1960

616 tornadoes, 5 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 5 notable earthquakes. 51 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 46.

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Tornadoes

616 recorded; 51 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Oklahoma98
2. Texas77
3. Kansas60
4. Nebraska43
5. Illinois40
6. Missouri34
7. Florida31
8. Arkansas28

Outbreak days

• May 4, 196025 tornadoes
• May 5, 196031 tornadoes, 32 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1960

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
May 5, 1960	F5	Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Okfuskee	71.8	5
May 5, 1960	F4	Latimer, Haskell, Sequoyah	62.4	16
May 5, 1960	F4	Sequoyah	5.4	5
May 19, 1960	F4	Shawnee, Jefferson	27.5	1
May 4, 1960	F4	Choctaw, Pushmataha	30.8	0
May 19, 1960	F4	Wabaunsee, Shawnee	20.6	0
May 4, 1960	F4	Pottawatomie, Seminole	8.0	0
Apr 12, 1960	F3	Castro	5.2	3
Jun 27, 1960	F3	Sedgwick	6.5	2
May 5, 1960	F3	Okmulgee	0.8	2
Apr 16, 1960	F3	Grundy, Black Hawk, Buchanan	29.8	1
May 6, 1960	F3	Conway, Faulkner	26.7	1
May 5, 1960	F3	Le Flore, Sequoyah	23.7	1
Aug 5, 1960	F3	Valley	10.3	1
May 5, 1960	F3	Sequoyah	4.5	1
May 5, 1960	F3	Tulsa, Cleveland, Pottawatomie	101.9	0
Apr 16, 1960	F3	Benton, Harrison	27.0	0
Jun 20, 1960	F3	Kimball, Cheyenne	26.1	0
May 4, 1960	F3	Pontotoc	18.3	0
Apr 23, 1960	F3	Laramie	17.2	0
Jun 24, 1960	F3	Schenectady, Saratoga	16.0	0
Jun 27, 1960	F3	Cheyenne	15.2	0
Jun 28, 1960	F3	Union, Henderson	14.2	0
Apr 14, 1960	F3	Crawford	13.6	0
May 16, 1960	F3	Marshall	13.3	0
May 19, 1960	F3	Jefferson, Leavenworth	13.3	0
Jun 24, 1960	F3	Mercer	12.9	0
Apr 28, 1960	F3	Oklahoma	11.7	0
May 19, 1960	F3	Jefferson	11.5	0
Apr 16, 1960	F3	Franklin	9.2	0
Sep 11, 1960	F3	Charleston	8.8	0
Apr 15, 1960	F3	Miami, Cass	8.4	0
May 4, 1960	F3	Tarrant	7.4	0
May 5, 1960	F3	Garvin	7.3	0
Apr 28, 1960	F3	Sedgwick	7.1	0
May 4, 1960	F3	Sherman	7.1	0
May 4, 1960	F3	Oklahoma	5.1	0
Aug 7, 1960	F3	Ottawa	4.7	0
Feb 9, 1960	F3	Woodruff	3.8	0
Apr 28, 1960	F3	Grady	3.6	0
Apr 28, 1960	F3	Caddo	3.3	0
May 24, 1960	F3	Motley	3.3	0
Nov 27, 1960	F3	Cloud	2.0	0
Apr 14, 1960	F3	Johnson	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1960	F3	Grady	1.5	0
Oct 11, 1960	F3	Parmer	1.0	0
Feb 25, 1960	F3	Columbia	0.8	0
Jun 7, 1960	F3	Jackson	0.8	0
May 4, 1960	F3	Rogers	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1960	F3	Vigo	0.1	0
Sep 19, 1960	F3	Fayette, Rush	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Cleveland	6.1	3
May 5, 1960	F2	McIntosh	11.7	2
Oct 31, 1960	F2	Lee	0.1	1
Jun 4, 1960	F2	McLean, De Witt, Piatt	56.2	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Craig, Ottawa	36.6	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Clark, Marathon	36.0	0
Jun 23, 1960	F2	Cass, Sangamon	34.9	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Mercer, Putnam	29.6	0
Nov 27, 1960	F2	Kingman	27.9	0
Jun 29, 1960	F2	Buchanan, Andrew, DeKalb	25.1	0
Mar 28, 1960	F2	Ellis	24.2	0
Feb 9, 1960	F2	Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson	24.0	0
Nov 27, 1960	F2	Sumner, Sedgwick, Butler	23.2	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	Randolph, Monroe, St. Clair	22.3	0
Apr 17, 1960	F2	Effingham	21.9	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Coles, Douglas	20.9	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Cleveland, Lincoln	19.3	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Laclede	18.2	0
Nov 27, 1960	F2	Elk	17.3	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Washington	16.9	0
Jun 30, 1960	F2	Madison	16.9	0
Jul 14, 1960	F2	Salem, Gloucester	15.6	0
May 6, 1960	F2	White	14.6	0
Apr 29, 1960	F2	Jefferson Davis	13.8	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Carroll, Greene	13.8	0
Aug 24, 1960	F2	Stanley	13.6	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Madison	13.2	0
Jun 28, 1960	F2	Buffalo, Trempealeau	12.2	0
Jun 15, 1960	F2	Antelope, Pierce	11.5	0
Dec 4, 1960	F2	Ray	11.0	0
Apr 26, 1960	F2	Upton	10.9	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Delaware	10.5	0
Jul 25, 1960	F2	Lyman	10.4	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Pulaski	10.3	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	Laurens	9.8	0
