Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 27, 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 7.1 earthquake struck Kamakura, Japan. It killed 23,024 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in City of Saint Louis, Saint Clair counties, Missouri and tracked 8.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 255 and injuring 1,000. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: St. Louis, MO/East St. Louis, IL.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo, Sakhalin Is, Russia. It killed 1,989 people, injured 750 and did $300 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sakhalin Island, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters. It killed 1,989 people, injured 750 and did $300 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Williamson County, Texas and tracked 5.1 miles, 650 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 12.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lake, Fulton, Hickman counties, Tennessee and tracked 49.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 67 and injuring 345. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: TN to Bondurant, KY to Dublin, KY.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Blount counties, Alabama and tracked 24.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bradford, AL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Clair, Clinton counties, Illinois and tracked 29.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 125. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Birkner Station/New Baden, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Mississippi, Lauderdale, Dyer counties, Arkansas and tracked 82.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 175. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: AR to Dyersburg, TN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Barber, Harper, Sumner counties, Kansas and tracked 55.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Harper/Wellington, KS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Washington, Jefferson counties, Illinois and tracked 23.3 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Minden/Irvington, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hale, Perry, Bibb counties, Alabama and tracked 139.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 199.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Nebraska and tracked 15.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Aurora/SE Marquette, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Barber, Harper, Sumner counties, Kansas and tracked 55.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Harper/Wellington, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in City of Saint Louis, Saint Clair counties, Missouri and tracked 8.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 255 and injuring 1,000. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: St. Louis, MO/East St. Louis, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Clair, Clinton counties, Illinois and tracked 29.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 125. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Birkner Station/New Baden, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Washington, Jefferson counties, Illinois and tracked 23.3 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Minden/Irvington, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Osage County, Missouri and tracked 5.6 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Chamois, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Audrain County, Missouri and tracked 17.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Mexico/E Bean/Rush Hill to W Vandalia, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington, Jefferson counties, Illinois and tracked 29.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Nashville/N Richview to N Mt. Vermon.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Missouri and tracked 6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Higbee/S Renick, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kingfisher, Logan, Garfield counties, Oklahoma and tracked 10.5 miles, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Sheridan to NE Marshall, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Lincoln counties, Missouri and tracked 6.8 miles, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Bellflower, MO.
On May 27, 1896, a tornado caused severe damage to downtown St. Louis, Missouri, East St.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Brule, Charles Mix counties, South Dakota and tracked 8.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bijou Hills/Academy, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Keokuk County, Iowa and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Keswick, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jewell County, Kansas and tracked 10.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 19. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Ionia/NW Jewell, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Osage, Tulsa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 7.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Skiatook, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kay County, Oklahoma and tracked 8.2 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Blackwell, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lake, Fulton, Hickman counties, Tennessee and tracked 49.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 67 and injuring 345. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: TN to Bondurant, KY to Dublin, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Blount counties, Alabama and tracked 24.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bradford, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Mississippi, Lauderdale, Dyer counties, Arkansas and tracked 82.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 175. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: AR to Dyersburg, TN.
