1974

945 tornadoes, 2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 6 notable earthquakes. 131 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 366.

Tornadoes

945 recorded; 131 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1974 Jan: 24 Feb: 23 Mar: 36 Apr: 267 267 May: 144 Jun: 194 Jul: 59 Aug: 107 Sep: 25 Oct: 45 Nov: 13 Dec: 8 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas116
  2. Illinois107
  3. Louisiana55
  4. Florida54
  5. Oklahoma45
  6. Tennessee44
  7. Alabama39
  8. Michigan39

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1974
Apr 3, 1974F5Greene, Clark31.336
Apr 3, 1974F5Breckinridge, Meade, Harrison32.031
Apr 3, 1974F5Morgan, Lamar, Marion79.528
Apr 3, 1974F5Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone52.028
Apr 3, 1974F5Limestone, Madison, Lincoln83.316
Apr 3, 1974F5Clark, Scott, Perry68.06
Apr 3, 1974F5Ohio, Boone, Hamilton20.83
Apr 3, 1974F4Elkhart, Noble, Pulaski108.718
Jun 8, 1974F4Creek, Tulsa, Osage29.014
Apr 3, 1974F4Clark, Scott, Jefferson35.611
Apr 3, 1974F4Lincoln, Franklin27.511
Apr 3, 1974F4Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne38.410
Apr 3, 1974F4White, Putnam, Overton28.410
Apr 3, 1974F4Gordon, Whitfield, Murray29.59
Apr 3, 1974F4Garrard, Madison, Clark31.97
Apr 3, 1974F4Fentress18.87
Jun 8, 1974F4Lyon, Osage, Shawnee37.56
Apr 3, 1974F4Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin17.76
Apr 3, 1974F4Pickett, Wayne11.05
Apr 3, 1974F4Anderson, Franklin, Scott79.44
Apr 3, 1974F4Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin35.64
Apr 3, 1974F4Fannin, Cherokee24.04
Apr 3, 1974F4Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette110.63
Apr 3, 1974F4Hardin, Nelson, Spencer37.93
Apr 3, 1974F4Jefferson, Oldham18.53
Apr 3, 1974F4Hamilton, Warren19.82
Jun 18, 1974F4Polk15.32
Apr 3, 1974F4Henry, Delaware, Randolph18.01
Apr 3, 1974F4Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio27.10
Apr 21, 1974F4Fond du Lac, Winnebago26.00
Apr 3, 1974F4Green, Taylor20.20
Apr 3, 1974F4Hancock, Rush, Henry18.90
Apr 3, 1974F4Wayne, McCreary16.10
Apr 3, 1974F4Grayson14.00
Aug 12, 1974F4Delaware5.00
Aug 12, 1974F4Iowa2.00
Apr 3, 1974F3Pulaski, Laurel, Rockcastle22.37
Apr 3, 1974F3Noble, LaGrange, Steuben36.25
Jun 6, 1974F3St. Francis3.84
Apr 3, 1974F3Simpson, Warren, Barren31.13
Apr 3, 1974F3Bradley, Polk, McMinn21.23
Apr 3, 1974F3Overton9.43
Jun 8, 1974F3Tulsa, Rogers, Craig63.62
Apr 21, 1974F3Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan58.62
Apr 3, 1974F3Morgan, Limestone, Madison46.52
Oct 29, 1974F3Jefferson Davis, Acadia, West Feliciana31.32
Apr 3, 1974F3Wayne, Pulaski13.92
Mar 20, 1974F3San Augustine, Sabine, Sabine85.21
Apr 3, 1974F3Lawrence, Jackson, Bartholomew35.81
Apr 4, 1974F3Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier32.21
Jan 26, 1974F3Randolph21.31
Apr 3, 1974F3Casey, Lincoln, Boyle21.11
Apr 3, 1974F3Macon20.91
Apr 3, 1974F3Shelby, Hancock20.71
Apr 3, 1974F3Bradley, Polk18.11
Apr 3, 1974F3Adams15.51
Apr 3, 1974F3Cannon, DeKalb14.61
Jun 20, 1974F3Clinton10.61
Oct 28, 1974F3Chambers, Jefferson9.61
Apr 1, 1974F3Madison8.41
Apr 4, 1974F3Washington, Smyth8.41
Apr 3, 1974F3Champaign5.91
Oct 28, 1974F3Harris3.31
Apr 1, 1974F3Henry3.31
May 11, 1974F3Livingston0.91
Apr 20, 1974F3Grady, Canadian, Oklahoma63.60
Apr 20, 1974F3Valley, Garfield, Dawson63.50
Jun 16, 1974F3Greene, Albany, Saratoga49.10
Jun 8, 1974F3Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers48.90
Jun 14, 1974F3Rock Island, Mercer, Knox48.60
Mar 20, 1974F3Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn44.70
