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1956

504 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 6 notable earthquakes. 51 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 81.

Tornadoes

504 recorded; 51 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1956 Jan: 2 Feb: 47 Mar: 31 Apr: 85 May: 79 Jun: 65 Jul: 92 92 Aug: 42 Sep: 16 Oct: 29 Nov: 7 Dec: 9 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Kansas59
  2. Texas56
  3. Oklahoma49
  4. Nebraska34
  5. Indiana33
  6. Illinois28
  7. Missouri23
  8. Michigan23

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1956
Apr 3, 1956F5Allegan, Ottawa, Kent58.817
Apr 15, 1956F4Jefferson21.325
Apr 3, 1956F4Green Lake, Waushara, Winnebago11.57
Feb 24, 1956F4Franklin, St. Louis, St. Clair77.66
Apr 3, 1956F4Henderson11.63
May 12, 1956F4Genesee6.63
Apr 2, 1956F4Kay, Woodson, Coffey108.32
Apr 3, 1956F4Manistee, Benzie, Grand Traverse50.31
Mar 6, 1956F4Grant1.91
Oct 29, 1956F4Rock, Lincoln, Logan147.70
Apr 3, 1956F4Ottawa, Cherokee, Kiowa41.80
May 12, 1956F4Wayne6.80
Jun 6, 1956F4Buffalo2.00
Apr 2, 1956F3Lincoln, Creek42.65
Aug 5, 1956F3Trumbull, Mahoning0.12
Feb 14, 1956F3Pope, Conway, Van Buren33.01
Apr 3, 1956F3Webster, Henderson22.91
Feb 16, 1956F3Monroe8.01
Apr 2, 1956F3Marion, Chase, Lyon127.00
Jul 20, 1956F3Anderson, Allen, Crawford69.50
Oct 29, 1956F3Furnas, Gosper, Phelps65.50
Apr 3, 1956F3Van Buren, Allegan, Barry60.60
Apr 28, 1956F3Jefferson, Saline, Gage39.30
Oct 29, 1956F3Russell, Lincoln, Mitchell28.70
Aug 6, 1956F3Oglala Lakota, Bennett28.30
Aug 12, 1956F3Marshall, Kosciusko23.40
Jan 28, 1956F3Faulkner, White23.00
Apr 2, 1956F3Barton, Rice, Ellsworth20.10
Apr 2, 1956F3Woods, Alfalfa20.00
Feb 27, 1956F3Sumner15.00
Oct 29, 1956F3Pawnee14.90
Jun 18, 1956F3Mercer10.60
Feb 17, 1956F3Lawrence, Giles10.40
Mar 6, 1956F3Iroquois9.40
Apr 10, 1956F3Broward7.80
Apr 8, 1956F3Garfield7.70
Apr 8, 1956F3Garfield7.30
Jul 15, 1956F3Lincoln7.10
Apr 2, 1956F3Ellsworth5.40
Apr 5, 1956F3Brazos5.20
Aug 12, 1956F3Poweshiek5.10
Aug 30, 1956F3Cass5.10
May 3, 1956F3Covington3.80
Aug 13, 1956F3Tazewell3.80
Apr 29, 1956F3Phillips3.30
Apr 3, 1956F3Pushmataha2.00
Apr 3, 1956F3Kosciusko1.50
May 5, 1956F3Escambia1.00
Jun 17, 1956F3Hockley1.00
Oct 29, 1956F3Barton0.60
Jun 5, 1956F3McLean0.10
Apr 3, 1956F2Portage18.22
Jul 12, 1956F2Wichita, Scott20.01
May 12, 1956F2Gratiot3.81
Apr 3, 1956F2Calhoun, Lee, Sunflower124.90
Dec 23, 1956F2Montgomery, Elmore, Tallapoosa121.70
Sep 4, 1956F2Williamson, Lee56.60
Apr 15, 1956F2Paulding, Cobb, Cherokee46.80
Jun 17, 1956F2Burleigh, Kidder37.10
Jul 8, 1956F2Clarke31.10
Apr 28, 1956F2Bryan, Atoka, Pushmataha27.90
Jul 8, 1956F2Ashtabula23.90
Feb 25, 1956F2Richland, Lawrence23.40
Feb 18, 1956F2Walker, Whitfield, Catoosa22.90
Jul 19, 1956F2Pendleton, Bracken21.40
Feb 25, 1956F2Knox, Daviess21.00
Jun 29, 1956F2Lake, Moody18.60
Apr 2, 1956F2Garfield, Grant18.40
Feb 14, 1956F2Jefferson16.20
Jun 25, 1956F2Furnas16.20
Jun 6, 1956F2Fillmore16.20
Jul 2, 1956F2Canadian16.20
Apr 6, 1956F2Lee, Harnett14.40
Apr 8, 1956F2Major14.20
Jun 19, 1956F2Pike14.00
Apr 2, 1956F2Pawnee, Osage12.60
Jun 8, 1956F2Seminole12.40
May 10, 1956F2Adams, Hall12.30
Aug 18, 1956F2Mahaska11.50
Dec 4, 1956F2Boone, Audrain11.10
Apr 26, 1956F2Henry10.90
May 12, 1956F2Clinton10.70
Jul 1, 1956F2Door10.60
Apr 3, 1956F2De Witt, Piatt9.50
Jun 26, 1956F2Gratiot9.20
Dec 4, 1956F2Henry9.10
May 12, 1956F2Montcalm, Isabella9.10
Dec 4, 1956F2Saline9.00
May 3, 1956F2Lamar8.20
Mar 6, 1956F2Ottawa8.00
May 12, 1956F2Livingston, Oakland7.80
Oct 29, 1956F2Thomas, Sheridan7.70
Oct 29, 1956F2Thomas, Sheridan7.60
May 12, 1956F2Livingston, Oakland7.40
Jun 8, 1956F2Seminole7.40
May 10, 1956F2Nobles6.50
Feb 25, 1956F2New Madrid6.40
May 10, 1956F2Bon Homme5.60
Apr 6, 1956F2Abbeville5.40
Apr 3, 1956F2Clay5.10
Jul 12, 1956F2Las Animas5.00
Sep 24, 1956F2Taylor5.00
Apr 27, 1956F2Brown4.90
Dec 4, 1956F2Bates4.50
Mar 7, 1956F2Overton4.30
Feb 14, 1956F2Izard4.10
Apr 3, 1956F2Fulton4.10
May 12, 1956F2Saginaw3.80
Aug 14, 1956F2Ellis3.80
Nov 20, 1956F2Muskogee3.60
Apr 3, 1956F2Lawrence3.30
May 29, 1956F2Cass3.30
Apr 3, 1956F2Iowa3.00
Jul 2, 1956F2Franklin3.00
Mar 6, 1956F2McLean2.30
Apr 26, 1956F2Tama, Benton2.30
Apr 2, 1956F2Nemaha2.30
May 29, 1956F2Gage2.30
Jun 24, 1956F2Wells2.30
Jul 17, 1956F2Chickasaw2.30
Apr 3, 1956F2Ashley2.10
Feb 14, 1956F2Conway2.00
Feb 25, 1956F2Morgan2.00
Feb 25, 1956F2Shelby2.00
Mar 6, 1956F2Cass2.00
Apr 3, 1956F2Ford2.00
May 21, 1956F2Iroquois2.00
Aug 8, 1956F2Clay2.00
Mar 7, 1956F2Pike1.90
Oct 20, 1956F2Live Oak1.50
May 31, 1956F2Seminole1.50
May 10, 1956F2Turner1.30
Jun 6, 1956F2Lancaster1.30
Aug 13, 1956F2Montgomery1.30
Oct 18, 1956F2Zavala1.00
Oct 20, 1956F2Guadalupe1.00
Feb 15, 1956F2White1.00
Feb 25, 1956F2Boone1.00
Feb 25, 1956F2Butler1.00
Mar 21, 1956F2Milam1.00
Mar 27, 1956F2Le Flore1.00
Mar 7, 1956F2Washington1.00
Mar 7, 1956F2Lewis1.00
Apr 3, 1956F2Chicot1.00
May 8, 1956F2Cottle1.00
May 9, 1956F2Van Buren, Berrien1.00
Jul 13, 1956F2Boone1.00
Sep 15, 1956F2St. Clair1.00
Nov 21, 1956F2Essex0.80
Mar 21, 1956F2Coryell0.80
Jun 18, 1956F2Leavenworth0.80
May 13, 1956F2Allegheny0.70
Feb 14, 1956F2Sharp0.50
