May 19 in Weather History

242 events on record, 1341 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 19, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Volcanoes

1919May 19, 1919 Eruption of Kelud

Kelud, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 5,110 people and destroyed 9,000 houses.

When
May 19, 1919
VEI
4
Deaths
5,110
Where
Kelud, Indonesia

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Tornadoes

1944F4 tornado, Webster County, Iowa

An F4 tornado touched down in Webster County, Iowa and tracked 6.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Fort Dodge, IA.

Rating
F4
Deaths
1
Injuries
9
Path
6.2 mi
Width
400 yd

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Tsunamis

1938May 19, 1938 Tsunami at Makassar Strait, Indonesia

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Makassar Strait, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 17 people, destroyed 942 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
May 19, 1938
Magnitude
7.7
Water height
3 m
Deaths
17
Where
Makassar Strait, Indonesia

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By kind

Tornadoes

110 on May 19, oldest first.

1898F2 tornado, Carter County, Oklahoma

An F2 tornado touched down in Carter County, Oklahoma and tracked 6.4 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ardmore, OK.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
6.4 mi
Width
20 yd

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1898F2 tornado, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

An F2 tornado touched down in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.6 miles, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Augusta, OK.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Path
0.6 mi

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1918F3 tornado, Rusk County, Wisconsin

An F3 tornado touched down in Rusk County, Wisconsin and tracked 14 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Ladysmith/Glen Fora, WI.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Path
14 mi
Width
100 yd

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1918F2 tornado, Scott County, Iowa

An F2 tornado touched down in Scott County, Iowa and tracked 2.2 miles, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Davenport, IA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Path
2.2 mi

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1932F2 tornado, Escambia County, Florida

An F2 tornado touched down in Escambia County, Florida and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Pensacola, FL.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Width
50 yd

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1935F2 tornado, Hinds County, Mississippi

An F2 tornado touched down in Hinds County, Mississippi and tracked 11.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Utica, MS.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
12
Path
11.2 mi
Width
100 yd

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1944F4 tornado, Webster County, Iowa

An F4 tornado touched down in Webster County, Iowa and tracked 6.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Fort Dodge, IA.

Rating
F4
Deaths
1
Injuries
9
Path
6.2 mi
Width
400 yd

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196028 tornadoes across 7 states

28 tornadoes were recorded on May 19, 1960, in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 1 people.

Tornadoes
28
States
7
Deaths
1
Violent
2

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1998Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 19, 1998

A warm and humid air mass was located over Iowa during the afternoon of the 19th. Temperatures in this air were around 90 degrees F. Dew point temperatures were in the low to mid 70s, making for an unstable situation.

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
F0
Events
24

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2004Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, May 19, 2004

A pole barn was blown into some trees, a machine shed was demolished, and major tree damage occurred with this tornado. Members of a family were in a farm yard watching this tornado develop, and rushed to their basement just before the tornado hit.

Strongest
F2
Events
42

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2004Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 19, 2004

The tornado demolished 4 structures. One of the structures, a 30x40 foot machine shed, was swept from its foundation and thrown into the adjacent fields. Tools from the shed were driven into the banks of a nearby highway. Other debris was spread over a mile away.

Damage
$200,000
Strongest
F3
Events
10

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2005Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 19, 2005

A supercell thunderstorm tracked east across northern Christian County and into Todd County. Trained spotters reported a long-lived funnel cloud associated with this storm, as well as large hail from nickel to half-dollar size.

Damage
$265,000
Strongest
F1
Events
7

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2010In what had already been a busy month of May in 2010, another tornado outbreak occurred on this date across western…

In what had already been a busy month of May in 2010, another tornado outbreak occurred on this date across western and central portions of Oklahoma. At least nine tornadoes occurred that day, with most of them confined to an area just north of Kingfisher, to Hennessey and Orlando, over to just north of Stillwater. Two tornadoes occurred near Wynnewood and Sulphur. Thankfully, there were only 3 minor injuries reported that day.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2012Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 19, 2012

A significant tornado outbreak occurred across portions of Kingman and Harper counties. In all, nine tornadoes touched down on this day, the strongest being rated as and EF-3. Many other counties experienced large hail and strong winds.

Strongest
EF3
Events
55

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201327 tornadoes across 6 states

27 tornadoes were recorded on May 19, 2013, in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 2 people.

