Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 26, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. It killed 6,234 people, injured 38,568, destroyed 127,000 houses and did $3.1 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
The 1293 Kamakura earthquake in Japan occurred at about 06:00 local time on 27 May 1293. 5 and triggered a tsunami.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Moultrie, Coles counties, Illinois and tracked 26.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 101 and injuring 638. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mattoon/Charleston, IL.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Bombay, India. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Noshiro, Japan, with a maximum water height of 14.93 meters. It killed 104 people, injured 324, destroyed 3,513 houses and did $800 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Akita, Honshu, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 104 people, injured 324 and did $800 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Ningxia, China. It killed 300 people, injured 400, destroyed 20,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodward, Woods, Alfalfa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 49.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Quinlan to N Ingersol, OK.
Earthquakes
The 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake occurred on May 26, 1983, at 11:59:57 local time. 8 on the moment magnitude scale.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Muskogee County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.6 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lake, Porter counties, Indiana and tracked 19.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hebron, IN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodruff, Jackson, Poinsett counties, Arkansas and tracked 54.8 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 289.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Scott, Morgan counties, Illinois and tracked 11.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Manchester/S Jacksonville, IL.
An unrated tornado touched down in McLean, Livingston counties, Illinois and tracked 18.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Gridley/NE Pontiac, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kearney County, Nebraska and tracked 14.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Minden, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sedgwick, Harvey, Butler counties, Kansas and tracked 25.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Valley Center to SE Newton, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Nodaway County, Missouri and tracked 5 miles, 30 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elmo, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Polk County, Iowa and tracked 4.6 miles, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Des Moines, IA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Monroe, Mahaska counties, Iowa and tracked 1.7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Buxton, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodward, Woods, Alfalfa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 49.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Quinlan to N Ingersol, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Latimer, LeFlore counties, Oklahoma and tracked 4.8 miles, killing 2 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Talihina, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Moultrie, Coles counties, Illinois and tracked 26.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 101 and injuring 638. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mattoon/Charleston, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lake, Porter counties, Indiana and tracked 19.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hebron, IN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Will, Lake counties, Illinois and tracked 32.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Manahttan, IL to NE Crown Point, IN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Vigo, Clay counties, Indiana and tracked 13.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Blackhawk, IN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Indiana and tracked 2.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Bloomington, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coles, Clark counties, Illinois and tracked 25.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: ESE Charleston/Westfield/Marshall/Livingston, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cerro Gordo, Worth counties, Iowa and tracked 5.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Plymouth/NE Manly, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale counties, Mississippi and tracked 49.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Bay Springs to Increase, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Limestone County, Alabama, killing 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Elkmont, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Covington, Jones, Jasper counties, Mississippi and tracked 61.4 miles, killing 9 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Collins/Sandersville to SE Quitman, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Mississippi and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 17. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Leland, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Wayne County, Mississippi and tracked 10.4 miles, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Waynesboro, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Winston, Noxubee counties, Mississippi and tracked 14.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Frearn Springs/Mashulaville, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pike, Lincoln counties, Mississippi and tracked 8.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Johnson Station, MS.
An F1 tornado touched down in Pike County, Mississippi, killing 1 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Summit, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jasper, Marshall counties, Iowa and tracked 20.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Mingo/NW Baxter to Melbourne, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bladen County, North Carolina, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Whiteville, NC.
An F1 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Florida and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Garland, Saline counties, Arkansas and tracked 28.8 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
30 tornadoes were recorded on May 26, 1955, in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Nebraska.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carter County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.3 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Trempealeau, Jackson, Clark counties, Wisconsin and tracked 34.3 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cotton County, Oklahoma and tracked 10.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Haskell County, Texas and tracked 10.7 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shawnee County, Kansas and tracked 2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oklahoma, Logan, Lincoln counties, Oklahoma and tracked 34.3 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seminole County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Muskogee County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.6 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25.