An F4 tornado touched down in McNairy, Chester, Henderson counties, Tennessee and tracked 46.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 67. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Linden, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Walker County, Alabama and tracked 17.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carbon Hill/NE Manchester, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gibson, Carroll, Henry counties, Tennessee and tracked 80.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 21. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Milan/Trezevant/Hico/Manlyville/N Indian Mound, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Arkansas and tracked 4.8 miles, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Manilla/Cottonwood Point, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and tracked 4.9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Windham Springs, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Perry, Randolph, Perry counties, Missouri and tracked 22.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S St. Marys, MO/SE Chester/Willisville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Carlisle County, Kentucky, killing 3 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bardwell, KY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Williamson, Davidson, Wilson counties, Tennessee and tracked 35.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Brentwood/Lebanon, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Christian County, Missouri and tracked 6.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Ozark, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Blount County, Alabama, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lees Chapel, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hillsdale County, Michigan and tracked 6.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Osseo/North Adams, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Walker County, Alabama and tracked 2.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Empire, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lee, Itawamba, Marion counties, Mississippi and tracked 29.8 miles, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Lee County/Evergreen, MS/W Hamilton, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Noxubee, Pickens counties, Mississippi and tracked 35.4 miles, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Shuqualak, MS to Lubbub Creek, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jones County, Mississippi and tracked 14.8 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Moselle/Ovett/Union, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Macon, Russell counties, Alabama and tracked 12.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hannon to NE Hurtsboro, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Missouri and tracked 7.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Yates, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Livingston, LaSalle counties, Illinois and tracked 15 miles, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Streator to NE Streator, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clay, Norman counties, Minnesota and tracked 40.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 57. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rustad/Sabin/E Moorhead to W Twin Valley, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seneca County, Ohio and tracked 15.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Fostoria to S Tiffin, OH.
25 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 1955, in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ochiltree County, Texas and tracked 4.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chambers County, Texas and tracked 1.5 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, killing 3.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hale, Perry, Bibb counties, Alabama and tracked 139.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 199.
41 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 1973, in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and more, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 9 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah counties, Alabama and tracked 41.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 44.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jones County, Mississippi and tracked 15 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 35.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee counties, South Carolina and tracked 60.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 40.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fulton County, Georgia and tracked 0.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
During the afternoon and evening of May 27, 1973, a violent and long-tracked tornado tracked across Central Alabama, where it produced catastrophic damage in the cities of Greensboro, Brent, Centreville, Montevallo, Columbiana, Wilsonville, and Childersburg. 9 km).
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An F3 tornado touched down in Barton County, Kansas and tracked 0.5 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Scotts Bluff, Banner, Cheyenne counties, Nebraska and tracked 48 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Burt County, Nebraska and tracked 6 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Union, Adair, Guthrie counties, Iowa and tracked 57 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Guthrie, Carroll, Greene counties, Iowa and tracked 30 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Carroll, Sac, Calhoun counties, Iowa and tracked 36 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harrison, Decatur, Clarke counties, Missouri and tracked 30.4 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
29 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 1995, in Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, 3 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).
Multiple vortex at times.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a cinder block wall of a building and downed trees in Cassville.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clark County, Arkansas and tracked 26 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Arkansas and tracked 15 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
The tornado first touched down 2 1/2 miles south-southwest of Okolona. It first moved in an easterly direction, passing near the town of Center Point and across several county roads where a total of 17 homes and 3 outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed.
The Clark County tornado moved into Dallas County about a mile south-southwest of Dalark at 315 pm CDT. The storm travelled east-northeastward and struck the town of Manning around 330 pm CDT. 16 homes in Manning were either damaged or destroyed, half of which were mobile homes.
An F5 tornado touched down in Williamson County, Texas and tracked 5.1 miles, 650 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 12.
Several eyewitnesses reported that the Jarrell tornado was preceded for a period of 8 to 10 minutes by a series of short-lived very small tornadoes that formed from the same supercell thunderstorm.
25 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 1997, in Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, Mississippi, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 28 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Travis County, Texas and tracked 5.6 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Williamson, Travis counties, Texas and tracked 9.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 15.
An F3 tornado touched down in McLennan, Bell counties, Texas and tracked 3.7 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bell County, Texas and tracked 1.4 miles, 273 yards wide at its widest.
The Pedernales Valley tornado began on the shore of Lake Travis destroying trees and a floating marina where nearly all of the watercraft were destroyed.
The Cedar Park tornado formed around 3:05 pm CST from a different supercell thunderstorm. It first touched down about 3.5 miles north of Cedar Park at a location 0.6 miles south of CR 178 and 1.4 miles east of the intersection of US 183 and CR 178.
In the afternoon hours of May 27, 1997, a large, slow-moving and violent F5 tornado caused extreme damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. 2 km) track.
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A deadly tornado outbreak occurred in Central Texas during the afternoon and evening of May 27, 1997, in conjunction with a southwestward-moving cluster of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced 20 tornadoes, mainly along the Interstate 35 corridor, from northeast of Waco to north of San Antonio.
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Baseball to softball size hail was reported.
A tornado developed just west of Box Ranch Road and moved west-southwest to just west of Mackey Ranch Road where a mobile home was destroyed. The tornado also uprooted numerous large trees along its path.
This is the same tornado that began 1mile east of Moody in McLennan County.
An F3 tornado touched down in Houston County, Tennessee and tracked 17.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
Severe thunderstorms formed across portions of western north Texas during the afternoon of the 27th and moved southeastward. These storms resulted in areas of significant hail damage and 2 weak tornadoes.
The tornado hit the New Hope Road and Valentine road area the hardest with many downed trees. The tornado continued onto the Lick Creek Acces Road region and then crossed the Tennessee River.
A very large and severe line of thunderstorms formed across southwest Kansas during the late afternoon of the 27th, and moved southward into Oklahoma during the evening.
Three inch tree limbs blown down.
A strong tornado (F2 on the Fujita Scale) struck extreme northern Manalapan and extreme southwest Marlboro Townships. Four houses had severe roof damage and about a dozen others suffered minor damage. A construction trailer was tossed and two vehicles were overturned.
The Plainview PD reported golfball size hail.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fayette County, Kentucky and tracked 3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
28 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 2004, in Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Washington, Ohio, Indiana.
Numerous trees were downed.
A cold front swept across west central Texas on the afternoon of the 27th. The worst damage was by far in Sweetwater, where golf ball size hail and winds of 80 mph left no home untouched on the south side of Sweetwater.
Severe thunderstorms with widespread damaging winds moved east from southern Illinois, passing across Union, Henderson, and Daviess Counties. A series of intense downbursts with peak winds up to 120 MPH struck northern Daviess County.
Trees were downed and quarter size hail fell.
A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Jackson, KY confirmed that an F1 tornado touched down near White Oak Gap around 2 am. Maximum wind was determined to be near 100 mph. Five mobile homes were completely destroyed and many were significantly damaged.
The first supercell began to produce severe weather near 6 pm in Comstock. The combination of large hail and damaging winds broke windows in nearly every home and vehicle in Comstock. In addition, the hail caused widespread minor roof damage. One house had major roof damage.
Sunday of Memorial Day weekend featured a prolonged afternoon and evening outbreak of severe thunderstorms primarily within the eastern two-thirds of South Central Nebraska.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Smith, Jewell counties, Kansas and tracked 5.74 miles, 1,580 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
This Monday, also Memorial Day, was one of the more widespread severe weather events of spring 2013 over South Central Nebraska.
This event occurred on a Monday, which was also Memorial Day. The first and most intense thunderstorm of the day developed over northern Phillips county just after 4:30 pm CDT.
A mesoscale convective system moved into southeast Texas during the morning hours on May 27th. This left an outflow boundary located over south-central Texas by the afternoon.
A supercell thunderstorm developed over the northern Black Hills early in the afternoon and moved south-southeast across the Black Hills along an outflow boundary. The storm produced large hail and a brief tornado near Silver City. The tornado caused tree damage along its path.
One of the more active severe weather days of the spring season brought large hail, bigger than baseballs in some cases, flooding, and tornadoes to the Texas Panhandle.
Thunderstorms developed in a very unstable atmosphere aided by a short wave trough and residual outflow boundaries.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours of the 27th along and ahead of a cold front that was moving into eastern Oklahoma.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Ohio and tracked 18.17 miles, 1,050 yards wide at its widest, injuring 166.
