1959

604 tornadoes, 9 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 17 notable earthquakes. 42 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 58.

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Tornadoes

604 recorded; 42 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Texas86
2. Oklahoma70
3. Kansas66
4. Nebraska44
5. Illinois37
6. Missouri31
7. Wisconsin30
8. Iowa25

Outbreak days

• May 4, 195946 tornadoes

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1959

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
Feb 10, 1959	F4	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Madison	23.9	21
May 9, 1959	F4	Pontotoc	6.2	7
Mar 31, 1959	F4	Hill	10.4	6
Sep 27, 1959	F4	Labette, Craig	20.4	1
May 10, 1959	F4	Adair, Guthrie, Dallas	41.1	0
May 20, 1959	F4	Wayne	17.2	0
Sep 26, 1959	F4	Wright	7.8	0
Sep 30, 1959	F3	Albemarle	0.8	11
Jan 21, 1959	F3	Grayson	6.6	3
Mar 14, 1959	F3	Faulkner, White	18.0	1
Sep 30, 1959	F3	Greene	2.0	1
Sep 26, 1959	F3	Poinsett, Mississippi, Lauderdale	35.2	0
May 26, 1959	F3	Trempealeau, Jackson, Clark	34.3	0
Jan 21, 1959	F3	Pontotoc, Union, Prentiss	33.8	0
Oct 4, 1959	F3	Dallas, Rockwall, Collin	27.6	0
Jan 21, 1959	F3	Leake	26.1	0
Nov 4, 1959	F3	Henderson	25.1	0
May 9, 1959	F3	Rogers, Nowata	23.4	0
May 9, 1959	F3	Mayes, Delaware	23.2	0
Mar 26, 1959	F3	Coffee, Grundy	19.5	0
May 9, 1959	F3	Van Buren, Jefferson, Henry	17.8	0
May 10, 1959	F3	Robertson	15.8	0
Nov 4, 1959	F3	Harrison	15.5	0
Mar 31, 1959	F3	Marshall	13.2	0
Jun 17, 1959	F3	Miami-Dade	12.7	0
May 10, 1959	F3	Travis	11.0	0
Feb 10, 1959	F3	Highland	10.5	0
May 12, 1959	F3	Jefferson	8.6	0
Mar 31, 1959	F3	Cooke	6.8	0
May 9, 1959	F3	Keokuk	6.6	0
May 18, 1959	F3	Doniphan	6.5	0
Sep 30, 1959	F3	Fluvanna	6.5	0
May 21, 1959	F3	Galveston	4.3	0
Mar 31, 1959	F3	Creek	3.8	0
Feb 10, 1959	F3	Knox	3.3	0
May 26, 1959	F3	Carter	3.3	0
Mar 31, 1959	F3	Logan	2.0	0
Aug 30, 1959	F3	Cotton	2.0	0
Feb 10, 1959	F3	Carroll	1.5	0
May 18, 1959	F3	Brown	0.5	0
May 25, 1959	F3	Wheeler	0.1	0
May 30, 1959	F3	Yankton	0.1	0
May 30, 1959	F2	Knox, Cedar	26.8	1
Mar 14, 1959	F2	Garland, Saline	11.9	1
Mar 14, 1959	F2	Fulton, Howell	11.0	1
Jun 26, 1959	F2	Big Horn	9.2	1
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Warren	4.9	1
Apr 2, 1959	F2	Orange	0.1	1
Oct 10, 1959	F2	Madison, Macoupin, Montgomery	48.7	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	Sharkey, Humphreys	31.9	0
Sep 6, 1959	F2	St. Louis	30.3	0
Aug 4, 1959	F2	Macoupin, Montgomery	26.7	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Jackson	24.9	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	Rankin, Scott	23.8	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Burleson, Milam	22.2	0
Apr 19, 1959	F2	Winn, Bienville	20.7	0
May 9, 1959	F2	Tulsa, Rogers, Nowata	19.1	0
Mar 11, 1959	F2	Rankin, Smith	18.9	0
May 2, 1959	F2	Marshall	18.7	0
May 31, 1959	F2	Story	17.0	0
May 26, 1959	F2	Fremont	15.9	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Greene	14.2	0
Jun 9, 1959	F2	Clay	14.1	0
May 10, 1959	F2	McMullen, Live Oak	13.8	0
Jul 7, 1959	F2	Pope	13.0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Henry	12.9	0
Mar 25, 1959	F2	Custer, Blaine	12.3	0
May 20, 1959	F2	Saunders	12.0	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Harper	11.2	0
Mar 20, 1959	F2	Fannin	10.7	0
Mar 20, 1959	F2	Fannin	10.7	0
May 27, 1959	F2	Campbell	10.6	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Reno	10.6	0
Oct 6, 1959	F2	Geauga	10.5	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Beckham	9.6	0
Sep 27, 1959	F2	McDonough	9.4	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	DuPage, Cook	9.3	0
Nov 3, 1959	F2	Kerr	9.1	0
Mar 14, 1959	F2	Independence	9.1	0
May 25, 1959	F2	Custer	8.8	0
Jun 17, 1959	F2	Palm Beach, Martin	8.7	0
May 6, 1959	F2	Waupaca, Outagamie	7.2	0
Sep 27, 1959	F2	Labette	7.2	0
Apr 19, 1959	F2	Twiggs	6.6	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Franklin	6.5	0
May 28, 1959	F2	Valley	6.4	0
Sep 27, 1959	F2	Howard, Boone	6.4	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	Tishomingo	5.7	0
May 1, 1959	F2	Uvalde	5.7	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Kay	5.7	0
May 29, 1959	F2	Graham	5.6	0
Aug 13, 1959	F2	Chambers	5.6	0
Aug 26, 1959	F2	Rock Island	5.6	0
Mar 20, 1959	F2	Shelby	5.4	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Mercer	5.4	0
Jul 8, 1959	F2	Marquette	5.2	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Adair	5.1	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	LaSalle	5.1	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Live Oak	4.9	0
May 12, 1959	F2	Bibb	4.9	0
May 19, 1959	F2	Grant	4.9	0
May 17, 1959	F2	Grant	4.7	0
May 2, 1959	F2	Bexar	4.6	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Adair	4.5	0