Tornadoes
27
States
6
Deaths
2
Violent
1

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2013Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 19, 2013

A moist and very unstable airmass was in place over the eastern two thirds of Oklahoma, to the east of a dryline. Additionally, strong wind shear was present as a mid-level jet streak carved into the southern Plains.

Deaths
2
Injuries
14
Damage
$10,000
Strongest
EF4
Events
41

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2013On Sunday the 19th in 2013, significant supercell storms quickly developed along a dry line just west of the Oklahoma…

On Sunday the 19th in 2013, significant supercell storms quickly developed along a dry line just west of the Oklahoma City metro area. Most of the storms became tornadic in nature and moved eastward, affecting several populated areas. Some of those impacted were Edmond, Luther, Carney, Lake Thunderbird and far east Norman, western Shawnee, and Prague. The most intense tornado occurred over far western Shawnee near the Shawnee Reservoir, where EF4 damage was found before the tornado traveled north and crossed Interstate-40. Two fatalities and numerous injuries were reported.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2013Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, May 19, 2013

The seasons first major severe weather event took place as a strong upper level low pressure lifted north into the central U.S. This was ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system over the southwest U.S.

Injuries
1
Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
71

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2013Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 19, 2013

This Sunday afternoon and evening was one of the more prolific severe weather events in the spring of 2013, in terms of the number of reports. This event was part of the same large-scale system that produced a few severe thunderstorms the previous day.

Damage
$515,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
19

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2017Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 19 to 20, 2017

An extremely warm, moist, and unstable air mass resided over the lower Ohio Valley during the middle of May. As a series of strong weather systems passed through the region, rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed and tracked across southern Indiana.

Damage
$575,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
16

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2022Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 19, 2022

An organized complex of thunderstorms accompanied a pronounced mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) as it tracked across Missouri and Illinois. A corridor of moderate to strong instability formed ahead of the MCV from southern Missouri into southern Illinois and Indiana.

Damage
$601,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
3

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2024Tornado outbreak of May 19–22, 2024

From May 19–22, 2024, a major and widespread tornado outbreak took place across the Central United States, High Plains and the Upper Midwest. On May 19, severe weather produced destructive hurricane-force straight-line winds, very large hail, and numerous tornadoes across mainly Kansas and Oklahoma.

Ended
May 22, 2024
Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 19 to 20, 2024

Significant severe weather occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma from the late afternoon of the 19th through early morning on the 20th. Aloft, a strong and compact upper wave moved across portions of Kansas during the afternoon.

Injuries
2
Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
80

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, May 19 to 21, 2024

Troughing over the western CONUS brought southwesterly flow aloft over the central and northern Plains for the duration of this event. In the couple of days leading up to May 21st, the upper-level flow pattern amplified as a trough deepened over the northern Rockies.

Damage
$835,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
51

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, May 19 to 21, 2024

Troughing over the western CONUS brought southwesterly flow aloft over the central and northern Plains for the duration of this event. In the couple of days leading up to May 21st, the upper-level flow pattern amplified as a trough deepened over the northern Rockies.

Damage
$85,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
23

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 19, 2024

A brief landspout tornado occurred over southern Washington county. The other severe weather accompanied a supercell thunderstorm that tracked southeast across eastern Logan County which produced 2 tornadoes and large hail.

Strongest
EF2
Events
8

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2025Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 19 to 20, 2025

A severe weather outbreak impacted portions of central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as western-north Texas, on the 19th and into the 20th. This marked the third and final day of a multi-day severe weather sequence driven by a strong upper-level system across the Plains.

Damage
$47,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
70

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2025Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Missouri, May 19, 2025

A mesoscale convective complex rolled through Missouri during the overnight hours of May 19th. Though central, east-central, and northeast Missouri also experienced severe weather, the bulk of the event occurred in southeast Missouri. There, 7 confirmed tornadoes touched down.

Damage
$193,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
34

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

4 on May 19, oldest first.

Floods

18 on May 19, oldest first.

1997Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 19, 1997

Heavy thunderstorm rain and some wind weakened the roots of a large tree and the tree fell onto a pickup truck's windshield travelling on Route 66. A 13 year-old passenger was killed by the falling tree.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Events
1

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2003Flash Flood in American Samoa, May 19, 2003

A flash flood occurred across Tutuila from Nuuuli Uta to Pago Pago many communities near mountains and valleys. The main stream in Pago Pago rapidly overflow and flooded many homes and businesses along the stream and all of lower Pago Pago.

Deaths
4
Injuries
6
Damage
$51 million
Events
1

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2011Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, May 19 to 20, 2011

Following a short stretch of dry days centered around mid-month, an abrupt transition to a very wet pattern arrived in parts of South Central Nebraska between the evening hours of Thursday the 19th and early morning hours of Friday the 20th.

Damage
$795,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
19

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2013Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, May 19 to 22, 2013

Several rounds of thunderstorms rolled across northeast Iowa during the afternoon and evening of May 19th. These storms produced very heavy rains across Floyd and Mitchell Counties where numerous roads were washed out or covered with flood waters.

Damage
$25 million
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
20

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2013Flood in Alaska, May 19, 2013

An ice jam released upstream of Circle City and sent a surge of water and ice through the city during the 19th, causing major flooding by inundating the city with 5 to 8 feet of water. Most structures were flooded except for the school which was slightly more elevated.

Damage
$1.5 million
Events
1

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20182018 Sri Lanka floods

2018 Sri Lanka floods and landslides caused from an annual heavy southwest monsoon beginning around 19 May. As of 26 May 2018; the monsoon floods affected in about 19 districts, killed at least 21 people, about 150, 000 people were affected and further left approximately 23 people missing.

Where
Sri Lanka
Country
Sri Lanka

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2026Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2026

A slow southward-moving cold front tracked into South-Central Texas, producing a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which advanced ahead of the front as it encountered a moist and unstable airmass on the evening of May 19 into the early hours of May 20.

Deaths
1
Damage
$65,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
29

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Severe storms

29 on May 19, oldest first.

1996Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 19, 1996

Roofs torn off houses. Garages leveled. Structural damage to 50 homes...30 in Lakeville. Structural damage in neighboring Burnsville, Apple Valley and Rosemount. Estimated wind speed.Damage estimate for Lakeville and Eagan only.

Damage
$4.5 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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1996Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 19, 1996

Some snowfall amounts included 11 inches at Chippewa Falls, 10 inches at Ladysmith, 9 inches at Menomonie and Durand, 8 inches at Rice Lake and Stanley, 7.4 inches at Eau Claire and 7 inches at River Falls and Amery. The snow was mixed with freezing rain and sleet at times.

Damage
$2.2 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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1996Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 19, 1996

Roofs torn off 6 houses. Roof partially torn off library. Barn collapse resulted in 10 cattle lost 3 miles south of Cadott. Water damage to Cadott Area Historical Society. Estimated windspeed.

Injuries
1
Damage
$900,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
1

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1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 19 to 20, 1998

Widespread thunderstorm activity across southern Nebraska dumped heavy rain, hail, and produced strong winds. Wind gusts from 55 to 80 mph were common throughout the area with some tree damage northwest of Stromsburg, near Scotia, and six inch limbs broken in Trumbull.

Damage
$1.2 million
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
21

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2000Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 2000

Numerous trees down across the area. One tree fell across a mobile home killing a young girl inside. The 2 year old was killed instantly when a tree fell across the home crushing the infant in her bed. Both parents were injured but not seriously.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$40,000
Strongest
58 kt wind
Events
1

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2003Dust Devil in Maine, May 19, 2003

Wind from a large dust devil in the town of Lebanon reportedly lifted the roof of a two-story body shop causing it to collapse. A 51-year-old man was inside the shop at the time and was killed in the incident.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2006Hail and Damaging Wind in Oregon, May 19, 2006

Downburst snapped 31 power poles, overturned 12 pivot irrigation systems, and threw several 1300 pound hail bales 80 feet from stack. Hail up to golfball size and wind destroyed 3000 acres of crops. Wind gust was measured at PGE Coal plant.

Damage
$1.5 million
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
2

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2007Hail and Lightning Strike in Florida, May 19, 2007

A weak cold front over South Florida combined with an upper level shortwave moving east across the Florida peninsula caused strong to severe thunderstorms to develop over southern portions of southeast Florida during the afternoon hours.