Feb 25, 1956F2Hamilton0.50
Mar 6, 1956F2Benton0.40
Feb 25, 1956F2Greene0.30
Mar 18, 1956F2Wake0.30
Nov 5, 1956F2Jefferson0.20
May 6, 1956F2Cape May0.20
Jul 13, 1956F2Ripley0.20
Oct 29, 1956F2Big Stone0.10
Nov 21, 1956F2Worcester0.10
Nov 21, 1956F2Norfolk0.10
Feb 10, 1956F2Manatee0.10
Feb 15, 1956F2Van Buren, Cleburne0.10
Feb 25, 1956F2Johnson0.10
Mar 6, 1956F2Carroll0.10
Mar 6, 1956F2Miami0.10
Mar 6, 1956F2Tipton0.10
Apr 28, 1956F2Jefferson0.10
Apr 2, 1956F2Kay0.10
Apr 3, 1956F2Tippecanoe0.10
Apr 3, 1956F2Washington0.10
Apr 3, 1956F2LaGrange0.10
Apr 3, 1956F2Wayne0.10
May 12, 1956F2Beaver0.10
May 13, 1956F2Somerset0.10
Jun 13, 1956F2York0.10
Jun 19, 1956F2Morgan0.10
Jun 21, 1956F2Spink0.10
Jun 26, 1956F2Berrien, Van Buren0.10
Jun 29, 1956F2Rock0.10
Jun 1, 1956F2Morgan0.10
Jun 3, 1956F2Canadian0.10
Jun 5, 1956F2Keya Paha0.10
Jul 21, 1956F2Harvey0.10
Jul 1, 1956F2Sedgwick0.10
Jul 2, 1956F2Blaine0.10
Jul 5, 1956F2Rawlins0.10
Jul 5, 1956F2Rawlins0.10
Aug 23, 1956F2Kane0.10
Aug 23, 1956F2Cook0.10
Aug 30, 1956F2Lee0.10
Aug 8, 1956F2Minnehaha0.10
Sep 24, 1956F2Gulf0.10
Sep 24, 1956F2Suwannee0.10
Sep 6, 1956F2Bergen0.10
Sep 7, 1956F2Zapata0.10
Apr 28, 1956F1Montgomery4.72
Oct 29, 1956F1Antelope, Knox, Custer99.80
Apr 6, 1956F1Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union56.40
Feb 8, 1956F1St. Landry, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana45.50
Dec 23, 1956F1Troup, Harris, Meriwether45.30
Aug 18, 1956F1Richland, Lawrence, Crawford37.10
Apr 28, 1956F1Grady, McClain, Cleveland35.40
May 27, 1956F1Hamilton, Kearny30.80
Apr 2, 1956F1Butler, Marion22.90
Apr 29, 1956F1Washington, Marion21.90
Apr 5, 1956F1Richland, Franklin21.00
Sep 14, 1956F1Kennebec18.70
Feb 17, 1956F1Webster, Clay17.40
Apr 27, 1956F1Bureau, LaSalle14.40
Apr 27, 1956F1Bureau, LaSalle14.40
Apr 29, 1956F1Hopkins13.80
Aug 12, 1956F1Ford12.50
Mar 16, 1956F1Geneva, Houston11.90
Oct 29, 1956F1Wayne10.10
May 3, 1956F1Hampton10.10
May 22, 1956F1Randolph9.80
May 10, 1956F1Washington9.40
May 29, 1956F1Marshall9.20
Aug 30, 1956F1St. Louis8.90
Apr 3, 1956F1McDonald8.80
Aug 29, 1956F1Wise8.70
Jul 1, 1956F1Marion8.50
Jul 7, 1956F1Douglas8.30
Apr 2, 1956F1Johnston8.00
Jul 4, 1956F1Laramie, Banner7.40
Feb 24, 1956F1Dade7.20
Apr 8, 1956F1Payne6.90
Aug 15, 1956F1Brown5.40
Feb 25, 1956F1Johnson4.70
Apr 3, 1956F1Moultrie, Douglas4.50
Jul 17, 1956F1Kandiyohi4.50
May 30, 1956F1Clay4.30
May 1, 1956F1McLennan4.30
May 12, 1956F1Polk4.00
Aug 12, 1956F1Hancock3.60
Feb 17, 1956F1Alcorn3.30
May 16, 1956F1Jo Daviess3.30
May 29, 1956F1Humboldt3.30
Jun 4, 1956F1Lowndes3.30
