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1954

550 tornadoes, 8 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 37 notable earthquakes. 46 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 36.

Tornadoes

550 recorded; 46 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1954 Jan: 2 Feb: 17 Mar: 62 Apr: 113 113 May: 101 Jun: 107 Jul: 45 Aug: 49 Sep: 21 Oct: 14 Nov: 2 Dec: 17 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas77
  2. Kansas68
  3. Oklahoma53
  4. Missouri33
  5. Indiana32
  6. Arkansas28
  7. Georgia26
  8. Pennsylvania21

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1954
May 30, 1954F4Platte, Madison, Stanton29.96
Mar 25, 1954F4Texas12.12
Jun 9, 1954F4Calhoun9.91
Apr 30, 1954F4Linn, Delaware, Clayton80.40
May 1, 1954F4Foard, Wilbarger, Tillman68.60
May 1, 1954F4Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Creek59.20
Apr 5, 1954F4Atchison, Page6.30
Mar 13, 1954F3Taylor, Crawford, Bibb49.55
May 1, 1954F3Tillman, Cotton12.33
Mar 13, 1954F3Russell, Chattahoochee7.02
Oct 11, 1954F3Johnson4.72
Sep 18, 1954F3St. Lucie0.12
Apr 7, 1954F3Livingston, Ford, Kankakee42.61
Jun 17, 1954F3Stanton, Cuming, Thurston23.61
Jun 1, 1954F3Cottle13.41
Jun 1, 1954F3Wichita5.91
Feb 16, 1954F3Mississippi2.01
Apr 30, 1954F3Leon, Houston, Travis139.90
Apr 30, 1954F3Bowie, Pike, Clark111.60
Apr 30, 1954F3Morris, Cass, Nevada86.30
Dec 5, 1954F3Lee, Harris, Meriwether51.00
Apr 30, 1954F3Crawford, Washington40.70
Dec 5, 1954F3Calhoun24.70
Mar 25, 1954F3St. Charles21.60
Mar 24, 1954F3Benton20.60
Oct 22, 1954F3San Patricio20.50
Jun 18, 1954F3Yankton, Turner12.80
Dec 28, 1954F3Jones11.50
Jun 18, 1954F3Bon Homme10.60
Oct 11, 1954F3Ellis, Russell8.60
May 1, 1954F3Cotton, Jefferson8.00
May 1, 1954F3Stephens6.20
Apr 20, 1954F3Frontier5.90
Apr 5, 1954F3Page5.20
Jun 13, 1954F3Mississippi2.50
Feb 15, 1954F3Johnson1.00
Mar 24, 1954F3Barry1.00
Apr 30, 1954F3Choctaw1.00
Jul 18, 1954F3Rusk0.80
May 2, 1954F3Arkansas0.40
May 10, 1954F3Tolland0.30
May 17, 1954F3Lea0.10
May 2, 1954F3Henderson0.10
Jun 18, 1954F3Yankton0.10
Jun 19, 1954F3Lincoln0.10
Jun 1, 1954F3Floyd0.10
Dec 5, 1954F2Barbour, Quitman, Webster71.51
Apr 30, 1954F2Sabine16.71
Jun 2, 1954F2Delta5.91
Aug 11, 1954F2Aroostook1.01
Dec 5, 1954F2Fulton0.51
Feb 19, 1954F2West Feliciana0.51
Sep 30, 1954F2Carroll0.11
Apr 30, 1954F2Boone, Monroe, Shelby89.60
Apr 30, 1954F2Cedar, Lee, Des Moines85.20
Apr 30, 1954F2Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches68.80
Apr 30, 1954F2Iowa, Benton, Linn65.80
May 31, 1954F2Neosho, Bourbon48.60
May 31, 1954F2Neosho, Bourbon48.60
May 1, 1954F2Pontotoc, Sequoyah, Hughes39.20
Apr 30, 1954F2Lawrence, Greene38.80
May 1, 1954F2Pittsburg, McIntosh37.20
Feb 20, 1954F2Lamar, Covington, Jones37.10
Apr 29, 1954F2Roger Mills, Ellis, Dewey33.30
Mar 24, 1954F2McDonald26.10
Jul 21, 1954F2Fayette26.10
Jul 30, 1954F2Columbia25.20
Jun 13, 1954F2Reeves25.00
May 31, 1954F2Iroquois24.20
Mar 24, 1954F2Wilson, Neosho, Allen22.20
May 31, 1954F2Atchison, Nodaway, Morgan21.00
Aug 26, 1954F2McCone20.90
Jun 6, 1954F2Kimball, Cheyenne19.90
May 1, 1954F2Seminole19.70
Aug 5, 1954F2Marion19.60
Feb 20, 1954F2Newton, Neshoba19.20
Mar 31, 1954F2Madison, Elbert17.50
Jan 20, 1954F2Oktibbeha, Lowndes17.30
Apr 16, 1954F2Coffee, Dale17.30
Apr 30, 1954F2Jones, Delaware, Dubuque16.60
Jun 1, 1954F2Laurel, Jackson16.40
Apr 30, 1954F2Lee, Fayette, Washington15.80
Aug 2, 1954F2Taylor, Washington15.10
Aug 1, 1954F2Gregory14.20
Apr 10, 1954F2Bradley13.90
Apr 25, 1954F2Adams, York13.30
Sep 19, 1954F2Sullivan12.80
May 1, 1954F2Caddo11.60
Dec 29, 1954F2Kemper, Noxubee11.50
Apr 27, 1954F2Runnels11.50
Apr 5, 1954F2Taylor11.50
Jul 22, 1954F2Labette11.20
Aug 8, 1954F2Marion, Chase10.80
Apr 5, 1954F2Geary, Riley10.40
Jun 18, 1954F2Jackson10.20
Feb 19, 1954F2Montgomery9.50
May 31, 1954F2Van Buren9.30
May 27, 1954F2McCook9.00
Apr 26, 1954F2Clay8.40
Aug 29, 1954F2Sevier8.40
Jun 1, 1954F2Pecos8.30
May 27, 1954F2Kendall7.90
Aug 15, 1954F2Swift7.90
May 1, 1954F2Payne, Pawnee7.80
Jun 3, 1954F2Newton7.60
Jul 7, 1954F2Waldo7.60
Dec 5, 1954F2Marion7.40
Jun 10, 1954F2Beaver, Lawrence7.30
Oct 22, 1954F2Madison7.10
Dec 5, 1954F2Bartow7.10
Jun 10, 1954F2Finney7.00
May 28, 1954F2Camden, Morgan6.80
Dec 5, 1954F2Early6.40
Apr 7, 1954F2Iowa6.40
Jun 29, 1954F2Pierce6.20
Jun 16, 1954F2Guilford6.10
Jun 20, 1954F2Marathon6.10
Apr 15, 1954F2Waushara5.90
May 1, 1954F2Seminole, Okfuskee5.70
Mar 24, 1954F2Mayes, Craig, Delaware5.60
May 1, 1954F2Montgomery5.60
Aug 18, 1954F2Catawba5.40
Apr 5, 1954F2Greene5.10
May 1, 1954F2Labette5.10
Apr 29, 1954F2Kingfisher4.60
Jul 6, 1954F2Colorado4.50
Aug 16, 1954F2De Soto4.50
Sep 20, 1954F2Bryan4.50
Sep 7, 1954F2Pontotoc4.50
Mar 24, 1954F2Caddo4.30
Jul 29, 1954F2Charles Mix4.10
Apr 30, 1954F2Morgan3.60
May 3, 1954F2Obion3.60
Apr 28, 1954F2Itawamba3.30
Apr 6, 1954F2Dubois3.30
Feb 19, 1954F2Eastland3.00
Feb 27, 1954F2Phillips3.00
Mar 25, 1954F2Franklin, St. Louis3.00
Jun 1, 1954F2Butler3.00
Aug 15, 1954F2St. Croix3.00
Dec 5, 1954F2Terrell2.70
Dec 5, 1954F2Early, Miller2.70
Mar 24, 1954F2Kay2.70
Jun 18, 1954F2Turner2.70
Jun 25, 1954F2Washington2.70
Mar 29, 1954F2Henry2.50
May 27, 1954F2Hanson2.30
May 27, 1954F2Plymouth2.30
Jun 19, 1954F2Lyon2.30
Aug 17, 1954F2Randolph2.10
Oct 14, 1954F2Gratiot2.00
Apr 16, 1954F2Bay2.00
Apr 17, 1954F2Susquehanna2.00
Apr 28, 1954F2Hardin2.00
Apr 29, 1954F2Canadian2.00
May 31, 1954F2Johnson2.00
Jun 10, 1954F2Suwannee2.00
