Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 14, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Howard, Mitchell counties, Texas and tracked 55.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 23 and injuring 250. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Big Spring to NE Lorraine, TX.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Santiago, Chile. It killed 1,000 people, destroyed 300 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Guayaquil, Ecuador. It killed 200 people and did $2.5 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Fillmore, York, Seward counties, Nebraska and tracked 40.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Seward, NE.
Volcanoes
Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 372 people, left 120 missing and injured 152.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jay, Mercer counties, Indiana and tracked 34.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Redkey, IN to N Celina, OH.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Pawnee, Barton counties, Kansas and tracked 20.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 29. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Heizer to S Hoisington, KS.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Hardin, Hancock, Wyandot counties, Ohio and tracked 20.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dunkirk/Carey, OH.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Elkhart, LaGrange, Saint Joseph counties, Indiana and tracked 45 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Vistula, IN to S Burr Oak, MI.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 42 people.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Marion, Hancock, Madison counties, Indiana and tracked 30 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia. It killed 31 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Callaway County, Missouri and tracked 1.8 miles, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fulton, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Elkhart, LaGrange, Saint Joseph counties, Indiana and tracked 45 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Vistula, IN to S Burr Oak, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jay, Mercer counties, Indiana and tracked 34.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Redkey, IN to N Celina, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hardin, Hancock, Wyandot counties, Ohio and tracked 20.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dunkirk/Carey, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pawnee, Barton counties, Kansas and tracked 20.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 29. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Heizer to S Hoisington, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cloud County, Kansas and tracked 6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Hollis, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Kansas and tracked 10.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Enosdale/Throop, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fillmore, York, Seward counties, Nebraska and tracked 40.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Seward, NE.
An F5 tornado touched down in Howard, Mitchell counties, Texas and tracked 55.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 23 and injuring 250. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Big Spring to NE Lorraine, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cottonwood, Watonwan counties, Minnesota and tracked 7.3 miles, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Comfrey to Darfur, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rawlins County, Kansas and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adams, Pike, Schuyler counties, Illinois and tracked 127.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Boyd, Charles Mix counties, Nebraska and tracked 53.8 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Douglas, Davison counties, South Dakota and tracked 70.4 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hopkins County, Texas and tracked 0.5 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hill County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Marion, Hancock, Madison counties, Indiana and tracked 30 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grayson County, Texas and tracked 2 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harding County, New Mexico and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Arkansas and tracked 5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Arkansas County, Arkansas and tracked 0.8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Archer, Clay counties, Texas and tracked 20 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
A strong tornado touched down in western north Texas on May 14, 1986. The tornado formed just southeast of Archer City, and moved through the southern portions of Windthorst. The tornado caused four injuries at Windthorst, as several mobile homes were destroyed and several houses damaged.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jones County, Texas and tracked 0.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
On this date back in 1991, baseball-size hail damaged cars, broke windows and skylights, and did extensive roof damage in Knox City, Texas. A tornado was sighted eight miles west of Knox City.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A brief tornado touchdown was reported.
Large trees were downed.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tom Green County, Texas and tracked 5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
The Montgomery County tornado entered Boone County at 0008 EST near Interstate 74 and moved through the south side of the town of Advance before lifting near County Roads 325S and 700W. Nine homes were destroyed and 28 were damaged in Advance.
Signs and large tree limbs were blown down west of ACU Hill in the northern part of Abilene.
A large oak tree was blown over and into a house destroying the den, hallway, and one bedroom.
A mini supercell spawned a tornado along a warm frontal boundary. Roofs were blown off a grain bin, hog harrowing house, and several farm buildings.
Many cars and roofs were damaged and numerous windows were broken out.
Severe thunderstorms moved east across north-central Kansas dumping large hail and even forming a brief tornado. The tornado was sighted in an open field 10 miles north of Lebanon by a trained spotter. The tornado lasted about a minute and did no damage.
A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong microburst in McCurtain County southwest of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX, located in Bowie County.