Apr 20, 1974F3Nuckolls, Thayer, Fillmore41.60
Jan 28, 1974F3Hinds31.40
Jun 8, 1974F3Seminole, Okfuskee29.90
Apr 3, 1974F3Russell, Pulaski, Rockcastle28.80
Apr 3, 1974F3Warren, Benton25.90
Apr 21, 1974F3Dodge, Fond du Lac22.20
Apr 3, 1974F3Cherokee20.90
Apr 3, 1974F3Harrison, Robertson19.30
Apr 3, 1974F3Wayne, Pulaski18.00
May 20, 1974F3LaMoure, Barnes17.30
Apr 3, 1974F3Rutherford, Wilson15.90
Apr 3, 1974F3Champaign, Vermilion14.90
Feb 21, 1974F3Simpson14.20
Apr 3, 1974F3Scott13.00
Apr 3, 1974F3Morgan, Scott12.20
Apr 3, 1974F3Jones12.00
Jul 3, 1974F3Antrim, Otsego11.90
Jun 6, 1974F3Johnson11.70
Dec 19, 1974F3Pike11.30
Apr 13, 1974F3Hancock11.00
May 13, 1974F3Montgomery, Cass10.90
Jun 8, 1974F3Oklahoma10.20
Feb 21, 1974F3Lawrence9.80
Apr 4, 1974F3Raleigh9.20
Jun 8, 1974F3Oklahoma9.00
Jun 8, 1974F3Oklahoma8.90
Apr 3, 1974F3Paulding8.70
Apr 3, 1974F3McLean7.40
Oct 29, 1974F3Lafayette7.30
Apr 3, 1974F3Franklin, Coffee7.10
Jun 8, 1974F3Lincoln6.80
Apr 20, 1974F3Jefferson6.10
Apr 26, 1974F3Custer6.10
Apr 26, 1974F3Custer5.60
Apr 3, 1974F3Montgomery4.90
Jun 20, 1974F3Lake4.50
May 28, 1974F3Worth3.80
May 13, 1974F3Scott3.60
Sep 13, 1974F3Fort Bend3.60
Apr 1, 1974F3Lawrence3.30
Jun 21, 1974F3Seward2.70
Jun 8, 1974F3Delaware2.70
Jun 8, 1974F3Lincoln2.50
Oct 31, 1974F3Anderson2.00
Apr 8, 1974F3McMinn2.00
May 14, 1974F3Grayson2.00
Aug 15, 1974F3Logan2.00
Apr 8, 1974F3Anderson1.00
Jul 14, 1974F3Genesee1.00
Jan 19, 1974F3San Augustine0.80
Jan 28, 1974F3Fayette0.80
Dec 19, 1974F3Pike0.50
Apr 3, 1974F3Monroe0.30
Mar 20, 1974F3Angelina0.10
Apr 13, 1974F3Shelby0.10
Jul 11, 1974F3Williams0.10
Aug 10, 1974F3Jasper0.10
Aug 10, 1974F3Coles0.10
Aug 19, 1974F3Logan0.10
Sep 29, 1974F3Middlesex, Essex0.10
Apr 3, 1974F2Graham, Swain24.12
Apr 3, 1974F2Hillsdale, Jackson19.32
May 12, 1974F2Tattnall9.42
Apr 3, 1974F2Cleburne, Haralson, Paulding65.91
Apr 1, 1974F2Davidson10.91
Apr 3, 1974F2Warren8.71
Jan 30, 1974F2Gadsden3.31
Oct 10, 1974F2Bernalillo2.01
Mar 7, 1974F2Jefferson, Atchison, Brown108.40
May 13, 1974F2Reno, Harvey, Marion51.70
May 13, 1974F2Reno, McPherson, Marion49.80
Apr 20, 1974F2Sherman, Valley, Greeley46.80
Apr 3, 1974F2Fentress, Pickett, McCreary27.40
May 30, 1974F2Chase, Butler, Greenwood25.10
Apr 22, 1974F2Washington, Humphreys22.40
Oct 28, 1974F2Chambers, Jefferson, Hardin20.50
Apr 3, 1974F2Laurel, Clay19.80
Apr 13, 1974F2Hancock, McDonough19.50
Apr 3, 1974F2Howard, Grant19.20
Jul 2, 1974F2Todd18.50
Jun 5, 1974F2Trego17.70
May 12, 1974F2Baker, Duval17.50
Apr 1, 1974F2Blount16.90
Oct 28, 1974F2Jefferson, Hardin16.70
Apr 1, 1974F2Tuscaloosa16.30
Apr 3, 1974F2Boyle, Mercer16.20
Apr 3, 1974F2White, Cumberland16.20
Apr 3, 1974F2Wilson, Trousdale, Smith15.80
May 30, 1974F2Adams15.80
Apr 3, 1974F2Clark, Madison15.70
Apr 3, 1974F2Gilmer, Fannin15.60
Apr 3, 1974F2Wells, Adams14.40
Jun 8, 1974F2Creek, Tulsa14.40
Apr 14, 1974F2Sullivan12.80
Apr 3, 1974F2Franklin12.80
Apr 12, 1974F2Champaign12.50
Jun 8, 1974F2Seminole11.80
Apr 3, 1974F2Huntington, Wells11.50
Jun 4, 1974F2Bottineau11.40
Aug 14, 1974F2Stutsman, Barnes11.30
Apr 12, 1974F2Shawano10.70
Apr 3, 1974F2Scott10.00
Apr 3, 1974F2Hillsdale, Lenawee9.90
Apr 3, 1974F2Warren9.80
Oct 28, 1974F2Cameron9.70
Apr 13, 1974F2Wright9.20
Apr 3, 1974F2Paulding, Putnam9.20
May 16, 1974F2Rock Island, Henry9.20
May 25, 1974F2Bryan8.50
Oct 28, 1974F2Concordia8.40
Apr 3, 1974F2McCreary, Whitley8.00
Jun 7, 1974F2Hamilton8.00
Apr 3, 1974F2Vermilion7.80
Aug 30, 1974F2Pawnee7.70
Nov 20, 1974F2St. Tammany7.10
Apr 13, 1974F2Texas7.10
Apr 14, 1974F2Crawford6.50
Apr 4, 1974F2Roanoke, Roanoke city6.50