Jun 5, 1960	F2	McLean	9.6	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Wayne	9.5	0
Jun 24, 1960	F2	Berks, Montgomery	9.4	0
Feb 9, 1960	F2	St. Francois	9.3	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Butler	9.3	0
May 16, 1960	F2	Adair	8.7	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	Marshall	8.2	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Van Buren	8.2	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Cleveland	7.8	0
Feb 18, 1960	F2	Bay	7.6	0
Jul 10, 1960	F2	Cass	6.9	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	Lee	6.6	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Mayes	6.4	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Ness	6.1	0
Oct 16, 1960	F2	San Patricio	5.9	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	Newberry	5.9	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Garvin	5.9	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	Monroe	5.7	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Douglas	5.7	0
Nov 28, 1960	F2	Escambia	5.6	0
Jun 15, 1960	F2	Jackson	5.6	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Cleveland	5.2	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Wagoner	5.1	0
Feb 17, 1960	F2	Harris	4.9	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Cotton	4.9	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Muskogee	4.9	0
Oct 16, 1960	F2	Nueces	4.7	0
May 18, 1960	F2	Frontier	4.5	0
Aug 21, 1960	F2	Marion	4.5	0
Oct 13, 1960	F2	Brown	4.3	0
Feb 3, 1960	F2	Lafourche	4.3	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Shawnee	4.1	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Pittsburg	4.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Craig	3.8	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Cleveland	3.8	0
May 18, 1960	F2	Johnson	3.8	0
Jun 23, 1960	F2	Champaign	3.8	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Grady	3.6	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Grady	3.3	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Rock	3.0	0
Jun 10, 1960	F2	Hempstead	3.0	0
May 20, 1960	F2	Grayson	2.7	0
May 6, 1960	F2	Nevada	2.6	0
Jun 20, 1960	F2	Logan	2.5	0
Oct 15, 1960	F2	Karnes	2.0	0
Oct 29, 1960	F2	Butler	2.0	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Maries	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Grady	2.0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Johnson	2.0	0
Jun 16, 1960	F2	Warren	2.0	0
Jun 20, 1960	F2	Cheyenne	2.0	0
Jun 23, 1960	F2	Martin	2.0	0
Jun 24, 1960	F2	Lamoille	2.0	0
May 20, 1960	F2	Hunt	1.9	0
Jul 27, 1960	F2	Sedgwick	1.5	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Maries	1.3	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Harrison	1.3	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Cherokee	1.0	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	Jackson	1.0	0
Apr 12, 1960	F2	Parmer	1.0	0
Apr 13, 1960	F2	Saline	1.0	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Jackson	1.0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	McIntosh	1.0	0
May 7, 1960	F2	Dooly	1.0	0
May 7, 1960	F2	Mitchell	1.0	0
Jun 14, 1960	F2	Pierce	1.0	0
Jun 16, 1960	F2	Webster	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1960	F2	Chase	1.0	0
Jul 11, 1960	F2	Dickinson	1.0	0
Aug 23, 1960	F2	Adams	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1960	F2	Buckingham	1.0	0
Sep 11, 1960	F2	Sampson	1.0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	Faulkner	0.8	0
Jun 24, 1960	F2	Montgomery	0.8	0
Jun 26, 1960	F2	Angelina	0.7	0
Aug 28, 1960	F2	Monroe	0.5	0
Sep 15, 1960	F2	Bay	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1960	F2	Angelina	0.4	0
Jan 14, 1960	F2	Hopkins	0.3	0
Apr 21, 1960	F2	Pecos	0.3	0
May 16, 1960	F2	Clay	0.3	0
May 24, 1960	F2	Ellis	0.3	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Erath	0.3	0
Sep 16, 1960	F2	Talladega	0.3	0
May 7, 1960	F2	Mobile	0.2	0
Aug 21, 1960	F2	Denton	0.2	0
Aug 25, 1960	F2	Clearwater	0.2	0
Oct 13, 1960	F2	Hill	0.1	0
Nov 27, 1960	F2	McPherson	0.1	0
Jan 14, 1960	F2	Pontotoc	0.1	0
Feb 25, 1960	F2	Duval	0.1	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	Macoupin	0.1	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	Walton	0.1	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	Hancock	0.1	0
Mar 3, 1960	F2	Lake	0.1	0
