May 8 in Weather History

252 events on record, 1805 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for May 8, 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

1902May 8, 1902 Eruption of Pelee

Pelee, Martinique erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 28,000 people. The eruption caused a tsunami.

When
May 8, 1902
VEI
4
Deaths
28,000
Where
Pelee, Martinique

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Tornadoes

1905F4 tornado, McPherson, Saline counties, Kansas

An F4 tornado touched down in McPherson, Saline counties, Kansas and tracked 20.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 34 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Marquette, KS.

Rating
F4
Deaths
34
Injuries
50
Path
20.1 mi
Width
150 yd

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Tornadoes

1927F4 tornado, Cole, Boone, Callaway counties, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Cole, Boone, Callaway counties, Missouri and tracked 40.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carrington, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
6
Injuries
30
Path
40.1 mi
Width
400 yd

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Tornadoes

1927F4 tornado, Camden, Miller counties, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Camden, Miller counties, Missouri and tracked 35 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Eldon, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
4
Injuries
33
Path
35 mi
Width
300 yd

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Tornadoes

1882F3 tornado, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

An F3 tornado touched down in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and tracked 6.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 42. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: McAlester, OK.

Rating
F3
Deaths
21
Injuries
42
Path
6.1 mi
Width
400 yd

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By kind

Tornadoes

147 on May 8, oldest first.

1882F3 tornado, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

An F3 tornado touched down in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and tracked 6.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 42. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: McAlester, OK.

Rating
F3
Deaths
21
Injuries
42
Path
6.1 mi
Width
400 yd

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1882F2 tornado, Montgomery County, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Arkansas and tracked 15.1 miles, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Mount Ida/Silver, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
20
Path
15.1 mi

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1882F2 tornado, Benton County, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Benton County, Arkansas and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cherokee City, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
20
Width
200 yd

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1905F4 tornado, McPherson, Saline counties, Kansas

An F4 tornado touched down in McPherson, Saline counties, Kansas and tracked 20.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 34 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Marquette, KS.

Rating
F4
Deaths
34
Injuries
50
Path
20.1 mi
Width
150 yd

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1918F2 tornado, Warren County, Kentucky

An F2 tornado touched down in Warren County, Kentucky and tracked 4.8 miles, killing 2 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oakland/Smiths Grove, KY.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
7
Path
4.8 mi

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1927F4 tornado, Camden, Miller counties, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Camden, Miller counties, Missouri and tracked 35 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Eldon, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
4
Injuries
33
Path
35 mi
Width
300 yd

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1927F3 tornado, Douglas County, Missouri

An F3 tornado touched down in Douglas County, Missouri and tracked 8.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ava, MO.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
30
Path
8.7 mi
Width
400 yd

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1927F3 tornado, Lincoln County, Nebraska

An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Nebraska and tracked 14.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W North Platte/E Hershey, NE.

Rating
F3
Injuries
3
Path
14.9 mi
Width
100 yd

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1930F3 tornado, Kearney County, Nebraska

An F3 tornado touched down in Kearney County, Nebraska and tracked 14.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Keene to E Minden, NE.

Rating
F3
Path
14.7 mi
Width
800 yd

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1935F3 tornado, Grant County, Oklahoma

An F3 tornado touched down in Grant County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Pond Creek to NW Jefferson, OK.

Rating
F3
Injuries
4
Path
4.8 mi
Width
400 yd

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1936F4 tornado, Muskogee, Sequoyah counties, Oklahoma

An F4 tornado touched down in Muskogee, Sequoyah counties, Oklahoma and tracked 14.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 38. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gore, OK.

Rating
F4
Deaths
2
Injuries
38
Path
14.1 mi
Width
100 yd

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1936F3 tornado, McIntosh County, Oklahoma

An F3 tornado touched down in McIntosh County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hanna, OK.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
30
Path
0.9 mi
Width
150 yd

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1936F3 tornado, Fannin County, Texas

An F3 tornado touched down in Fannin County, Texas and tracked 9.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oakland/Bonham, TX.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
9.2 mi
Width
400 yd

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1939F2 tornado, McCormick County, South Carolina

An F2 tornado touched down in McCormick County, South Carolina and tracked 5.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N McCormick, SC.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
6
Path
5.2 mi
Width
150 yd

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196538 tornadoes across 8 states

38 tornadoes were recorded on May 8, 1965, in Colorado, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, South Carolina, Nebraska, Arkansas, 3 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 4 people.