Jul 6, 1954F2Wells2.00
Apr 30, 1954F2Brazos1.90
Apr 7, 1954F2Fond du Lac1.90
Jun 1, 1954F2Knox1.90
Mar 28, 1954F2Madison1.50
Jul 30, 1954F2York1.50
Apr 15, 1954F2Newton1.30
May 1, 1954F2Clay1.30
Aug 24, 1954F2Genesee1.30
Feb 19, 1954F2Jefferson1.20
Feb 19, 1954F2Sebastian1.00
Mar 24, 1954F2Muskogee1.00
Apr 15, 1954F2Dunklin1.00
Apr 21, 1954F2Pecos1.00
Apr 26, 1954F2Lyon1.00
Apr 27, 1954F2Jefferson1.00
Apr 30, 1954F2Ouachita1.00
Apr 30, 1954F2Buchanan1.00
May 27, 1954F2Davison1.00
May 28, 1954F2Benton1.00
Jun 10, 1954F2Brule1.00
Jul 12, 1954F2Bexar1.00
Jul 1, 1954F2New Castle1.00
Sep 19, 1954F2Bradford1.00
May 10, 1954F2Hartford0.80
May 26, 1954F2Hamilton0.50
Jun 15, 1954F2Spokane0.50
Jun 20, 1954F2Calumet0.50
Sep 20, 1954F2Wilson0.50
May 31, 1954F2Allegan0.30
May 1, 1954F2Reno0.30
Jul 23, 1954F2Coal0.30
Jun 12, 1954F2Potter0.20
Jul 23, 1954F2Payne0.20
Oct 4, 1954F2Sedgwick0.10
Nov 2, 1954F2Pender0.10
Dec 5, 1954F2Russell0.10
Feb 15, 1954F2Sevier0.10
Mar 11, 1954F2Osborne0.10
Mar 18, 1954F2Brown0.10
Mar 18, 1954F2Wabaunsee0.10
Mar 18, 1954F2Osage0.10
Mar 19, 1954F2Fayette0.10
Mar 24, 1954F2Franklin, Douglas, Miami0.10
Apr 10, 1954F2Coffey0.10
Apr 25, 1954F2Ellsworth0.10
Apr 25, 1954F2Trego0.10
Apr 7, 1954F2Genesee0.10
May 23, 1954F2Mitchell0.10
May 23, 1954F2Linn0.10
May 24, 1954F2Johnston0.10
May 25, 1954F2Muskogee0.10
May 27, 1954F2Powder River0.10
May 29, 1954F2Crane0.10
May 31, 1954F2Miami0.10
May 1, 1954F2Tillman0.10
May 2, 1954F2Gregg0.10
Jun 10, 1954F2Kearny0.10
Jun 12, 1954F2St. Joseph0.10
Jun 13, 1954F2Ward0.10
Jun 17, 1954F2Delaware0.10
Jun 25, 1954F2San Bernardino0.10
Jun 26, 1954F2Westmoreland0.10
Jun 26, 1954F2Morgan0.10
Jun 29, 1954F2Greene0.10
Jun 1, 1954F2Benton0.10
Jun 1, 1954F2Lake0.10
Jun 1, 1954F2Marshall0.10
Jun 1, 1954F2Mercer0.10
Jun 1, 1954F2Clarion0.10
Jul 20, 1954F2Hendricks0.10
Aug 1, 1954F2Orange0.10
Aug 5, 1954F2Reno0.10
Sep 19, 1954F2St. Lawrence0.10
Sep 22, 1954F2Broward0.10
Sep 29, 1954F2Oklahoma0.10
Sep 30, 1954F2Mercer0.10
Sep 9, 1954F2Sedgwick0.10
Mar 13, 1954F1Taylor, Crawford, Peach34.41
Aug 5, 1954F1Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford73.00
Mar 12, 1954F1Sangamon, Menard, Logan38.60
Mar 24, 1954F1Barry23.90
Mar 24, 1954F1Delaware23.90
Feb 21, 1954F1Montgomery16.60
Jun 10, 1954F1Haskell15.80
Mar 24, 1954F1Barton15.70
Apr 30, 1954F1Hays, Caldwell15.00
Mar 24, 1954F1Webster14.40
Jun 7, 1954F1Murray, Garvin13.00
Feb 28, 1954F1Chilton12.50
Jul 14, 1954F1Garrett12.00
Mar 24, 1954F1Newton, Barry11.90
May 2, 1954F1Ohio10.00
Jun 2, 1954F1Livingston9.90
May 29, 1954F1Andrews9.10
Aug 30, 1954F1Hughes9.00
Apr 30, 1954F1Barry7.30
Oct 22, 1954F1Victoria7.10
Apr 30, 1954F1Johnson6.90
Apr 30, 1954F1Scott6.80
Jul 27, 1954F1Sherman6.20