Oct 4, 1959	F2	Bryan	4.3	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Live Oak	4.3	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Brown	4.3	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	McNairy, Hardin	4.1	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Audubon	4.1	0
Aug 30, 1959	F2	Lancaster	4.0	0
Mar 25, 1959	F2	Carter	3.8	0
May 25, 1959	F2	Roger Mills	3.8	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Ottawa, Clay	3.8	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Carroll	3.3	0
Mar 26, 1959	F2	Brown	3.0	0
Mar 21, 1959	F2	Coffee	2.7	0
Mar 31, 1959	F2	Noble	2.7	0
Jun 18, 1959	F2	Elk	2.5	0
Jul 7, 1959	F2	Otter Tail	2.5	0
Mar 14, 1959	F2	Randolph	2.3	0
May 28, 1959	F2	Palo Alto	2.3	0
May 28, 1959	F2	Ness	2.3	0
Oct 8, 1959	F2	Racine	2.2	0
May 26, 1959	F2	Rusk	2.2	0
Oct 8, 1959	F2	McHenry	2.0	0
Dec 26, 1959	F2	Dickinson	2.0	0
Mar 15, 1959	F2	Effingham	2.0	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Seminole	2.0	0
May 17, 1959	F2	Harper	2.0	0
May 17, 1959	F2	Grant	2.0	0
May 29, 1959	F2	Adams	2.0	0
Aug 16, 1959	F2	Penobscot	2.0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Stark, Bureau	1.9	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Sequoyah	1.5	0
May 19, 1959	F2	Escambia	1.5	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Milwaukee	1.5	0
Nov 3, 1959	F2	Denton	1.2	0
Oct 8, 1959	F2	Waukesha	1.0	0
Oct 9, 1959	F2	Suffolk city	1.0	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	Cullman	1.0	0
Apr 2, 1959	F2	Brevard	1.0	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Montgomery	1.0	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Bexar	1.0	0
May 18, 1959	F2	Adams	1.0	0
May 18, 1959	F2	Brown	1.0	0
May 28, 1959	F2	Clay	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Jackson	1.0	0
Jun 25, 1959	F2	Crook	1.0	0
Jun 27, 1959	F2	Howard	1.0	0
Jun 3, 1959	F2	Calcasieu	1.0	0
Jul 13, 1959	F2	Grayson	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1959	F2	Marinette	1.0	0
Aug 25, 1959	F2	Emmons	1.0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	Madison	1.0	0
Sep 3, 1959	F2	Cherokee	1.0	0
Mar 4, 1959	F2	McCurtain	0.8	0
May 9, 1959	F2	Delaware	0.8	0
Jul 19, 1959	F2	Harford	0.8	0
Nov 3, 1959	F2	Montague	0.5	0
May 12, 1959	F2	Litchfield	0.5	0
May 9, 1959	F2	McDonald	0.5	0
Jul 8, 1959	F2	Mille Lacs	0.5	0
Feb 10, 1959	F2	Marion	0.4	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Polk	0.3	0
Sep 3, 1959	F2	Parker	0.3	0
Apr 8, 1959	F2	Sabine	0.2	0
May 10, 1959	F2	Nodaway	0.2	0
Feb 10, 1959	F2	Clark	0.1	0
Feb 10, 1959	F2	Lawrence	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1959	F2	Muskogee	0.1	0
Apr 2, 1959	F2	Pasco	0.1	0
May 11, 1959	F2	Piatt	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F2	Smith	0.1	0
May 22, 1959	F2	Grady	0.1	0
May 22, 1959	F2	Miami	0.1	0
May 25, 1959	F2	Hand	0.1	0
May 29, 1959	F2	Marshall	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Custer	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F2	Alfalfa	0.1	0
May 6, 1959	F2	Outagamie	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F2	Hughes	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F2	Tama	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1959	F2	Cass	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1959	F2	Hand	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1959	F2	Cavalier	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F2	Ford	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1959	F2	Dallas	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1959	F2	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jul 3, 1959	F2	Walworth	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1959	F2	Dawson	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1959	F2	Spink	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1959	F2	Yuma	0.1	0
Aug 24, 1959	F2	Stutsman	0.1	0
Aug 30, 1959	F2	Cotton	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1959	F2	Haakon	0.1	0
Sep 17, 1959	F2	Hodgeman	0.1	0
Sep 28, 1959	F2	Cass	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Coahoma	0.1	1
May 4, 1959	F1	Jewell, Nuckolls	45.6	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Jefferson, Gage, Johnson	40.6	0
Feb 10, 1959	F1	Washington, Marion	29.8	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Nodaway	24.4	0
May 19, 1959	F1	Kiowa, Comanche	22.7	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Racine	19.4	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Stafford, Barton, Rice	19.2	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Stafford, Barton, Rice	19.2	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Brown, Schuyler	18.8	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Hall	18.2	0
Jan 20, 1959	F1	Claiborne, Hinds	17.3	0
Jun 14, 1959	F1	Vermilion	17.0	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Warren	16.9	0