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodruff, Jackson, Poinsett counties, Arkansas and tracked 54.8 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 289.
32 tornadoes were recorded on May 26, 1973, in Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 12 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma and tracked 18.7 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sedgwick County, Kansas and tracked 4.3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa counties, Florida and tracked 105.4 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F1 tornado touched down in Sedgwick County, Kansas and tracked 3.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3.
S. state of Arkansas, killing three people and injuring over 280 others.
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An F1 tornado touched down in Georgetown County, South Carolina and tracked 3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Johnson, Hill, Ellis counties, Texas and tracked 18.8 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bell County, Texas and tracked 2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Texas and tracked 4.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jones County, Texas and tracked 1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Texas and tracked 3.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F0 tornado touched down in Hall County, Texas and tracked 4.5 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Caddo County, Oklahoma and tracked 3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Woodward County, Oklahoma and tracked 12.5 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest.
Numerous streets were flooded, and Catclaw Creek went out of banks at South 27th street.
Straight-line winds blew out windows to 20 vehicles parked at the Newport News Shipbuilding plant. Several motorcycles were flipped over, and a gangway to one of the ships was dislodged. Several power lines were also knocked down.
Downburst winds from a thunderstorm produced tree and alfalfa field damage on the east side of Roswell. A television station video taped at least one funnel cloud.
Reported by Reeves County Sheriff's Office as they assisted in spotting for rural Loving County.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stevens, Seward counties, Kansas and tracked 13 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Haskell, Gray counties, Kansas and tracked 28 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest.
The thunderstorm that produced the F2 tornado in Seward and Haskell counties spun up an even bigger tornado further into Haskell and Gray counties. The tornado took a few trees in Haskell county.
2 irrigation sprinklers destroyed...fertilizer tanks carried over 1 mile...2 houses damaged...fence destroyed...trees uprooted...hay bales tossed...30 foot radio tower blown down...wheat plants pulled up...farm building heavily damaged...flood irrigation pipe scattered about.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and tracked 5 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
26 tornadoes were recorded on May 26, 1997, in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas.
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening of May 26th. The storms spawned 13 tornadoes and also produced damaging winds and large hail.The first tornado touched down briefly at 1730CST 1 mile east southeast of Sapulpa.
A tornado briefly touched down in Sedgwick causing little damage.
A supercell developed just north of San Angelo near Grape Creek and drifted very slowly eastward towards Veribest in northeast Tom Green County. This supercell spawned at least 2 tornadoes, including one that destroyed two mobile homes and damaged 15 homes near Veribest.
The peak intensity of the tornado was rated F-2, with estimated maximum winds near 125 MPH. Although the tornado was only on the ground for a mile or two, it struck the small community of Midway directly, causing extensive damage.
Synoptic and mesoscale conditions and event summary for Saturday May 26th, 2001A low topped supercell thunderstorm developed in Cass county Indiana, and moved northeast through the Fort Wayne metropolitan area and into northwest Ohio.
A long-lived, landspout tornado destroyed a barn and threw farm equipment a distance of about 100 yards. This tornado was visible from 20 to 30 miles away.
Scattered thunderstorms erupted across south-central Nebraska. The thunderstorms started out north of Grand Island and spread south to the Nebraska/Kansas border. Brief tornados occurred west of Saint Paul, east of Naponee and west of Wilsonville.
An F-2 tornado touched down seven miles west of Roscoe...eventually tracking through the middle of this small community. Numerous homes and building were heavily damaged or destroyed. Minutes later the tornado dissipated south of Osceola. One injury occurred from flying debris.
Severe thunderstorms pounded parts the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains with very large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes. The hail, ranging from golfball to baseball size, hit northeast Denver, Brighton and Commerce City the hardest.
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southwest Louisiana during the afternoon hours on May 26. Over a dozen reports of large hail, damaging winds, and even one tornado were received.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana and tracked 6.06 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
A significant severe weather outbreak occurred across central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening hours on 26 May 2011. A total of 6 tornadoes were confirmed ranging from EF0-EF2 in magnitude with multiple reports of large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.