Apr 30, 1954F1Hamilton6.10
Jun 6, 1954F1Grant5.90
Jan 20, 1954F1Lowndes5.60
Apr 26, 1954F1La Crosse, Trempealeau5.60
Mar 24, 1954F1Barry5.40
Mar 24, 1954F1Collin4.90
Apr 8, 1954F1Dawson4.70
Dec 5, 1954F1Carroll4.50
May 17, 1954F1Lea4.30
Dec 5, 1954F1Talbot4.10
Jun 17, 1954F1Chisago3.80
Jul 31, 1954F1Rockingham3.80
Sep 7, 1954F1Fauquier3.80
Mar 24, 1954F1Creek3.60
Apr 29, 1954F1Jones3.60
Mar 13, 1954F1Taylor3.30
Mar 24, 1954F1Christian3.30
Apr 15, 1954F1Harris3.30
Apr 5, 1954F1Jackson3.30
Jun 16, 1954F1Dawson3.00
Jun 21, 1954F1Cloud3.00
Feb 19, 1954F1Wood2.70
May 2, 1954F1Miller2.70
Jul 26, 1954F1Carter2.70
Mar 18, 1954F1Brown2.50
Aug 22, 1954F1Clay2.50
Jun 14, 1954F1Stearns2.30
Oct 11, 1954F1Palo Pinto2.00
Nov 28, 1954F1Cabarrus2.00
Mar 18, 1954F1Geary2.00
Mar 18, 1954F1Lyon2.00
Mar 24, 1954F1Montgomery2.00
Apr 14, 1954F1Fayette2.00
Apr 16, 1954F1Dodge2.00
Apr 17, 1954F1Berks2.00
Apr 27, 1954F1Howard2.00
Apr 28, 1954F1Bosque2.00
May 2, 1954F1McCurtain2.00
Jun 23, 1954F1New Hanover2.00
Jun 2, 1954F1Rains2.00
Jun 3, 1954F1Wilkes2.00
Jul 14, 1954F1Yates2.00
Jul 19, 1954F1Cleveland2.00
Jul 9, 1954F1Valley2.00
Aug 16, 1954F1Hampshire2.00
Aug 5, 1954F1Franklin2.00
Aug 7, 1954F1Larimer2.00
Sep 29, 1954F1Wise2.00
May 31, 1954F1Wayne1.80
Oct 10, 1954F1Cook1.50
Dec 5, 1954F1Pike1.50
Apr 16, 1954F1Peach1.50
Apr 26, 1954F1Grant1.30
Jul 14, 1954F1Franklin1.30
Feb 16, 1954F1Cherokee1.00
Mar 19, 1954F1Ross, Hocking1.00
Mar 25, 1954F1St. Charles1.00
Apr 15, 1954F1Matagorda1.00
Apr 27, 1954F1Clearfield1.00
Apr 6, 1954F1Pike1.00
May 11, 1954F1Lavaca1.00
May 1, 1954F1Jack1.00
May 1, 1954F1Fannin1.00
May 6, 1954F1Eastland1.00
Jun 11, 1954F1Beadle, Spink1.00
Jun 13, 1954F1Hitchcock1.00
Jun 20, 1954F1Madison1.00
Jun 20, 1954F1Hall1.00
Jun 27, 1954F1Beaufort1.00
Jul 20, 1954F1Johnson1.00
Jul 26, 1954F1Grimes1.00
Jul 8, 1954F1Scott1.00
Aug 15, 1954F1Benton1.00
Aug 16, 1954F1Monroe1.00
Aug 17, 1954F1Richmond1.00
Aug 23, 1954F1West Carroll1.00
Aug 29, 1954F1Iberville1.00
Aug 5, 1954F1Franklin1.00
Sep 29, 1954F1Grayson1.00
Sep 4, 1954F1Vernon1.00
Apr 29, 1954F1Alfalfa0.80
Jul 15, 1954F1Seminole0.80
Feb 13, 1954F1Custer0.50
Mar 24, 1954F1Jasper0.50
Mar 25, 1954F1Benton0.50
Apr 10, 1954F1Ashley0.50
Apr 28, 1954F1Concordia0.50
Apr 30, 1954F1Pope0.50
Apr 30, 1954F1Winn0.50
May 16, 1954F1Lea0.50
May 25, 1954F1Rich0.50
May 31, 1954F1Vernon0.50
May 2, 1954F1Clark0.50
Jun 6, 1954F1Ford0.50
Aug 17, 1954F1Appling0.50
Aug 31, 1954F1Anderson0.50
Sep 6, 1954F1Dunklin0.50
Aug 20, 1954F1Pinellas0.40
Mar 18, 1954F1Riley0.30
Apr 5, 1954F1Audrain0.30
May 31, 1954F1Branch0.30
Jul 15, 1954F1Lawrence0.30
Dec 5, 1954F1Douglas0.20
Apr 5, 1954F1Audrain0.20
May 22, 1954F1Goshen0.20
May 2, 1954F1New Madrid0.20