Apr 21, 1959	F1	Bienville, Webster	15.1	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	Dade, Cedar	14.4	0
Jun 27, 1959	F1	Dawson, Buffalo	14.0	0
Oct 4, 1959	F1	Johnson, Tarrant	13.0	0
Oct 8, 1959	F1	Cass	12.1	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Cook, Lake	12.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Wabaunsee	11.3	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Augusta	11.3	0
Jul 14, 1959	F1	Moore	10.9	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Nance	9.8	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Gage	9.5	0
Jun 9, 1959	F1	Clearwater	8.8	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Reno	8.4	0
Feb 4, 1959	F1	Lowndes, Lanier	8.0	0
May 7, 1959	F1	Reeves	8.0	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Sheridan	7.9	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Montgomery	7.9	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Montgomery, Neosho	7.8	0
Mar 14, 1959	F1	Washington	7.7	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Osage	7.7	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Dewey	7.2	0
Jun 3, 1959	F1	Fayette	7.2	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Mercer	5.9	0
Sep 28, 1959	F1	Osage	5.7	0
May 8, 1959	F1	Roosevelt	5.4	0
Jun 26, 1959	F1	Roosevelt	5.4	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Iredell	5.2	0
Dec 11, 1959	F1	Dallas	5.1	0
Jun 25, 1959	F1	Mower	5.1	0
Nov 4, 1959	F1	Rankin	4.9	0
Apr 8, 1959	F1	Harris	4.9	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Osage	4.9	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Poweshiek	4.9	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Taylor, Callahan	4.7	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	Jasper	4.3	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Taylor	4.1	0
Jul 3, 1959	F1	Gage	4.1	0
Sep 27, 1959	F1	Chariton	4.1	0
Jul 27, 1959	F1	Karnes	4.0	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	Lincoln	3.8	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Clay, Washington	3.8	0
Sep 6, 1959	F1	Burnett	3.8	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Monroe, St. Clair	3.6	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Montgomery	3.3	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Boone	3.0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Kendall	3.0	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Harvey	2.5	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Columbia	2.2	0
Oct 12, 1959	F1	Nueces	2.0	0
Oct 2, 1959	F1	Nowata	2.0	0
Feb 10, 1959	F1	Pickens	2.0	0
Mar 31, 1959	F1	Pittsburg	2.0	0
Apr 17, 1959	F1	Stephenson	2.0	0
Apr 20, 1959	F1	Halifax	2.0	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	Rusk, Harrison	2.0	0
May 21, 1959	F1	Hillsborough	2.0	0
May 26, 1959	F1	Jefferson	2.0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Knox	2.0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Emmet	2.0	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Waukesha	2.0	0
Jun 27, 1959	F1	Rice	2.0	0
Jun 2, 1959	F1	Horry	2.0	0
Jul 8, 1959	F1	Castro	2.0	0
Aug 17, 1959	F1	Penobscot	2.0	0
Aug 27, 1959	F1	Choctaw	2.0	0
Aug 31, 1959	F1	Okfuskee	2.0	0
Sep 21, 1959	F1	Cook	2.0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Gentry	1.9	0
Aug 18, 1959	F1	Cowley	1.5	0
Aug 9, 1959	F1	Butler	1.5	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Jones	1.3	0
Oct 12, 1959	F1	Volusia	1.0	0
Oct 3, 1959	F1	Tarrant	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1959	F1	Scotland	1.0	0
Mar 25, 1959	F1	Jefferson	1.0	0
Apr 17, 1959	F1	Craig	1.0	0
Apr 19, 1959	F1	Raleigh	1.0	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Polk	1.0	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Clay	1.0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Dixon	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Marathon	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Barber	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Kandiyohi	1.0	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Jasper	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1959	F1	York	1.0	0
Jun 25, 1959	F1	Howard	1.0	0
Jun 4, 1959	F1	Pitt	1.0	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	DeKalb	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1959	F1	Floyd	1.0	0
Aug 15, 1959	F1	Aroostook	1.0	0
Aug 23, 1959	F1	Buckingham	1.0	0
Jun 27, 1959	F1	Lee	0.9	0
Jun 26, 1959	F1	Cooke	0.8	0
Aug 17, 1959	F1	Penobscot	0.8	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Dooly	0.7	0
Oct 3, 1959	F1	Johnson	0.5	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Pointe Coupee	0.5	0
Feb 17, 1959	F1	Sonoma	0.5	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	Cherokee	0.5	0
Mar 25, 1959	F1	Canadian	0.5	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	Harris	0.5	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	Pulaski	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1959	F1	Lea	0.5	0
