NSSFC Severe Local Storms Log, January 1955 to June 1972

This dataset contains the log maintained by the National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC), of severe local storm event reports, from 1955 through June 1972. It has one line entries for tornadoes, funnel clouds, surface wind gusts, hail and aircraft turbulence. There are about 3800 reports per year, from about 600 surface airways stations.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1955-01
    End:  1972-06

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1955-01
Temporal Range End 1972-06
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : Midwestern Regional Climate Center

Related Resource #2 : National Severe Storms Laboratory

Related Resource #3 : NWS Storm Prediction Center

Related Resource #4 : Severe Thunderstorm Events

Related Resource #5 : NCDC Storm Events Database
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 4.31 MB
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Author Storm Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1980-01-11
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier d808000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:29:29Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d808000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Storm Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1980). NSSFC Severe Local Storms Log, January 1955 to June 1972. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d808000. Accessed 11 October 2025.

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