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours along a warm front lifting slowly north across the region. Many of the thunderstorms produced tornadoes, including a few strong to violent tornadoes.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Mercer County, Ohio and tracked 10.84 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
63 tornadoes were recorded on May 27, 2019, in Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, Idaho and more, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 1 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Wells County, Indiana and tracked 12.76 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Darke, Miami counties, Ohio and tracked 10.49 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Van Buren County, Iowa and tracked 7.27 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Fulton, Miami counties, Indiana and tracked 13.72 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Greene counties, Ohio and tracked 9.92 miles, 1,230 yards wide at its widest.
On the night of May 27, 2019, a large and destructive tornado struck Dayton, Ohio as well as the surrounding suburbs of Brookville, Trotwood, Northridge and Riverside, injuring 166 people and indirectly killing one person. Part of a larger severe weather outbreak, the tornado was the first of two EF4-rated tornadoes to touch down during the outbreak, with the other occurring in Kansas a day later.
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A stalled out frontal boundary draped from southern Nebraska into northeastern Colorado served as the focal point for thunderstorms. Thunderstorms initiated over northeastern Colorado and became severe as they tracked east into southwestern Nebraska.
As an area of low pressure moved across the Upper Midwest, thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of Memorial Day (May 27th) across portions of northeast Iowa. These storms quickly became severe and produced tornadoes across Floyd, Chickasaw and Howard Counties.
Thunderstorms developed near a warm front in an unstable environment, with plenty of low level shear/helicity, during the evening of Memorial Day, May 27th. This allowed the storms to rotate and rapidly became severe, producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds.
A warm front surged north across the region, allowing for a moderately unstable, highly sheared environment to exist. Thunderstorms developed in Illinois and moved into northern Indiana, producing damaging winds and several tornadoes.
Showers and thunderstorms tracked eastward across parts of eastern Iowa and northern Illinois on Memorial Day 2019 as a low pressure system lifted a warm front through the region. | |Some of the storms produced tornadoes during the early to mid afternoon hours.
A strong cold front, in advance of a slow moving upper level low pressure system, brought multiple rounds of severe storms to southwest Virginia. With increasing instability and high low level shear, these storms produced damaging winds, hail and two tornadoes.
A tornado touched down in Kirkwood, Lancaster County on May 27, 2022. The tornado had estimated peak winds of 105 mph (EF-1), with a max path width of 130 yards and a path length of just over 3 miles.
Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms spawned by a strong cold front produced hail, scattered damaging wind gusts, and a couple of tornadoes.
A line of thunderstorms entered northern portions of Central Alabama after 4:30 AM CDT on May 27, producing scattered areas of wind damage and an embedded tornado in Cherokee County.
A line of thunderstorms moved across North and Central GA. Storms first started in Northeast GA during the morning hours and moved to the Southeast through the afternoon.
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Tropical Storm Bertha was a rapidly forming and short-lived off-season tropical storm that affected the Eastern United States in late May 2020. The second named storm of the very active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Bertha originated from a trough in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Domeng, was a large and moderately strong tropical cyclone that enhanced the southwest monsoon in the Philippines, which indirectly affected the country in late May, and then hit the Ryukyu Islands and mainland Japan in early June. It is also the sixth named storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season.
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Heavy rainfall associated with the tornadic thunderstorms produced 2 inches of rain over Shoal Creek, with brief flash flooding. The body of a woman was later discovered in Shoal Creek.
Rains of 1 to 1.5 inches fell during the daylight hours on this Saturday. A flash flood watch was in effect, but no flooding occurred. Between 1700 and 1730 E, a 6 year old girl drowned after falling into a swollen culvert near her home in Montgomery Heights.
With the large amounts of hail that fell in addition to 3 inches of rainfall in a short amount of time, several streets in town became flooded. With the storm drains blocked by the hail, the water could not drain fast enough near the Auburn Middle and High School building.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur just to the northeast of Y City. Several county roads in the area were covered by high water for a short period of time.
Several trees were knocked down.