A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong Microburst in McCurtain County southeast of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX.
A strong cold front moved through southeast Michigan during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 14th, producing low-topped supercells north of M-59.
A Storm Survey concluded a tornado moved through the Glendale community of Florence. The majority of damage was F1 with a path 1000 yards long and up to 150 yards wide. There was a small area (150 yards long 20 yards wide) of heavier F2 damage, with winds estimated at 120 mph.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded an F1 tornado with winds estimated to 100 mph tracked along a path 1000 yards long and 15 yards wide causing spotty damage along South Center Rd near the intersection with Lake Swamp Rd.
National Weather Service conducted a Storm Survey and concluded an F1 tornado with winds estimated around 100 mph snapped and uprooted trees and several buildings sustained structural damage along a path 600 yards long and 15 yards wide in an industrial area along Koppers Rd…
Severe thunderstorms producing large hail, very heavy rain and tornadoes impacted the Urban Corridor and adjacent plains. Heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm caused flooding along a small tributary draining into the South Platte River.
Widespread heavy rainfall and strong to severe thunderstorms affected much of southeast Louisiana over a two day period.
Multiple rounds of storms evolved over the region starting late on the 14th and lasted through the 15th. This produced several areas of heavy rainfall across the forecast area.
A frontal boundary draped across West Central Texas, combined with an upper level storm system approaching from the west and a surface dryline triggered thunderstorms across the western Concho Valley and Big Country.
Excessive heavy rainfall developed across southwest Arkansas during the overnight and pre dawn hours of May 14th.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved slowly southeast through the early morning hours. These storms moved through a very moist and unstable atmosphere. A small-scale bow echo produced a significant tornado.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Ector County, Texas and tracked 4.28 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
During the late morning hours, an upper level disturbance slowly progressed over the area. At the surface, abundant low level moisture was available due to southeasterly to easterly winds.
A broad upper level trough was in place over the southern Appalachians. A series of low amplitude disturbances embedded in the southwesterly flow aloft moved northeast across the area. Strong to severe convection developed in the moist and|increasingly unstable airmass.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Greene County, Ohio and tracked 8.93 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
Numerous thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a slow moving cold front during the afternoon and evening. These storms were capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.
A vigorous spring system pushed across the Southeast on the 14th and 15th, with a cold front extending from the Ohio Valley into the southeast states.
Thunderstorms increased in coverage and intensity ahead of a shortwave trough and associated surface low approaching the region from the southwest. Breaks in the clouds allowed sunshine to heat and destabilize the atmosphere.
An active pattern across Middle Tennessee continued on May 14, 2024, as yet another line of thunderstorms moved across the area.
Some low-topped supercells occurred in association with an upper level disturbance in an environment with minimal instability but strong wind shear was present.
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Hurricane Bart reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 935 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tropical Storm Dolphin eventually became a typhoon as it approached the Marianas during the second of May.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae was a powerful, deadly and damaging tropical cyclone in the Arabian Sea that became the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Indian state of Gujarat since the 1998 Gujarat cyclone. One of the strongest tropical cyclones to ever affect the west coast of India, Tauktae was the strongest storm of 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Mocha reached its peak of 145 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 908 mb, a category 5 storm.
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Several clusters of severe thunderstorms moved southeast through parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the late morning and early afternoon hours.
An upper level disturbance induced a surface low pressure on a boundary across Eastern Iowa that moved into Northwest Illinois and far Northeast Missouri. Subsequent thunderstorms that developed were prolific hail producers due to extremely cold air aloft.
The Fox River at New Munster rose above its flood stage of 10 feet on May 14th at 0145 CST. The river crested at 13.72 feet on May 24th at 1900 CST, 3.72 feet above flood stage.
63 mph wind gust measured at Cotulla (COT). Roof was blown off trailer on Houston Street in Cotulla. Sheriff Office reported wind damage to the I-35 bridge at F.M. 468, where concrete chunks were lying under the bridge.
Excessive heavy rainfall that began during the overnight hours of May 13th...continued into the early morning hours of May 14th.
Multiple rounds of storms evolved over the region starting late on the 14th and lasted through the 15th. This produced several areas of heavy rainfall across the forecast area.
The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May and June 2010. Poland was the worst affected.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scattered thunderstorms over southeast Texas produced flooding over portions of the area.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of Friday the 14th north and west of route 44 and highway 77.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved southwest to northeast across Middle Tennessee on May 14th, producing flash flooding, hail, thunderstorm wind damage, and a lightning strike to a structure that caused damage in Macon County.
An upper level low pressure system moved over the Pacific Northwest. Moist and unstable conditions ahead of the low triggered widespread thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and isolated large hail. This combined with the abundant spring snow-pack and wet ground to cause flooding.
An upper level low pressure system moved over the Pacific Northwest. Moist and unstable conditions ahead of the low triggered widespread thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and isolated large hail.
Cyclonic Storm Roanu was a relatively weak tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh during May 2016. It was the first tropical cyclone of the annual cyclone season.
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The remnants of a thunderstorm complex moved southeast from the Plains into North Texas overnight Friday Night. Storms were sub-severe, but created some problems with added minor flooding across the area Saturday Morning.
Isolated thunderstorms developed over the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada during the afternoon of May 21.
Scattered severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the late evening of May 14th. Additional thunderstorms produced heavy rain and localized flash flooding during the late evening of May 14th into the morning of May 15th.
Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.
Heavy rain occurred in portions of northeast Kentucky on May 14, leading to swollen creeks and streams across the area. While no flash flood reports were received, there was a fatality reported in Rowan County.
Northern Ohio resided in the warm sector as a surface trough axis moved generally eastward through the region during the afternoon and early evening of the 14th.
Occasional moderate to heavy rainfall resulted in amounts from 5 to 9 inches in the northeast corner of Cottonwood County over a three-day period resulting in significant rural flooding, and some adjacent urban impacts into Comfrey on the morning of May 14.
Thunderstorms initiated during the early afternoon hours over northern Cherry County. They then expanded to the south, into northern Lincoln County over the next few hours becoming severe.
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Widespread thunderstorms hit many areas in southern California. There were many power outages, due to power lines knocked down by lightning. Some mountain and desert areas had over an inch of rain with some small hail.
Numerous large trees were blown down or broken along Highway 79 North between Gasper and Russellville. Most of the damage occurred between 1410 CST and 1420 CST.
Dime-size hail was reported throughout northwest sections of the county. Several tree limbs were also reported downed.
Lightning struck a church in Angus, igniting a fire that totally destroyed the church.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms developed over portions of western Oklahoma during the evening of May 14th, before a large and intense line of severe thunderstorms accompanied by damaging winds and large hail moved into western Oklahoma and eventually central Oklahoma during…
Showers that produced damaging winds moved south through the Eastern Panhandle between 3:30 and 5:00 PM EDT. Over 3000 customers lost power as a direct result of the storm. In Grant County, trees were downed in Petersburg.
Numerous home and car windows broken. Roofs were torn open. Vegetation flattened and trees stripped for a several mile area.
Car dealership estimates near 1 million dollars of damage from golf ball hail.
A swath of large and damaging hail occurred as an "elevated" supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across portions of northeast Louisiana and then into southwest Mississippi.
Scattered thunderstorms moved across south-central Nebraska in the late afternoon and evening hours. These storms produced some dime to quarter sized hail and some good rains.
A severe thunderstorm to the southwest of Austin moved northeast across the downtown area causing extensive damage from winds and large hail.
The combined effects of a developing subtropical jet stream, a weak upper level disturbance propagating northeastward from Mexico, a weak surface boundary moving south into Deep South Texas, and a very unstable atmospheric profile across the western Lower Rio Grande Valley and…
High pressure over the western Atlantic pumped in plenty of warm and humid air on the 14th. An upper-level disturbance passed through the region during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing showers and thunderstorms.