Deaths
1
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
4

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2012Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 19 to 20, 2012

Ending a lull of over two weeks without severe thunderstorms, this Saturday afternoon and early evening featured several reports of damaging winds, large hail and gustnadoes, primarily focused within southern and eastern counties of South Central Nebraska such as Webster, Clay,…

Damage
$11 million
Strongest
2 in hail
Events
27

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2018Damaging Wind in Texas, May 19, 2018

Local CBS news media reported the following thunderstorm related Fatality: The National Park Service said around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning, 57-year-old Carl Kaiser was trying to load his swamped tracker boat near the Fritch Fortress boat dock when it suddenly capsized.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2019Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 19, 2019

A combination of increased orographic lift and weak perturbations within the southwest flow aloft, from an exiting upper-level ridge, helped break warm-air capping during the late morning on May 19th. Isolated and scattered storms developed along the Eastern Ridges.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Events
1

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2022Hail in Washington, May 19, 2022

An upper level shortwave trough combined with instability allowed convection to develop in the afternoon. One traffic fatality on Interstate 5 near Kelso, Washington is attributed to hail accumulating on highway.

Deaths
1
Strongest
0.25 in hail
Events
1

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2023Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 19, 2023

Showers and thunderstorms developed near a cold front across portions of North and Central Texas during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging winds.

Damage
$1.3 billion
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
25

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2025Hail in Nebraska, May 19, 2025

For the third time in less than a week, severe weather impacted south central Nebraska. A narrow, broken line of thunderstorms formed roughly along Nebraska Highway 14 and slowly moved east during the afternoon hours.

Damage
$5.5 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
7

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Heat and drought

4 on May 19, oldest first.

1996Heat in Pennsylvania, May 19 to 21, 1996

The first and for many locations the only heat wave of the season occurred during the end of May. For many locations this heat wave contained the hottest temperatures of the year. One heat related death occurred within Philadelphia. A 74-year-old man died on the 21st.

Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Events
10

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2012Heat in Arizona, May 19 to 21, 2012

Unseasonably strong high pressure and extremely dry conditions resulted in the hottest temperatures so far in 2012 across southern Arizona. These hot conditions caused two tourists to lose their lives while hiking.

Deaths
2
Events
2

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Wildfires

33 on May 19, oldest first.

1985Quinn Fire

The Quinn Fire started on May 19, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 1,662 acres.

When
May 19, 1985
Acres
1,662

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1987Nunez Fire

The Nunez Fire started on May 19, 1987, in California, and burned 1,585 acres.

When
May 19, 1987
Acres
1,585

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1992Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 19, 1992, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
May 19, 1992
Acres
2,000

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1992Allagash Fire

The Allagash Fire was discovered on May 19, 1992, in Aroostook County, Maine, and burned 1,092 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
May 19, 1992
Acres
1,092

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1993Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 19, 1993, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 8,500 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
May 19, 1993
Acres
8,500

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1997Grove Fire

The Grove Fire was discovered on May 19, 1997, in California, and burned 1,395 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 19, 1997
Acres
1,395

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1998Anderson Fire

The Anderson Fire was discovered on May 19, 1998, in New Mexico, and burned 3,200 acres.

When
May 19, 1998
Acres
3,200

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2000Singleton Fire

The Singleton Fire was discovered on May 19, 2000, in Harding County, New Mexico, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2000
Acres
3,500

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2000Roan Marsh Fire

The Roan Marsh Fire was discovered on May 19, 2000, in North Carolina, and burned 1,552 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.

When
May 19, 2000
Acres
1,552

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2000Wilting Valley Fire

The Wilting Valley Fire was discovered on May 19, 2000, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2000
Acres
1,000

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2001Cravens Is Fire

The Cravens Is Fire was discovered on May 19, 2001, in Georgia, and burned 6,960 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2001
Acres
6,960

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2001Blout Pasture Fire

The Blout Pasture Fire was discovered on May 19, 2001, in Georgia, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2001
Acres
3,500

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2001Arabia Bay Fire

The Arabia Bay Fire was discovered on May 19, 2001, in Georgia, and burned 2,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2001
Acres
2,800

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2001Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 19, 2001, in Ware County, Georgia, and burned 1,477 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
May 19, 2001
Acres
1,476.6

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2001Wiser Camp Command Fire

The Wiser Camp Command Fire was discovered on May 19, 2001, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 1,450 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
May 19, 2001
Acres
1,450

