Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 10, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Jackson, Tillman, Kiowa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 40 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 97 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Snyder, OK.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'Ung, China. It killed 20,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, Iran. It killed 1,728 people, injured 2,300, destroyed 10,533 houses and did $100 million in damage.
Floods
Floods in China in 2010 resulted in over 3,000 deaths. Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and a further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Off North Coast, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2,385 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 2,385 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Overton, Pickett counties, Tennessee and tracked 20.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Beatty Swamps, TN.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Craig, Ottawa, Newton counties, Oklahoma and tracked 75.51 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 350.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Scott, Morgan counties, Illinois and tracked 20.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pisgah, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hemphill, Ellis, Dewey counties, Texas and tracked 79.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Antelope Hills, TX to N Chester, OK.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Cleveland, Oklahoma counties, Oklahoma and tracked 24 miles, 2,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 49.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Howard, Fillmore, Olmsted counties, Iowa and tracked 162 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 24.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Scott, Morgan counties, Illinois and tracked 20.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pisgah, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in DeWitt, McLean counties, Illinois and tracked 29.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Clinton/N Le Roy to W Arrowsmith, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stephenson, Winnebago counties, Illinois and tracked 14.9 miles, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Freeport/Ridott/Pecatonica, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mercer, Venango counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 17.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 17. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Hendersonville to SE Franklin, PA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Summit County, Ohio and tracked 3.7 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Akron, OH.
An F5 tornado touched down in Jackson, Tillman, Kiowa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 40 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 97 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Snyder, OK.
One of the two deadliest tornadoes in Oklahoma before Oklahoma became a state occurred on May 10, 1905. On that day a monstrous supercell formed near the southwest corner of the Oklahoma Territory. The supercell spawned a deadly tornado that nearly destroyed the town of Snyder, and killed about 100 of its residents.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The 1905 Snyder tornado was a powerful tornado that struck the town of Snyder, Oklahoma, in Kiowa County on Wednesday, May 10, 1905. The event was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the state of Oklahoma.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Hemphill, Ellis, Dewey counties, Texas and tracked 79.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Antelope Hills, TX to N Chester, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mercer, Rock Island, Henry counties, Illinois and tracked 42.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Millersburg/Cleveland, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gosper, Dawson counties, Nebraska and tracked 22.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elwood to NE Lexington, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Custer County, Nebraska and tracked 7.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Broken Bow/NE Weissert, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Custer County, Nebraska, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Broken Bow, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and tracked 5.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Chestnut, LA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Overton, Pickett counties, Tennessee and tracked 20.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Beatty Swamps, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brown County, Texas and tracked 7.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Brownwood to E Brownwood, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Rusk, Gregg counties, Texas and tracked 14 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Leverett's Chapel/Laird Hill/Kilgore/Longview, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Anderson County, South Carolina and tracked 2.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Starr, SC.
An F3 tornado touched down in McIntosh, Pittsburg counties, Oklahoma and tracked 10 miles, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Eufaula, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greenville, Spartanburg counties, South Carolina and tracked 22.7 miles, 83 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4.
An F4 tornado touched down in Howard, Fillmore, Olmsted counties, Iowa and tracked 162 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 24.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Worth counties, Iowa and tracked 26.6 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wayne County, Iowa and tracked 6.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Freeborn County, Minnesota and tracked 6.9 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 3.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pierce, Saint Croix, Polk counties, Wisconsin and tracked 105.7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 27.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chase, Morris, Lyon counties, Kansas and tracked 52.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clayton County, Iowa and tracked 6.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in County, Connecticut and tracked 0.3 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Guthrie, Adair, Dallas counties, Iowa and tracked 41.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Robertson County, Texas and tracked 15.8 miles, 333 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Travis County, Texas and tracked 11 miles, 667 yards wide at its widest.
25 tornadoes were recorded on May 10, 1959, in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).
An F3 tornado touched down in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and tracked 2 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Butler, Warren, Clinton counties, Ohio and tracked 54.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 25.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bullitt County, Kentucky and tracked 4.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 14.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hempstead County, Arkansas and tracked 20.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seneca, Huron counties, Ohio and tracked 50.1 miles, 27 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 100.
An F3 tornado touched down in Champaign, Clark, Madison counties, Ohio and tracked 89.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Colorado and tracked 8 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Traverse, Grant counties, Minnesota and tracked 15 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Phillips, Smith, Franklin counties, Kansas and tracked 56 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Rooks, Phillips counties, Kansas and tracked 33 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Buffalo County, Nebraska and tracked 17 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Trego County, Kansas and tracked 10 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rooks County, Kansas and tracked 30 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hockley, Lamb, Bailey counties, Texas and tracked 8.5 miles, 450 yards wide at its widest.
A SKYWARN spotter reported quarter-size hail broke several windows at his house and completely covered the ground. This was followed by a brief tornado touchdown. Another SKYWARN spotter reported dime-size hail in Menton.
The tornado was first spotted by public and later confirmed by the sheriff and a spotter. It caused only minor damage. It was the larger of the two tornadoes that formed that evening.
Breckinridge County dispatch reports three-quarters inch hail.
A tornado tipped over a trailer, took the roof off of a house, destroyed other houses, and downed numerous power lines.
A small tornado developed on the northern end of the storm and touched down near Clinton, Iowa. The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and struck Fulton, Illinois shortly after 80 to 100+ MPH winds swept through the area.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dorchester, Berkeley counties, South Carolina and tracked 10.5 miles, 670 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7.
Roof on brick home damaged, shed destroyed , a boat was thrown 40 feet and a couple of trees were uprooted.
A cold front frontal system located to the northwest of Iowa began to sink southeast into the state during the late afternoon of the 10th. This was in fact the same cold front that set off the thunderstorm activity the previous night.
Three intense supercell thunderstorms developed over northern and central Pecos County during the afternoon and evening of the 10th. The first storm tracked slowly across the northern parts of the county, devastating crops near the town of Coyanosa.
A storm chaser reported golfball size hail.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tazewell County, Illinois and tracked 17.5 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 32.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mason, Lewis counties, Kentucky and tracked 25 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 17.
An F3 tornado touched down in Marion, Ralls counties, Missouri and tracked 12 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado crossed into Schuyler County from Brown County (WFO LSX County Warning Area). It was only on the ground for a short distance before it lifted and dissipated. No damage or injuries were reported.
51 tornadoes were recorded on May 10, 2003, in Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Carolina and more.
A warm front stalled along the Ohio River, providing the focus for several clusters of thunderstorms to move across northern Kentucky during the early morning, lasting into the afternoon. Rainfall amounts from the thunderstorms generally ranged from three to five inches.
A tornado formed just north of the Marion Lewis County line and continued northeast for 20 miles, eventually causing major damage in the city of Canton. The tornado first formed southeast of Steffenville where it damaged a barn and other outbuildings.
Severe weather in the form of tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds up to about 56 knots (65 mph) which toppled large trees and power-lines, and large hail, affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin on May 10, 2003.
Tornado developed 1.5 miles west of Argyle at 1728 CST and moved northeast for 11.5 miles before dissipating 1.3 miles North of Viele at 1747 CST.
Tornado developed 3.3 miles west northwest of Mt Pleasant and moved east northeast passing 2.6 miles north of Mt Pleasant, to 3.5 miles west and 2.2 miles north of Mt Union. The tornado exited into Louisa County 3.1 miles north northeast of Mt Union at 1905 CST.
The tornado that hit Canton, Missouri crossed the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 20 just southwest of Meyer. The tornado was weak, F0 in intensity, as it moved east northeast across the Illinois flood plain causing only sporadic tree damage.
A very intense spring storm system developed over the central Plains and moved east, then northeast across Kansas into eastern Iowa. The low deepened to 986 mb by 06z of the 11th as it passed over La Crosse, WI.
Tornado developed in Adams County (WFO LSX) and moved northeast, entering Hancock county 1.2 miles southeast of Tioga at 1749 CST.
After crossing the extreme northwest corner of Ralls County, the second tornado from the Monroe County supercell crossed back into Marion County southwest of Ely.
A wild night of weather was sparked by a large super cell thunderstorm which traveled from northwest of Grand Island to north of York. Along its path, there were numerous reports of funnels, large hail, high winds and even a couple of tornadoes.
A volatile situation took shape during the afternoon of the 10th. A unseasonably deep upper low had formed aloft over the southwest U.S., while at the same time a cold front dropped south across the state during the day.
This tornado developed from supercell 3 as it moved into eastern Catahoula Parish and then crossed the Tensas River into Concordia Parish. The tornado first touched down, just west of the Tensas River, on Kassel's Farm and damaged a good deal of farm equipment.
This tornado was the 3rd tornado to occur from supercell 3. The tornado touched down about 5 miles southeast of Fayette and tracked east for 7 miles across southern Jefferson County. Much of the damage along the path was to trees, where thousands were snapped and uprooted.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Craig, Ottawa, Newton counties, Oklahoma and tracked 75.51 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 350.
Three tornadoes were spawned from supercell thunderstorms that developed over southeast Kansas. These storms quickly moved into southwest Missouri causing devestating damage to homes, businesses, and trees in Newton, Barry, and Jasper counties.
37 tornadoes were recorded on May 10, 2008, in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 22 people.
Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th.
A stationary front was draped across north Georgia early on May 10th with an active northwest flow aloft. Meanwhile...a vigorous short wave aloft was approaching the area from the southern plains.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Arkansas County, Arkansas and tracked 14.05 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9.
A cold front moved through Arkansas on the 9th, but the front then stalled and moved back to the north as a warm front on the 10th. Severe storms developed north of the front during the afternoon, with tornadoes developing closer to the front during the early evening hours.
A warm front lifted northward through southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia during the morning, with a strong cold front then sweeping through the area during the evening. This resulted in several rounds of severe weather across the region.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Missouri and tracked 3.02 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10.
In the afternoon and early evening hours of May 10, 2008, a large and violent tornado moved through northeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Missouri, striking the communities of Picher, Racine and Granby. The tornado killed 21 people and injured over 300 more.
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A stationary front moved north as a warm front during the day of May 10, 2008 as a strong upper level trough moved into the Midsouth. Behind the warm front, the atmosphere became very unstable which allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop.
A strengthening low pressure system, and associated cold front, caused numerous severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes across Central Alabama.
A stationary front moved north as a warm front during the day of May 10, 2008 as a strong upper level trough moved into the Midsouth. Behind the warm front, the atmosphere became very unstable which allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop.
Widespread severe weather occurred across northwest Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours on the 10th.
A complex of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and isolated tornadoes in a moist unstable environment near the junction of a warm front and approaching cold front.
A powerful storm system strengthened over the central Plains during the day on Saturday, drawing rich gulf moisture north into eastern Oklahoma.
During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region. One of the strongest storms moved across Sharkey county.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Cleveland, Oklahoma counties, Oklahoma and tracked 24 miles, 2,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 49.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Cleveland, Pottawatomie counties, Oklahoma and tracked 22.25 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 32.
71 tornadoes were recorded on May 10, 2010, in Kansas, Oklahoma, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 3 people.
A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affected a large part of northern, central, and southern Oklahoma. Tornadoes were most numerous across central and southern Oklahoma, with significant damage occurring over many areas.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie, Seminole, Okfuskee counties, Oklahoma and tracked 37.2 miles, 2,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 28.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma and tracked 6.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Grant, Sumner, Kay counties, Oklahoma and tracked 40.66 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Carter County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
A significant outbreak of tornadoes occurred across Oklahoma on this date in 2010. Three people were killed and over 400 were injured after more than 35 tornadoes struck northern, central, and southern Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening. This was the second largest documented tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history, second only to the May 3, 1999 outbreak.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours of May 10th, 2010, ahead of an approaching dry line and warm front.