May 19, 1959	F1	Escambia	0.5	0
May 22, 1959	F1	Oklahoma	0.5	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Brown	0.5	0
Jun 23, 1959	F1	Cherokee	0.5	0
Jun 30, 1959	F1	Berrien	0.5	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Hutchinson	0.5	0
Jul 22, 1959	F1	Caddo	0.5	0
Aug 16, 1959	F1	Kennebec	0.5	0
Mar 13, 1959	F1	Bingham	0.4	0
Oct 15, 1959	F1	New Hanover	0.3	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Surry	0.3	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Callahan	0.3	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Dodge	0.3	0
May 2, 1959	F1	Saunders	0.3	0
May 2, 1959	F1	Payne	0.3	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Dewey	0.3	0
May 5, 1959	F1	Faribault	0.3	0
Jun 3, 1959	F1	Otero	0.3	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Perry	0.3	0
Sep 30, 1959	F1	Horry	0.3	0
May 18, 1959	F1	Clinton	0.2	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Callahan	0.2	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Andrew	0.2	0
May 28, 1959	F1	York	0.2	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Washington	0.2	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Hartford	0.2	0
May 8, 1959	F1	Hutchinson	0.2	0
Sep 21, 1959	F1	Nemaha	0.2	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Andrew	0.2	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Andrew	0.2	0
Sep 27, 1959	F1	Polk	0.2	0
Oct 10, 1959	F1	Orange	0.1	0
Oct 23, 1959	F1	Osceola	0.1	0
Oct 4, 1959	F1	Neosho	0.1	0
Nov 22, 1959	F1	Montgomery	0.1	0
Nov 2, 1959	F1	Yavapai	0.1	0
Nov 3, 1959	F1	McCurtain	0.1	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Jan 21, 1959	F1	Smith	0.1	0
Feb 10, 1959	F1	Crawford	0.1	0
Feb 10, 1959	F1	Union	0.1	0
Feb 14, 1959	F1	Caddo	0.1	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	Garvin	0.1	0
Mar 11, 1959	F1	Simpson	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1959	F1	McPherson	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1959	F1	Shelby	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1959	F1	Mobile	0.1	0
Mar 31, 1959	F1	Pawnee	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1959	F1	Houston	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1959	F1	Webster	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1959	F1	Issaquena, Sharkey	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1959	F1	Highland	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1959	F1	Talladega	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1959	F1	Williams	0.1	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	Daviess	0.1	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	Owen	0.1	0
May 10, 1959	F1	Navarro	0.1	0
May 11, 1959	F1	Wayne	0.1	0
May 12, 1959	F1	Dawson	0.1	0
May 17, 1959	F1	Hutchinson	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Dodge	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F1	Dallas	0.1	0
May 25, 1959	F1	Buffalo	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F1	Iroquois	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F1	Miami	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F1	Cook	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F1	Hughes	0.1	0
May 27, 1959	F1	Gregory	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Winnebago	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Greeley	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Hall	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F1	Buffalo	0.1	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Trego	0.1	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Osborne	0.1	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Osborne	0.1	0
May 29, 1959	F1	Russell	0.1	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
May 1, 1959	F1	Bandera	0.1	0
May 1, 1959	F1	Kendall	0.1	0
May 2, 1959	F1	Payne	0.1	0
May 3, 1959	F1	Dewey	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Merrick	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Saunders	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Barber	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Polk	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F1	Washita	0.1	0
May 7, 1959	F1	Hanover	0.1	0
May 7, 1959	F1	Eddy	0.1	0
May 8, 1959	F1	Guadalupe	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Mayes	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F1	Pittsburg	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1959	F1	Rock	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Wyandotte	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1959	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1959	F1	Stone	0.1	0
Jun 14, 1959	F1	Gonzales	0.1	0
Jun 18, 1959	F1	Lyon	0.1	0
Jun 20, 1959	F1	Custer	0.1	0
Jun 20, 1959	F1	Daniels	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1959	F1	Curry	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1959	F1	Hale	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1959	F1	Floyd	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1959	F1	Columbus	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1959	F1	Otero	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1959	F1	Stone	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1959	F1	Graham	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1959	F1	St. Johns	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Pasquotank	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Portsmouth city	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Dare	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Grayson	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F1	Ogle	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1959	F1	Medina	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1959	F1	Quay	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1959	F1	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1959	F1	Kiowa	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1959	F1	Kiowa	0.1	0
Jul 23, 1959	F1	Russell	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1959	F1	Doña Ana	0.1	0
Jul 30, 1959	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Bartholomew	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Madison	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1959	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1959	F1	Okeechobee	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1959	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1959	F1	Otter Tail	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1959	F1	Big Stone	0.1	0
Jul 8, 1959	F1	Roosevelt	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1959	F1	Richland	0.1	0
Aug 15, 1959	F1	Ogle	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1959	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Aug 21, 1959	F1	Antelope	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1959	F1	Pushmataha	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1959	F1	Cheshire	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1959	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Sep 17, 1959	F1	Pawnee	0.1	0
Sep 20, 1959	F1	Pawnee	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Lee	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	Bartholomew	0.1	0
Sep 28, 1959	F1	Boone	0.1	0
Sep 28, 1959	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1959	F1	Guilford	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1959	F1	Granville	0.1	0
Sep 8, 1959	F1	McLean	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1959	F0	Caddo	6.2	0
Mar 25, 1959	F0	Woods	2.0	0
May 22, 1959	F0	Garza	2.0	0
May 29, 1959	F0	Pottawatomie	2.0	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Morris	2.0	0
Jun 28, 1959	F0	Story	2.0	0
Jul 16, 1959	F0	Wichita	2.0	0
Sep 29, 1959	F0	Matagorda	2.0	0
Nov 2, 1959	F0	San Patricio	1.0	0
Apr 27, 1959	F0	Van Buren	1.0	0
May 23, 1959	F0	Sandoval	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Langlade	1.0	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Pratt	1.0	0
May 7, 1959	F0	Reeves	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1959	F0	Hale	1.0	0
Jun 23, 1959	F0	Hill	1.0	0
Jun 30, 1959	F0	Swisher	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1959	F0	Outagamie	1.0	0
Sep 28, 1959	F0	Leon	1.0	0
May 15, 1959	F0	Baylor	0.7	0
May 28, 1959	F0	McIntosh	0.6	0
Mar 5, 1959	F0	Calcasieu	0.5	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Osborne	0.5	0
May 8, 1959	F0	Oklahoma	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1959	F0	Clark	0.5	0
May 25, 1959	F0	Armstrong	0.4	0
Jun 17, 1959	F0	Howard	0.4	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Chippewa	0.3	0
May 5, 1959	F0	Buffalo	0.3	0
Aug 13, 1959	F0	Brazoria	0.3	0
Aug 21, 1959	F0	Wharton	0.3	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Boone	0.2	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Boone	0.2	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Monroe	0.2	0
Nov 4, 1959	F0	Chugach Census Area	0.2	0
Feb 10, 1959	F0	St. Louis	0.2	0
Apr 29, 1959	F0	Orangeburg	0.2	0
May 11, 1959	F0	Terrebonne	0.2	0
May 9, 1959	F0	Ozark	0.2	0
Jun 1, 1959	F0	East Feliciana	0.2	0
Jul 16, 1959	F0	Scott	0.2	0
Jul 28, 1959	F0	PR	0.2	0
Oct 17, 1959	F0	Martin	0.1	0
Oct 17, 1959	F0	Lee	0.1	0
Jan 20, 1959	F0	Copiah	0.1	0
Mar 20, 1959	F0	Kiowa	0.1	0
Mar 20, 1959	F0	Sabine	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1959	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1959	F0	Swisher	0.1	0
Mar 31, 1959	F0	Love	0.1	0
Mar 5, 1959	F0	Polk	0.1	0
Apr 18, 1959	F0	Payne	0.1	0
Apr 18, 1959	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1959	F0	Sebastian	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1959	F0	Ashtabula	0.1	0