This was the initial event that prompted a federal disaster declaration. See FEMA disaster number 1522 for details.
An upper level low pressure system over the west combined with ample moisture over north Texas. Storms trained over the same areas, creating flash flooding.
A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of May 27th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front. A few of the thunderstorms became severe and locally heavy rainfall was also reported.
An upper-level ridge built into California beginning May 27th, bringing another warming trend to interior central California. Fresno warmed to 99 degrees on the 27th, and reached 102 the next day.
An ice jam formed at Bishop Rock on the Yukon River, downstream of Galena on the 26th and caused water to back up. flooding began during mid-morning of the 27th and flood waters did not recede until the 31st.
A late season mid to upper level low moved through the southern plains. Jet streaks around this low provided enough lift to produce thunderstorms across South Central Texas. Some thunderstorms produced severe size hail.
The end of May brought widespread flooding to north and central Texas. By the end of the month, the region had essentially erased a four year drought in less than four weeks. Several area lakes were in surcharge capacity and releasing water downstream.
Heavy rain contributed to a fatal head-on collision in Skandia on the morning of the 27th.
Isolated flash flooding occurred on this Friday afternoon and evening, along with some marginally severe hail in a couple spots. Between 3 and 5 p.m.
A cold front sagged into Maryland during the afternoon of May 27th. Heavy rain trained to the northeast of Baltimore early in the afternoon, causing flash flooding.
In the afternoon of May 27, 2018, after over 8 inches (20 cm) of rain in a span of two hours, the historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland experienced catastrophic flooding, just days before the new flood emergency alert system was supposed to become operational. Flooding occurred throughout the Patapsco Valley, in the adjacent communities of Catonsville, Arbutus, and Elkridge, as well as the Jones Falls Valley in Baltimore.
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An upper level low and surface cold front interacted to generate thunderstorms. The airmass these features moved into was strongly unstable with steep lapse rates aloft and was conducive for storms producing large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Floods and mudslides occurred in the Northeast Region of Brazil in 2022. Its cause was the rains that hit mainly the state of Pernambuco, but also Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte.
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A strong spring storm system brought high winds to much of the area on May 27, 1973. Sustained winds reached near 50 mph and gusts approached 80 mph in many locations. Extensive roof, tree, and power line damage resulted across the body of Oklahoma. One person was killed when the strong winds caused them to lose control of their vehicle.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A downed tree lands on 23-year-old Lexington man killing him at the Holly Bay Camp Ground.
Severe thunderstorms moved across the Concho Valley and Northwest Hill Country during the evening hours of the 27th. Hail up to the size of golf balls and winds in excess of 60 mph pounded the area, with the area around O.H. Ivie Reservoir feeling the brunt of the storm.
May 27, 2001 brought one of the most destructive and widespread windstorms to much of Oklahoma and north Texas in recent memory. Severe thunderstorms developed over southwest Kansas during the late afternoon, and rapidly merged into a large severe thunderstorm complex that moved rapidly southeast over the western-half of Oklahoma into northern Texas during the evening and overnight hours. This complex produced widespread and significant wind damage along its path, leaving 1 person dead, 4 injured, 160,000 people without power and over $350 million in damage in Oklahoma alone. Several non-tornadic wind reports in excess of 100 mph were recorded, and it took nearly a week to restore power to all of the affected areas.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Nineteen people were injured when a severe thunderstorm collapsed a tent at an Irish Festival at Jack Frost Mountain. Maximum wind gusts were estimated between 75 and 80 mph. A section of the 50-by-150 foot main tent was lifted by the severe thunderstorm and then collapsed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew the roof off a house.
A twelve year old boy was struck and killed by lightning standing on a boat dock at a marina.
One drowning at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 7YO female, who was not wearing a personal flotation device and did not know how to swim, fell off a raft near Boulder Beach, NV. Strong winds were a contributing factor.
Scattered thunderstorms brought locally heavy rainfall and hail to the region.