Apr 10, 1960	F2	Leon	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1960	F2	Harper	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Butler	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	Garfield	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1960	F2	Cleveland	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1960	F2	Bay	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F2	Tazewell	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F2	Washington	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Cleveland	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Delaware	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Wagoner	0.1	0
May 21, 1960	F2	LaPorte	0.1	0
May 22, 1960	F2	Finney	0.1	0
May 23, 1960	F2	Caddo	0.1	0
May 23, 1960	F2	Caddo	0.1	0
May 23, 1960	F2	Caddo	0.1	0
May 23, 1960	F2	Finney	0.1	0
May 24, 1960	F2	Mitchell	0.1	0
May 25, 1960	F2	Tazewell	0.1	0
May 27, 1960	F2	Beaufort	0.1	0
May 27, 1960	F2	Kingfisher	0.1	0
May 31, 1960	F2	Cass	0.1	0
May 4, 1960	F2	Ness	0.1	0
May 7, 1960	F2	Mobile	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1960	F2	Burt	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1960	F2	Clarke	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1960	F2	Berrien	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1960	F2	Highland	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1960	F2	Effingham	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1960	F2	Dawes	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1960	F2	Franklin	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1960	F2	Clay	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1960	F2	Donley	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1960	F2	Lea	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1960	F2	Garfield	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1960	F2	Custer	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1960	F2	Luzerne	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1960	F2	Garden	0.1	0
Aug 21, 1960	F2	Goshen	0.1	0
Aug 25, 1960	F2	Otter Tail	0.1	0
Aug 25, 1960	F2	Richland	0.1	0
Aug 2, 1960	F2	Stutsman	0.1	0
Aug 2, 1960	F2	Dickey	0.1	0
Aug 2, 1960	F2	Ward	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1960	F2	Rockingham, Page	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Phelps	1.5	1
Mar 30, 1960	F1	Yadkin, Surry, Stokes	56.2	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Greene, Macoupin, Morgan	43.5	0
Apr 29, 1960	F1	Vermilion, Iberia	33.2	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Mecklenburg, Cabarrus	23.7	0
Jul 2, 1960	F1	Will, Kankakee	23.6	0
Jun 23, 1960	F1	Adams, Brown	22.6	0
May 17, 1960	F1	Kit Carson, Yuma	17.6	0
Feb 4, 1960	F1	Rankin	17.5	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Van Buren, Henry	15.8	0
Sep 11, 1960	F1	Bladen	15.4	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Mississippi	14.0	0
May 8, 1960	F1	Sampson	13.2	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Walthall	12.3	0
May 5, 1960	F1	Mobile	11.5	0
Jun 14, 1960	F1	Dawson	11.0	0
Feb 17, 1960	F1	Lafayette, St. Martin	10.6	0
Aug 29, 1960	F1	Aroostook	9.7	0
May 24, 1960	F1	Russell	8.8	0
Feb 20, 1960	F1	Blaine	8.7	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Conway	8.7	0
Feb 9, 1960	F1	Ottawa	8.2	0
May 24, 1960	F1	Wabaunsee	8.2	0
Apr 14, 1960	F1	Montgomery	7.9	0
Jun 23, 1960	F1	Montcalm	7.9	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Graham	6.9	0
Feb 4, 1960	F1	White	6.4	0
Jan 14, 1960	F1	Faulkner	6.1	0
Jun 18, 1960	F1	Kit Carson	5.9	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Benton	5.4	0
Oct 18, 1960	F1	Fayette	5.2	0
Nov 27, 1960	F1	Page	4.9	0
Jul 11, 1960	F1	Buena Vista	4.9	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Clay	4.7	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Fannin	4.6	0
May 5, 1960	F1	Cherokee	4.6	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Rogers	4.5	0
Jun 11, 1960	F1	Audrain	4.1	0
Aug 8, 1960	F1	Dodge	4.1	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Pulaski	3.3	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Tazewell	2.7	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Custer	2.7	0
Jul 24, 1960	F1	Arkansas	2.7	0
Mar 29, 1960	F1	Stoddard	2.5	0
Jun 21, 1960	F1	Phelps	2.5	0
Jun 9, 1960	F1	Boone	2.5	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Cass	2.1	0