Tornadoes
38
States
8
Deaths
4
Violent
3

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1986On May 8, 1986, severe thunderstorms produced two damaging tornadoes in the Edmond area

On May 8, 1986, severe thunderstorms produced two damaging tornadoes in the Edmond area. The first tornado destroyed 39 homes and damaged 171 others, as it tore through the town. The second tornado destroyed or damaged 15 mobile homes. Despite the destruction, the storms caused only 15 injuries and no fatalities. The first tornado was rated an F3, making it the strongest tornado to strike the Oklahoma City metropolitan area between 1978 and 1999.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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1993Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1993

A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 miles an hour in Lynn County southeast of Wilson. As the storm moved across Lubbock County, golf ball-size hail was reported by the Slaton Police Department. No significant damage resulted from the wind and hail.

Damage
$671,000
Strongest
F1
Events
70

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1995Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 8, 1995

A tornado touched down four miles west and one-half mile south of Auburn and did extensive damage to a house, farm, its outbuildings, and power lines along the path of the tornado. A second farmsite was damage three and one-half miles west of Auburn.

Damage
$840,000
Strongest
F2
Events
17

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1996Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996

The beginning of the tornado started 4 1/2 miles west northwest of downtown Beatrice, just north of the Homestead National Monument. The storm damaged trees just north of state highway 4 when it struck several homes, primarily lifting the roofs off of them.

Injuries
15
Damage
$12 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996

A tornado set down 5 miles southwest of Gilead and traveled northeast. The tornado totally destroyed the St. Paul Lutheran Church and did extensive damage to the Parsonage. The roof of the church ended up entering the kitchen of the Parsonage.

Damage
$2.5 million
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996

A strong tornado developed just west of Seymour and moved across the downtown area causing major damage before lifting. In all, nine businesses sustained major damage, eighty-eight homes were damaged and seven homes were destroyed. Three mobile homes were also destroyed.

Damage
$1.3 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 1996

Tornado hit just south of Butler, near US 27 ripping apart a two story brick home and destroying two barns. A car was severely damaged and numerous trees and utility lines were downed.

Injuries
2
Damage
$75,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1997

A very active evening with a cold front sagging into the region and southeast surface winds flowing into the mountains to help initiate deep convection. Dew point temperatures were near 60 degrees with surface temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

Damage
$4.3 million
Strongest
F1
Events
10

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1997Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 31, 1997

On May 8-9, a slow moving cold front resulted in widespread 1 to 2 inch rainfall over the Big Country. along a 40 mile wide line from Roby in Fisher County to San Saba. Specific rainfall reports include 1.91 inches in Trent and 1.3 inches in Abilene.

Damage
$1.7 million
Strongest
F1
Events
46

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1998Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1998

A significant severe weather episode occurred across north Texas during the evening hours of May 8th. Severe thunderstorms developed between Abilene and Childress along a dryline late in the afternoon and moved east into north Texas.

Injuries
5
Damage
$3.3 million
Strongest
F0
Events
100

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2002Tornado in Ohio, May 8, 2002

A warm frontal boundary interacted with a complex of showers and thunderstorms to form a tornado on the southern flank of the precipitation. Touchdown was along Adamsville Road near Route 35. The roof was ripped off a home, 2 mobile homes were destroyed, along with a pole barn.

Injuries
3
Damage
$3.5 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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2003Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 2003

Two tornadic supercells produced four tornadoes during the afternoon hours of May 8, 2003. One supercell produced three tornadoes that affected Moore, southern Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Choctaw.

Injuries
134
Damage
$371 million
Strongest
F4
Events
13

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200347 tornadoes across 10 states

47 tornadoes were recorded on May 8, 2003, in Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and more, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).

Tornadoes
47
States
10
Violent
1

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2003Tornadoes in Kansas, May 8, 2003

Severe weather erupted over a large part of the area during the afternoon and evening hours of the 8th. Numerous reports of large hail and a few reports of strong winds were received. In addition 12 tornadoes were reported (discussed separately), some doing considerable damage.

