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May 20

33 entries from the federal record fall on May 20, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1957F5, 69.4 mile path, 44 killed Franklin, KS; Miami, KS; Johnson, KS
  2. 2013EF5, 13.8 mile path, 24 killed McClain, OK; Cleveland, OK
  3. 1957F4, 44.6 mile path Cloud, KS; Republic, KS; Washington, KS
  4. 1959F4, 17.2 mile path Wayne, IA
  5. 2022EF3, 17.5 mile path, 2 killed Antrim, MI; Otsego, MI
  6. 1953F3, 116.1 mile path, 1 killed Howard, IA; Story, IA; Hardin, IA
  7. 1951F3, 12.8 mile path Kearny, KS; Finney, KS
  8. 1951F3, 0.1 mile path Rawlins, KS
  9. 1953F3, 38.6 mile path Linn, IA; Jones, IA
  10. 1957F3, 6.1 mile path Cloud, KS
  11. 1957F3, 5.6 mile path Franklin, KS
  12. 1957F3, 20.4 mile path Mayes, OK; Delaware, OK
  13. 1963F3, 14 mile path Cheshire, NH; Hillsborough, NH
  14. 1965F3, 3.8 mile path Brown, SD
  15. 1974F3, 17.3 mile path LaMoure, ND; Barnes, ND
  16. 1977F3, 10.4 mile path Jackson, OK
  17. 1977F3, 1.5 mile path Tillman, OK
  18. 1977F3, 9.9 mile path Oklahoma, OK; Logan, OK
  19. 1980F3, 10.7 mile path Dillon, SC
  20. 1983F3, 2 mile path Avoyelles, LA
  21. 1983F3, 5 mile path Cameron, LA
  22. 1984F3, 3 mile path Cameron, LA
  23. 2019EF3, 5.8 mile path Ector, TX; Midland, TX
  24. 1983F2, 7 mile path, 1 killed Harris, TX
  25. 1983F2, 12 mile path, 1 killed Harris, TX
  26. 1983F2, 3 mile path, 1 killed Jefferson, TX
  27. 1983F2, 4 mile path, 1 killed Harris, TX
  28. 1983F1, 1 mile path, 1 killed Washington, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2018Heat, 5 deaths Maricopa
  2. 2005Heat, 3 deaths Cochise; Santa Cruz

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 2020M5.0, near Mina, Nevada Esmeralda County, NV

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2014Funny River Fire, 193,705 acres AK
  2. 2021Johnson Fire, 95,860 acres NM