Jun 7, 1974F2Catahoula6.50
Jul 13, 1974F2Otter Tail6.40
Apr 19, 1974F2Roberts, Hemphill5.90
Apr 4, 1974F2Caldwell5.70
Jun 20, 1974F2Allegan5.70
Jul 4, 1974F2Huron5.70
May 19, 1974F2Stanley5.60
Apr 3, 1974F2Hillsdale, Lenawee5.40
Jun 8, 1974F2Tulsa5.40
Dec 7, 1974F2Okaloosa5.20
Apr 1, 1974F2Calhoun5.10
Apr 3, 1974F2Franklin5.10
May 31, 1974F2Calcasieu5.10
Oct 31, 1974F2Hopkins4.70
Apr 3, 1974F2Davidson4.70
Apr 3, 1974F2Madison, Fayette4.70
Aug 30, 1974F2Russell4.70
Jun 8, 1974F2Oklahoma4.50
Jun 9, 1974F2Webster4.50
Oct 31, 1974F2Harris4.30
Apr 13, 1974F2Clark4.30
May 12, 1974F2Duval4.30
Jun 8, 1974F2Creek4.30
May 20, 1974F2Benson3.80
Jun 6, 1974F2Atoka3.80
Jun 8, 1974F2Craig, Delaware3.80
Mar 21, 1974F2Columbia3.60
Oct 28, 1974F2Cooke3.30
Jun 6, 1974F2Douglas3.30
Jan 28, 1974F2Oktibbeha3.00
May 27, 1974F2Carteret2.80
Apr 21, 1974F2Marinette2.70
May 19, 1974F2Haakon2.70
Aug 10, 1974F2Montgomery2.70
Apr 14, 1974F2Midland2.50
Apr 28, 1974F2Cedar2.30
Apr 13, 1974F2Douglas2.00
Apr 21, 1974F2Henry2.00
Apr 22, 1974F2Perry2.00
Apr 3, 1974F2Monroe2.00
May 30, 1974F2Martin2.00
May 2, 1974F2Marshall2.00
Jun 15, 1974F2Macomb2.00
Jun 16, 1974F2Orange2.00
Jun 18, 1974F2Story2.00
Jun 8, 1974F2Pottawatomie2.00
Oct 31, 1974F2Harris1.90
Oct 30, 1974F2Williamson1.80
Apr 14, 1974F2Washington1.50
Apr 1, 1974F2Tippecanoe1.50
Jun 9, 1974F2Mecosta1.50
Jul 14, 1974F2Wayne1.50
Jun 7, 1974F2Wexford1.20
Mar 29, 1974F2Hardin1.00
Mar 29, 1974F2Anderson1.00
Mar 29, 1974F2Russell1.00
Apr 20, 1974F2Anderson1.00
Apr 21, 1974F2Lamar1.00
Apr 21, 1974F2Kaufman1.00
Apr 1, 1974F2Henry1.00
Apr 3, 1974F2Jefferson1.00
Apr 3, 1974F2Monroe1.00
May 10, 1974F2Nuckolls1.00
May 13, 1974F2Des Moines1.00
May 14, 1974F2Le Flore1.00
May 14, 1974F2Perry1.00
May 26, 1974F2Emmons1.00
Jun 10, 1974F2Pratt1.00
Jun 19, 1974F2Woodford1.00
Jun 4, 1974F2Young1.00
Jun 7, 1974F2Hunt1.00
Jun 7, 1974F2Franklin1.00
Aug 29, 1974F2Harris1.00
Mar 21, 1974F2Polk0.80
Apr 12, 1974F2Ogemaw0.80
Jun 20, 1974F2Berrien0.80
Jun 22, 1974F2Woodford0.80
Jul 14, 1974F2Harris0.80
Sep 17, 1974F2Genesee0.80
Aug 17, 1974F2Lancaster0.70
May 12, 1974F2Long, Liberty0.60
Oct 30, 1974F2Cooke0.50
Feb 18, 1974F2Avoyelles0.50
Mar 20, 1974F2Shelby0.50
Apr 13, 1974F2Newton0.50
Apr 13, 1974F2McLennan0.50
Apr 14, 1974F2Hunterdon0.50
Apr 26, 1974F2Reeves0.50
Apr 3, 1974F2Blount0.50
Jul 16, 1974F2Coahoma0.50
Jan 19, 1974F2Assumption0.30
Jan 28, 1974F2Lamar0.30
Jan 28, 1974F2Houston0.30
Apr 11, 1974F2Dallas0.30
Apr 21, 1974F2Lamar0.30
Apr 3, 1974F2Rabun0.30
May 14, 1974F2Tarrant0.30
May 4, 1974F2Miller0.30
Jun 10, 1974F2Roscommon0.30
Jun 4, 1974F2Ward0.30
Sep 12, 1974F2Putnam0.30
Oct 28, 1974F2Vernon0.20
Oct 29, 1974F2Jefferson0.20
Oct 29, 1974F2Montgomery0.20
Oct 28, 1974F2Jefferson0.10
Oct 28, 1974F2Jefferson0.10
Oct 30, 1974F2Grayson0.10
Oct 31, 1974F2Navarro0.10
Nov 5, 1974F2Escambia0.10
Jan 20, 1974F2Pike0.10
Jan 28, 1974F2Leflore0.10
Jan 28, 1974F2Choctaw0.10
Feb 14, 1974F2Rankin0.10
Feb 28, 1974F2Wayne0.10
Mar 29, 1974F2Coles0.10
Apr 12, 1974F2Grenada0.10
Apr 12, 1974F2Marathon0.10
Apr 13, 1974F2Mercer0.10
Apr 13, 1974F2Mercer0.10
Apr 22, 1974F2Jones0.10
Apr 1, 1974F2Bolivar0.10
Apr 1, 1974F2Carroll0.10
Apr 1, 1974F2Holmes0.10
Apr 2, 1974F2Chambers0.10
Apr 3, 1974F2Boone0.10
Apr 3, 1974F2Loudon0.10
Apr 8, 1974F2Henry0.10
May 12, 1974F2Nottoway0.10
May 25, 1974F2Lamar0.10
May 30, 1974F2Crawford0.10
May 3, 1974F2Lamar0.10
Jun 15, 1974F2Bolivar0.10
Jun 22, 1974F2Hamilton0.10
Jun 22, 1974F2Johnson0.10
Jun 1, 1974F2Duplin0.10
Jun 1, 1974F2Duplin0.10
Jun 7, 1974F2Hunt0.10
Jun 8, 1974F2Lincoln0.10
Jun 9, 1974F2Kossuth0.10