May 10, 1959	F0	Young	0.1	0
May 10, 1959	F0	Live Oak	0.1	0
May 11, 1959	F0	Ottawa	0.1	0
May 11, 1959	F0	Medina	0.1	0
May 15, 1959	F0	Andrews	0.1	0
May 15, 1959	F0	Santa Fe	0.1	0
May 17, 1959	F0	Butler	0.1	0
May 17, 1959	F0	Kay	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F0	Meade	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F0	Marion	0.1	0
May 20, 1959	F0	Marion	0.1	0
May 22, 1959	F0	Warren	0.1	0
May 23, 1959	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
May 24, 1959	F0	Kleberg, Jim Wells	0.1	0
May 24, 1959	F0	Benson	0.1	0
May 25, 1959	F0	Gove	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Cedar	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Cuming	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Rice	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Rice	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Rice	0.1	0
May 26, 1959	F0	Rice	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Mower	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Sauk	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Green Lake	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Brown	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Brown	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Hall	0.1	0
May 28, 1959	F0	Rooks	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Hutchinson	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Redwood	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Nance	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
May 4, 1959	F0	Dickinson	0.1	0
May 7, 1959	F0	Pecos	0.1	0
May 8, 1959	F0	Archer	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F0	Santa Fe	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F0	Santa Fe	0.1	0
May 9, 1959	F0	Craig	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1959	F0	Hardin	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1959	F0	Richland	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1959	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1959	F0	Pope	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1959	F0	Chautauqua	0.1	0
Jun 14, 1959	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1959	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1959	F0	Kingsbury	0.1	0
Jun 17, 1959	F0	Howard	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1959	F0	Cheyenne	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1959	F0	Cheyenne	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1959	F0	Kiowa	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1959	F0	Chippewa	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1959	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1959	F0	Castro	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1959	F0	Upton	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1959	F0	Pecos	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1959	F0	Cumberland	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1959	F0	McCulloch	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1959	F0	Walworth	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F0	Charlotte	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1959	F0	Dare	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1959	F0	Forsyth	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1959	F0	Torrance	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1959	F0	Eddy	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1959	F0	Fulton	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1959	F0	Volusia	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1959	F0	Broward	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1959	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1959	F0	Allen	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1959	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1959	F0	Willacy	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1959	F0	Leflore	0.1	0
Aug 11, 1959	F0	Traill	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1959	F0	Jefferson Davis	0.1	0
Aug 21, 1959	F0	Holt	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1959	F0	Erie	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1959	F0	Piscataquis	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1959	F0	Ransom	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1959	F0	Sheridan	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1959	F0	New Haven	0.1	0
Aug 2, 1959	F0	Beaverhead	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1959	F0	Pratt	0.1	0
Sep 24, 1959	F0	Moore	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1959	F0	Barton	0.1	0
Sep 27, 1959	F0	Callaway	0.1	0
Sep 1, 1959	F0	Daviess	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1959	F0	McClain	0.1	0
Sep 6, 1959	F0	Greenville	0.1	0

