National Storms

August 1950 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In August 1950, 13 tornado reports were logged on 10 storm days across 9 states. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center record starts with tornado reports in 1950; hail and damaging-wind reports start in 1955.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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13tornado reports
10storm days

Biggest storm days of August 1950

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Aug 6, 1950––3–1
Aug 30, 1950––2–1
Aug 2, 1950––1–1
Aug 5, 1950––1–1
Aug 7, 1950––1–1
Aug 9, 1950––1–1
Aug 11, 1950––1–1
Aug 23, 1950––1–1
Aug 28, 1950––1–1
Aug 29, 1950––1–1

Storm reports by state, August 1950

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Kansas––4–
Florida––2–
Arkansas––1–
Colorado––1–
Maryland––1–
Missouri––1–
New Mexico––1–
Pennsylvania––1–
West Virginia––1–

Every storm day in August 1950

Aug 2 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 9 Aug 11 Aug 23 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30

A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.