Jun 16, 1956F1Custer3.00
Jun 25, 1956F1Dillon3.00
Apr 2, 1956F1Worth2.70
Aug 12, 1956F1Cass2.70
Oct 29, 1956F1Ness, Trego2.50
Apr 29, 1956F1Macon2.30
Sep 17, 1956F1Lancaster2.30
Feb 25, 1956F1Jackson2.00
Feb 25, 1956F1Rush2.00
Apr 28, 1956F1Buchanan2.00
Apr 2, 1956F1Cook2.00
May 12, 1956F1Shiawassee2.00
Jun 17, 1956F1Carroll2.00
Jun 21, 1956F1Loup2.00
Jun 23, 1956F1Texas2.00
Jun 26, 1956F1Warren2.00
Jun 27, 1956F1Hillsborough2.00
Jul 1, 1956F1Alfalfa2.00
Jul 9, 1956F1Coos2.00
Sep 12, 1956F1Hampden2.00
Sep 3, 1956F1Pawnee2.00
May 12, 1956F1Douglas1.90
May 25, 1956F1Hockley1.50
Jun 6, 1956F1Lancaster1.50
Jul 2, 1956F1Monroe1.50
Aug 7, 1956F1Jefferson1.50
Aug 31, 1956F1Johnson1.30
Oct 4, 1956F1Nueces1.00
Mar 18, 1956F1Pitt1.00
Mar 18, 1956F1Franklin1.00
Mar 18, 1956F1Hyde1.00
Mar 6, 1956F1Perry1.00
Apr 14, 1956F1Ellis1.00
May 27, 1956F1Haskell1.00
May 27, 1956F1Haskell1.00
May 1, 1956F1Coryell1.00
Jun 13, 1956F1Essex1.00
Jun 21, 1956F1Campbell1.00
Jun 1, 1956F1Hampden1.00
Jun 1, 1956F1York1.00
Jul 13, 1956F1Burlington1.00
Jul 20, 1956F1San Saba1.00
Jul 20, 1956F1Lorain1.00
Jul 28, 1956F1Cass1.00
Jul 1, 1956F1Alcona1.00
Jul 2, 1956F1Jackson1.00
Oct 4, 1956F1Jefferson0.50
Dec 18, 1956F1Essex0.50
Feb 20, 1956F1Berkeley0.50
Feb 25, 1956F1Mississippi0.50
May 23, 1956F1Wilbarger0.50
May 1, 1956F1Lampasas0.50
Jun 19, 1956F1San Patricio0.50
Jun 1, 1956F1Lemhi0.50
Jul 13, 1956F1Camden0.50
Jul 13, 1956F1East Baton Rouge0.50
Jul 24, 1956F1Tarrant0.50
Jul 30, 1956F1Saunders0.50
Jul 1, 1956F1Phelps0.50
Jul 1, 1956F1Yates0.50
Aug 20, 1956F1Santa Fe0.50
Sep 25, 1956F1Candler0.50
Jun 22, 1956F1Howard0.40
Oct 20, 1956F1Travis0.30
Feb 24, 1956F1Newton0.30
Mar 18, 1956F1Wake0.30
Apr 2, 1956F1Tulsa0.30
May 24, 1956F1Toombs0.30
May 7, 1956F1Andrews0.30
Jun 17, 1956F1Lubbock0.30
Aug 13, 1956F1Anderson0.30
Aug 31, 1956F1Laurens0.30
Sep 4, 1956F1Bulloch0.30
Feb 25, 1956F1Franklin0.20
Mar 8, 1956F1Yancey0.20
Apr 3, 1956F1Sumner0.20
May 14, 1956F1Runnels0.20
Jun 6, 1956F1Lancaster0.20
Jul 13, 1956F1Putnam0.20
Jul 21, 1956F1Shelby0.20
Jul 2, 1956F1Clay0.20
Oct 29, 1956F1Ness0.10
Oct 29, 1956F1Ellsworth0.10
Oct 29, 1956F1Edwards0.10
Oct 29, 1956F1Kiowa0.10
Oct 30, 1956F1Noble0.10
Feb 16, 1956F1Phillips0.10
Feb 17, 1956F1Fentress0.10
Feb 24, 1956F1Cherokee, Muskogee0.10
Feb 27, 1956F1Fentress0.10
Mar 16, 1956F1Sumter0.10
Mar 21, 1956F1Bell0.10
Mar 6, 1956F1White0.10
Apr 13, 1956F1San Diego0.10
Apr 14, 1956F1Lenawee0.10
Apr 14, 1956F1Clark0.10
Apr 3, 1956F1Noble0.10
Apr 8, 1956F1Roger Mills0.10
May 18, 1956F1Bingham0.10
May 21, 1956F1Jasper0.10
May 23, 1956F1Nowata0.10
May 25, 1956F1Desha0.10
Jun 17, 1956F1Dewey0.10
Jun 19, 1956F1Riley0.10
Jun 21, 1956F1Spink0.10
Jun 23, 1956F1Ellis0.10
Jun 25, 1956F1Lincoln0.10
Jun 25, 1956F1Alamosa0.10
Jun 27, 1956F1Nowata0.10
Jun 1, 1956F1Hampden0.10
Jun 1, 1956F1Hampden0.10
Jun 1, 1956F1Worcester0.10
Jun 3, 1956F1Canadian0.10
Jun 3, 1956F1Gooding0.10
Jul 13, 1956F1Bath0.10
Jul 13, 1956F1Fayette, Bourbon0.10
Jul 13, 1956F1Montgomery, Bath0.10
Jul 19, 1956F1Bent0.10
Jul 19, 1956F1Cherokee0.10
Jul 20, 1956F1Richmond city0.10
Jul 20, 1956F1Henrico, Chesterfield0.10
Jul 20, 1956F1Henrico0.10
Jul 20, 1956F1Richmond city0.10
Jul 24, 1956F1Tarrant0.10
Jul 24, 1956F1Panola0.10
Jul 25, 1956F1Maricopa0.10
Jul 28, 1956F1Knox0.10
Jul 1, 1956F1Kent0.10
Jul 1, 1956F1Dewey0.10
Jul 3, 1956F1Haakon0.10
Jul 9, 1956F1Ada0.10
Aug 23, 1956F1Kane0.10
Aug 2, 1956F1Dare0.10
Aug 4, 1956F1Wayne0.10
Aug 8, 1956F1Chase0.10
Sep 15, 1956F1Bottineau0.10
Sep 6, 1956F1Barnes0.10
May 25, 1956F0Santa Fe15.80
May 27, 1956F0Knox, Haskell13.30
May 12, 1956F0Wayne11.70
May 9, 1956F0Benton10.20
Apr 30, 1956F0Pecos10.00
May 27, 1956F0Knox, Haskell9.70
Feb 25, 1956F0McCurtain6.60
Apr 2, 1956F0Mitchell3.40
Jul 16, 1956F0Waukesha3.30
Jul 15, 1956F0Laurel2.70
Dec 4, 1956F0Kingman2.50
Apr 28, 1956F0Bourbon2.30
Oct 20, 1956F0McMullen1.00
Mar 18, 1956F0Wayne1.00
Apr 28, 1956F0Seminole1.00
May 27, 1956F0Haskell1.00
May 27, 1956F0Kent1.00
Jun 8, 1956F0Logan1.00
Jul 4, 1956F0Jones1.00
Jul 8, 1956F0Guadalupe1.00
Oct 20, 1956F0McMullen0.50
Oct 20, 1956F0McMullen0.50
Oct 20, 1956F0Iberia0.50
Oct 2, 1956F0Ouachita0.50
Feb 27, 1956F0Monroe0.50
Mar 8, 1956F0Dooly0.50
May 22, 1956F0Finney, Kearny0.50
May 29, 1956F0Cochran0.50
May 7, 1956F0Stonewall0.50
Aug 23, 1956F0Ada0.50
Sep 25, 1956F0Beaufort0.50
Jul 4, 1956F0Randall0.40
Dec 4, 1956F0Doniphan0.30
Feb 25, 1956F0Switzerland0.30
Feb 3, 1956F0Randolph0.30
Feb 8, 1956F0Brazoria0.30
Apr 10, 1956F0Glynn0.30
Jun 24, 1956F0Cheyenne0.30
Aug 31, 1956F0Laurens0.30
Aug 6, 1956F0Knox0.30
Feb 24, 1956F0Greene0.20
May 13, 1956F0Vernon0.20
Jul 11, 1956F0Worth0.20
Oct 15, 1956F0Miami-Dade0.10
Oct 24, 1956F0Lincoln0.10
Nov 1, 1956F0Matagorda0.10
Nov 2, 1956F0Keya Paha0.10
Jan 30, 1956F0Early0.10
Feb 14, 1956F0Comanche0.10
Feb 16, 1956F0White0.10
Feb 24, 1956F0Barton0.10
Mar 21, 1956F0Jim Wells0.10
Mar 21, 1956F0Bell0.10
Apr 27, 1956F0McPherson0.10
Apr 2, 1956F0Barton0.10
Apr 2, 1956F0Harper0.10
Apr 3, 1956F0Union0.10
Apr 3, 1956F0Hancock0.10
Apr 9, 1956F0Osage0.10
May 10, 1956F0Mitchell0.10
May 10, 1956F0Chase0.10
May 13, 1956F0Muskegon0.10
May 13, 1956F0Muskegon0.10