Jul 11, 1974F2Eddy0.10
Jul 20, 1974F2Traill0.10
Aug 10, 1974F2Coles0.10
Aug 11, 1974F2Chaves0.10
Aug 14, 1974F2Barnes0.10
Aug 19, 1974F2Emmons0.10
Aug 19, 1974F2Logan0.10
Aug 19, 1974F2Ward0.10
Aug 19, 1974F2Logan0.10
Aug 19, 1974F2LaMoure0.10
Sep 12, 1974F2LaSalle0.10
May 26, 1974F1Georgetown3.06
Apr 3, 1974F1Knox1.02
Apr 8, 1974F1Atkinson, Coffee, Ware92.61
Apr 2, 1974F1Gaston9.71
Apr 3, 1974F1McMinn3.61
May 12, 1974F1Effingham2.01
Jun 23, 1974F1Pima1.01
Jun 7, 1974F1Tipton0.31
May 14, 1974F1Searcy, Stone, Izard62.00
May 13, 1974F1Reno, McPherson, Marion51.70
Feb 19, 1974F1Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco45.90
Mar 28, 1974F1Jackson, Ouachita39.00
Mar 28, 1974F1Richland, Madison37.80
Aug 25, 1974F1St. Louis34.70
Apr 3, 1974F1Henry, Owen31.70
Oct 15, 1974F1Blount, Marshall28.80
Apr 3, 1974F1Giles, Marshall, Bedford27.50
Mar 8, 1974F1Caldwell, Livingston27.40
Apr 3, 1974F1Marshall, Bedford26.10
Aug 18, 1974F1Grant, Rapides25.60
May 12, 1974F1Citrus25.20
May 12, 1974F1Marion, Volusia20.20
May 31, 1974F1Cameron, Calcasieu18.70
Mar 9, 1974F1Crosby18.50
Apr 2, 1974F1Cherokee16.80
May 17, 1974F1Jewell16.80
Apr 3, 1974F1Logan, McLean16.70
Apr 4, 1974F1Augusta15.20
Apr 3, 1974F1Coles14.80
Apr 27, 1974F1Beltrami14.30
Apr 20, 1974F1Reno, Rice14.00
Apr 3, 1974F1Orange, Lawrence14.00
Apr 19, 1974F1Republic13.90
Aug 17, 1974F1Rush13.60
Jan 28, 1974F1Drew, Desha13.30
Apr 1, 1974F1Wilson13.10
Apr 3, 1974F1Marshall, Bedford12.90
May 31, 1974F1East Carroll12.80
May 20, 1974F1Childress11.80
Aug 10, 1974F1Douglas, Champaign11.50
Jul 3, 1974F1Cherry11.30
Dec 25, 1974F1Clay11.00
Apr 3, 1974F1Piatt, Champaign10.90
Apr 3, 1974F1Wells, Adams10.90
Apr 1, 1974F1Branch10.60
Sep 28, 1974F1Greene10.30
Jun 8, 1974F1Nodaway10.10
May 10, 1974F1Jewell, Republic9.40
Mar 9, 1974F1Lamb, Hale9.30
Apr 3, 1974F1Adams9.10
Mar 8, 1974F1Oklahoma9.00
May 16, 1974F1Sanilac9.00
Jun 14, 1974F1Monroe9.00
May 12, 1974F1Levy8.90
Apr 3, 1974F1LaGrange8.80
Apr 3, 1974F1Jackson, Overton8.60
Apr 3, 1974F1Christian8.50
May 24, 1974F1Hale8.50
Apr 3, 1974F1Maury, Marshall7.90
May 9, 1974F1Travis7.90
May 13, 1974F1DeKalb7.80
Apr 4, 1974F1Dickenson, Buchanan7.30
Apr 3, 1974F1Warren7.20
Apr 3, 1974F1Wabash, Huntington7.10
Apr 3, 1974F1Burke6.90
Apr 3, 1974F1Paulding6.40
Jul 3, 1974F1Kalkaska6.40
Oct 29, 1974F1St. Landry6.20
Jun 22, 1974F1Oldham6.20
Apr 3, 1974F1Hamilton5.90
Feb 21, 1974F1East Feliciana, St. Helena5.70
Apr 12, 1974F1Rapides5.60
Apr 13, 1974F1Jones5.60
Oct 29, 1974F1Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana5.20
May 1, 1974F1McCurtain5.20
Jul 14, 1974F1Delta5.20
Jul 3, 1974F1Litchfield5.10
Apr 4, 1974F1Wyoming4.90
May 12, 1974F1Taylor4.90
Oct 23, 1974F1Pinal4.70
Mar 21, 1974F1McCormick4.70
Apr 21, 1974F1Lonoke4.70
Jun 3, 1974F1Fisher4.70
Jun 7, 1974F1Potter4.70
Jun 12, 1974F1Hudspeth4.50
Jul 4, 1974F1Eaton4.50
Mar 21, 1974F1Wakulla4.30
Apr 3, 1974F1Robertson4.30
Apr 3, 1974F1Overton4.30
Sep 12, 1974F1Midland, Bay4.30
Nov 3, 1974F1Pittsburg4.10
Apr 3, 1974F1Brown4.10
May 4, 1974F1Martin3.80
Jun 6, 1974F1Izard3.80
Feb 18, 1974F1Natchitoches3.60
Aug 30, 1974F1Johnson3.60
Nov 30, 1974F1Bulloch3.30
Mar 10, 1974F1Seminole3.30
Apr 11, 1974F1Johnson3.30
May 18, 1974F1Warren3.30
Jun 9, 1974F1Eau Claire, Chippewa3.30
Mar 9, 1974F1Randall3.00
Apr 3, 1974F1White3.00
May 24, 1974F1Deaf Smith3.00
May 4, 1974F1Bailey3.00
Jun 3, 1974F1Mitchell3.00
Aug 26, 1974F1Custer2.70
May 24, 1974F1Arapahoe2.50
Jun 8, 1974F1Oklahoma2.50
Jun 9, 1974F1Portage2.50
Aug 8, 1974F1Prowers2.50
May 19, 1974F1Sedgwick2.30
May 21, 1974F1Dane2.30
Aug 2, 1974F1Morgan2.30