Nov 29, 1960	F1	Somerset	2.0	0
Jan 28, 1960	F1	Jefferson	2.0	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Stafford	2.0	0
Mar 31, 1960	F1	Garfield	2.0	0
Mar 31, 1960	F1	Noble	2.0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Neosho	2.0	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Hardin	2.0	0
May 27, 1960	F1	Ionia	2.0	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Denton	2.0	0
Jul 25, 1960	F1	Lyon	2.0	0
Jul 1, 1960	F1	Ocean	2.0	0
Aug 27, 1960	F1	Taylor	2.0	0
Sep 9, 1960	F1	Oswego	2.0	0
Nov 15, 1960	F1	Phelps	1.9	0
Apr 23, 1960	F1	Sawyer	1.9	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Harnett	1.5	0
Mar 31, 1960	F1	Garfield	1.5	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Kent	1.5	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Barton	1.5	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Linn	1.5	0
May 23, 1960	F1	McClain	1.5	0
May 30, 1960	F1	Medina	1.5	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Parker	1.5	0
Jun 26, 1960	F1	Garland	1.5	0
Jul 3, 1960	F1	Albany	1.5	0
Apr 26, 1960	F1	Concho	1.3	0
May 28, 1960	F1	Randall	1.3	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Gallatin	1.3	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Andrew	1.1	0
Nov 19, 1960	F1	Frederick	1.0	0
Feb 17, 1960	F1	Calcasieu	1.0	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Isle of Wight	1.0	0
Feb 9, 1960	F1	Cumberland	1.0	0
Mar 15, 1960	F1	Polk	1.0	0
Mar 8, 1960	F1	Marion	1.0	0
Apr 12, 1960	F1	Bailey	1.0	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Elk	1.0	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Craig	1.0	0
Apr 17, 1960	F1	Alexander	1.0	0
Apr 24, 1960	F1	Manitowoc	1.0	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Johnson	1.0	0
May 25, 1960	F1	Dickinson	1.0	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Tillman	1.0	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Tillman	1.0	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Hopkins	1.0	0
May 5, 1960	F1	Dallas	1.0	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Clay	1.0	0
Jun 14, 1960	F1	Cedar	1.0	0
Jun 14, 1960	F1	Richardson	1.0	0
Jun 16, 1960	F1	Lake	1.0	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	Licking	1.0	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Oneida	1.0	0
Jun 9, 1960	F1	Evangeline	1.0	0
Jun 9, 1960	F1	Potter	1.0	0
Jul 20, 1960	F1	Bexar	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1960	F1	Franklin	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1960	F1	Cerro Gordo	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1960	F1	Cerro Gordo	1.0	0
May 20, 1960	F1	McCurtain	0.8	0
Jun 30, 1960	F1	Collier	0.8	0
Sep 11, 1960	F1	Horry	0.8	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Ochiltree	0.7	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Sumter	0.7	0
Mar 30, 1960	F1	Chattahoochee	0.6	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	Wharton	0.6	0
Oct 16, 1960	F1	Nueces	0.5	0
Oct 4, 1960	F1	Cumberland	0.5	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Hillsborough	0.5	0
Apr 18, 1960	F1	Monmouth	0.5	0
Apr 25, 1960	F1	Randolph	0.5	0
Apr 4, 1960	F1	Decatur	0.5	0
May 15, 1960	F1	Weld	0.5	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Garvin	0.5	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Rogers	0.5	0
May 3, 1960	F1	Woodward	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	Bennington	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	Belknap	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1960	F1	Niobrara	0.5	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Lafayette	0.5	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Richardson	0.5	0
Aug 22, 1960	F1	Hinds	0.5	0
Sep 22, 1960	F1	Jackson	0.5	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Hunt	0.4	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Ochiltree	0.4	0
Jun 20, 1960	F1	Kimball	0.4	0
Feb 9, 1960	F1	Craig	0.3	0
Mar 29, 1960	F1	Grundy	0.3	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Butler	0.3	0
Apr 26, 1960	F1	Nueces	0.3	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Macon	0.3	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Chouteau	0.3	0
Oct 15, 1960	F1	Floyd	0.2	0
Oct 18, 1960	F1	Victoria	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1960	F1	Pulaski	0.2	0
Jan 14, 1960	F1	Grayson	0.2	0
Mar 29, 1960	F1	Scott	0.2	0
Mar 31, 1960	F1	Kay	0.2	0
Apr 12, 1960	F1	Cimarron	0.2	0
Apr 26, 1960	F1	Anne Arundel	0.2	0
Apr 27, 1960	F1	McLennan	0.2	0
Apr 30, 1960	F1	Logan	0.2	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Harrison	0.2	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Barry	0.2	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Lawrence	0.2	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Johnson	0.2	0
May 26, 1960	F1	Jackson	0.2	0
May 3, 1960	F1	Lavaca	0.2	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Erath	0.2	0
May 6, 1960	F1	Camden	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1960	F1	Saline	0.2	0
Jun 11, 1960	F1	Ray	0.2	0
Jun 29, 1960	F1	Nuckolls	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1960	F1	Callaway	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1960	F1	Mercer	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1960	F1	Hall	0.2	0
Jul 20, 1960	F1	Travis	0.2	0
Jul 6, 1960	F1	Scurry	0.2	0
Aug 19, 1960	F1	Jefferson	0.2	0
Oct 18, 1960	F1	Harris	0.1	0
Nov 15, 1960	F1	Scott	0.1	0
Nov 23, 1960	F1	Jones	0.1	0
Nov 27, 1960	F1	Ford	0.1	0
Nov 27, 1960	F1	Rice	0.1	0
Nov 27, 1960	F1	Dickinson	0.1	0
Jan 12, 1960	F1	Nodaway	0.1	0
Jan 29, 1960	F1	Mobile	0.1	0
Feb 13, 1960	F1	Polk	0.1	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Duplin	0.1	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	Davidson	0.1	0
Feb 4, 1960	F1	Wayne	0.1	0
Feb 9, 1960	F1	Madison	0.1	0
Mar 16, 1960	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Mar 24, 1960	F1	Hinds	0.1	0
Mar 31, 1960	F1	Harvey	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1960	F1	Garden	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Madison	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Tulsa	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Will	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1960	F1	Pulaski	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1960	F1	Washington	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1960	F1	Neosho	0.1	0
Apr 30, 1960	F1	Porter	0.1	0
May 15, 1960	F1	Clay	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Richardson	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Randolph	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F1	Randolph	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F1	McDonough, Fulton, Peoria	0.1	0
May 17, 1960	F1	Elbert	0.1	0
May 17, 1960	F1	Madison	0.1	0
May 17, 1960	F1	Elbert	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Washington	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F1	Garfield	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Caddo, Grady	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Richardson	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Muskogee	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Mayes	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Cherokee	0.1	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Choctaw	0.1	0
May 20, 1960	F1	Montgomery	0.1	0
May 23, 1960	F1	Stephens	0.1	0
May 24, 1960	F1	Niobrara	0.1	0
May 24, 1960	F1	Morrill	0.1	0
May 24, 1960	F1	Boyd	0.1	0
May 25, 1960	F1	Harvey	0.1	0
May 25, 1960	F1	McLean	0.1	0
May 28, 1960	F1	Woods	0.1	0
May 28, 1960	F1	Custer	0.1	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Comanche	0.1	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Cotton	0.1	0
May 4, 1960	F1	Comanche	0.1	0
May 5, 1960	F1	Colfax	0.1	0
May 5, 1960	F1	Rogers	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F1	Houston	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1960	F1	Seneca	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Beaver	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1960	F1	Frontier	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1960	F1	Kankakee	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1960	F1	Thomas	0.1	0
Jun 17, 1960	F1	Hall	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1960	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jun 20, 1960	F1	Dawes	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1960	F1	Lyman	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1960	F1	Douglas	0.1	0
