1969

608 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 9 notable earthquakes. 56 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 66.

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Tornadoes

608 recorded; 56 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Texas127
2. Florida58
3. Oklahoma31
4. South Dakota30
5. Iowa28
6. Mississippi27
7. Wisconsin27
8. Minnesota26

Outbreak days

• Aug 6, 196913 tornadoes, 15 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1969

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
Jan 23, 1969	F4	Smith, Scott, Jefferson	117.8	32
Aug 6, 1969	F4	Crow Wing, Cass, Aitkin	32.3	12
Jun 22, 1969	F4	St. Francois	15.1	4
Apr 18, 1969	F4	Butler, Crenshaw, Montgomery	52.4	2
Jun 22, 1969	F4	Washington	20.2	2
Jun 23, 1969	F4	Sedgwick	8.7	0
Jul 7, 1969	F4	Harding	1.8	0
Aug 9, 1969	F3	Hamilton, Clermont	22.2	4
May 27, 1969	F3	Chambers	1.5	3
Aug 6, 1969	F3	St. Louis, Lake	17.2	2
Aug 6, 1969	F3	Aitkin	12.5	1
May 8, 1969	F3	Harrison	2.0	1
Dec 25, 1969	F3	Vermilion	1.5	1
Mar 24, 1969	F3	Halifax	0.1	1
Jun 20, 1969	F3	Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany	84.1	0
Apr 18, 1969	F3	Darlington, Scotland, Robeson	77.3	0
May 10, 1969	F3	Butler, Warren, Clinton	54.5	0
Jun 24, 1969	F3	Trego, Graham, Norton	47.0	0
Oct 12, 1969	F3	Dallas, Collin	45.9	0
May 6, 1969	F3	Kimble, Menard, McCulloch	41.6	0
May 6, 1969	F3	Kendall, Blanco, Burnet	38.9	0
Dec 29, 1969	F3	Catahoula, Concordia	29.1	0
Apr 18, 1969	F3	Sampson, Duplin	25.8	0
Jul 26, 1969	F3	Ida	22.5	0
Aug 6, 1969	F3	St. Louis	18.4	0
Jun 22, 1969	F3	Perry	18.1	0
Jun 2, 1969	F3	Cayuga, Onondaga	17.5	0
Aug 6, 1969	F3	Cass	17.3	0
Jun 26, 1969	F3	Outagamie, Shawano, Brown	15.3	0
Jul 4, 1969	F3	Washtenaw, Wayne	13.9	0
Dec 25, 1969	F3	Iberville	13.5	0
Apr 12, 1969	F3	Ascension	10.7	0
Jun 26, 1969	F3	Platte, Clay	10.1	0
Aug 6, 1969	F3	St. Louis	10.0	0
Aug 6, 1969	F3	St. Louis	7.2	0
Jun 26, 1969	F3	Grand Traverse	6.4	0
Aug 25, 1969	F3	Grafton	5.7	0
May 10, 1969	F3	Bullitt	4.3	0
Dec 12, 1969	F3	King	3.8	0
Aug 6, 1969	F3	St. Louis	3.8	0
Apr 11, 1969	F3	Matagorda	2.0	0
Apr 27, 1969	F3	Red River	2.0	0
Jun 21, 1969	F3	Saline	2.0	0
May 8, 1969	F3	Montgomery	1.9	0
Jun 25, 1969	F3	Brown	1.5	0
May 6, 1969	F3	Lamb	1.0	0
Sep 8, 1969	F3	Harris	0.8	0
May 16, 1969	F3	Lamb	0.6	0
Mar 23, 1969	F3	Jefferson	0.5	0
May 14, 1969	F3	Hopkins	0.5	0
May 16, 1969	F3	San Patricio	0.5	0
Apr 19, 1969	F3	Gaines	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F3	Cameron	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F3	Cameron	0.1	0
May 14, 1969	F3	Hill	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F3	Marion	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F2	Furnas	4.1	1
Apr 18, 1969	F2	Colquitt, Cook, Coffee	217.8	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	Jackson, Eau Claire, Clark	47.5	0
Aug 8, 1969	F2	Davison, Hanson, McCook	34.3	0
May 10, 1969	F2	Johnson, Shelby, Rush	33.2	0
Jun 25, 1969	F2	Rock, Pipestone	29.3	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	Vilas	28.9	0
Apr 18, 1969	F2	Union, Anson, Stanly	27.3	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	Delaware	26.9	0
Jun 4, 1969	F2	Grant, Lafayette	24.4	0
Apr 16, 1969	F2	Cotton	24.2	0
Jun 25, 1969	F2	Madison	20.5	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	Linn, Miami, Bates	18.7	0
Jul 4, 1969	F2	Hillsdale	18.7	0
Apr 27, 1969	F2	Collin	16.5	0
May 10, 1969	F2	Putnam	16.5	0
May 18, 1969	F2	Butts, Newton	15.9	0
Dec 30, 1969	F2	Calhoun, Etowah	15.7	0
Jun 24, 1969	F2	Franklin, Kearney	15.7	0
Jun 3, 1969	F2	Ector, Midland	14.9	0
Apr 16, 1969	F2	Alfalfa	13.8	0
Jun 23, 1969	F2	Payne	13.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Waukesha, Milwaukee	13.1	0
Jun 14, 1969	F2	Bryan	12.8	0
Jul 26, 1969	F2	Crawford	11.1	0
May 8, 1969	F2	Clarke	10.4	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Lafayette	10.4	0
Jun 24, 1969	F2	Perkins	9.9	0
Oct 6, 1969	F2	Faulkner	9.4	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	Burleson	9.0	0
Apr 16, 1969	F2	Stephens	8.2	0
Apr 13, 1969	F2	Covington, Smith	8.0	0
