May 25

37 entries from the federal record fall on May 25, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1955F5, 56.4 mile path, 80 killed Kay, OK; Sumner, KS; Cowley, KS
  2. 1955F5, 28.4 mile path, 20 killed Kay, OK; Sumner, KS
  3. 2008EF5, 41 mile path, 9 killed Grundy, IA; Butler, IA; Black Hawk, IA
  4. 1955F4, 45.1 mile path, 2 killed Collingsworth, TX; Wheeler, TX; Roger Mills, OK
  5. 1962F4, 7.2 mile path Washita, OK
  6. 2016EF4, 25.1 mile path Ottawa, KS; Dickinson, KS
  7. 2024EF3, 47.3 mile path, 7 killed Montague, TX; Cooke, TX; Denton, TX
  8. 2019EF3, 2.2 mile path, 2 killed Canadian, OK
  9. 2024EF3, 23.9 mile path, 2 killed Rogers, OK; Mayes, OK
  10. 1951F3, 4.1 mile path, 1 killed Clay, KS
  11. 1962F3, 4.1 mile path, 1 killed Jones, TX
  12. 2008EF3, 6 mile path, 1 killed Anoka, MN; Washington, MN
  13. 2015EF3, 18.8 mile path, 1 killed Bryan, OK; Atoka, OK
  14. 1955F3, 13.3 mile path Grant, OK
  15. 1959F3, 0.1 mile path Wheeler, TX
  16. 1962F3, 1.5 mile path Custer, OK
  17. 1965F3, 25.3 mile path Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS
  18. 1976F3, 0.1 mile path Hill, TX
  19. 1976F3, 20.3 mile path Jones, TX; Taylor, TX; Callahan, TX
  20. 1978F3, 2.5 mile path Morton, ND
  21. 1987F3, 3 mile path Hansford, TX
  22. 1987F3, 3 mile path Ochiltree, TX
  23. 2008EF3, 32 mile path Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA
  24. 2011EF3, 47.4 mile path Carter, MO; Wayne, MO; Madison, MO
  25. 2011EF3, 6.8 mile path Lawrence, IN
  26. 2024EF3, 0.7 mile path Collin, TX
  27. 2024EF3, 7.9 mile path Delaware, OK; Benton, AR
  28. 2015EF2, 8.9 mile path, 1 killed Milam, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2015Flash Flood, 8 deaths, $26.0 million Austin; Brazoria; Brazos; Colorado
  2. 2006Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $20,000 Clark; Crawford; Dubois; Floyd
  3. 2014Debris Flow, 3 deaths, $25,000 Mesa

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1905M6.1, Northwest of Huron, California Fresno County, CA
  2. 1980M6.1, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA
  3. 1980M6.0, near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono County, CA
  4. 1980M6.1, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA
  5. 1980M5.7, near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono County, CA
  6. 1980M5.0, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA