The storm left four dead and more than 250 injured with around 70,000 Sheffield homes damaged.
Winds of 96mph ripped through the city and hundreds were left homeless.
We’ve been looking through our archive at some of the shocking photos from that day and the aftermath of the storm.
5. Hurricane repairs
Repairing hurricane damage in Attercliffe, Sheffield, in February 1962 Photo: Colin Drury
6. On the roof
Residents of Skye Edge Avenue get a roof over their heads as workmen lay tarpaulin to protect their hurrican ravaged homes on February 17 1962 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
7. Beyond repair
A workman starts demolition work at Brightside Vicarage in Firth Park Avenue, Sheffield, where Mrs Shirley Margaret Hill, wife of the vicar, the Rev Colin Hill, was killed during the gale. The vicarage was so badly damaged it was beyond repair. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
8. Emergency aid
An emergency gale centre was set up in Hurlfield Secondary Boys School for families made homeless by the gales. This picture shows some of the homeless receiving emergency meals laid on by the school meals staff at the centre. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers