1963

463 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 6 notable earthquakes. 38 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 31.

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Tornadoes

463 recorded; 38 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Texas82
2. Oklahoma30
3. Kansas29
4. Indiana29
5. Florida28
6. Alabama20
7. Georgia19
8. Ohio19

Outbreak days

• Apr 29, 196322 tornadoes, 12 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1963

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
Apr 29, 1963	F4	Lee	4.7	3
Mar 11, 1963	F4	Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha	45.2	2
Mar 11, 1963	F4	Cullman	28.0	2
Apr 17, 1963	F4	Kankakee, Newton, Jasper	57.3	1
Mar 5, 1963	F4	Jefferson	14.9	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Coahoma	5.7	5
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Crockett	9.3	3
Aug 3, 1963	F3	Allegheny	0.1	2
Apr 22, 1963	F3	Sangamon, Macon	42.9	1
May 26, 1963	F3	Logan, Oklahoma, Lincoln	34.3	1
Apr 28, 1963	F3	Nemaha	4.9	1
Apr 19, 1963	F3	Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings	85.3	0
Apr 22, 1963	F3	Douglas, Edgar, Vermillion	38.6	0
Apr 22, 1963	F3	Macon, Piatt, Champaign	31.8	0
Jun 6, 1963	F3	Bennett	24.4	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Sullivan, Greene	23.9	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Carroll, Cass, Miami	23.1	0
May 20, 1963	F3	Cheshire, Hillsborough	14.0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Christian	13.7	0
May 12, 1963	F3	Pierce	12.8	0
Jul 19, 1963	F3	Kenosha	10.6	0
Aug 16, 1963	F3	Columbia	9.6	0
Aug 16, 1963	F3	Columbia	9.6	0
Aug 16, 1963	F3	Columbia	9.6	0
Sep 3, 1963	F3	Elk	8.4	0
May 21, 1963	F3	Bailey, Parmer	5.9	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Parke	5.6	0
Jan 10, 1963	F3	Maury, Williamson	4.0	0
Mar 17, 1963	F3	Bibb	2.7	0
Jul 18, 1963	F3	Butte	2.3	0
Mar 11, 1963	F3	Kaufman	2.0	0
Nov 8, 1963	F3	Refugio	1.0	0
Apr 17, 1963	F3	Monroe	0.5	0
Mar 16, 1963	F3	Gallatin	0.3	0
Apr 22, 1963	F3	Marion	0.3	0
May 26, 1963	F3	Oklahoma	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F3	Seminole	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1963	F3	Beaver	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1963	F2	Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson	85.8	3
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Limestone, Madison	47.2	1
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Stoddard, Cape Girardeau	10.7	1
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Cocke	6.2	1
Apr 30, 1963	F2	Walton, Washington, Calhoun	61.0	0
Sep 28, 1963	F2	Emanuel, Jenkins, Burke	52.8	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Cedar, Dixon	34.1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Marion, Winston	32.2	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Wayne, Lawrence	29.1	0
Nov 21, 1963	F2	Hamilton, Greeley	25.7	0
Sep 2, 1963	F2	Iowa, Dane	22.5	0
May 26, 1963	F2	Crawford	19.6	0
Jul 31, 1963	F2	Wexford, Missaukee, Osceola	19.6	0
Apr 26, 1963	F2	Scurry, Fisher	19.0	0
Mar 27, 1963	F2	York, Lancaster	17.0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	Schley, Macon	16.4	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Marion	15.5	0
Apr 28, 1963	F2	Marshall, Nemaha	15.4	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Mahoning	15.3	0
May 12, 1963	F2	Woodbury	15.2	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Wabash, Lawrence, Knox	14.8	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Marion	14.7	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Jackson, Jennings	14.5	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	Robertson, Sumner	14.0	0