Injuries
9
Damage
$7.5 million
Strongest
F2
Events
3

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2003Back in 2003, this date was the second of 3 consecutive days with strong to violent tornadoes

Back in 2003, this date was the second of 3 consecutive days with strong to violent tornadoes. Strong tornadoes occurred over extreme south-central Oklahoma during the early morning hours, from Cornish to near Antioch. Another round of tornado producing thunderstorms struck central Oklahoma later in the day, producing a violent tornado that affected Moore, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Choctaw. This F4 tornado took on a path very similar to the May 3, 1999 devastating tornado. This particular tornado back in 2003 affected areas from Newcastle and Moore, to Del City and Choctaw. Although over 130 people were injured, there were no fatalities.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2003Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 8, 2003

Tornado crossed from Anderson county into Linn county 3 miles west northwest of Blue Mound and produced tree damage in rural county before dissipating. However...a cemetery was hit with many tombstones knocked over and damage to mausoleums.

Damage
$65,000
Strongest
F2
Events
10

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2007Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 8, 2007

An upper level storm system moved slowly east northeast through southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. A couple of disturbances rotated around the storm system and moved over the southern plains during the morning and afternoon hours.

Damage
$3.3 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
27

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200829 tornadoes across 8 states

29 tornadoes were recorded on May 8, 2008, in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland. They killed 1 people.

Tornadoes
29
States
8
Deaths
1

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2008Tornadoes and Flooding in Virginia, May 8 to 9, 2008

A strong low pressure system crossed the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon and evening hours of May 8th. This system along with warm temperatures and high dew points triggered numerous strong to severe showers and thunderstorms across the region.

Damage
$10 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
19

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2009Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 8, 2009

An intense squall line impacted extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks with mainly damaging winds. However, 19 tornadoes along with large hail was also observed. Due to the straight line nature of the winds, damage was widespread and intense.

Deaths
1
Injuries
9
Damage
$106 million
Strongest
EF3
Events
57

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2009Tornadoes in North Carolina, May 8, 2009

A thunderstorm complex over Kentucky and Tennessee moved east into the area during the evening of May 8th. The storm environment was such that storms would have rotation due to strong wind shear, and a low level boundary in place.

Injuries
6
Damage
$205,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
2

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2009Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 8, 2009

A highly organized mesoscale convective vorticity maximum with strong low to mid tropospheric flow coupled with moderate instability resulted in the development of discrete supercellular thunderstorms.

Damage
$110,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
18

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2016Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 8 to 9, 2016

Very large hail and a tornado occurred over north central Kansas on this Sunday afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms had developed over western Kansas by mid-afternoon and, by 5:30 p.m. CST, they began moving into north central Kansas.

Damage
$1.8 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
24

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2019Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 8 to 9, 2019

A slow moving low pressure system moved northeast from the High Plains region toward the Great Lakes between May 8th and 9th. Two shortwave troughs moving east ahead of this low pressure system initiated squall lines that spread eastward across much of the Gulf Coast region.

Damage
$2.0 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
39

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2019Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 8, 2019

Thunderstorms moved across portions of the southern half of the state during the early evening hours of the 8th into the early morning hours on the 9th, producing some wind damage and flash flooding. One brief tornado was observed in Pine Bluff.

Injuries
9
Damage
$208,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
14

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2019Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 8 to 9, 2019

A strong upper level trough of low pressure extending from the Intermountain West into the Four Corners Region energized the southwest flow aloft across the Southern Plains during much of the day on May 8th, with a strong low level jet sustaining a mesoscale convective complex…

Damage
$1.5 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
29

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2019Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 8 to 9, 2019

A slow moving low pressure system moved northeast from the High Plains region toward the Great Lakes between May 8th and 9th. Two shortwave troughs moving east ahead of this low pressure system initiated squall lines that spread eastward across much of the Gulf Coast region.

Damage
$728,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
15

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202453 tornadoes across 11 states

53 tornadoes were recorded on May 8, 2024, in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky and more. They killed 1 people.

Tornadoes
53
States
11
Deaths
1

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, May 8 to 9, 2024

A significant outbreak of tornadoes occurred in two waves during the evening of the 8th and early morning hours of the 9th. The first wave occurred as multiple supercell thunderstorms developed across southern middle Tennessee and far north central Alabama.