A cold front triggered multiple severe thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds over the south-central mountains and lower Susquehanna Valley during the afternoon and evening hours. The largest hailstones were estimated at two inches in diameter.
An area of low pressure moved east across the northern Great Lakes during the during the afternoon and evening hours of May 13th. A warm front stretching southeast from the low lifted northeast across northern Ohio during the evening of the 13th.
A squall line formed well ahead of a cold front and moved through the area. The storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
Sub-severe thunderstorms formed across the peninsula during the early afternoon hours. They produced numerous cloud-to-ground lightning strikes across the area, with two separate lightning fatalities reported. Additionally, thunderstorm wind damage was reported to a carport.
An upper level low triggered strong thunderstorms over Northeast New Jersey.
Isolated supercells produce very large hail over portions of north central Kansas the evening of May 14th. Isolated thunderstorms developed along Highway 283 in northern Kansas around 3 PM CDT, then moved east.
An MCS originating overnight near a frontal boundary along the north central Gulf Coast moves across the eastern Gulf mid to late morning before producing multiple severe wind gusts and damage to a mobile home park in Pinellas County.
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On Mt. Shuskan, a skier was caught by a natural avalanche while ascending on foot and carried several thousand feet, one fatality.
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During the early morning hours on this date in 2020, several heat bursts occurred across southwest into central Oklahoma as a dissipating storm complex moved over the region. Numerous wind gusts of 50 mph or greater were recorded from Tipton and Mangum, to Fort Cobb and Chickasha, through much of the OKC metro, to Chandler. The wind gust at Chandler reached 65 mph, while a gust of 77 mph was recorded near Minco, just west of Oklahoma City. Along with the strong to damaging wind gusts, as the name implies, temperatures rose from the 60s well into to 80s in a very short amount of time. The strong wind gusts resulted in numerous power outages and damage to trees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest allowed high temperatures to climb upwards of 10 degrees above normal during the middle part of May. High temperatures in Phoenix topped out in the 102 to 105 degree range during this time.
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The Stateca 17 Fire started on May 14, 1987, in California, and burned 2,173 acres.
The Sawyer Fire was discovered on May 14, 1992, in New Mexico, and burned 2,160 acres.
The Brush Fire was discovered on May 14, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 32,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Major 1 Fire was discovered on May 14, 1996, in Florida, and burned 3,149 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Smith Fire was discovered on May 14, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 1,600 acres.
The Flowers (Carlton Reserve) Fire was discovered on May 14, 2000, in Sarasota County, Florida, and burned 5,837 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lane Fire was discovered on May 14, 2000, in Arizona, and burned 2,750 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Twin Coule Fire was discovered on May 14, 2001, in Golden Valley County, Montana, and burned 2,900 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The City Hall Fire was discovered on May 14, 2002, in Arizona, and burned 5,312 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Salero Fire was discovered on May 14, 2005, in Arizona, and burned 1,699 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The San Antonio Fire was discovered on May 14, 2007, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 1,543 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Jeff Davis Complex (Last Chance Mesa) Fire was discovered on May 14, 2009, in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and burned 5,451 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Little Sand Fire was discovered on May 14, 2012, in Archuleta County, Colorado, and burned 24,931 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The West Holey Lands Fire was discovered on May 14, 2012, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 8,100 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Antelope Complex was discovered on May 14, 2012, in Lander County, Nevada, and burned 3,589 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Antelope Fire was discovered on May 14, 2012, in Lander County, Nevada, and burned 2,178 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Germann Road Fire was discovered on May 14, 2013, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, and burned 7,499 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Green Valley Fire was discovered on May 14, 2013, in Becker County, Minnesota, and burned 7,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Cocos Fire, originally known as the Twin Oaks Fire, was a wildfire that ignited on May 14, 2014 in San Marcos, California, in the hills south of California State University, San Marcos. The Cocos Fire quickly spread into western Escondido.