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02

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1959

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Arlene	Tropical storm	19	LA
Unnamed	Category 1	19	FL
Cindy	Category 1	87	CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NY, RI, SC, VA
Debra	Category 1	19	TX
Dot	Category 4	2	HI
Patsy	Category 5	1	HI
Gracie	Category 4	69	GA, NC, SC, TN
Irene	Tropical storm	9	AL, FL, MS
Judith	Category 1	17	FL

03

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1959

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Aug 17, 1959	7.2	Hebgen Lake, Montana Gallatin MT	7.5
Aug 18, 1959	6.5	near Madison Junction, Wyoming Park WY	6.2
Aug 18, 1959	6.3	near Mammoth, Wyoming Park WY	6.2
Aug 18, 1959	6.0	near West Yellowstone, Montana Gallatin MT	6.2
Aug 18, 1959	6.0	near West Yellowstone, Montana Madison MT	9.3
Mar 22, 1959	5.7	near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill NV	9.3
Aug 18, 1959	5.7	near Mammoth, Wyoming Park WY	9.3
Apr 1, 1959	5.6	near Loyalton, California Plumas CA	—
Jul 21, 1959	5.6	near Fredonia, Arizona Coconino AZ	—
Jun 23, 1959	5.5	near Schurz, Nevada Mineral NV	9.3
Jun 23, 1959	5.4	near Yerington, Nevada Lyon NV	9.3
Mar 2, 1959	5.3	near Gilroy, California Santa Clara CA	—
Aug 4, 1959	5.2	near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA Mono CA	3.7
Aug 19, 1959	5.0	near Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana Madison MT	3.1
Aug 19, 1959	5.0	near West Yellowstone, Montana Park WY	3.1
Aug 20, 1959	5.0	near Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana Beaverhead MT	3.1
Oct 13, 1959	5.0	near Flagstaff, Arizona Coconino AZ	—

04

Drought

On average 4% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1959. The worst month was July 1959, with 7%.

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.