Sunday evening of Memorial Day weekend featured a barrage of severe thunderstorms with large hail, primarily affecting Phillips, Rooks and Smith Counties within this six-county portion of North Central Kansas.
Gusty winds were found across Iowa during the day on the 27th. Though wind gusts were below severe criteria, they were gusty in the 30 to 35 range and had been higher the day before.
An isolated thunderstorm moved southeast across Litchfield County Connecticut during the late afternoon and early evening hours on Tuesday, May 27th.
Nocturnal severe thunderstorms developed across Deep East Texas during the predawn hours of May 27th. These storms developed with the aid of a weak upper level disturbance and a residual outflow boundary from previous convection.
Severe thunderstorms associated with a bow echo and separate Derecho caused widespread wind damage and a few marginally severe hail reports during the evening and overnight hours of May 27th. The storms severely impacted Shelby County.
A late Spring storm system brought several waves of strong to severe thunderstorms to Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on May 27.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front over northeast lower Michigan on the afternoon of the 27th. As opposed to the previous day, these storms produced mainly damaging winds, with one report of hail.
A cut off upper low slowly moved across Texas and produce multiple days of stormy weather. One lightning fatality occurred and wind damage.
A pair of isolated thunderstorms developed across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex along a stationary front which was draped across the area on the evening of May 27.
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On 27 May 2023, an avalanche occurred in the Shounter Top Pass, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The disaster killed at least 11 people and injured 13 more.
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Victim was found outside in an alley after having been cutting the lawn.
Senior Chad Wiley collapsed after a voluntary football workout on campus Tuesday May 27th. Chad was 22 years old.
An 18 month old boy died inside a locked car in the 2900 block of McKinley Ave in northwest Fort Worth. The boy was reported missing shortly after Noon CDT on May 27th and was later found in the car.
Ridge of high pressure brought a couple days of warm weather. While air temperatures were warm, river and lake temperatures were still cold, leading to one drowning near Vancouver in Clark County.
Strong high pressure building over the Southwest at the end of May led to several days of excessive heat warning conditions as temperatures approached and exceeded 110 degrees. On the 29th, Phoenix topped out at 112 degrees, tying the daily high temperature record for the date.
A ridge of high pressure built in across the western United States for the end of May, allowing temperatures to climb several degrees above normal in Phoenix. At Phoenix Sky Harbor, temperatures peaked on the 27th at 106 degrees.
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 5 degrees above normal, however overnight low temperatures were near normal, causing Low to Moderate HeatRisk.
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Melting snow brought unusually strong currents and cold water to area waterways in the month of May.
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The Unnamed Fire started on May 27, 1989, in North Carolina, and burned 2,422 acres.
The Yle Fire was discovered on May 27, 1993, in Arizona, and burned 1,062 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pocket Creek Fire was discovered on May 27, 1998, in Big Horn County, Montana, and burned 2,395 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Harcuvar Fire was discovered on May 27, 1999, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 15,980 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Juniper Complex (Fire #3) Fire was discovered on May 27, 1999, in California, and burned 14,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Holeyland Fire was discovered on May 27, 2000, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 14,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on May 27, 2000, in Texas, and burned 5,093 acres.
The Devil Fire was discovered on May 27, 2001, in Lassen County, California, and burned 4,400 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.
The Bully Creek Fire was discovered on May 27, 2001, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 1,808 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tok River Fire was discovered on May 27, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 5,595 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Alpaugh Fire was discovered on May 27, 2006, in Tulare County, California, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on May 27, 2006, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 1,634 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Tecolate Fire was discovered on May 27, 2006, in Colorado, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Blue River Fire was discovered on May 27, 2007, in Arizona, and burned 3,615 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Four Mile Fire was discovered on May 27, 2009, in Arizona, and burned 1,267 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tetlin Refuge 1 Fire was discovered on May 27, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 1,095 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mystery Fire was discovered on May 27, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 18,952 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cascaden Ridge Fire was discovered on May 27, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 15,178 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Upper Gerstle Fire was discovered on May 27, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 1,379 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The South Schwatka Fire was discovered on May 27, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 1,054 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dish Mountain Fire was discovered on May 27, 2011, in Alaska, and burned 38,510 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bull Creek Fire was discovered on May 27, 2011, in Alaska, and burned 1,897 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stag Horn Fire was discovered on May 27, 2011, in Osceola County, Florida, and burned 1,520 acres.