A cold front moved through southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the daytime hours on May 26. Numerous reports of hail and wind damage were received, as well as several reports of tornadoes.
The continued series of thunderstorms moved across Iowa during the afternoon of the 26th and through the overnight hours of the 26th into the 27th. A stationary front remained in place from central Nebraska into northern Missouri.
Several supercell thunderstorms formed in eastern Montana and moved into northwest North Dakota late in the afternoon. Storms initially produced large hail and heavy rain.
An upper-level low was centered over northern New Mexico. The atmosphere was very unstable with cooling occurring in the middle levels. A very moist air mass was in place, and the ground was already saturated from recent rainfall making conditions ideal for flash flooding.
Scattered thunderstorms developed as an upper level disturbance moved through the Ohio Valley.
Strong upper level disturbances combined with above average moisture levels and favorable upper level wind patterns to produce a round of severe thunderstorms that eventually trained and produced excessive rainfall and flash flood during the afternoon hours of the 26th and on…
Another round of late May storms produced very strong winds and damaging hail to central Kansas on both the 26th and 27th. Very large hail up to baseball size was noted along with a significant amount of flooding due to the heavy rains.
The dryline interacting with an unstable airmass, producing severe thunderstorms on May 26-27. As the airmass remained unstable, a dissipating front and dryline continued to produce rounds of severe thunderstorms on May 28 and 29.
Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms brought damaging straight-line winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flooding to the Missouri Ozarks from May 27th into the early morning hours of May 28th. Over 130 reports of severe weather and flooding were received from the Missouri Ozarks.
Supercell thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front draped along the I-74 corridor during the afternoon and early evening of May 26th.
38 tornadoes were recorded on May 26, 2019, in Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska and more.
A potent upper level storm system approaching New Mexico from the west interacted with deep moisture and very unstable conditions along a sharp dryline over eastern New Mexico on May 26, 2019.
Another consecutive active weather day occurred in West Texas on the evening of the 26th. An upper level low pressure system continued to remain nearly stationary in central California while a short wave trough moved over West Texas.
Strong to severe storms with heavy rainfall developed during the late morning of the 27th in association with an upper low pressure system. Widespread flash flooding and wind damage occurred over the region through the late afternoon.
A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Boone, Marion counties, Arkansas and tracked 21.6 miles, 2,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 1.
70 tornadoes were recorded on May 26, 2024, in Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Virginia, Illinois and more. They killed 6 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins counties, Kentucky and tracked 34.14 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 21.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Marion, Baxter, Fulton counties, Arkansas and tracked 34.6 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 17.
Severe thunderstorms developed over western Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 25th, along a sharpening dry line, and moved east across Oklahoma during the evening, and across northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 26th.
The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Howell, Shannon counties, Missouri and tracked 12.42 miles, 750 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
A couple long-tracked supercells moved across the northern two to three rows of counties during the predawn hours of the Memorial Day weekend. These storms triggered numerous tornadoes, some of which strong and long-lived, in addition to widespread straight-line wind damage.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Illinois and tracked 4.87 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Stoddard, New Madrid, Scott counties, Missouri and tracked 19.57 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on May 26th and into the early morning hours of May 27th, 2024.
A second round of severe thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon and evening on May 26, 2024. Supercell thunderstorms initialized over central Missouri and spread southward as rapid destabilization occurred along and east of Highway 65.
A large thunderstorm complex resulted in numerous instances of damaging winds over much of the Mid-Atlantic during the evening hours. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in portions of north-central Virginia.
Supercell thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary from central Missouri into south-central Illinois along the I-70 corridor during the late afternoon and evening of May 26th.
On the morning of May 26, a stationary front had set up along the Ohio River just north of the state. During the course of the day, this front slowly lifted northward as a warm front, as a low pressure system began to develop and take shape just west of the state.