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The Tomahawk Fire was reported on May 14, 2014, in San Diego County, California, and burned 5,367 acres.
The San Diego Complex was reported on May 14, 2014, in San Diego County, California, and burned 2,436 acres.
The Mother's Day Fire was reported on May 14, 2017, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 3,150 acres.
The Palisades Fire was a wildfire that burned in Topanga State Park, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, California on May 14, 2021. The fire burned a total of 1,202 acres (486 ha) and was fully contained on May 26, 2021.
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The Doagy Fire was reported on May 14, 2021, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 12,785 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Spruce Creek Fire started in mid May from a lightning strike 15 miles northeast of Cortez.
The Spruce Creek Fire was reported on May 14, 2024, in Montezuma County, Colorado, and burned 5,699 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Seven Cabins Fire was a large wildfire that burned in the Capitan Mountains Wilderness in southern New Mexico, in the northern portion of the Lincoln National Forest. The fire was sparked by a medical plane crash and by June 12, 2026, the fire had burned over 31,000 acres before being 100% contained.
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The Meade Lake Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Meade County, Kansas, and burned 92,733 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Herman Ranch Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Clark County, Kansas, and burned 35,455 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hunggate Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Randall County, Texas, and burned 34,131 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Seven Cabins Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and burned 31,860 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Line Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 30,144 acres.
The Tex-OK Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and burned 23,884 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ballard Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and burned 18,323 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Proffitt Lake Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Meade County, Kansas, and burned 17,968 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 51 Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Morton County, Kansas, and burned 14,173 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Range Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Monterey County, California, and burned 8,000 acres.
The Mimms Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 7,093 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wolf Canyon OK Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,746 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Roman Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Hartley County, Texas, and burned 6,294 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Shifty Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Potter County, Texas, and burned 5,277 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Range Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and burned 2,817 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The McBride Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Carson County, Texas, and burned 2,192 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The State Line Fire was reported on May 14, 2026, in Baca County, Colorado, and burned 1,897 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yushe, Shanxi Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Montenegro, Balkans NW.
An earthquake struck Fort Carelmapu, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Santiago, Chile. It killed 1,000 people, destroyed 300 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vostiza (Egio, Aigio, Aeghion), Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Switzerland. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
An earthquake struck Callao, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Guangdong Province, China.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Sangkulirang,rending,kariorang,sekuran, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Chacahpoyas,huancabamba,cajamarca,pinpincos, Peru. It killed 29 people.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 42 people.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Kakas,langowan,poso,tondano, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It killed 7 people, injured 115, destroyed 938 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Guayaquil, Ecuador. It killed 200 people and did $2.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States.
An earthquake struck Azores. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia. It killed 31 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Southern Italy.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Timor, Dili, Maliana, Maubara, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 11 people and injured 19.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Beni Yellman, Northern, Algeria. It killed 2 people and injured 43.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Rabaul, Duke of York Is, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
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Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 372 people, left 120 missing and injured 152.
Etna, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Southern Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Bay of Naples, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Corinthos-Patras Gulf, Greece. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Central Peru.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Makassar Strait, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It killed 7 people, injured 115, destroyed 938 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Caspian Sea, Russia. It killed 31 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Timor Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 4 meters. It killed 11 people and injured 19.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began May 14, 1969, reached Kp 8- and lasted 42 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 131; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A man and the horse he was riding were killed when they were struck by lightning on May Ridge.
A man was struck and killed by lightning outside his house. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
A 12 year old boy swimming near the Packery Channel north jetty was caught in a rip current and drowned. A separate rip current incident occurred later that day, in which two young girls and two men trying to rescue them were caught in a rip current south of Bob Hall Pier.
A inexperienced swimmer at an unguarded beach was caught in a rip current and drowned.
Two people died in a rip current.
Locally generated rip currents on a low-risk day caused a drowning in Isabela.
Strong rip currents developed at area beaches and resulted a death of man in his mid 70s in Destin. Another person died at Langdon Beach in the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
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