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February 1955 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In February 1955, 1 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged on 5 storm days across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Moniteau County, MO on February 1, 1955. The most hail reports came on February 1, 1955 (1). Tornadoes killed 1.

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

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1hail reports
6wind reports
7tornado reports
0.75″largest hail
5storm days
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Hail reports by day, February 1955

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Biggest storm days of February 1955

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Feb 28, 1955034–4
Feb 1, 19551120.75″3
Feb 5, 1955010–1
Feb 11, 1955010–1
Feb 19, 1955001–1

Largest hail reported in February 1955

DaySizeLocation
Feb 1, 19550.75″ (penny)Moniteau County, MO

Storm reports by state, February 1955

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Kentucky030–
Arkansas011–
Ohio002–
Tennessee002–
Indiana001–
Louisiana010–
Missouri1000.75″
Oklahoma001–
Virginia010–

Every storm day in February 1955

Feb 1 Feb 5 Feb 11 Feb 19 Feb 28

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.