Jul 4, 1969	F2	Lake	7.2	0
Jul 9, 1969	F2	Douglas, Johnson	7.0	0
Jun 25, 1969	F2	Douglas	6.6	0
Jun 21, 1969	F2	Grenada	6.5	0
May 10, 1969	F2	Bartholomew, Decatur	6.4	0
May 18, 1969	F2	Crenshaw	6.4	0
Jun 17, 1969	F2	Morris	6.2	0
Apr 13, 1969	F2	Copiah	6.1	0
Aug 12, 1969	F2	Perkins	6.1	0
Oct 2, 1969	F2	Warren, Halifax	5.6	0
Apr 13, 1969	F2	Lawrence	5.6	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Nodaway, Gentry	5.1	0
May 12, 1969	F2	Nueces	4.9	0
Jun 4, 1969	F2	Dane	4.9	0
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Lee	4.7	0
May 5, 1969	F2	Lynn	4.7	0
May 16, 1969	F2	Bexar	4.3	0
Jun 28, 1969	F2	Crawford	4.3	0
Jun 4, 1969	F2	Grant	4.1	0
Nov 14, 1969	F2	Okeechobee	3.8	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Iowa, Dane	3.8	0
Nov 13, 1969	F2	Sumter	3.4	0
Oct 10, 1969	F2	Lincoln	2.7	0
Sep 4, 1969	F2	Kankakee	2.5	0
May 15, 1969	F2	Tift	2.0	0
May 17, 1969	F2	Chautauqua	2.0	0
May 8, 1969	F2	Pearl River	2.0	0
Jun 10, 1969	F2	Phelps	2.0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	Grant	2.0	0
Aug 8, 1969	F2	Buena Vista	2.0	0
Aug 6, 1969	F2	St. Louis	1.9	0
Jun 6, 1969	F2	Cheshire	1.5	0
Oct 10, 1969	F2	Tazewell, Woodford	1.0	0
Oct 19, 1969	F2	Lamb	1.0	0
Dec 10, 1969	F2	Pinellas	1.0	0
Apr 11, 1969	F2	DeWitt	1.0	0
Apr 27, 1969	F2	Hunt	1.0	0
May 3, 1969	F2	Bexar	1.0	0
Jun 11, 1969	F2	Marshall	1.0	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Poweshiek	1.0	0
Jul 19, 1969	F2	Henry	1.0	0
Sep 21, 1969	F2	Roosevelt	1.0	0
Oct 10, 1969	F2	Hughes	0.8	0
Apr 18, 1969	F2	Kershaw	0.8	0
Jun 25, 1969	F2	Oklahoma	0.8	0
Jul 25, 1969	F2	Jackson	0.8	0
Aug 9, 1969	F2	Franklin	0.7	0
Dec 6, 1969	F2	Lafayette	0.5	0
Apr 18, 1969	F2	Cherokee	0.5	0
May 29, 1969	F2	Bennington	0.5	0
Jun 12, 1969	F2	Coke	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	Platte	0.5	0
Jul 15, 1969	F2	Cherokee	0.5	0
Jul 5, 1969	F2	Allegany	0.5	0
Jul 6, 1969	F2	Prince George	0.5	0
Aug 5, 1969	F2	Burke	0.5	0
Oct 10, 1969	F2	Calhoun	0.3	0
Mar 24, 1969	F2	Richmond city	0.3	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	Johnson	0.3	0
Jun 12, 1969	F2	Green	0.3	0
Jul 27, 1969	F2	York	0.3	0
Aug 22, 1969	F2	Knox	0.3	0
Aug 5, 1969	F2	Pender	0.3	0
May 15, 1969	F2	Denton	0.2	0
Jul 23, 1969	F2	Lawrence	0.2	0
Aug 14, 1969	F2	Bell	0.2	0
Dec 10, 1969	F2	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Dec 21, 1969	F2	Santa Rosa	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Gadsden	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Madison	0.1	0
Jan 23, 1969	F2	Stewart	0.1	0
Apr 18, 1969	F2	Randolph	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1969	F2	Craven	0.1	0
Apr 27, 1969	F2	Tarrant	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F2	Cameron	0.1	0
May 16, 1969	F2	Parmer	0.1	0
May 22, 1969	F2	Guadalupe	0.1	0
May 2, 1969	F2	Potter	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F2	Jones	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F2	Maverick	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F2	Hockley	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1969	F2	Sarasota	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1969	F2	Washington	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1969	F2	Jones	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1969	F2	Northampton	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F2	Lincoln	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Boone	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	Dubuque	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1969	F2	Polk	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1969	F2	Marshall	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1969	F2	Texas	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1969	F2	Fall River	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1969	F2	Perkins	0.1	0
Jul 26, 1969	F2	Buchanan	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1969	F2	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1969	F2	Lawrence	0.1	0
Aug 14, 1969	F2	Bell	0.1	0
Aug 15, 1969	F2	Steuben	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1969	F2	Jefferson	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1969	F2	St. Louis	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1969	F2	St. Louis	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F2	Shelby	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F2	Daviess	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F2	Fairfax	0.1	0
Sep 20, 1969	F2	Franklin	0.1	0
Sep 5, 1969	F2	Sullivan	0.1	0
Sep 6, 1969	F2	Steuben	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Price, Iron, Vilas	33.2	0
Jul 10, 1969	F1	Jackson	27.5	0
May 6, 1969	F1	Bailey, Lamb	26.7	0
Oct 2, 1969	F1	Bertie	20.2	0
Apr 10, 1969	F1	Lea, Loving	19.4	0
Dec 21, 1969	F1	St. Charles	16.4	0
May 31, 1969	F1	Grant	16.0	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Boone	13.1	0
Apr 26, 1969	F1	Grady	10.4	0
Sep 5, 1969	F1	Traverse, Grant	10.2	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Hart	8.8	0
Jun 5, 1969	F1	Washburn, Barron	8.3	0
Jun 29, 1969	F1	Poweshiek	8.2	0
Aug 12, 1969	F1	Mercer	7.6	0
Jul 23, 1969	F1	Goshen	7.3	0
May 17, 1969	F1	Pike	7.1	0
Jul 2, 1969	F1	Kewaunee	6.9	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Clay, Ray	6.2	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Kent	6.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Barron	6.1	0
Apr 19, 1969	F1	Orange	5.6	0
Jul 26, 1969	F1	DuPage	5.1	0
Apr 18, 1969	F1	Kershaw	4.7	0
Jul 26, 1969	F1	Polk	4.7	0
Apr 13, 1969	F1	Lawrence	4.5	0
Aug 14, 1969	F1	Orange	3.8	0
Oct 10, 1969	F1	Douglas	3.6	0
Aug 13, 1969	F1	Highlands	3.6	0
Aug 8, 1969	F1	Woodbury	3.0	0
Dec 21, 1969	F1	Jackson	2.7	0
Apr 18, 1969	F1	Pike, Bullock	2.5	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Meeker	2.5	0
Jul 10, 1969	F1	Lyman	2.3	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Jefferson	2.3	0
Apr 16, 1969	F1	Garfield	2.0	0
Apr 17, 1969	F1	East Carroll	2.0	0
Apr 18, 1969	F1	Newberry	2.0	0
May 10, 1969	F1	Marion	2.0	0
May 28, 1969	F1	Price	2.0	0
May 31, 1969	F1	Sumner	2.0	0
May 5, 1969	F1	Anderson	2.0	0
Jun 20, 1969	F1	Tompkins	2.0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Franklin	2.0	0
Jun 28, 1969	F1	Lincoln	2.0	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Dakota	2.0	0
Jul 22, 1969	F1	Mason	2.0	0
Jul 26, 1969	F1	Niagara	2.0	0
Jul 4, 1969	F1	Fulton	2.0	0
May 31, 1969	F1	Washington	1.9	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Greene	1.9	0
Jul 4, 1969	F1	Hancock	1.9	0
Apr 27, 1969	F1	Rusk	1.5	0
May 5, 1969	F1	PR	1.5	0
Jun 23, 1969	F1	Craig	1.5	0
Oct 10, 1969	F1	Webster	1.0	0
Oct 30, 1969	F1	Galveston	1.0	0
Oct 30, 1969	F1	Galveston	1.0	0
Apr 11, 1969	F1	Victoria	1.0	0
Apr 17, 1969	F1	Osage	1.0	0
Apr 18, 1969	F1	Darlington	1.0	0
Apr 8, 1969	F1	O'Brien	1.0	0
May 10, 1969	F1	Marion	1.0	0
May 29, 1969	F1	Worcester	1.0	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Monroe	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1969	F1	Nez Perce	1.0	0
Jun 23, 1969	F1	Wallowa	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Sauk	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Mitchell	1.0	0
Jun 29, 1969	F1	Grant	1.0	0
Jun 4, 1969	F1	Marion	1.0	0
Jul 11, 1969	F1	Otsego	1.0	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Oglala Lakota	1.0	0
Jul 27, 1969	F1	Carroll	1.0	0
Jul 9, 1969	F1	Lane	1.0	0
Aug 16, 1969	F1	Pima	1.0	0
Aug 8, 1969	F1	Knox	1.0	0
Sep 26, 1969	F1	Greene	1.0	0
Oct 30, 1969	F1	Austin	0.8	0
Apr 17, 1969	F1	Maverick	0.8	0
May 18, 1969	F1	Walton	0.8	0
Jul 12, 1969	F1	Lewis	0.8	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Goodhue	0.8	0
Oct 1, 1969	F1	Lancaster	0.5	0
Mar 23, 1969	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Mar 23, 1969	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Mar 24, 1969	F1	Noble	0.5	0
Apr 15, 1969	F1	Branch	0.5	0
Apr 26, 1969	F1	Jackson	0.5	0
Apr 5, 1969	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Apr 5, 1969	F1	Calcasieu	0.5	0
Apr 9, 1969	F1	Isabella	0.5	0
May 16, 1969	F1	Gwinnett	0.5	0
May 18, 1969	F1	Cullman	0.5	0
May 6, 1969	F1	Howard	0.5	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Walthall	0.5	0