Nov 20, 1974F1Haralson2.00
Jan 19, 1974F1Lafourche2.00
Jan 26, 1974F1Crawford2.00
Apr 10, 1974F1Collingsworth2.00
Apr 28, 1974F1Johnson2.00
Apr 1, 1974F1Elliott2.00
Apr 1, 1974F1Dickson2.00
May 10, 1974F1Beauregard2.00
May 12, 1974F1St. Johns2.00
May 4, 1974F1Suwannee2.00
May 6, 1974F1Polk2.00
May 9, 1974F1Bandera2.00
Jun 12, 1974F1Hudspeth2.00
Jun 20, 1974F1Cass2.00
Jun 6, 1974F1Hughes2.00
Jun 8, 1974F1Newton2.00
Jun 9, 1974F1Humboldt2.00
Jun 9, 1974F1Kenosha2.00
Jul 3, 1974F1Crow Wing2.00
Aug 30, 1974F1PR2.00
Sep 1, 1974F1Westchester2.00
Apr 19, 1974F1Carson, Hutchinson1.90
Jun 4, 1974F1Mille Lacs1.90
Oct 31, 1974F1Lafayette1.60
Nov 4, 1974F1Jefferson1.50
May 12, 1974F1Dorchester1.50
May 17, 1974F1Ward1.50
Jun 10, 1974F1Hamilton1.50
Jun 8, 1974F1Lincoln1.50
Jul 14, 1974F1Mecosta1.50
Aug 14, 1974F1Johnson1.50
Aug 17, 1974F1Washington1.50
Aug 23, 1974F1Worcester1.50
Sep 21, 1974F1Berrien1.50
Apr 3, 1974F1Paulding1.30
May 19, 1974F1Haakon1.30
Aug 17, 1974F1Howard1.30
Apr 20, 1974F1Buffalo1.20
Mar 20, 1974F1Bastrop1.10
Aug 4, 1974F1Chester1.10
Nov 20, 1974F1Meriwether1.00
Dec 1, 1974F1Chesterfield1.00
Jan 28, 1974F1Warren1.00
Feb 14, 1974F1Franklin1.00
Feb 15, 1974F1Walton1.00
Feb 19, 1974F1Calhoun1.00
Feb 21, 1974F1Jefferson1.00
Feb 22, 1974F1Lexington1.00
Feb 6, 1974F1Houston1.00
Mar 21, 1974F1Edgefield1.00
Mar 26, 1974F1St. Mary1.00
Apr 13, 1974F1McLennan1.00
Apr 21, 1974F1Red River1.00
Apr 23, 1974F1Malheur1.00
Apr 27, 1974F1Norman1.00
Apr 28, 1974F1Collingsworth1.00
Apr 30, 1974F1Jackson1.00
Apr 3, 1974F1Transylvania1.00
Apr 3, 1974F1Pickaway1.00
Apr 3, 1974F1Calhoun1.00
Apr 8, 1974F1Hall1.00
May 11, 1974F1Decatur1.00
May 14, 1974F1McCurtain1.00
May 14, 1974F1McCurtain1.00
May 15, 1974F1Martin1.00
May 15, 1974F1Lake1.00
May 23, 1974F1Delaware1.00
May 26, 1974F1Carteret1.00
May 26, 1974F1Carteret1.00
May 1, 1974F1Murray1.00
May 9, 1974F1Scurry1.00
Jun 13, 1974F1Bleckley1.00
Jun 21, 1974F1Nicollet1.00
Jun 1, 1974F1Wilkes1.00
Jun 2, 1974F1Lamb1.00
Jun 7, 1974F1Johnson1.00
Jun 7, 1974F1Hall1.00
Jun 8, 1974F1Newton1.00
Jun 8, 1974F1Pittsburg1.00
Jun 9, 1974F1Adams1.00
Jul 20, 1974F1Riverside1.00
Jul 22, 1974F1Johnson1.00
Jul 24, 1974F1Ocean1.00
Jul 27, 1974F1Orange1.00
Aug 15, 1974F1Pueblo1.00
Aug 26, 1974F1Bryan1.00
Aug 27, 1974F1Lubbock1.00
Aug 1, 1974F1Cleveland1.00
Aug 6, 1974F1Mohave1.00
Mar 20, 1974F1Evangeline0.80
Jun 2, 1974F1Hale0.80
Jun 2, 1974F1Hale0.80
Jul 16, 1974F1Calcasieu0.80
Jul 23, 1974F1Lafourche0.80
Aug 4, 1974F1St. Tammany0.70
Oct 30, 1974F1Lavaca0.50
Oct 30, 1974F1Marshall0.50
Nov 3, 1974F1Washington0.50
Jan 11, 1974F1Macon0.50
Jan 30, 1974F1Lowndes0.50
Feb 19, 1974F1Walton0.50
Mar 21, 1974F1Calhoun0.50
Mar 29, 1974F1Coweta0.50
Apr 20, 1974F1Wichita0.50
Apr 20, 1974F1Hand0.50
May 10, 1974F1Duval0.50
May 11, 1974F1Jackson0.50
May 11, 1974F1Gadsden0.50
May 11, 1974F1Seneca0.50
May 11, 1974F1Richland0.50
May 12, 1974F1Bulloch0.50
May 12, 1974F1Duval0.50
May 12, 1974F1Montgomery0.50
May 16, 1974F1Pasco0.50
May 20, 1974F1Mississippi0.50
May 25, 1974F1Tom Green0.50
May 26, 1974F1Carteret0.50
May 28, 1974F1Hale0.50
May 4, 1974F1Tom Green0.50
May 9, 1974F1Mayes0.50
Jun 20, 1974F1Jefferson0.50
Jun 20, 1974F1Porter0.50
Jun 27, 1974F1Middlesex0.50
Jun 7, 1974F1Prentiss0.50
Jul 4, 1974F1Tuscola0.50
Aug 17, 1974F1Northampton0.50
Aug 6, 1974F1Lake0.50
Jun 10, 1974F1Westmoreland0.40
Jul 29, 1974F1Potter0.40
Mar 12, 1974F1Charleston0.30
Apr 18, 1974F1Howard0.30
Apr 1, 1974F1Jackson0.30
Apr 8, 1974F1Anderson0.30
Apr 8, 1974F1Horry0.30
May 10, 1974F1Jackson0.30
May 11, 1974F1Geauga0.30
May 2, 1974F1Monroe0.30