Injuries
7
Damage
$6.5 million
Strongest
EF3
Events
47

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 2024

A couple of waves of strong to severe thunderstorms moved from east Tennessee into western North Carolina...one during the afternoon and evening of the 8th, and another during the early morning of the 9th.

Deaths
1
Injuries
3
Damage
$360,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
34

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 8, 2024

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms occurred on May 8, 2024. The first round occurred during the morning and early afternoon hours as a surface low pressure system approached the area from the southwest, pushing a strong frontal boundary and shortwave energy/lift into the region.

Damage
$1.8 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
125

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 8 to 11, 2024

Several waves of severe thunderstorms moved through the area from the evening hours of the 8th through the early afternoon hours of the 9th. Initial convection ahead of the first line was able to tap into ample shear to produce tornadic thunderstorms in Northwest GA.

Damage
$257,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
98

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2 on May 8, oldest first.

Floods

19 on May 8, oldest first.

2004Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, May 8, 2004

Flash flooding occurred when 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than two hours. Mudslides and rock slides were reported by law enforcement officials along Highway 35 near De Soto, Lynxville and Ferryville (Crawford County).

Deaths
1
Damage
$30,000
Events
2

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2005Flash Flood in Idaho, May 8, 2005

A slow moving thunderstorm moved 2 miles east of the town of Lapwai on the afternoon of the 8th of May. An estimated 2 to 3 inches fell across the headwaters of Garden Gulch Creek in about an hour.

Damage
$4.0 million
Events
1

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20092009 Brazilian floods and mudslides

The 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides were a severe natural disaster principally affecting five northeastern states of Brazil. As a result of heavy rains, fourteen people were reported dead over a period of one month and at least 62,600 others had been left homeless as of 2 May 2009.

Where
Brazil
Country
Brazil

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2018Heavy Rain in Minnesota, May 8, 2018

Two individuals were killed with three others injured, one with life-threatening injuries, when one vehicle skidded into another. Pavement was wet from recent rainfall. According to the MN State Patrol, all involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.

Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Events
1

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2019Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 8 to 11, 2019

A cold front entered Southeast Texas during the 8th and stalled over the region. Multiple strong upper level disturbances crossed the area during the period causing a few rounds of severe weather and flooding that lasted into the 11th.

Damage
$6.5 million
Strongest
4 in hail
Events
16

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2025Flash Flood and Flooding in Texas, May 8, 2025

A cluster of storms in La Salle County progressed southeastward through the evening hours. These storms intensified and developed into a well-organized MCS with a maturing bow echo feature as it extended into northeastern Duval and Jim Wells counties.

Injuries
4
Damage
$6.1 million
Strongest
100 kt wind
Events
80

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2025Flood in Missouri, May 8, 2025

An estimated 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rainfall occurred on May 8, 2025. A moped was driven into a low water crossing before being swept away into Lindley Creek. This ultimately led to a fatality.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Severe storms

10 on May 8, oldest first.

2003Hail in Iowa, May 8, 2003

The first of 3 severe weather events occurred across Northeast Missouri, Eastern Iowa, and the Northern third of Illinois. Supercell thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon and evening north of a warm front that was associated with a powerful spring storm system.

Damage
$38 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
10

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2003Hail in Illinois, May 8, 2003

The first of 3 severe weather events occurred across Northeast Missouri, Eastern Iowa, and the Northern third of Illinois. Supercell thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon and evening north of a warm front that was associated with a powerful spring storm system.

Damage
$12 million
Strongest
4 in hail
Events
3

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2003Hail in Missouri, May 8, 2003

The first of 3 severe weather events occurred across Northeast Missouri, Eastern Iowa, and the Northern third of Illinois. Supercell thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon and evening north of a warm front that was associated with a powerful spring storm system.

Damage
$5.5 million
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
7

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2006Damaging Winds in Florida, May 8 to 9, 2006

Numerous trees and minor structural damage was observed in the neighborhoods surround the emergency operations center. In Panama City, a couple of stores had some plate glass windows blown out. Also, a billboard and auto parts store were heavily damaged.