A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across southwest and central Virginia through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians.
A shortwave trough approached the Missouri Ozarks on May 25, 2024, priming the atmosphere for moderate instability and sufficient deep layer shear.
During the early morning hours of May 26th, parts of northern West Virginia were observing flash flooding as the result thunderstorms that produced heavy downpours the previous evening.
The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
A shortwave trough pushed into the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A very moist and unstable air mass provided plenty of fuel for the trough to initiate convection.
Two rounds of thunderstorms impacted central Indiana during the Sunday before Memorial day with a quick microburst in the morning followed by a QLCS tornado across Knox county followed by a swath of thunderstorm winds.
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Hurricane Songda reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Mawar reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 891 mb, a category 5 storm.
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A flash flood along the Saline Creek swept away 2 girls while they were camping along the creek.
Most backroads closed.
On the morning of June 27th, strong to severe thunderstorms formed along multiple pre-frontal boundaries ahead of a slow moving cold front over northern Tennessee.
Floods in China that began on 26 May 2008 involved four rounds of torrential rains with landslides and flooding lasted for 20 days. It affected fifteen provinces in eastern and southern China.
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An early summer type pattern developed across the region briefly and brought scattered afternoon thunderstorms to the area. A few of these became severe and brought some damaging winds and a little small hail.
Another severe weather episode moved across the forecast area producing widespread flooding and hail across most of the counties served. A few high wind events were also noted.
Widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of May 26th. Due to an extremely moist environment and weak steering winds aloft, the storms were slow-moving in nature and produced copious amounts of rainfall.
A surface low as well as upper atmospheric energy traveled along a quasi-stationary boundary across northern New York and Vermont during the afternoon and evening of May 26th.
May 2013 was a wet month across the state. The heavy rainfall brought relief across the state from the drought of the preceding year. The month began with a May record snow event. Snow began in northwest Iowa early on the morning of the 1st with six inches reported at Sibley.
A shortwave disturbance produced slow moving clusters of thunderstorms that tracked north and east from the Gulf Coast the afternoon of May 26th and 27th.
Several rivers across the area rose back above flood stage for the 2nd or 3rd time in a month, with some remaining in flood into June. Some rivers reached moderate to major flood levels, closing many roads and inundating many homes and businesses.
An upper level trough moved out of the southern Rockies and provided sufficient lift to form thunderstorms along a dryline in west Texas. These storms moved into South Central Texas and were further enhanced by an outflow boundary that moved out of north Texas.
Deep moisture encroached upon the area from the Gulf of Mexico, where subtropical storm Alberto was developing. Scattered mainly diurnal convection produced isolated flooding.
A closed low slowly meandered across the Nevada from May 26th to the 28th, producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. The storms were slow movers, resulting in flash flooding across portions of the area.
The month of May in 2019 was both busy with severe weather and heavy rainfall. A statewide average of 11.61 inches of rain fell, making it the second highest average for any calendar month on record.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Four to five inches of rain fell across the Sugar Creek basin in northern Benton County on the 26th, most of it between the hours of midnight and 4:30 am. This heavy rainfall resulted in Little Sugar Creek flowing at dangerously high levels.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on May 26, 2024, and into the 27th. The first round of thunderstorms that moved through the area during the morning of the 26th was the strongest, producing damaging winds and very large hail.
Showers and thunderstorms brought wet road conditions on May 26th to Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Just east of Ice House Road, a vehicle veered off the roadway and into the American River. Rainfall amounts of 0.15-0.25 were observed at the time of the incident.
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Large hail fell over much of north-central Oklahoma on May 26, 1985. Hail that fell just north of Edmond was described as orange-size, while baseball-size hail fell in Guthrie. Many towns in Garfield County observed hail the size of tennis balls, including Medford, Douglas, Covington, and Kremlin.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A downburst during a severe thunderstorm produced a 120 MPH wind gust over the Raintree Lake section of Lee's Summit. One hundred homes were damaged and 13 destroyed resulting in 10 million dollars worth of damage. Nine injuries were reported but none were serious.