During the late afternoon of Tuesday, May 10th, a line of severe thunderstorms developed along the leading edge of a strong dry line moving across southern and central Minnesota.
A strongly unstable air mass developed over South Texas in advance of a stalled frontal boundary over south-central Texas on May 10th.
A strong upper level disturbance led to widespread severe weather across south Texas and the coastal bend region. An isolated thunderstorm across Colorado county produced a brief, but strong tornado during this event.
Multiple thunderstorms formed along and southeast of a line from Red Cloud to York on this Sunday afternoon. However, most of the severe weather was produced by a single supercell.
From May 10–12, 2014, a large and widespread tornado outbreak of 44 tornadoes spanned across portions of the central and Great Plains regions of the United States. The May 11 portion is sometimes referred to as the Mother's Day tornado outbreak by locals, due to it occurring on the celebration at the time.
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During the day on Saturday, May 10 several supercell thunderstorms formed across western and northern Missouri.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Van Zandt County, Texas and tracked 10.22 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 43.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Howard County, Arkansas and tracked 6.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours over Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and portions of Southeast Oklahoma on May 10th, near a residual weak surface boundary draped along the Red River from showers and thunderstorms that had…
Thunderstorms over southeast South Dakota from late morning to the start of the evening on May 10th produced several tornadoes, including one that caused injuries and severe damage in Delmont in Douglas County.
A closed upper low lifted out to the west of Iowa with the surface low tracking northeast to near the Iowa-South Dakota border. A warm front extended southeast into Iowa and lifted north as the dry line pushed into western Iowa during the afternoon.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours over Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and portions of Southeast Oklahoma on May 10th, near a residual weak surface boundary draped along the Red River from showers and thunderstorms that had…
An EF3 tornado touched down in Graves, Marshall counties, Kentucky and tracked 19.03 miles, 450 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10.
An outbreak of supercells with large hail and isolated tornadoes affected western Kentucky during the afternoon and early evening. The initial round of thunderstorms occurred early in the afternoon over northwest Kentucky.
A warm moist air mass collided with several passing weather systems to spark rounds of strong to severe storms across central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours on May 10th.
A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of an area of low pressure across southeast Iowa during the afternoon of May 10th.
A slow-moving upper level storm system moved from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains during the 10th and 11th. Warm, moist, and unstable air was in place across eastern Oklahoma ahead of this system.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed southwest of Denver and pushed north-northeast through the metro area. The storms produced extensive hail, ranging from quarter to tennis ball size.
May was an incredibly busy month defined by heat, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms. The main weather event occurred on the 10th when tornadoes and swaths of intense straight-line winds ravaged the Tallahassee area.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Leon County, Florida and tracked 24.81 miles, 1,400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2.
On the morning of May 10, 2024, two significant tornadoes moved through Leon County, Florida, United States, both of which converged over Tallahassee. While damage was primarily to trees, numerous homes suffered damage.
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Two storm complexes moved across southeastern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and into the Florida Panhandle during the early morning hours of 5/10 producing destructive straight-line winds and multiple tornadoes.
Steep mid level lapse rates along with sufficient instability and deep layer shear ahead of a cold front brought a couple of rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the region. Damaging wind gusts were reported across the Florida panhandle.
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Hurricane Doris reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Rammasun reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 922 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Noul reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
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Very heavy rain fell over ground that was saturated since late April. Franklin County was declared a federal disaster area as a result of total damage since late April. The damage total listed for this event is a sum total for flooding since late April.
1 inch diameter hail was reported along with trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds.
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed, along and south a warm frontal boundary. Flooding, gusty winds, hail, and even a funnel cloud were observed.
Bands of thunderstorms moved in from the southwest and affected Houston metro in the early evening hours.
Heavy rains during the early part of May caused flooding of many creeks and rivers.