Damage
$7.5 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
2

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2009Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 8, 2009

An intense squall line impacted extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks with mainly damaging winds. However, 21 tornadoes developed over southern Missouri while some large hail was observed. Due to the straight line nature of the winds, damage was widespread and intense.

Damage
$9.0 million
Strongest
78 kt wind
Events
2

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2010High Wind in New York, May 8, 2010

Deep low pressure passed over western New York with its trailing cold front rapidly sweeping east across the region. Winds increased within a few hours of the approaching front to gust speeds of 60 to 65 mph. Tens of thousands were left without power.

Injuries
4
Damage
$1.6 million
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
17

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2015Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 2015

Shortly before 0800 CST, elevated thunderstorms intensified across the western South Plains and far eastern New Mexico in response to a surge of Gulf moisture ahead of a mid-level trough.

Damage
$600 million
Strongest
4.5 in hail
Events
10

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2023Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 8 to 9, 2023

Storms developed over the central Plains near the Kansas and Nebraska border during the afternoon of the 7th and moved southeastward across central and south central Missouri from the pre-dawn hours to the early morning of the 8th.

Damage
$3.5 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
47

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2026Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across north central Oklahoma during the early afternoon of the 8th, along a cold front approaching the region from the northwest. The thunderstorms spread across eastern Oklahoma during the mid afternoon and evening.

Damage
$6.7 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
60

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Winter storms and snow

1 on May 8, oldest first.

2009Winter storms of 2009–10 in East Asia

The East Asian snowstorms of 2009–2010 were heavy winter storms, including blizzards, ice storms, and other winter events, that affected East Asia from 8 May 2009 to 28 February 2010. The areas affected included Mongolia, China, Nepal, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Kuril Islands, Sea of Okhotsk, Primorsky, and Sakhalin Island.

Ended
February 28, 2010
Where
East Asia
Country
Japan

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Heat and drought

1 on May 8, oldest first.

Wildfires

35 on May 8, oldest first.

1989Praitt Fire

The Praitt Fire started on May 8, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 2,177 acres.

When
May 8, 1989
Acres
2,177

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1989Caswell Fire

The Caswell Fire started on May 8, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 1,430 acres.

When
May 8, 1989
Acres
1,430

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1992Kawaihae Fire

The Kawaihae Fire was discovered on May 8, 1992, in Hawaii, and burned 2,800 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
May 8, 1992
Acres
2,800

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1993Pine Fire

The Pine Fire was discovered on May 8, 1993, in Texas, and burned 6,510 acres; the cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.

When
May 8, 1993
Acres
6,510

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1994Mothers Day Fire

The Mothers Day Fire was discovered on May 8, 1994, in Arizona, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 1994
Acres
1,200

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1995Nees Fire

The Nees Fire was discovered on May 8, 1995, in California, and burned 1,820 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 1995
Acres
1,820

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1996Star Grove Fire

The Star Grove Fire was discovered on May 8, 1996, in Florida, and burned 1,121 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 1996
Acres
1,121

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1997Cottonwd 2 Fire

The Cottonwd 2 Fire was discovered on May 8, 1997, in California, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 1997
Acres
3,500

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1997Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on May 8, 1997, in California, and burned 1,174 acres.

When
May 8, 1997
Acres
1,174

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1999Iron Fire

The Iron Fire was discovered on May 8, 1999, in Sierra County, New Mexico, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 1999
Acres
2,000

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2001Lopez Fire

The Lopez Fire was discovered on May 8, 2001, in Florida, and burned 8,427 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
May 8, 2001
Acres
8,427

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2006Triple M Fire

The Triple M Fire was discovered on May 8, 2006, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 2006
Acres
2,000

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2007Wildfire in Florida, May 8 to 31, 2007

Lightning strikes on Saturday night, May 5th, ignited two 11 acre and 21 acre fires on Bugaboo Island in the southern Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (southwest of Stephen Foster State Park).

Damage
$11 million
Events
2

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2007Wildfire in California, May 8 to 15, 2007

An unusual late-season Santa Ana event developed across Southern California in early May. The offshore winds generated record heat and very low relative humidity which led to the development of two wildfires, one near Griffith Park and one on Catalina Island.

Injuries
2
Damage
$3.3 million
Events
2

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2007Griffith Park Fire

The Griffith Park Fire was discovered on May 8, 2007, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 817 acres.

