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May 26

46 entries from the federal record fall on May 26, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1970Alma, tropical storm near Chesterfield County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1973F4, 3.6 mile path, 5 killed Muskogee, OK
  2. 1973F4, 54.8 mile path, 3 killed Woodruff, AR; Jackson, AR; Poinsett, AR
  3. 1962F4, 10.1 mile path Cotton, OK
  4. 1962F4, 10.7 mile path Haskell, TX
  5. 1976F4, 18.8 mile path Johnson, TX; Hill, TX; Ellis, TX
  6. 2024EF3, 21.6 mile path, 4 killed Boone, AR; Marion, AR
  7. 1976F3, 2 mile path, 2 killed Bell, TX
  8. 1963F3, 34.3 mile path, 1 killed Logan, OK; Oklahoma, OK; Lincoln, OK
  9. 2024EF3, 34.6 mile path, 1 killed Marion, AR; Baxter, AR; Fulton, AR
  10. 2024EF3, 34.1 mile path, 1 killed Lyon, KY; Caldwell, KY; Hopkins, KY
  11. 1955F3, 28.8 mile path Garland, AR; Saline, AR
  12. 1959F3, 34.3 mile path Trempealeau, WI; Jackson, WI; Clark, WI
  13. 1959F3, 3.3 mile path Carter, OK
  14. 1962F3, 2 mile path Shawnee, KS
  15. 1963F3, 0.1 mile path Oklahoma, OK
  16. 1963F3, 0.1 mile path Seminole, OK
  17. 1973F3, 0.3 mile path Washington, OK
  18. 1973F3, 4.3 mile path Sedgwick, KS
  19. 1973F3, 18.7 mile path Sequoyah, OK
  20. 1976F3, 1 mile path Jones, TX
  21. 1976F3, 3.8 mile path Johnson, TX
  22. 1976F3, 4.5 mile path Dallas, TX
  23. 1990F3, 3 mile path Caddo, OK
  24. 1991F3, 12.5 mile path Woodward, OK
  25. 1996F3, 13 mile path Stevens, KS; Seward, KS
  26. 1996F3, 28 mile path Haskell, KS; Gray, KS
  27. 1997F3, 5 mile path Pittsburg, OK
  28. 2011EF3, 6.1 mile path St. Tammany, LA
  29. 2024EF3, 19.6 mile path Stoddard, MO; New Madrid, MO; Scott, MO
  30. 2024EF3, 12.4 mile path Howell, MO; Shannon, MO
  31. 2024EF3, 4.9 mile path Johnson, IL
  32. 1973F2, 105.4 mile path, 1 killed Escambia, FL; Santa Rosa, FL; Okaloosa, FL
  33. 1974F1, 3 mile path, 6 killed Georgetown, SC
  34. 1951F1, 0.1 mile path, 3 killed Franklin, FL
  35. 1973F1, 3.8 mile path, 3 killed Sedgwick, KS
  36. 1978F0, 4.5 mile path, 1 killed Hall, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2022Heat, 12 deaths Cochise; Graham; Pima; Pinal
  2. 2016Flash Flood, 5 deaths, $11.7 million Brazos; Burleson; Grimes; Houston
  3. 2017Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $843,000 Barry; Barton; Benton; Camden

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1909M5.0, Near Aurora, Illinois Kane County, IL
  2. 1962M5.1, near Progreso, B.C., MX San Diego County, CA
  3. 1980M5.1, near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono County, CA
  4. 1980M5.7, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2002Colorado Creek Fire, 89,032 acres AK
  2. 2002Bear Creek Fire, 71,707 acres AK