May 9, 1974F1Benton0.30
Jun 18, 1974F1Olmsted0.30
Jul 14, 1974F1Macomb0.30
Aug 6, 1974F1Marion0.30
Aug 8, 1974F1Morgan0.30
Sep 28, 1974F1Nueces0.30
Feb 21, 1974F1Evangeline0.20
Apr 12, 1974F1Kalamazoo0.20
Apr 3, 1974F1Chautauqua0.20
May 11, 1974F1Ottawa0.20
Jun 14, 1974F1Oconto0.20
Jun 18, 1974F1Polk0.20
Jun 7, 1974F1Gladwin0.20
Jun 8, 1974F1Garfield0.20
Jul 29, 1974F1Franklin0.20
Jul 3, 1974F1Pointe Coupee0.20
Aug 18, 1974F1Galveston0.20
Aug 29, 1974F1Montgomery0.20
Oct 22, 1974F1San Bernardino0.10
Oct 23, 1974F1Pinal0.10
Oct 28, 1974F1Webster0.10
Oct 29, 1974F1Smith0.10
Oct 30, 1974F1Franklin0.10
Oct 30, 1974F1Eastland0.10
Oct 31, 1974F1Hill0.10
Oct 31, 1974F1Mills0.10
Oct 31, 1974F1Anderson0.10
Nov 11, 1974F1Covington0.10
Nov 4, 1974F1Jackson0.10
Jan 11, 1974F1Whitfield0.10
Jan 20, 1974F1Early0.10
Jan 20, 1974F1Calhoun0.10
Jan 27, 1974F1Rusk0.10
Jan 28, 1974F1Charles0.10
Feb 21, 1974F1Jefferson0.10
Feb 6, 1974F1Perry0.10
Mar 29, 1974F1Evans0.10
Mar 29, 1974F1Evans0.10
Mar 29, 1974F1Marion0.10
Apr 11, 1974F1Dixon0.10
Apr 12, 1974F1St. Joseph0.10
Apr 19, 1974F1Cloud0.10
Apr 19, 1974F1Hooker0.10
Apr 19, 1974F1Logan0.10
Apr 20, 1974F1Buffalo0.10
Apr 20, 1974F1Holt0.10
Apr 21, 1974F1Wise0.10
Apr 21, 1974F1Ogle0.10
Apr 21, 1974F1Dickinson0.10
Apr 21, 1974F1Ogle0.10
Apr 27, 1974F1Sully0.10
Apr 30, 1974F1Pecos0.10
Apr 2, 1974F1Pearl River0.10
Apr 3, 1974F1Cherokee0.10
Apr 3, 1974F1Butler0.10
Apr 4, 1974F1McDowell0.10
Apr 4, 1974F1Barbour0.10
Apr 4, 1974F1Houston0.10
Apr 6, 1974F1Eagle0.10
May 10, 1974F1Harlan0.10
May 11, 1974F1Bay0.10
May 11, 1974F1Bay0.10
May 11, 1974F1Franklin0.10
May 11, 1974F1Franklin0.10
May 12, 1974F1Anne Arundel0.10
May 13, 1974F1Pawnee0.10
May 13, 1974F1Des Moines0.10
May 13, 1974F1Scott0.10
May 19, 1974F1Haakon0.10
May 19, 1974F1Haakon0.10
May 19, 1974F1Mellette0.10
May 20, 1974F1Thomas0.10
May 23, 1974F1Canadian0.10
May 23, 1974F1Lawrence0.10
May 25, 1974F1York0.10
May 29, 1974F1Jefferson0.10
May 30, 1974F1Lyon0.10
May 30, 1974F1Jasper0.10
May 31, 1974F1Warren0.10
Jun 13, 1974F1St. Landry0.10
Jun 13, 1974F1Stutsman0.10
Jun 17, 1974F1Bienville0.10
Jun 18, 1974F1Webster0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Big Horn0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Big Horn0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Henry0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Knox0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Bureau0.10
Jun 20, 1974F1Knox0.10
Jun 21, 1974F1McDonough0.10
Jun 21, 1974F1Schuyler0.10
Jun 22, 1974F1Cumberland0.10
Jun 27, 1974F1Sweetwater0.10
Jun 3, 1974F1San Miguel0.10
Jun 3, 1974F1Taylor0.10
Jun 6, 1974F1Washington0.10
Jun 7, 1974F1Barrow0.10
Jun 7, 1974F1Ouachita0.10
Jun 7, 1974F1Calhoun0.10
Jun 9, 1974F1Olmsted0.10
Jun 9, 1974F1Kankakee0.10
Jul 11, 1974F1Morton0.10
Jul 11, 1974F1Ramsey0.10
Jul 11, 1974F1Ramsey0.10
Jul 11, 1974F1Emmons0.10
Jul 13, 1974F1Richland0.10
Jul 14, 1974F1Bay0.10
Jul 14, 1974F1Macomb0.10
Jul 14, 1974F1Oakland0.10
Jul 14, 1974F1Bossier0.10
Jul 20, 1974F1Big Horn0.10
Jul 29, 1974F1Saratoga0.10
Jul 1, 1974F1Goshen0.10
Jul 2, 1974F1Venango0.10
Aug 16, 1974F1Harrison0.10
Aug 17, 1974F1Minnehaha0.10
Aug 18, 1974F1Fayette0.10
Aug 23, 1974F1Sedgwick0.10
Aug 24, 1974F1Maricopa0.10
Aug 27, 1974F1Knox0.10
Aug 27, 1974F1Rensselaer0.10
Aug 28, 1974F1Laramie0.10
Aug 30, 1974F1Barton0.10
Aug 1, 1974F1Worth0.10
Aug 9, 1974F1Albany0.10
Aug 9, 1974F1Albany0.10
Aug 9, 1974F1Natrona0.10
Sep 12, 1974F1Gladwin0.10
Sep 6, 1974F1Columbus0.10
Sep 7, 1974F1Santa Rosa0.10
Sep 8, 1974F1St. Mary0.10
Sep 8, 1974F1Vermilion0.10