Apr 28, 1963	F2	Colfax, Dodge	13.1	0
May 9, 1963	F2	Hancock, Winnebago	13.1	0
Apr 17, 1963	F2	Wabash, Whitley	13.0	0
Apr 30, 1963	F2	Russell	11.7	0
Apr 17, 1963	F2	Huntington, Allen	11.1	0
Sep 29, 1963	F2	Cumberland	11.0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Autauga	10.6	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Lawrence	10.3	0
May 29, 1963	F2	Bailey, Hockley	10.3	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Hillsborough, Rockingham	10.0	0
Sep 2, 1963	F2	Lafayette, Green	9.9	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Lowndes, Montgomery	9.8	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Waseca	9.3	0
May 17, 1963	F2	Beaufort	8.9	0
May 14, 1963	F2	Strafford, York	8.7	0
Apr 6, 1963	F2	Brooks, Cook	8.0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	Houston	7.9	0
Apr 22, 1963	F2	Collin	7.7	0
Aug 27, 1963	F2	Valley	7.3	0
Sep 29, 1963	F2	Pamlico	6.6	0
Oct 20, 1963	F2	Kingfisher, Garfield	5.9	0
Jul 4, 1963	F2	Franklin, Grand Isle	5.9	0
Sep 28, 1963	F2	Walton	5.6	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	Lafayette	5.4	0
Sep 29, 1963	F2	Sumter	5.4	0
Jan 11, 1963	F2	Upson	5.2	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Warren	5.2	0
Jul 16, 1963	F2	Watonwan	5.2	0
Jan 11, 1963	F2	Scott	5.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Giles	5.1	0
Aug 13, 1963	F2	Pinellas	5.1	0
May 16, 1963	F2	St. Francois	4.9	0
Jun 8, 1963	F2	Dodge	4.1	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Valley	4.1	0
May 20, 1963	F2	Worcester	3.8	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	McMinn	3.6	0
Jan 19, 1963	F2	Clarke	3.3	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	Bradley	3.3	0
Jun 21, 1963	F2	Pike	3.3	0
Apr 28, 1963	F2	Jefferson	3.0	0
Jun 29, 1963	F2	Bee	3.0	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	Randolph	2.5	0
May 26, 1963	F2	Pottawatomie	2.5	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	Fayette	2.3	0
Nov 10, 1963	F2	Indian River	2.0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	Montgomery	2.0	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Rutherford	2.0	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Monroe	2.0	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	Plymouth	2.0	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	Cherokee	2.0	0
Apr 21, 1963	F2	Woodford	2.0	0
Jun 10, 1963	F2	St. Francois	2.0	0
Jun 3, 1963	F2	Davis	2.0	0
Jun 4, 1963	F2	Lubbock	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1963	F2	Hockley	2.0	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Plymouth	2.0	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	Allegan	2.0	0
Aug 13, 1963	F2	Cheshire	2.0	0
Apr 18, 1963	F2	Adair	1.9	0
May 20, 1963	F2	Worcester	1.5	0
Sep 6, 1963	F2	Johnson	1.5	0
Nov 10, 1963	F2	Charlotte	1.0	0
Nov 19, 1963	F2	Murray	1.0	0
Jan 13, 1963	F2	Brantley	1.0	0
Feb 24, 1963	F2	Glynn	1.0	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	Warrick	1.0	0
Mar 16, 1963	F2	Washington	1.0	0
Mar 26, 1963	F2	Brooks	1.0	0
Apr 22, 1963	F2	Tippecanoe	1.0	0
Apr 5, 1963	F2	Haskell	1.0	0
May 17, 1963	F2	Stanly	1.0	0
May 27, 1963	F2	Darke	1.0	0
May 29, 1963	F2	Hockley	1.0	0
Jun 11, 1963	F2	Smith	1.0	0
Jul 14, 1963	F2	Pasquotank	1.0	0
Jul 26, 1963	F2	Clark	1.0	0
Aug 30, 1963	F2	McLennan	1.0	0
Apr 6, 1963	F2	Mitchell	0.8	0
Jun 16, 1963	F2	Canadian	0.8	0
Jul 28, 1963	F2	Hillsborough	0.8	0
Jan 20, 1963	F2	Twiggs	0.5	0
Apr 28, 1963	F2	Bell	0.5	0
Jun 14, 1963	F2	Ben Hill	0.5	0
Jun 14, 1963	F2	Goshen	0.5	0
Sep 28, 1963	F2	Orangeburg	0.5	0
Sep 7, 1963	F2	Tarrant	0.4	0