Jun 15, 1954F1Holt0.20
Oct 11, 1954F1Franklin0.10
Oct 26, 1954F1Seward0.10
Oct 1, 1954F1Jeff Davis0.10
Dec 28, 1954F1Smith0.10
Feb 20, 1954F1Santa Rosa0.10
Mar 12, 1954F1Atchison0.10
Mar 12, 1954F1Vigo0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Sumner0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Dickinson0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Chase0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Lyon0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Shawnee0.10
Mar 18, 1954F1Jefferson0.10
Mar 19, 1954F1Clinton0.10
Mar 24, 1954F1Alfalfa0.10
Mar 24, 1954F1Cherokee0.10
Mar 25, 1954F1Franklin0.10
Mar 31, 1954F1Yuma0.10
Mar 31, 1954F1Washington0.10
Mar 31, 1954F1Hall0.10
Apr 15, 1954F1Bexar0.10
Apr 16, 1954F1Gulf0.10
Apr 25, 1954F1Adams0.10
Apr 26, 1954F1Custer0.10
Apr 26, 1954F1Scott0.10
Apr 27, 1954F1Garvin0.10
Apr 28, 1954F1Prairie0.10
Apr 28, 1954F1Alcorn0.10
Apr 28, 1954F1Alcorn0.10
Apr 29, 1954F1Runnels0.10
Apr 29, 1954F1Dewey0.10
Apr 29, 1954F1Comanche, Stephens0.10
Apr 30, 1954F1Pontotoc0.10
Apr 30, 1954F1Haskell0.10
Apr 30, 1954F1Sebastian0.10
Apr 5, 1954F1Taylor0.10
Apr 6, 1954F1Knox0.10
Apr 6, 1954F1Pike0.10
Apr 7, 1954F1Waukesha0.10
Apr 7, 1954F1Noble0.10
Apr 7, 1954F1Kalamazoo0.10
May 10, 1954F1Leon0.10
May 11, 1954F1Grimes0.10
May 12, 1954F1Chambers0.10
May 18, 1954F1Bosque0.10
May 19, 1954F1Bastrop0.10
May 22, 1954F1Hemphill0.10
May 23, 1954F1Greer0.10
May 27, 1954F1Newton0.10
May 27, 1954F1Madison0.10
May 27, 1954F1Union0.10
May 28, 1954F1McIntosh0.10
May 28, 1954F1Woodford0.10
May 30, 1954F1Stearns0.10
May 31, 1954F1Marion0.10
May 31, 1954F1Newton0.10
May 1, 1954F1Coal0.10
May 2, 1954F1Comanche0.10
May 2, 1954F1Mississippi0.10
May 2, 1954F1Hamilton0.10
May 6, 1954F1Hunt0.10
Jun 11, 1954F1Day0.10
Jun 11, 1954F1Trego0.10
Jun 12, 1954F1Payne0.10
Jun 13, 1954F1Marion0.10
Jun 14, 1954F1Jasper0.10
Jun 18, 1954F1Spink0.10
Jun 19, 1954F1Weld0.10
Jun 21, 1954F1Whitley0.10
Jun 26, 1954F1Muskingum0.10
Jun 26, 1954F1Essex0.10
Jun 28, 1954F1Haskell0.10
Jun 30, 1954F1Hardeman0.10
Jun 1, 1954F1Pulaski0.10
Jun 1, 1954F1White0.10
Jun 1, 1954F1Elkhart0.10
Jun 2, 1954F1Falls0.10
Jun 2, 1954F1Mississippi0.10
Jun 6, 1954F1Douglas0.10
Jul 14, 1954F1Marion0.10
Jul 21, 1954F1Goshen0.10
Jul 22, 1954F1Marion0.10
Jul 24, 1954F1Sunflower0.10
Jul 28, 1954F1Adams0.10
Jul 29, 1954F1Erie0.10
Jul 1, 1954F1Pike0.10
Jul 4, 1954F1Franklin0.10
Jul 5, 1954F1Indiana0.10
Jul 5, 1954F1Coffey0.10
Jul 6, 1954F1Morrison0.10
Aug 13, 1954F1Dawson0.10
Aug 16, 1954F1Berkeley0.10
Aug 23, 1954F1Saline0.10
Aug 30, 1954F1Tillman0.10
Aug 30, 1954F1Erie0.10
Aug 9, 1954F1Alcona0.10
Apr 9, 1954F0Jefferson Davis22.90
Oct 25, 1954F0Ellis7.90
Jun 14, 1954F0Russell, Lincoln5.40