This convection fired along an outflow boundary moving to the southwest in northern Crane County.
Thunderstorms exited southern Nebraska and spread south across northern Kansas. Most storms produced winds around 60 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls. One storm packed winds in excess of 80 mph around the Portis and Harlan areas.
Two drownings at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 32YO female fell off a personal watercraft near Princess Cove, AZ on Lake Mohave, and 21YO male fell off a small boat at an unknown location. Strong winds contributed to both deaths.
A severe thunderstorm produced hail to around golf ball size in Gillette, causing extensive damage across the city. The storm moved generally from south to north through the city.
Severe thunderstorms produced large, damaging, long-lasting hail in the Pueblo area, and large hail over extreme northeast Bent County and east of Colorado Springs.
A deep, closed upper low was moving from the Southern Plains into the mid-south with an accompanying strong Pacific cold front.
A cold and vigorous Pacific low pressure system moved to the northeast and across Arizona on Saturday, May 26th.
In the evening, a few severe thunderstorms dropped hail across parts of Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler, and Greenwood Counties.
A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening. A couple of strong to severe thunderstorms produced locally damaging wind gusts and brief large hail.
An upper trough, a shortwave, and a cold front combined in a potent environment to produce several rounds of severe thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds to southwest North Carolina.
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Hot temperatures occurred on May 26th across the Tohono O'odham Nation. One heat-related fatality occurred east of Sells.
Hot temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s were experienced in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona on May 26-27. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for seven individuals.
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The Stewart Gp Fire started on May 26, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 3,441 acres.
The Sansimon Fire started on May 26, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 1,477 acres.
The Teklanika Fire started on May 26, 1990, in Alaska, and burned 15,929 acres.
The Whiterocks Fire was discovered on May 26, 1994, in Utah, and burned 6,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stevens Cr Fire was discovered on May 26, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cheyne Rd Fire was discovered on May 26, 2000, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 1,818 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Silver Eagle Fire was discovered on May 26, 2001, in Lake County, Florida, and burned 1,551 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Colorado Creek Fire was discovered on May 26, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 84,015 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Creek Fire was discovered on May 26, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 59,939 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Susulatna Fire was discovered on May 26, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 11,881 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Plains Fire was discovered on May 26, 2002, in Louisiana, and burned 2,880 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kirkwell Fire was discovered on May 26, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 1,350 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rex Bridge Fire was discovered on May 26, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Road 1 Fire was discovered on May 26, 2004, in Baker County, Florida, and burned 2,820 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Vekol Fire was discovered on May 26, 2005, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 6,229 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Hwy 37 Fire was discovered on May 26, 2006, in Lamb County, Texas, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 26, 2006, in Parmer County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stuhr Fire was discovered on May 26, 2006, in Stanislaus County, California, and burned 1,418 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Dillinger Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 23,912 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Susulatna Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 16,386 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hoholitna Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 8,619 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ruby Complex (Ruby) Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 4,107 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Fork Dennison Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 2,789 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tucker Fire was discovered on May 26, 2009, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 2,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Chitanatala Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 36,633 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Delta Complex (Gilles Creek) Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 19,372 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eagle Trail Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 17,934 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Applegate Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 17,446 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Horseshoe Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 3,401 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Popavich Fire was discovered on May 26, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 2,214 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Volkmar Fire was discovered on May 26, 2011, in Alaska, and burned 54,217 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fish River Fire was discovered on May 26, 2011, in Alaska, and burned 31,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Butte Farms Fire was discovered on May 26, 2012, in Meade County, South Dakota, and burned 1,380 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Water Plant Fire was reported on May 26, 2017, in Orange County, Florida, and burned 1,660 acres.