Apr 3, 1963	F2	Bourbon	0.3	0
May 20, 1963	F2	Worcester	0.3	0
Jun 8, 1963	F2	Keya Paha	0.3	0
Aug 21, 1963	F2	Pinellas	0.3	0
Feb 19, 1963	F2	Polk	0.2	0
Nov 29, 1963	F2	Augusta	0.1	0
Feb 19, 1963	F2	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Pickens, Fayette	0.1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	Franklin	0.1	0
Mar 18, 1963	F2	Coal	0.1	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	Dubois	0.1	0
Apr 18, 1963	F2	Cass	0.1	0
Apr 18, 1963	F2	Warren	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Greene	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Summit	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	McHenry	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F2	Ashtabula	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1963	F2	Camp	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Shelby	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Talladega	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Logan	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Edmonson	0.1	0
May 20, 1963	F2	Franklin	0.1	0
May 25, 1963	F2	Butler	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F2	Pottawatomie	0.1	0
May 27, 1963	F2	Jefferson	0.1	0
May 29, 1963	F2	Polk	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1963	F2	Lake of the Woods	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F2	Pickaway	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1963	F2	Brevard	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1963	F2	Quay	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1963	F2	Harvey	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1963	F2	Beaver	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1963	F2	Carroll	0.1	0
Jul 19, 1963	F2	Robeson	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1963	F2	Escambia	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1963	F2	Payne	0.1	0
Sep 6, 1963	F2	Montague	0.1	0
Mar 19, 1963	F1	Washington	0.1	2
Jan 20, 1963	F1	Crisp, Clay, Randolph	70.2	1
Apr 17, 1963	F1	Branch	1.0	1
Sep 2, 1963	F1	Lafayette, Green	70.7	0
Mar 17, 1963	F1	Carroll, Douglas, Fulton	26.8	0
Mar 5, 1963	F1	Cherokee, Floyd	21.3	0
Aug 6, 1963	F1	Wilson	17.8	0
Jan 11, 1963	F1	Washington	15.7	0
Apr 18, 1963	F1	Des Moines	14.4	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	Frederick, Carroll	14.4	0
Jan 20, 1963	F1	Coffee	14.1	0
Apr 26, 1963	F1	Fisher, Scurry	13.3	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	Middlesex	12.3	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Wayne	11.9	0
May 9, 1963	F1	Hillsborough	10.1	0
Mar 12, 1963	F1	Tallapoosa	9.1	0
Jun 25, 1963	F1	Polk	8.9	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Blaine	8.6	0
May 20, 1963	F1	Hillsborough	8.5	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Morehouse	8.4	0
Jan 20, 1963	F1	Wilcox	8.2	0
Mar 4, 1963	F1	Tillman	8.0	0
Jul 14, 1963	F1	Weston	7.9	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Morehouse	7.6	0
Aug 2, 1963	F1	Hennepin, Ramsey	6.6	0
Jun 2, 1963	F1	Hale	6.1	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Lincoln	5.7	0
Oct 20, 1963	F1	Yuma	5.2	0
Mar 16, 1963	F1	Sioux	4.7	0
Mar 16, 1963	F1	Clay	4.5	0
Jun 13, 1963	F1	Dodge	3.8	0
Nov 22, 1963	F1	Caddo	3.6	0
Oct 3, 1963	F1	Berkshire	3.0	0
Apr 26, 1963	F1	Scurry	3.0	0
Sep 29, 1963	F1	Florence	2.5	0
Jul 16, 1963	F1	Lyon	2.3	0
Aug 10, 1963	F1	McPherson	2.3	0
Mar 30, 1963	F1	Stephens	2.0	0
Jun 10, 1963	F1	Macon	2.0	0
Jun 3, 1963	F1	Rusk	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1963	F1	Hale	2.0	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	Jackson	2.0	0
Jul 25, 1963	F1	Kleberg	2.0	0
Jul 1, 1963	F1	Kennebec	2.0	0
Aug 13, 1963	F1	Abbeville	2.0	0
Aug 8, 1963	F1	Johnson	2.0	0
Sep 28, 1963	F1	Lexington	2.0	0
May 3, 1963	F1	Hamilton	1.9	0
Mar 26, 1963	F1	Mitchell, Colquitt	1.5	0
May 19, 1963	F1	Aroostook	1.5	0
Jun 4, 1963	F1	Lamb	1.5	0
Apr 28, 1963	F1	York	1.3	0
Jul 2, 1963	F1	Chautauqua	1.3	0
Jul 23, 1963	F1	Jefferson	1.2	0
Oct 31, 1963	F1	Wood	1.0	0
Nov 5, 1963	F1	Vermilion	1.0	0
Jan 20, 1963	F1	Jeff Davis	1.0	0
Mar 10, 1963	F1	McLennan	1.0	0
Apr 28, 1963	F1	Collin	1.0	0
Apr 30, 1963	F1	Barnwell	1.0	0
May 14, 1963	F1	Fillmore	1.0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Blaine	1.0	0
May 31, 1963	F1	Hockley	1.0	0
Jun 28, 1963	F1	Brazoria	1.0	0
Jun 4, 1963	F1	Lamb	1.0	0
Jun 5, 1963	F1	Dodge	1.0	0
Jun 8, 1963	F1	Keya Paha	1.0	0
Jul 13, 1963	F1	Calloway	1.0	0
Jul 18, 1963	F1	Middlesex	1.0	0
Jul 18, 1963	F1	Sullivan	1.0	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	Prince George's	1.0	0
Jul 1, 1963	F1	Somerset	1.0	0
Sep 11, 1963	F1	Cleveland	1.0	0
Sep 12, 1963	F1	Franklin	1.0	0
Mar 4, 1963	F1	Texas	0.8	0
May 27, 1963	F1	Delaware	0.8	0
Jun 8, 1963	F1	Hockley	0.6	0
Nov 19, 1963	F1	Montague	0.5	0
Nov 19, 1963	F1	Cooke	0.5	0
Mar 10, 1963	F1	Williamson	0.5	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Pemiscot	0.5	0
May 15, 1963	F1	Ray	0.5	0
May 22, 1963	F1	Cherokee	0.5	0
May 31, 1963	F1	Hockley	0.5	0
May 4, 1963	F1	Moniteau	0.5	0
Jul 13, 1963	F1	Swisher	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1963	F1	Buffalo	0.5	0
Jul 24, 1963	F1	Duval	0.5	0
Jul 28, 1963	F1	Kingfisher	0.5	0
Jul 29, 1963	F1	Grayson	0.5	0
Jul 2, 1963	F1	Tangipahoa	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1963	F1	Larimer	0.5	0
Sep 19, 1963	F1	Forest	0.5	0
Nov 19, 1963	F1	Carter	0.3	0
Feb 19, 1963	F1	Robeson	0.3	0
Mar 4, 1963	F1	Shelby	0.3	0
May 15, 1963	F1	Clinton	0.3	0
May 17, 1963	F1	Carteret	0.3	0
May 20, 1963	F1	Onslow	0.3	0
Jun 13, 1963	F1	Cumberland	0.3	0
Jun 29, 1963	F1	Franklin	0.3	0
Jul 1, 1963	F1	Wood, Franklin	0.3	0
Aug 20, 1963	F1	Orangeburg	0.3	0
Mar 4, 1963	F1	Barton	0.2	0
Apr 21, 1963	F1	Berks	0.2	0
Apr 22, 1963	F1	Holt	0.2	0
May 15, 1963	F1	Clay	0.2	0
May 15, 1963	F1	Dawes	0.2	0
May 20, 1963	F1	Glynn	0.2	0
Aug 12, 1963	F1	Madison	0.2	0
Oct 21, 1963	F1	Renville	0.1	0
Oct 29, 1963	F1	Lincoln	0.1	0
Oct 2, 1963	F1	Osceola	0.1	0
Nov 10, 1963	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Nov 22, 1963	F1	Pawnee	0.1	0
Nov 8, 1963	F1	Goliad	0.1	0
Jan 20, 1963	F1	Onslow	0.1	0
Feb 19, 1963	F1	Brevard	0.1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F1	Walker	0.1	0
Mar 19, 1963	F1	Boone	0.1	0
Mar 28, 1963	F1	Honolulu	0.1	0
Mar 1, 1963	F1	Honolulu	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	McCracken	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Hardin	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Pulaski	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Pickaway	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Summit	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F1	Summit	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1963	F1	Shelby	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1963	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1963	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Coahoma	0.1	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Allen	0.1	0
Apr 6, 1963	F1	Harrison	0.1	0
Apr 6, 1963	F1	Jackson	0.1	0
May 12, 1963	F1	Guthrie	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Payne	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Creek	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	0.1	0
May 27, 1963	F1	Preble	0.1	0
May 30, 1963	F1	Pinellas	0.1	0
