.0	0
May 22, 1950	F1	Custer	1.5	0
Jul 19, 1950	F1	Morgan	1.5	0
Apr 3, 1950	F1	Tulsa	1.0	0
May 12, 1950	F1	Wake	1.0	0
May 14, 1950	F1	Fort Bend	1.0	0
May 29, 1950	F1	Mayes	1.0	0
May 29, 1950	F1	De Soto	1.0	0
May 29, 1950	F1	Sabine	1.0	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Concordia	1.0	0
May 8, 1950	F1	Hutchinson	1.0	0
Jul 16, 1950	F1	Livingston	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1950	F1	Marshall	1.0	0
Aug 29, 1950	F1	Bucks	1.0	0
Apr 2, 1950	F1	Mississippi	0.8	0
May 9, 1950	F1	Pontotoc	0.8	0
Apr 27, 1950	F1	Berkeley	0.7	0
May 18, 1950	F1	Red Willow	0.7	0
Feb 12, 1950	F1	East Carroll	0.5	0
Mar 27, 1950	F1	East Feliciana	0.5	0
May 11, 1950	F1	Beaver	0.5	0
May 30, 1950	F1	Whitfield	0.5	0
Jun 25, 1950	F1	Rusk	0.5	0
Aug 30, 1950	F1	Franklin	0.5	0
May 8, 1950	F1	Volusia	0.3	0
Feb 13, 1950	F1	Shelby	0.2	0
Mar 27, 1950	F1	Warren	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1950	F1	Weston	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1950	F1	Shelby	0.2	0
Jun 7, 1950	F1	Niobrara	0.2	0
Nov 20, 1950	F1	Scott	0.1	0
Jan 3, 1950	F1	Van Wert	0.1	0
Mar 27, 1950	F1	Tishomingo	0.1	0
Mar 1, 1950	F1	Lauderdale	0.1	0
May 15, 1950	F1	Orange	0.1	0
May 31, 1950	F1	Pitt	0.1	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Adams	0.1	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Rush	0.1	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Mills	0.1	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Custer	0.1	0
May 7, 1950	F1	Ellis	0.1	0
May 7, 1950	F1	Payne	0.1	0
May 8, 1950	F1	Cloud	0.1	0
May 8, 1950	F1	Republic	0.1	0
May 9, 1950	F1	Riley	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1950	F1	Carroll	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1950	F1	Kay	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1950	F1	Allen	0.1	0
Jul 26, 1950	F1	Pitt	0.1	0
Jul 27, 1950	F1	Cabarrus	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1950	F1	Riley	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1950	F1	Rawlins	0.1	0
Mar 19, 1950	F0	Jefferson, Plaquemines	18.1	0
Jun 19, 1950	F0	Hartley	15.8	0
Jun 4, 1950	F0	Carroll	2.0	0
Jun 22, 1950	F0	Nuckolls	1.9	0
May 12, 1950	F0	Wake	1.0	0
May 1, 1950	F0	LaSalle	1.0	0
May 23, 1950	F0	Phillips	0.2	0
May 18, 1950	F0	Jewell	0.1	0
May 19, 1950	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1950	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1950	F0	Graham	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1950	F0	Weld	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1950	F0	Crawford	0.1	0
Jul 3, 1950	F0	St. Joseph	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1950	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1950	F0	Pittsburg	0.1	0

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1950

Able	Category 3	0	—
Hiki	Category 1	0	—
Baker	Category 2	59	AL, FL, LA, MS, TN
Easy	Category 3	33	FL, GA
King	Category 4	84	FL, GA
Love	Category 1	16	FL, GA

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1950

Dec 14, 1950	5.6	near Doyle, California Lassen CA	—
Mar 20, 1950	5.5	near Mineral, California Shasta CA	—
Jul 29, 1950	5.4	near Westmorland, CA Imperial CA	3.7
Jan 17, 1950	5.3	near Altamont, Utah Duchesne UT	—
Jul 28, 1950	5.3	near Calipatria, CA Imperial CA	3.7

Drought

On average 3% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1950. The worst month was February 1950, with 5%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.