The Lone Mountain Fire was reported on May 26, 2019, in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and burned 3,631 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Memorial Fire was reported on May 26, 2019, in Berkeley County, South Carolina, and burned 1,600 acres.
The Lost Lake Fire was reported on May 26, 2022, in Riverside County, California, and burned 5,856 acres.
The Atchuelinguk Fire was reported on May 26, 2024, in Kusilvak County, Alaska, and burned 1,841 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cattail 24 Fire was reported on May 26, 2024, in Kleberg County, Texas, and burned 1,620 acres.
The Bradshaw Fire was reported on May 26, 2026, in Powder River County, Montana, and burned 2,209 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Spain, Algeria, Morocco. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
The 1293 Kamakura earthquake in Japan occurred at about 06:00 local time on 27 May 1293. 5 and triggered a tsunami.
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An earthquake struck Bombay, India. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Firenze (Florence), Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Italy. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Amakusa Islands, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Coast of Liguria, Italy. It killed 4 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Copiapo, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Ningxia, China. It killed 300 people, injured 400, destroyed 20,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Japen, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000). It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands.
The 1957 Abant earthquake occurred at 8:33am on 26 May, in Turkey. 1 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 52 fatalities and 101 injuries.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Abant, Turkey. It killed 52 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece-Albania. It killed 8 people.
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Maderia Islands, Atlantic Ocean. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Azarbaijan, Iran. It killed 3 people, injured 9 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Akita, Honshu, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 104 people, injured 324 and did $800 million in damage.
The 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake occurred on May 26, 1983, at 11:59:57 local time. 8 on the moment magnitude scale.
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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Ranau, Kalimantan, Malaysia. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Preveza, Greece.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Akita, Honshu, Japan. It injured 143 and did $233 million in damage.
Two major earthquakes struck Miyagi Prefecture in Japan in 2003. 7 mi), injuring nearly 680 people across multiple towns near Sendai and Ishinomaki in Miyagi.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Morotai, Berebere, Daruba, Indonesia. It killed 1 person, injured 7 and destroyed 28 houses.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. It killed 6,234 people, injured 38,568, destroyed 127,000 houses and did $3.1 billion in damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Panama-Costa Rica.
0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale in the towns of Yurimaguas and Lagunas.
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A magnitude 8 earthquake struck La Libertad, Cajamarca, Ecuador, Peru. It killed 2 people, injured 30 and did $50 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Puno, Peru. It destroyed 2 houses.
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Purace, Colombia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 17 people.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Cadiz, Spain. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami struck Bergen, Norway.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Amakusa Sea, Japan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck San Remo, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck British Columbia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Azores Gibraltar Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Noshiro, Japan, with a maximum water height of 14.93 meters. It killed 104 people, injured 324, destroyed 3,513 houses and did $800 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 26, 1951, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 42; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began May 26, 1952, reached Kp 8 and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 72; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 26, 1958, reached Kp 7- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 26, 1966, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 78; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 26, 1990, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 47; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $5.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 26, 2019 to May 29, 2019.
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A fall storm in the southern hemisphere, to the south of Tahiti, generated large ocean swell around May 19th. Surf with sets to 6 feet built along the south shores of the Hawaiian Islands during the late morning hours of the 26th.
Strong winds over the near shore waters created dangerous rip currents and caused one death.
High pressure off the North Carolina coast produced a long period swell on the east coast of Florida. This created frequent rip currents that resulted in two fatalities and hundreds rip current rescues.
The combination of low pressure tracking southeast of the region and a stalled low pressure system off the Southeast U.S. Coast brought strong northeast winds and long period southeast swells to the coast of Long Island.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across central Illinois during the afternoon of May 26th. Lightning from one of the storms struck a fisherman on the Kaskaskia River near the Lake Shelbyville Dam. The man was later pronounced dead at the Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville.
Rip currents led to two fatalities along beaches in Matagorda and Brazoria Counties.
A man died in a rip current.
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