Jun 11, 1954F0Brewster4.70
Jun 14, 1954F0Harper4.50
Jun 29, 1954F0Union3.80
Jul 31, 1954F0Valencia3.80
May 3, 1954F0Frederick, Loudoun2.30
Mar 15, 1954F0Mifflin2.00
Apr 21, 1954F0Dawson2.00
Jun 14, 1954F0Barber2.00
Aug 22, 1954F0Jewell2.00
Aug 7, 1954F0Labette1.90
Aug 18, 1954F0Franklin1.50
May 27, 1954F0Comanche1.10
Apr 21, 1954F0Garza1.00
Apr 22, 1954F0Somerset1.00
Apr 26, 1954F0Caddo1.00
Apr 8, 1954F0Jefferson Davis1.00
May 26, 1954F0Jones1.00
Jun 22, 1954F0Nolan1.00
Jun 30, 1954F0Johnson1.00
Aug 29, 1954F0Natchitoches1.00
Apr 29, 1954F0Montgomery0.80
May 13, 1954F0Clinton0.80
Oct 22, 1954F0Washington0.50
Apr 7, 1954F0Noble0.50
Sep 29, 1954F0Grayson0.50
Sep 29, 1954F0Grayson0.50
Jun 9, 1954F0Teton0.30
Jul 24, 1954F0Dougherty0.30
Jun 14, 1954F0Macon0.20
Mar 18, 1954F0Marion0.10
Mar 1, 1954F0Brunswick0.10
Mar 4, 1954F0Pima0.10
Apr 11, 1954F0Loving0.10
Apr 21, 1954F0Borden0.10
Apr 27, 1954F0Greer0.10
Apr 28, 1954F0Butte0.10
Apr 29, 1954F0Sedgwick0.10
Apr 30, 1954F0Polk0.10
Apr 3, 1954F0Miami-Dade0.10
May 16, 1954F0Lea0.10
May 16, 1954F0Las Animas0.10
May 17, 1954F0Socorro0.10
May 22, 1954F0Dawes0.10
May 25, 1954F0Custer0.10
May 25, 1954F0Collin0.10
May 28, 1954F0Newton0.10
May 31, 1954F0Anderson0.10
May 31, 1954F0Washtenaw0.10
May 2, 1954F0Fulton0.10
May 2, 1954F0Henry0.10
May 2, 1954F0Putnam0.10
May 2, 1954F0Fulton0.10
May 7, 1954F0Gentry0.10
Jun 10, 1954F0Allegheny0.10
Jun 11, 1954F0Johnson0.10
Jun 11, 1954F0Lyon0.10
Jun 12, 1954F0Lenawee0.10
Jun 12, 1954F0Pawnee0.10
Jun 13, 1954F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 14, 1954F0Howard0.10
Jun 14, 1954F0Woods0.10
Jun 15, 1954F0Ellsworth0.10
Jun 15, 1954F0Ellsworth0.10
Jun 16, 1954F0Grant0.10
Jun 19, 1954F0Jackson0.10
Jun 19, 1954F0Jasper0.10
Jun 23, 1954F0Miami-Dade0.10
Jun 26, 1954F0Franklin0.10
Jun 1, 1954F0Fayette0.10
Jun 9, 1954F0Bingham0.10
Jul 1, 1954F0Saline0.10
Jul 8, 1954F0Palm Beach0.10
Jul 8, 1954F0Hunt0.10
Jul 8, 1954F0Kiowa0.10
Jul 9, 1954F0Newton0.10
Aug 11, 1954F0St. Lucie0.10
Aug 12, 1954F0Erie0.10
Aug 15, 1954F0Halifax0.10
Aug 16, 1954F0Tucker0.10
Aug 24, 1954F0Roosevelt0.10
Aug 25, 1954F0Thurston0.10
Aug 29, 1954F0McPherson0.10
Aug 5, 1954F0Yavapai0.10
Aug 6, 1954F0Billings0.10
Sep 19, 1954F0Schuylkill0.10
Sep 22, 1954F0Brevard0.10

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1954
UnnamedTropical storm4NC
UnnamedTropical storm0—
AliceCategory 216TX
UnnamedTropical storm17GA, SC
BarbaraTropical storm19LA, TX
CarolCategory 327CT, MA, NC, NH, NY, RI, VT
EdnaCategory 310MA, ME, RI
HazelCategory 427NC, SC

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1954
Dec 16, 19547.1Fairview Peak, Nevada Churchill NV7.5
Dec 16, 19546.9Dixie Valley, Nevada Churchill NV7.5