Floods in China in 2010 resulted in over 3,000 deaths. Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and a further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou.
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Repetitive showers and thunderstorms, moved southeast through western Vinton County, Jackson County, and western and central portions of Lawrence County between 1500E and 1830E on Tuesday, the 10th. This convection was just northeast of the surface warm front.
A very unstable airmass was in place south of a warm front in the area. This unstable airmass led to the development of widespread severe weather.
Repetitive showers and thunderstorms, moved southeast through southeast Ohio and into portions of northeast Kentucky between 1500E and 1830E on Tuesday, the 10th. In northeast Kentucky, the heaviest rains fell in eastern Greenup County and Boyd County.
Clusters and lines of storms produced hail and flooding. In addition several homes and one individual were struck by lightning.
As the upper low continued to traverse the region, another round of storms started early on the 10th along a boundary in central Texas. These storms developed northeastward and moved east across southern Oklahoma through the morning.
A slow-moving low pressure system moving into the Plains on the 9th and 10th resulted in multiple periods of thunderstorms across the region.
The largest severe weather event of Spring 2016 across Middle Tennessee affected areas mainly north of I-40 from the late evening hours on May 10 into the morning hours on May 11.
Thunderstorms produced mostly hail along with a little wind damage, and excessive rainfall on this Tuesday afternoon and evening.
A weak cold front eased south to near the Red River area, and helped provide focus for thunderstorm development along with a continued active dryline. This ended up being more of a wind damage event, but several reports of hail were also received.
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The longest continuous span of time with a thunderstorm in Oklahoma City occurred on this date back in 1950. Thunder was heard continuously for 18 hours and 21 minutes.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A left-split storm moved to the NNE from Glasscock County and produced one inch hail in the Elbow community. The storm reorganized with the storm-relative inflow favoring the north side of the storm.
As a line of severe thunderstorms moved north, it produced nickel-size hail in New London and penny-size hail in Middletown.These and other thunderstorms were accompanied by frequent and intense lightning strikes that resulted in significant power outages.
A strong spring storm system moved through the Mississippi valley during the late afternoon and evening hours producing widespread severe weather.
A large damaging supercell thunderstorm developed and tracked east across a portion of northeast Louisiana before crossing the Mississippi River into Warren County.
During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region. One of the strongest storms moved across Sharkey county.
A squall line developed over the Ohio Valley during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorm complex rapidly moved to the southeast, crossing the Appalachian Mountains and affecting much of western North Carolina and the northwest piedmont of South Carolina during the late evening…
A strong cold front brought high winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
A squall line over eastern Missouri moved east across southern Illinois, producing locally strong winds. Southwesterly deep-layer wind shear around 30 knots was sufficient to maintain the squall line within a moderately unstable atmosphere.
Severe thunderstorms produced widespread high winds between Interstate 80 and Highway 6 on this Thursday night and Friday morning. During the mid to late-afternoon hours Thursday, scattered thunderstorms developed from the Nebraska Panhandle down into northeast Colorado.
Though a cold front had already pushed through the area, a strong upper level disturbance led to the development of strong and severe thunderstorms on Monday May 10 in the cool sector north of the front.
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A slow moving storm system produced flooding and flash flooding across the urban corridor and northeast plains, with heavy snowfall in the higher mountains of the Front Range.
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Two 6 month old infants were left in a hot vehicle at the 2400 block of Alfalfa Lane, near Jefferson Davis Highway just south of Richmond Virginia. They were transported to a hospital.
Two people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 1992, in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and burned 5,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 1992, in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 1992, in Pennington County, Minnesota, and burned 1,150 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Elk Hills 2 Fire was discovered on May 10, 1993, in California, and burned 7,100 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Sabodan Fire was discovered on May 10, 1993, in California, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pge 13 Fire was discovered on May 10, 1993, in California, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mebane Fire was discovered on May 10, 1993, in California, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Hillbilly Lake Fire was discovered on May 10, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 14,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Lookout Point Fire was discovered on May 10, 1997, in South Dakota, and burned 866 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Beard Fire was discovered on May 10, 1998, in New Mexico, and burned 4,323 acres.