May 4, 1963	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F1	Tippecanoe	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F1	Delaware	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F1	Wayne	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1963	F1	Texas	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1963	F1	Caddo	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1963	F1	Kidder	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1963	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1963	F1	Hockley	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F1	Kingman	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F1	Licking	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1963	F1	Monroe	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1963	F1	Taylor	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1963	F1	Orange	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1963	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1963	F1	Kit Carson	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1963	F1	Roosevelt	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1963	F1	Grafton	0.1	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	Montgomery	0.1	0
Jul 28, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1963	F1	Lake	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1963	F1	Lorain	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1963	F1	Volusia	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1963	F1	Pinellas	0.1	0
Aug 30, 1963	F1	Galveston	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1963	F1	Lea	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1963	F1	Martin	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1963	F1	Kingman	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1963	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1963	F1	Volusia	0.1	0
Sep 11, 1963	F1	Labette	0.1	0
Sep 11, 1963	F1	Washita	0.1	0
Sep 12, 1963	F1	Union	0.1	0
Sep 12, 1963	F1	Fairfield	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1963	F1	Niagara	0.1	0
Sep 4, 1963	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
Sep 5, 1963	F1	Shelby	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1963	F0	Somerset	17.1	0
Sep 2, 1963	F0	Ogle	10.8	0
Jun 11, 1963	F0	Onondaga	5.2	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Hughes	4.9	0
Jun 1, 1963	F0	Union	4.5	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Meade	4.1	0
Jun 20, 1963	F0	Arkansas	2.5	0
Jun 20, 1963	F0	Duval	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1963	F0	Seward	1.5	0
May 5, 1963	F0	Lamb	1.5	0
Jun 5, 1963	F0	Teton	1.5	0
Jun 8, 1963	F0	Lamb	1.5	0
Jul 28, 1963	F0	Florence	1.5	0
Oct 22, 1963	F0	Dawson	1.0	0
Oct 23, 1963	F0	Pecos	1.0	0
May 31, 1963	F0	Hockley	1.0	0
May 4, 1963	F0	Hutchinson	1.0	0
May 4, 1963	F0	Hockley	1.0	0
Jun 11, 1963	F0	Stephens	1.0	0
Jun 21, 1963	F0	Ouachita	1.0	0
Jun 21, 1963	F0	Richland	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1963	F0	Hale	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1963	F0	Hale	1.0	0
Jun 4, 1963	F0	Lamb	1.0	0
Sep 9, 1963	F0	San Patricio	1.0	0
Jun 2, 1963	F0	Floyd	0.8	0
Jul 11, 1963	F0	Hartley	0.8	0
Jun 22, 1963	F0	Harris	0.7	0
Jun 16, 1963	F0	Lamb	0.6	0
Oct 23, 1963	F0	Reeves	0.5	0
Nov 8, 1963	F0	Refugio	0.5	0
May 19, 1963	F0	Collin	0.5	0
May 27, 1963	F0	Dallas	0.5	0
May 29, 1963	F0	Dallas	0.5	0
May 29, 1963	F0	Hale	0.5	0
May 30, 1963	F0	Wichita	0.5	0
May 31, 1963	F0	Hockley	0.5	0
May 5, 1963	F0	Hockley	0.5	0
Jun 4, 1963	F0	Lamb	0.5	0
Jul 24, 1963	F0	Cascade	0.5	0
Jul 6, 1963	F0	Terry	0.5	0
Aug 13, 1963	F0	Limestone	0.5	0
Jun 4, 1963	F0	Lamb	0.4	0
Jul 16, 1963	F0	Beadle	0.3	0
Jul 21, 1963	F0	Hampden	0.3	0
Oct 21, 1963	F0	Meeker	0.2	0
Apr 17, 1963	F0	Shelby	0.2	0
Apr 29, 1963	F0	Madison	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1963	F0	Berkeley	0.2	0
Sep 5, 1963	F0	Dallas	0.2	0
Oct 20, 1963	F0	Barber	0.1	0
Oct 20, 1963	F0	Rice	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1963	F0	Lorain	0.1	0
Apr 24, 1963	F0	Coal	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1963	F0	Kendall	0.1	0
May 11, 1963	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
May 25, 1963	F0	Sedgwick	0.1	0
May 26, 1963	F0	Harvey, Reno	0.1	0
May 27, 1963	F0	Lamar	0.1	0
May 28, 1963	F0	San Juan	0.1	0
May 30, 1963	F0	Eddy	0.1	0
May 5, 1963	F0	Nolan	0.1	0
May 9, 1963	F0	Calhoun	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F0	Whitley	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F0	Porter	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1963	F0	Okfuskee	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1963	F0	Chaves	0.1	0
Jun 28, 1963	F0	Vanderburgh	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1963	F0	Ward	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1963	F0	Lawrence	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1963	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1963	F0	Ward	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1963	F0	Hockley	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1963	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F0	Kingman	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F0	Cherry	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1963	F0	Custer	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Meade	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Meade	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Meade	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	Hyde	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1963	F0	White	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1963	F0	Lea	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1963	F0	Benson	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1963	F0	O'Brien	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1963	F0	Cochise	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1963	F0	Barton	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1963	F0	Barton, Rush	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1963	F0	Montgomery, Walker	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1963	F0	Somerset	0.1	0
Jul 3, 1963	F0	Chouteau	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1963	F0	Foster	0.1	0
Aug 30, 1963	F0	Valencia	0.1	0
Sep 12, 1963	F0	Franklin	0.1	0
Sep 1, 1963	F0	Rush	0.1	0
Sep 2, 1963	F0	Lane, Finney	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1963	F0	Thomas	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 1963

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	56	DE, MD, NC, VA
Unnamed	Tropical storm	1	HI
Cindy	Tropical storm	12	LA, TX
Ginny	Category 2	0	—

03

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1963

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jan 28, 1963	6.6	near King Cove, Alaska Aleutians East AK	21.7
Jun 11, 1963	5.6	near Ensenada, B.C., MX San Diego CA	3.7
Oct 23, 1963	5.5	near P?hala, Hawaii Hawaii HI	-0.5
Sep 14, 1963	5.4	near Aromas, California San Benito CA	1.9
Sep 23, 1963	5.3	near Hemet, CA Riverside CA	6.6
Jul 7, 1963	5.0	near Nephi, Utah Juab UT	6.2

04

Drought

On average 17% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1963. The worst month was October 1963, with 35%.

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.