When
May 8, 2007
Acres
817

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2009Lil Orogrande Fire

The Lil Orogrande Fire was discovered on May 8, 2009, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 2,150 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
May 8, 2009
Acres
2,150

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2009Horse Camp Fire

The Horse Camp Fire was discovered on May 8, 2009, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 1,957 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
May 8, 2009
Acres
1,957

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2009Ceremonial Fire

The Ceremonial Fire was discovered on May 8, 2009, in Florida, and burned 1,086 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 2009
Acres
1,086

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2011Horseshoe 2 Fire

The Horseshoe 2 Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 222,954 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
222,954

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2011Tunner Fire

The Tunner Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Kansas, and burned 17,482 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
17,482

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2011Gas Plant Fire

The Gas Plant Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Fisher County, Texas, and burned 14,513 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
14,513

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2011Gage Holland Fire

The Gage Holland Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Brewster County, Texas, and burned 5,975 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
5,975

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2011Picket Fire

The Picket Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 1,336 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
1,336

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2011Mothers Day Fire

The Mothers Day Fire was discovered on May 8, 2011, in Nebraska, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 8, 2011
Acres
1,000

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2012School Canyon Fire

The School Canyon Fire was discovered on May 8, 2012, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 7,049 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
May 8, 2012
Acres
7,049

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2015Ellison Fire

The Ellison Fire was reported on May 8, 2015, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 22,488 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 8, 2015
Acres
22,488

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2017Pinal Fire

The Pinal Fire was reported on May 8, 2017, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 7,196 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
May 8, 2017
Acres
7,196

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2018Mallard Fire

The Mallard Fire was reported on May 8, 2018, in Armstrong County, Texas, and burned 75,530 acres.

When
May 8, 2018
Acres
75,530

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2021Tussock Fire

The Tussock Fire was a wildfire that started near the town of Wickenburg, Arizona on May 8, 2021. The fire burned 5,546 acres (2,244 ha) and is 100% contained.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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2021Tussock Fire

The Tussock Fire was reported on May 8, 2021, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 5,546 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2021
Acres
5,546

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2021Maverick Fire

The Maverick Fire was reported on May 8, 2021, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2021
Acres
1,000

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2025pouch point Fire

The pouch point Fire was reported on May 8, 2025, in Mountrail County, North Dakota, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
May 8, 2025
Acres
2,200

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Earthquakes

16 on May 8, oldest first.

20142014 Pakistan earthquake

Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults. As a result, earthquakes in Pakistan occur often and are destructive.

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Volcanoes

5 on May 8, oldest first.

1902May 8, 1902 Eruption of Pelee

Pelee, Martinique erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 28,000 people. The eruption caused a tsunami.

When
May 8, 1902
VEI
4
Deaths
28,000
Where
Pelee, Martinique

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2026May 2026 eruption of Dukono

Dukono is an active volcano located in the northern part of Halmahera island, the largest of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It has a broad profile and is capped by compound craters.

Where
Dukono
Country
Indonesia
Deaths
3
Injured
5

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Tsunamis

8 on May 8, oldest first.

1974May 8, 1974 Tsunami at Tokaido, Japan

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Tokaido, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters. It killed 30 people, injured 137 and destroyed 134 houses.

When
May 8, 1974
Magnitude
6.7
Water height
0.2 m
Deaths
30
Where
Tokaido, Japan

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Space weather and aurora

2 on May 8, oldest first.

2003G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of May 8, 2003

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began May 8, 2003, reached Kp 7- and lasted 42 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 42; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
May 8 to 10, 2003
Peak Kp
7-
Storm level
G3

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Billion-dollar disasters

2 on May 8, oldest first.

Other weather

4 on May 8, oldest first.

2019Rip Current in Florida, May 8, 2019

A 69-year-old man was pulled seaward by a rip current and was unconscious when a good Samaritan and life guard pulled him from the water. Life safety measures were administered, but the man died from drowning.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2025High Surf in California, May 8, 2025

An ocean rescue was reported just after 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. A fully clothed man went into the Pacific Ocean after a dog and suddenly collapsed at the surfline. Two women reportedly pulled him out of the water and called 911.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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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.