The Outlet Fire was discovered on May 10, 2000, in Arizona, and burned 15,427 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Brake Run Shen. Mt. Rd Fire was discovered on May 10, 2000, in Hardy County, West Virginia, and burned 2,743 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Highland Fire was discovered on May 10, 2001, in Colfax County, New Mexico, and burned 1,060 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 2005, in Honolulu County, Hawaii, and burned 1,508 acres.
The Island Lake Fire was discovered on May 10, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Island Fire was discovered on May 10, 2007, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 4,750 acres.
The Lava Cone Fire was discovered on May 10, 2007, in Socorro County, New Mexico, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Orlando-Volusia Complex was discovered on May 10, 2009, in Volusia County, Florida, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Grass 3 Fire was discovered on May 10, 2010, in Bailey County, Texas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Queen Fire was discovered on May 10, 2011, in New Mexico, and burned 4,300 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Johnson Fire was discovered on May 10, 2011, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 1,231 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The North Tank Fire was discovered on May 10, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 1,150 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mccarty Fire was discovered on May 10, 2011, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 1,013 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Pahroc Fire was discovered on May 10, 2012, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 4,117 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 2012, in Nebraska, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Bull Flat Fire was discovered on May 10, 2012, in Arizona, and burned 2,145 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 10, 2013, in Gilliam County, Oregon, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Square Fire was reported on May 10, 2015, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 8,800 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Circle Fire was reported on May 10, 2015, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 2,146 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The College Peak Fire was reported on May 10, 2016, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 1,683 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Glover Fire was reported on May 10, 2018, in Briscoe County, Texas, and burned 3,705 acres.
The Hag 1 Fire was reported on May 10, 2018, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Basin Fire was reported on May 10, 2020, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 38,628 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Taft Fire was reported on May 10, 2020, in White Pine County, Nevada, and burned 1,118 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Toyo Fire was reported on May 10, 2024, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 1,778 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Max Road (06) Fire was reported on May 10, 2026, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 11,446 acres.
The Nike Fire was reported on May 10, 2026, in Grant County, Washington, and burned 3,067 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Rosanna, near Istanbul, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Ponce,san Juan, Puerto Rico, US Territories.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Off North Coast, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2,385 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Beachport,robe,kingston,mount Gambier, Australia.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'Ung, China. It killed 20,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Central, Chile.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Bialla, Piona, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It killed 1 person and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, Iran. It killed 1,728 people, injured 2,300, destroyed 10,533 houses and did $100 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Quzgun, Taxkorgan Tajik, Xinjiang, China. It killed 8 people, injured 23, destroyed 3,015 houses and did $123 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Hihifo, Tonga.
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Kilauea, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person.
Hakoneyama, Japan erupted. It killed 1 person.
Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 70 people.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 2,385 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami struck Montevideo, Uruguay.
A tsunami struck Off West Coast, Mexico, with a maximum water height of 6 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, with a maximum water height of 0.03 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Northern Norway.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 10, 1981, reached Kp 7 and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 61; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to 13 May 2024 during solar cycle 25. Different names have been used for the event in different regions, including 2024 Mother's Day Storm , the Gannon storm, Han Anniversary Storm, and Victory Day Storm.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began May 10, 2024, reached Kp 9 and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 271; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $4.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 10, 2010 to May 12, 2010.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.1 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 10, 2014 to May 14, 2014.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 10, 2023 to May 12, 2023.
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An 18-year old male student drowned in rough water near an unguarded stretch of beach near Fort Pickens. Yellow Flags, warning swimmers of rough surf, were flying along the beach at the time of the drowning. The student was with a group of kids when they couldn't find him.
A strong rip current took the life of a man in Myrtle Beach.
Strong winds and wind-driven waves produced rip currents across the northern beaches of Puerto Rico during the second week of May.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.