Jun 13, 1969	F1	Borden	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1969	F1	Shelby	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Marshall	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Rock	0.5	0
Jul 10, 1969	F1	Lafayette	0.5	0
Jul 13, 1969	F1	Dakota	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1969	F1	Jefferson	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1969	F1	Jefferson Davis	0.5	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Bee	0.5	0
Jul 21, 1969	F1	McIntosh	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1969	F1	Hubbard	0.5	0
Jul 30, 1969	F1	Jefferson	0.5	0
Aug 12, 1969	F1	DeKalb	0.5	0
Sep 5, 1969	F1	Grant	0.5	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Ransom	0.4	0
Apr 18, 1969	F1	Kanawha	0.3	0
May 31, 1969	F1	Baca	0.3	0
Jun 22, 1969	F1	Platte	0.3	0
Jul 27, 1969	F1	Mobile	0.3	0
Jul 4, 1969	F1	Jackson	0.3	0
Aug 11, 1969	F1	Milwaukee	0.3	0
May 13, 1969	F1	Buffalo	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1969	F1	Jones	0.2	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Ray	0.2	0
Jul 24, 1969	F1	Decatur	0.2	0
Oct 2, 1969	F1	Nash	0.1	0
Nov 13, 1969	F1	Citrus	0.1	0
Nov 14, 1969	F1	Chester	0.1	0
Nov 26, 1969	F1	San Patricio	0.1	0
Dec 10, 1969	F1	Collier	0.1	0
Dec 21, 1969	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Escambia	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Liberty	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Alachua	0.1	0
Jan 23, 1969	F1	Caldwell	0.1	0
Feb 13, 1969	F1	Dooly	0.1	0
Feb 14, 1969	F1	Galveston	0.1	0
Feb 15, 1969	F1	Gadsden	0.1	0
Mar 23, 1969	F1	Attala	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1969	F1	Hancock	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1969	F1	Stone	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1969	F1	Walthall	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1969	F1	Covington	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1969	F1	Curry	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1969	F1	Osage	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1969	F1	Williams	0.1	0
Apr 4, 1969	F1	Delaware	0.1	0
Apr 4, 1969	F1	Pittsburg	0.1	0
May 10, 1969	F1	Stark	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F1	Buffalo	0.1	0
May 13, 1969	F1	Cameron	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
May 16, 1969	F1	DeWitt	0.1	0
May 17, 1969	F1	Jefferson	0.1	0
May 17, 1969	F1	Coahoma	0.1	0
May 18, 1969	F1	Okaloosa	0.1	0
May 18, 1969	F1	Bullock	0.1	0
May 18, 1969	F1	Spartanburg	0.1	0
May 24, 1969	F1	Santa Rosa	0.1	0
May 3, 1969	F1	Grady	0.1	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Amite	0.1	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Nelson	0.1	0
May 8, 1969	F1	Jackson	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1969	F1	Yoakum	0.1	0
Jun 18, 1969	F1	Chesapeake city	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F1	Nance	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F1	Platte	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F1	Warren	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1969	F1	Creek	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1969	F1	DeSoto	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1969	F1	Tishomingo	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1969	F1	Shelby	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1969	F1	Fairfield	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Codington	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1969	F1	Faulk	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Sauk	0.1	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	Jackson	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1969	F1	Dewey	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F1	Story	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1969	F1	Will	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1969	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1969	F1	St. Joseph	0.1	0
Jun 1, 1969	F1	Fulton	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1969	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1969	F1	St. Johns	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1969	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1969	F1	Manatee	0.1	0
Jul 13, 1969	F1	Chickasaw	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1969	F1	Polk	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1969	F1	Sioux	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Carter	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Prowers	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	Custer	0.1	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Platte	0.1	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Hardin	0.1	0
Jul 16, 1969	F1	Warren	0.1	0
Jul 22, 1969	F1	Volusia	0.1	0
Jul 25, 1969	F1	Orange	0.1	0
Jul 27, 1969	F1	Holmes	0.1	0
Jul 31, 1969	F1	Lubbock	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1969	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1969	F1	Nicholas	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1969	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1969	F1	Broward	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1969	F1	Broward	0.1	0
Aug 14, 1969	F1	Bell	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1969	F1	Santa Rosa	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1969	F1	Phelps	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1969	F1	Baldwin	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1969	F1	Lafayette	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1969	F1	Maricopa	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1969	F1	Morton	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1969	F1	Burke	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1969	F1	Woodbury	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1969	F1	Stanley	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F1	Putnam	0.1	0
Sep 14, 1969	F1	Yoakum	0.1	0
Sep 14, 1969	F1	Yoakum	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1969	F1	Kerr	0.1	0
Sep 20, 1969	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Sep 4, 1969	F1	Livingston	0.1	0
Sep 6, 1969	F1	Steuben	0.1	0
Sep 8, 1969	F1	Kaufman	0.1	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Cochran, Bailey, Lamb	42.8	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Cochran, Bailey, Lamb	42.8	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Cochran, Bailey, Lamb	42.8	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Cochran, Bailey, Lamb	42.8	0
Apr 10, 1969	F0	Andrews, Ector	28.0	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Castro	23.7	0
Jul 14, 1969	F0	Marshall	13.1	0
Aug 5, 1969	F0	Ward	13.0	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Bailey, Lamb	10.5	0
May 13, 1969	F0	Hall	7.4	0
Jul 16, 1969	F0	Polk	7.1	0
Sep 22, 1969	F0	Lamb	6.6	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Roosevelt	5.0	0
Jul 2, 1969	F0	Waupaca	4.3	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Andrews	4.1	0
Jun 7, 1969	F0	Gaines	4.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Natrona	3.8	0
Jun 21, 1969	F0	Kit Carson	3.3	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Andrews	2.0	0
Oct 7, 1969	F0	PR	1.0	0
Feb 12, 1969	F0	Miami-Dade	1.0	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Hartley	1.0	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Dane	1.0	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Dawson	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1969	F0	Marshall	1.0	0
Jun 23, 1969	F0	Lipscomb	1.0	0
Jul 15, 1969	F0	Pierce	1.0	0
Oct 12, 1969	F0	Nueces	0.5	0
Oct 12, 1969	F0	Nueces	0.5	0
Oct 12, 1969	F0	Nueces	0.5	0
Mar 23, 1969	F0	Calcasieu	0.5	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Randall	0.5	0
May 26, 1969	F0	Acadia	0.5	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Martin	0.5	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Dawson	0.5	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Lincoln	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1969	F0	East Feliciana	0.5	0
Jul 15, 1969	F0	Hennepin	0.5	0
Jul 15, 1969	F0	Stearns	0.5	0
Apr 16, 1969	F0	Ottawa	0.3	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Yoakum	0.3	0