Jun 28, 1960	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1960	F1	McLean	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1960	F1	LaSalle	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1960	F1	Osceola	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1960	F1	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1960	F1	Butler	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1960	F1	Emmons	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1960	F1	Wagoner	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1960	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Jul 28, 1960	F1	Hayes	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1960	F1	Otter Tail	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1960	F1	Warren	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1960	F1	Robertson	0.1	0
Aug 18, 1960	F1	Hanson	0.1	0
Aug 18, 1960	F1	Adair	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1960	F1	Guadalupe	0.1	0
Aug 23, 1960	F1	Hall	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1960	F1	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1960	F1	Kalamazoo	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1960	F1	Kane	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1960	F1	Greeley	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1960	F1	Slope	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1960	F1	Montgomery	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1960	F1	Nueces	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1960	F1	Independence	0.1	0
Sep 15, 1960	F1	Bay	0.1	0
Sep 15, 1960	F1	Santa Rosa	0.1	0
Sep 20, 1960	F1	Pontotoc	0.1	0
Sep 25, 1960	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1960	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Sep 8, 1960	F1	Pinal	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1960	F0	Montague	34.5	0
May 21, 1960	F0	Sauk	4.6	0
Jan 14, 1960	F0	Caddo	4.5	0
Jun 1, 1960	F0	Nemaha	3.3	0
May 24, 1960	F0	Edmunds	3.0	0
Jan 14, 1960	F0	Scurry	2.0	0
Feb 9, 1960	F0	Clark	2.0	0
May 21, 1960	F0	Fond du Lac	2.0	0
Jun 25, 1960	F0	Colfax	2.0	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Sherman	2.0	0
Aug 24, 1960	F0	Lowndes	2.0	0
May 15, 1960	F0	Morton	1.0	0
May 31, 1960	F0	Andrews	1.0	0
May 4, 1960	F0	Palo Pinto	1.0	0
Jun 17, 1960	F0	Custer	1.0	0
Jun 27, 1960	F0	Dawes	1.0	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Carbon	1.0	0
Jul 22, 1960	F0	Lewis and Clark	1.0	0
Aug 20, 1960	F0	Iowa	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1960	F0	Franklin	1.0	0
Sep 18, 1960	F0	Jones	1.0	0
Apr 16, 1960	F0	Defiance	0.8	0
May 17, 1960	F0	Hale	0.6	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Eastland	0.6	0
Mar 16, 1960	F0	Hillsborough	0.5	0
Mar 29, 1960	F0	Tangipahoa	0.5	0
Apr 26, 1960	F0	Lea	0.5	0
May 22, 1960	F0	Livingston	0.5	0
May 29, 1960	F0	Bell	0.5	0
May 4, 1960	F0	Sherman	0.5	0
Jun 8, 1960	F0	Carson	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1960	F0	Hood	0.4	0
Jun 25, 1960	F0	DeWitt	0.4	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Marshall	0.3	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Knox	0.3	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Knox	0.3	0
May 20, 1960	F0	Brazos	0.3	0
May 28, 1960	F0	Randall	0.3	0
May 31, 1960	F0	Knox	0.3	0
Oct 7, 1960	F0	Carroll	0.2	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Taney	0.2	0
May 20, 1960	F0	Titus	0.2	0
May 5, 1960	F0	Dallas	0.2	0
Jun 28, 1960	F0	Scott	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1960	F0	St. Charles	0.2	0
Oct 7, 1960	F0	St. Lucie	0.1	0
Oct 7, 1960	F0	Duval	0.1	0
Oct 8, 1960	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Feb 25, 1960	F0	Duval	0.1	0
Mar 17, 1960	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Apr 15, 1960	F0	Wyandotte	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1960	F0	Blaine	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1960	F0	Kay	0.1	0
May 11, 1960	F0	Madison	0.1	0
May 13, 1960	F0	Del Norte	0.1	0
May 16, 1960	F0	Creek	0.1	0
May 17, 1960	F0	Kingfisher	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Todd	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
May 18, 1960	F0	Hitchcock	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Caddo	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Stephens	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Freeborn	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Shawnee	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Sequoyah	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