Sep 9, 1974F1Lamar0.10
Apr 20, 1974F0Kingman, Harvey41.30
May 13, 1974F0Sedgwick, Butler40.20
Apr 4, 1974F0Bristol city, Sullivan18.00
Jun 10, 1974F0Brown15.00
Apr 11, 1974F0Pittsburg11.90
Jun 8, 1974F0Butler11.40
Apr 4, 1974F0Cherokee9.70
Apr 4, 1974F0Anderson, Union8.70
Apr 4, 1974F0Lee8.60
Nov 2, 1974F0Garza6.20
Jun 8, 1974F0Rice5.20
Oct 30, 1974F0Cooke4.50
Apr 12, 1974F0Assumption4.50
Apr 4, 1974F0Jefferson4.50
Jun 8, 1974F0Crawford4.30
Apr 3, 1974F0Piatt3.30
May 17, 1974F0Mitchell3.30
Feb 19, 1974F0Franklin2.00
May 12, 1974F0Lake2.00
Jun 23, 1974F0Pima2.00
Jul 27, 1974F0Perkins2.00
Jul 8, 1974F0Mille Lacs2.00
Jun 20, 1974F0Henry1.50
Jun 14, 1974F0Lee1.00
Jun 24, 1974F0Cochise1.00
Jun 20, 1974F0Jackson0.70
Apr 16, 1974F0Polk0.50
Apr 30, 1974F0Jackson0.50
Apr 3, 1974F0Cocke0.50
Apr 4, 1974F0Hawkins0.50
May 27, 1974F0Pasco0.50
May 27, 1974F0Pasco0.50
May 31, 1974F0Tom Green0.50
Jun 11, 1974F0Donley0.50
Jun 13, 1974F0Oldham0.50
Jun 17, 1974F0Pima0.50
Jun 21, 1974F0Sherman0.50
Jun 26, 1974F0Sarasota0.50
Jun 1, 1974F0Fayette0.50
Jun 1, 1974F0Fayette0.50
Jun 3, 1974F0Hale0.50
Jun 3, 1974F0Hale0.50
Jun 3, 1974F0Moore0.50
Jun 3, 1974F0Crosby0.50
Jun 4, 1974F0Hall0.50
Jul 20, 1974F0Monroe0.50
Aug 7, 1974F0Dallam0.50
Aug 8, 1974F0Caldwell0.50
Sep 21, 1974F0Berrien0.50
Nov 30, 1974F0Hampton0.30
Feb 6, 1974F0Tangipahoa0.30
Apr 20, 1974F0Harper0.30
Jun 17, 1974F0Hall0.30
Aug 30, 1974F0Monroe0.30
Aug 1, 1974F0Hudspeth0.30
Aug 7, 1974F0Carson0.30
Sep 12, 1974F0Harris0.30
Sep 28, 1974F0Matagorda0.30
Oct 27, 1974F0Apache0.20
Apr 1, 1974F0Darke0.20
May 15, 1974F0Hardee0.20
Jul 5, 1974F0Northampton0.20
Aug 27, 1974F0Manatee0.20
Aug 3, 1974F0Vernon0.20
Aug 8, 1974F0Washington0.20
Sep 13, 1974F0Brazoria0.20
Sep 21, 1974F0Nueces0.20
Oct 28, 1974F0Liberty0.10
Oct 29, 1974F0San Diego0.10
Oct 30, 1974F0Platte0.10
Oct 8, 1974F0Lincoln0.10
Nov 1, 1974F0Harris0.10
Dec 16, 1974F0Sarasota0.10
Dec 16, 1974F0Charlotte0.10
Dec 16, 1974F0Palm Beach0.10
Jan 29, 1974F0Maui0.10
Feb 18, 1974F0Cleveland0.10
Feb 2, 1974F0Clayton0.10
Feb 6, 1974F0Baldwin0.10
Mar 19, 1974F0Baldwin0.10
Mar 21, 1974F0West Baton Rouge0.10
Mar 23, 1974F0Alamosa0.10
Mar 29, 1974F0Tuscaloosa0.10
Mar 9, 1974F0Saline0.10
Apr 11, 1974F0Custer0.10
Apr 11, 1974F0Pierce0.10
Apr 12, 1974F0Tangipahoa0.10
Apr 19, 1974F0Phelps0.10
Apr 28, 1974F0Polk0.10
Apr 1, 1974F0Madison0.10
Apr 3, 1974F0Grundy0.10
Apr 3, 1974F0McLean0.10
Apr 4, 1974F0Summers0.10
Apr 4, 1974F0Dale0.10
May 15, 1974F0Polk0.10
May 15, 1974F0Lake0.10
May 16, 1974F0Muscatine0.10
May 16, 1974F0Scott0.10
May 16, 1974F0Scott0.10
May 17, 1974F0Roosevelt0.10
May 18, 1974F0Saline0.10
May 19, 1974F0Cherry0.10
May 20, 1974F0Custer0.10
May 20, 1974F0Roberts0.10
May 24, 1974F0Arapahoe0.10
May 24, 1974F0Quay0.10
May 26, 1974F0Calcasieu0.10
May 30, 1974F0Wright0.10
May 30, 1974F0Crawford0.10
May 30, 1974F0Wabash0.10
May 30, 1974F0Sumner0.10
May 4, 1974F0Roosevelt0.10
May 8, 1974F0McLean0.10
May 8, 1974F0Wells0.10
Jun 10, 1974F0Hillsborough0.10
Jun 12, 1974F0Dallas0.10
Jun 13, 1974F0Nueces0.10
Jun 13, 1974F0Jackson0.10
Jun 13, 1974F0Dickey0.10
Jun 14, 1974F0Scott0.10
Jun 15, 1974F0Ouachita0.10
Jun 18, 1974F0Marshall0.10
Jun 19, 1974F0Mason0.10
Jun 19, 1974F0Mason0.10
Jun 19, 1974F0Tazewell0.10
Jun 19, 1974F0Champaign0.10