The Cove Fire was discovered on May 27, 2011, in California, and burned 1,122 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Boot 2 Fire was discovered on May 27, 2011, in New Mexico, and burned 1,113 acres.
The White Fire was discovered on May 27, 2013, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 1,984 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Pumphouse Fire was reported on May 27, 2015, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 11,500 acres.
The Dragonfly Fire was reported on May 27, 2017, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 29,937 acres.
The Test Center Fire was reported on May 27, 2018, in Pueblo County, Colorado, and burned 2,171 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Guava Fire was reported on May 27, 2020, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 30,636 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kamakura, Japan. It killed 23,024 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Colima, Jalisco, Mexico.
An earthquake struck N of Nosiro, Japan. It killed 58 people, destroyed 1,314 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Morioka, Japan. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck San Diego, California, United States. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran. It killed 114 people and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Neftegorsk, Okha, Moskalvo, Sakhalin Is, Russia. It killed 1,989 people, injured 750 and did $300 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghaia, Algeria. It killed 9 people and injured 200. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It destroyed 20,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Ningjiang, Jilin Province, China. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Tangkuban Parahu, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
El Chichon, Mexico erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5. It killed 1 person.
Pacaya, Guatemala erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person, left 3 missing and destroyed 3 houses.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 1.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.45 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sakhalin Island, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters. It killed 1,989 people, injured 750 and did $300 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Algiers, Algeria, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters. It killed 9 people and injured 200.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.04 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 27, 1950, reached Kp 7 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 63; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 27, 1970, reached Kp 7 and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 45; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 27, 2017, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 47; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $2.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 27, 2013 to May 31, 2013.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 27, 2020 to May 27, 2020.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from May 27, 2024 to May 28, 2024.
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Two men, one aged 46 and another aged 43, were closing up windows on a station wagon at the older man's home when the vehicle was struck by lightning. Both men were tossed away from the vehicle by the strike and were hospitalized. The older man died a few days later.
Tourist, caught in Rip Current drowned approximately 200 yards off the beach.
Two swimmers at the Ramada Plaza in Kill Devil Hills were pulled away from the shore by a strong rip current during the mid afternoon. One man drowned.
Three people drowned at southeast Florida beaches over the Memorial Day weekend as a result of rip currents. East winds of 15 to 20 mph persisted for several days and caused favorable conditions for numerous rip currents.
A 26 year old man drowned in a rip current off Ocracoke Island.
Strong winds over the near shore waters created dangerous rip currents and caused one death.
A 17-year-old boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current near Pier Village in Long Branch (Monmouth County) during the evening of May 27th. The boy's sister and an adult were also caught in the same rip current, but were rescued.
A strong ridge of high pressure over the southeastern states resulted in breezy onshore winds along the southeast coast of the Florida peninsula with strong rip currents.
A prolonged onshore wind resulted in moderate to strong rip currents from May 20th through Memorial Day. Numerous water rescues were made in the Orange Beach area through this time, with 2 people transported to the hospital and 1 fatality.
A 41-year-old man was killed in Pt. Saint Lucie after being struck by lightning at a construction site.
A man drowned at Marina State Beach while swimming on the evening of the 27th after being caught in a rip current. The man was rescued by bystanders and police but did not survive.
Although relatively tranquil seas were observed across the local waters on May 27th, the sea breeze along the north-central coastal areas of Puerto Rico promoted a moderate risk of rip currents.
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