Jun 22, 1969	F0	Cedar	0.3	0
Jun 25, 1969	F0	Kandiyohi	0.3	0
Jul 24, 1969	F0	Vermilion	0.3	0
Jul 26, 1969	F0	Mahnomen	0.3	0
Apr 4, 1969	F0	Cass	0.2	0
May 28, 1969	F0	Logan	0.2	0
May 2, 1969	F0	Randall	0.2	0
May 2, 1969	F0	Randall	0.2	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.2	0
May 7, 1969	F0	Jefferson	0.2	0
Jun 23, 1969	F0	Polk	0.2	0
Oct 16, 1969	F0	San Joaquin	0.1	0
Oct 1, 1969	F0	Franklin	0.1	0
Oct 2, 1969	F0	Darlington	0.1	0
Oct 2, 1969	F0	Volusia	0.1	0
Oct 4, 1969	F0	Kearny	0.1	0
Oct 4, 1969	F0	DeSoto	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Escambia	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Liberty	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Liberty	0.1	0
Feb 22, 1969	F0	Maricopa	0.1	0
Apr 11, 1969	F0	Matagorda	0.1	0
Apr 11, 1969	F0	Matagorda	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1969	F0	Carter	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1969	F0	Rankin	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1969	F0	Grant	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1969	F0	Noble	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1969	F0	Gaines	0.1	0
Apr 21, 1969	F0	DeKalb	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1969	F0	Vernon	0.1	0
May 10, 1969	F0	Vermilion	0.1	0
May 10, 1969	F0	Parke	0.1	0
May 10, 1969	F0	Hamilton	0.1	0
May 11, 1969	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F0	Roberts	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F0	Wheeler	0.1	0
May 12, 1969	F0	Wheeler	0.1	0
May 13, 1969	F0	Harper	0.1	0
May 13, 1969	F0	Wheeler	0.1	0
May 13, 1969	F0	Greer	0.1	0
May 14, 1969	F0	Jeff Davis	0.1	0
May 14, 1969	F0	Sherman	0.1	0
May 14, 1969	F0	Dawson	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Beckham	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Matagorda	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Garza	0.1	0
May 15, 1969	F0	Dawson	0.1	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Colfax	0.1	0
May 16, 1969	F0	Gray	0.1	0
May 17, 1969	F0	Harrison	0.1	0
May 17, 1969	F0	Holmes	0.1	0
May 18, 1969	F0	Wood	0.1	0
May 19, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 24, 1969	F0	Walton	0.1	0
May 24, 1969	F0	Parmer	0.1	0
May 25, 1969	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	0
May 28, 1969	F0	Wichita	0.1	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Dodge	0.1	0
May 31, 1969	F0	Gage	0.1	0
May 2, 1969	F0	Beckham	0.1	0
May 3, 1969	F0	Pasco	0.1	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Roosevelt	0.1	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 4, 1969	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Harris	0.1	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Andrews	0.1	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Douglas	0.1	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Curry	0.1	0
May 5, 1969	F0	Cochran	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F0	Roosevelt	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
May 6, 1969	F0	Terry	0.1	0
May 7, 1969	F0	Phillips	0.1	0
May 8, 1969	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Tripp	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Ochiltree	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Beaver	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1969	F0	Sherman	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1969	F0	Garfield	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1969	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1969	F0	Eddy	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1969	F0	Andrews	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1969	F0	Winkler	0.1	0
Jun 16, 1969	F0	Winkler	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1969	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1969	F0	Warren	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1969	F0	Ellis	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1969	F0	Noble	0.1	0
Jun 24, 1969	F0	Campbell	0.1	0