May 20, 1960	F0	Greene	0.1	0
May 25, 1960	F0	Anderson	0.1	0
May 28, 1960	F0	Randall	0.1	0
May 31, 1960	F0	Ward	0.1	0
May 31, 1960	F0	Clark	0.1	0
May 2, 1960	F0	Hendry	0.1	0
May 4, 1960	F0	Motley	0.1	0
May 5, 1960	F0	Tillman	0.1	0
May 5, 1960	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
May 5, 1960	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F0	Navajo	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F0	Deaf Smith	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F0	Decatur	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F0	Potter, Randall	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1960	F0	Keokuk	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1960	F0	Sierra	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1960	F0	Vermilion	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1960	F0	Madison	0.1	0
Jun 17, 1960	F0	Deuel	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1960	F0	Logan	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1960	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1960	F0	Logan	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1960	F0	Madison	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1960	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1960	F0	Marshall	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1960	F0	Richland	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1960	F0	Dickinson	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1960	F0	Dickinson	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1960	F0	Fayette	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1960	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Moore	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Sweetwater	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Sherman	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1960	F0	Sherman	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1960	F0	Renville	0.1	0
Jul 13, 1960	F0	Essex	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1960	F0	Volusia	0.1	0
Jul 19, 1960	F0	Volusia	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1960	F0	Curry	0.1	0
Jul 21, 1960	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
Jul 23, 1960	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Jul 27, 1960	F0	Kidder	0.1	0
Jul 27, 1960	F0	Phillips	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1960	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1960	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1960	F0	Burleigh	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1960	F0	Burleigh, Kidder	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1960	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Jul 4, 1960	F0	Butler	0.1	0
Aug 13, 1960	F0	Kimball	0.1	0
Aug 15, 1960	F0	Morrill	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1960	F0	Walsh	0.1	0
Aug 19, 1960	F0	Cherokee	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1960	F0	Kiowa	0.1	0
Aug 25, 1960	F0	Ransom	0.1	0
Aug 2, 1960	F0	Dunn	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1960	F0	Cotton	0.1	0
Sep 15, 1960	F0	Gulf	0.1	0
Sep 24, 1960	F0	San Patricio	0.1	0
Sep 30, 1960	F0	Santa Fe	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 1960

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	12	TX
Brenda	Tropical storm	233	CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Donna	Category 4	129	CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA
Ethel	Category 3	22	AL, LA, MS
Florence	Tropical storm	9	FL

03

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1960

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Aug 3, 1960	6.5	Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West AK	11.6
Jun 5, 1960	6.0	near the coast of Northern California Humboldt CA	9.3
Dec 27, 1960	5.9	near Crescent City, California Del Norte CA	12.4
Oct 11, 1960	5.5	near Colona, Colorado Gunnison CO	30.4
Jan 19, 1960	5.0	near Ridgemark, California San Benito CA	—

04

Drought

On average 3% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1960. The worst month was December 1960, 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.