May 16, 1956F0Grand Forks0.10
May 22, 1956F0Finney0.10
May 25, 1956F0Logan0.10
May 28, 1956F0Barton0.10
May 29, 1956F0Linn0.10
May 29, 1956F0Swisher0.10
May 29, 1956F0Lea0.10
May 30, 1956F0Hodgeman0.10
May 30, 1956F0Gray0.10
May 30, 1956F0Sedgwick0.10
May 30, 1956F0Woods0.10
May 30, 1956F0Grant0.10
May 30, 1956F0Kay0.10
May 9, 1956F0Los Angeles0.10
Jun 15, 1956F0Pennington0.10
Jun 18, 1956F0Jim Wells0.10
Jun 22, 1956F0Cowley0.10
Jun 23, 1956F0Cheyenne0.10
Jun 23, 1956F0Koochiching0.10
Jun 25, 1956F0Norton0.10
Jun 25, 1956F0McPherson0.10
Jun 26, 1956F0Marshall0.10
Jun 30, 1956F0Olmsted0.10
Jun 6, 1956F0Pawnee0.10
Jul 11, 1956F0Thomas0.10
Jul 11, 1956F0Logan0.10
Jul 12, 1956F0Richland0.10
Jul 12, 1956F0Cochise0.10
Jul 13, 1956F0Washington0.10
Jul 17, 1956F0Garfield0.10
Jul 17, 1956F0Lincoln0.10
Jul 18, 1956F0Grand Forks0.10
Jul 18, 1956F0Traill0.10
Jul 18, 1956F0Traverse0.10
Jul 18, 1956F0Russell0.10
Jul 18, 1956F0Saunders0.10
Jul 19, 1956F0Bent0.10
Jul 19, 1956F0Bent0.10
Jul 20, 1956F0Elkhart0.10
Jul 20, 1956F0Elkhart0.10
Jul 21, 1956F0Dodge0.10
Jul 22, 1956F0St. Joseph0.10
Jul 22, 1956F0Blaine0.10
Jul 23, 1956F0Pearl River0.10
Jul 25, 1956F0Maricopa0.10
Jul 1, 1956F0Cuming0.10
Jul 2, 1956F0Polk0.10
Jul 3, 1956F0Sioux0.10
Jul 4, 1956F0Deuel0.10
Jul 4, 1956F0Cheyenne0.10
Jul 5, 1956F0Sumner0.10
Jul 5, 1956F0Graham0.10
Jul 7, 1956F0Cass0.10
Aug 22, 1956F0Palm Beach0.10
Aug 27, 1956F0Martin0.10
Aug 30, 1956F0Sargent0.10
Aug 30, 1956F0Norman0.10
Aug 31, 1956F0Sequoyah0.10
Aug 3, 1956F0Hutchinson0.10
Aug 4, 1956F0Minnehaha0.10
Aug 5, 1956F0Stutsman0.10
Aug 8, 1956F0Tolland0.10

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1956
UnnamedTropical storm0—
UnnamedTropical storm32LA, MS
FlossyCategory 165AL, FL, GA, LA, MS
UnnamedTropical storm24FL, SC

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1956
Dec 8, 19566.5near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Oct 16, 19565.5near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Hawaii HI15.5
Jul 26, 19565.1near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV—
Dec 31, 19565.1near Bridgeport, California Mono CA—
Nov 15, 19565.0near King City, CA San Benito CA3.7
Dec 31, 19565.0near Bridgeport, California Mono CA—

Drought

On average 28% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1956. The worst month was January 1956, with 32%.

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 · 1956

How the 1956 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 1955 to December 1956.

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