Jun 19, 1974F0Piatt0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Jo Daviess0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Whiteside0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Henry0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Tripp0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Lee0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Ogle0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Kane0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Lake0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Cook0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0DuPage0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Will0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0McLean0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Iroquois0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Iroquois0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Knox0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Knox0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0McDonough0.10
Jun 20, 1974F0Fulton0.10
Jun 21, 1974F0Jefferson0.10
Jun 21, 1974F0Boyd0.10
Jun 22, 1974F0Shelby0.10
Jun 22, 1974F0Coles0.10
Jun 23, 1974F0St. John the Baptist0.10
Jun 23, 1974F0Avoyelles0.10
Jun 3, 1974F0Franklin0.10
Jun 4, 1974F0Butler0.10
Jun 5, 1974F0Attala0.10
Jun 6, 1974F0Webster0.10
Jun 7, 1974F0Webster0.10
Jun 7, 1974F0Morehouse0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Clay0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0White0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Elk0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Peoria0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Macon0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Gentry0.10
Jun 8, 1974F0Jasper0.10
Jun 9, 1974F0Kane0.10
Jul 13, 1974F0Jim Wells0.10
Jul 14, 1974F0Cook0.10
Jul 19, 1974F0Lee0.10
Jul 20, 1974F0Suwannee0.10
Jul 22, 1974F0Martin0.10
Jul 23, 1974F0Roberts0.10
Jul 25, 1974F0Pinellas0.10
Jul 25, 1974F0Freeborn0.10
Jul 25, 1974F0Pinal0.10
Jul 28, 1974F0Arapahoe0.10
Jul 1, 1974F0LaSalle0.10
Jul 3, 1974F0Carroll0.10
Jul 8, 1974F0Colbert0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Madison0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Effingham0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Ogle0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Moultrie0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Coles0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Coles0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Shelby0.10
Aug 10, 1974F0Macon0.10
Aug 12, 1974F0Rock Island0.10
Aug 13, 1974F0Coles0.10
Aug 13, 1974F0Coles0.10
Aug 13, 1974F0Moniteau0.10
Aug 13, 1974F0Moniteau0.10
Aug 17, 1974F0Merrick0.10
Aug 17, 1974F0Clay0.10
Aug 19, 1974F0Broward0.10
Aug 19, 1974F0Cherry0.10
Aug 25, 1974F0Barnes0.10
Aug 26, 1974F0Hillsborough0.10
Aug 27, 1974F0Coos0.10
Aug 30, 1974F0Geneva0.10
Aug 1, 1974F0Santa Rosa0.10
Aug 2, 1974F0Cumberland0.10
Aug 2, 1974F0Lee0.10
Aug 3, 1974F0Clark0.10
Aug 3, 1974F0Lincoln0.10
Aug 6, 1974F0Lee0.10
Aug 8, 1974F0Montgomery0.10
Sep 28, 1974F0Smith0.10
Sep 2, 1974F0Mobile0.10
Sep 7, 1974F0Baldwin0.10
Sep 8, 1974F0Jackson0.10

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1974
CarmenCategory 431LA, TX
UnnamedTropical storm8FL

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1974
Feb 5, 19746.5near Akutan, Alaska Aleutians East AK1.2
Dec 31, 19745.6near P?hala, Hawaii Hawaii HI1.3
Nov 30, 19745.5near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI-0.4
Jul 2, 19745.4near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA7.5
Nov 28, 19745.2near Hollister, California San Benito CA3.3
Jul 13, 19745.0near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA0.6

Drought

On average 2% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1974. The worst month was July 1974, with 5%.

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.