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2002Kalskag Fire

The Kalskag Fire was discovered on May 19, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 4,110 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
May 19, 2002
Acres
4,110

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2003The Alley Fire

The Alley Fire was discovered on May 19, 2003, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 3,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2003
Acres
3,600

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2006Chippean Ridge Fire

The Chippean Ridge Fire was discovered on May 19, 2006, in San Juan County, Utah, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2006
Acres
2,500

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2007Gorman Fire

The Gorman Fire was discovered on May 19, 2007, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 850 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 19, 2007
Acres
850

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2013Island Lake Fire

The Island Lake Fire was discovered on May 19, 2013, in Arizona, and burned 3,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2013
Acres
3,200

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2014Funny River Fire

The Funny River Fire was reported on May 19, 2014, in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, and burned 196,610 acres.

When
May 19, 2014
Acres
196,610

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2014Tyonek Fire

The Tyonek Fire was reported on May 19, 2014, in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, and burned 1,906 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2014
Acres
1,906

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2016Paddy Creek Fire

The Paddy Creek Fire was reported on May 19, 2016, in Apache County, Arizona, and burned 1,864 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2016
Acres
1,864

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2017Three Mile Fire

The Three Mile Fire was reported on May 19, 2017, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 19,528 acres.

When
May 19, 2017
Acres
19,528

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2017Snake Ridge Fire

The Snake Ridge Fire was reported on May 19, 2017, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 15,333 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2017
Acres
15,333

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2020Big Timber Fire

The Big Timber Fire was reported on May 19, 2020, in Camden County, New Jersey, and burned 2,107 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 19, 2020
Acres
2,107

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2024Indios Fire

The Indios Fire was reported on May 19, 2024, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and burned 11,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 19, 2024
Acres
11,500

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2025Jaw Fire

The Jaw Fire was reported on May 19, 2025, in Kern County, California, and burned 4,327 acres.

When
May 19, 2025
Acres
4,327

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2026Bain Fire

The Bain Fire was a large wildfire that burned near Jurupa Valley, in Riverside County, California.

Ended
May 29, 2026
Where
Jurupa Valley
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2026Bain Fire

The Bain Fire was reported on May 19, 2026, in Riverside County, California, and burned 1,379 acres.

When
May 19, 2026
Acres
1,379

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Earthquakes

19 on May 19, oldest first.

Volcanoes

4 on May 19, oldest first.

Tsunamis

10 on May 19, oldest first.

1938May 19, 1938 Tsunami at Makassar Strait, Indonesia

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Makassar Strait, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 17 people, destroyed 942 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
May 19, 1938
Magnitude
7.7
Water height
3 m
Deaths
17
Where
Makassar Strait, Indonesia

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1962May 19, 1962 Tsunami at S. Mexico

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 0.34 meters. It killed 3 people and injured 16.

When
May 19, 1962
Magnitude
7.2
Water height
0.34 m
Deaths
3
Where
S. Mexico

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Space weather and aurora

4 on May 19, oldest first.

1975G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storm of May 19, 1975

A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began May 19, 1975, reached Kp 5 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
May 19 to 20, 1975
Peak Kp
5
Storm level
G1

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Billion-dollar disasters

1 on May 19, oldest first.

Other weather

6 on May 19, oldest first.

1997Lightning Strike in California, May 19, 1997

Lightning spawned and wind driven fire destroyed 600 acres of grassland and 3 upscale homes north-northeast of Fresno. Wind from the thunderstorm provided the driving force pushing the fire through fire-breaks and into expensive homes and through dry pastures.

Damage
$1.8 million
Events
1

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2001Lightning Strikes in Georgia, May 19, 2001

The Marietta Daily Journal reported that 8 homes were struck by lightning during the afternoon and early evening as several thunderstorms moved through the county. Two of the strikes resulted in fires.

Injuries
8
Damage
$575,000
Events
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2018High Surf in Florida, May 19, 2018

A 5 year old boy from Alabama died after getting caught up in rough surf at Panama City Beach during the evening of May 19th. Panama City Beach fire rescue crews and a bystander performed CPR on the boy, but he died a short time later at a hospital. Single red flags were flying.

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1
Events
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Sources

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.