Oct 3, 19546.8near Sterling, Alaska Kenai Peninsula AK38.2
Apr 17, 19546.6near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Aug 23, 19546.5near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV9.3
Mar 19, 19546.4San Jacinto Fault, California Imperial CA3.7
Dec 21, 19546.4Eureka-Arcata, California Humboldt CA9.3
Jul 6, 19546.2Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Churchill NV6.2
Mar 30, 19546.1near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI9.3
Nov 12, 19546.1near Ensenada, B.C., MX San Diego CA3.7
Jul 6, 19545.9near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV6.2
Aug 31, 19545.8near Lovelock, Nevada Churchill NV9.3
Dec 16, 19545.8near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Jan 31, 19545.7near San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX Yuma AZ3.7
Jul 6, 19545.7near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Mar 19, 19545.5near Ocotillo Wells, CA San Diego CA3.7
Jul 6, 19545.5near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Jan 12, 19545.4near Grapevine, CA Kern CA0.0
Feb 1, 19545.4near Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX Yuma AZ3.7
Jul 3, 19545.4near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI7.5
Aug 2, 19545.4near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Apr 25, 19545.3near Interlaken, California Santa Cruz CA—
Jul 8, 19545.3near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 16, 19545.3near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Jan 31, 19545.2near San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX Yuma AZ3.7
Jul 6, 19545.2near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Aug 23, 19545.2near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Jul 29, 19545.1near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 16, 19545.1near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
May 15, 19545.0near Machias, Washington Snohomish WA—
May 23, 19545.0near Grapevine, CA Kern CA9.0
Jul 19, 19545.0near Tonopah, Nevada Nye NV—
Dec 16, 19545.0near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 16, 19545.0near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 16, 19545.0near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 17, 19545.0near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 20, 19545.0near Gabbs, Nevada Churchill NV—

Drought

On average 38% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1954. The worst month was September 1954, with 51%.

Watch it spread, month by month · 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.

Drought · 1954

How the 1954 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 1953 to December 1954.

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