National Storms

September 1953 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In September 1953, 5 tornado reports were logged on 4 storm days across 4 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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5tornado reports
4storm days

Biggest storm days of September 1953

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Sep 20, 1953––2–2
Sep 12, 1953––1–1
Sep 17, 1953––1–1
Sep 22, 1953––1–1

Storm reports by state, September 1953

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Florida––2–
Colorado––1–
Michigan––1–
Pennsylvania––1–

Every storm day in September 1953

Sep 12 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 22

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.