Jun 25, 1969	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1969	F0	Dewey	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F0	Washington	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1969	F0	Nodaway	0.1	0
Jun 2, 1969	F0	Hudspeth	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1969	F0	Union	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1969	F0	Dubuque	0.1	0
Jun 5, 1969	F0	Suwannee	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1969	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1969	F0	Mora	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1969	F0	Fall River	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1969	F0	Mellette	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1969	F0	Tripp	0.1	0
Jul 13, 1969	F0	Brookings	0.1	0
Jul 13, 1969	F0	Moody	0.1	0
Jul 13, 1969	F0	Moody	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1969	F0	Hancock, Harrison	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1969	F0	Prowers	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F0	Rusk	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1969	F0	Harding	0.1	0
Jul 16, 1969	F0	Polk	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1969	F0	Furnas	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1969	F0	Faulk	0.1	0
Jul 23, 1969	F0	Indian River	0.1	0
Jul 23, 1969	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1969	F0	Washington	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1969	F0	Kit Carson	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1969	F0	Lake	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1969	F0	Lake	0.1	0
Jul 8, 1969	F0	Scott	0.1	0
Jul 8, 1969	F0	Baldwin	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1969	F0	Riley	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1969	F0	Morrill	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1969	F0	Northumberland	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1969	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Aug 15, 1969	F0	Greenville	0.1	0
Aug 15, 1969	F0	Greenville	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1969	F0	Escambia	0.1	0
Aug 19, 1969	F0	Tripp	0.1	0
Aug 21, 1969	F0	Ward	0.1	0
Aug 23, 1969	F0	Lubbock	0.1	0
Aug 23, 1969	F0	Hockley	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1969	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1969	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1969	F0	Pima	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1969	F0	Arapahoe	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1969	F0	Arapahoe	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1969	F0	Beltrami	0.1	0
Aug 6, 1969	F0	Platte	0.1	0
Aug 8, 1969	F0	Union	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F0	Union	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F0	Kosciusko	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1969	F0	Jackson	0.1	0
Sep 15, 1969	F0	Woods	0.1	0
Sep 2, 1969	F0	Chatham	0.1	0
Sep 5, 1969	F0	Becker	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 1969

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Camille	Category 5	75	AR, LA, MS
Gerda	Category 3	7	MA, ME, NC
Unnamed	Tropical storm	8	AL, FL
Jenny	Tropical storm	6	FL

03

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1969

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
May 14, 1969	6.9	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	15.8
Sep 11, 1969	6.7	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Oct 31, 1969	6.5	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	23.4
Oct 22, 1969	5.8	near Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Santa Barbara CA	7.4
Apr 28, 1969	5.5	near Borrego Springs, CA San Diego CA	3.7
Nov 5, 1969	5.4	near Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Santa Barbara CA	3.7
Feb 7, 1969	5.3	near Scotia, California Humboldt CA	15.4
Oct 1, 1969	5.3	near Bloomfield, California Sonoma CA	9.3
Oct 1, 1969	5.3	Northern California Sonoma CA	9.3

04

Drought

On average 1% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1969. The worst month was May 1969, with 2%.

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.