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May 27

41 entries from the federal record fall on May 27, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1972Alpha, subtropical storm near Jasper County, SC
  2. 2020Bertha, tropical storm near Beaufort County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1997F5, 5.1 mile path, 27 killed Williamson, TX
  2. 1973F4, 139.1 mile path, 7 killed Talladega, AL; Clay, AL; Cleburne, AL
  3. 1997F4, 5.6 mile path, 1 killed Travis, TX
  4. 1995F4, 36 mile path Carroll, IA; Sac, IA; Calhoun, IA
  5. 1995F4, 57 mile path Union, IA; Adair, IA; Guthrie, IA
  6. 1995F4, 30 mile path Guthrie, IA; Carroll, IA; Greene, IA
  7. 2019EF4, 18.2 mile path Montgomery, OH
  8. 1969F3, 1.5 mile path, 3 killed Chambers, TX
  9. 1973F3, 15 mile path, 1 killed Jones, MS
  10. 1973F3, 41.6 mile path, 1 killed Jefferson, AL; St. Clair, AL; Etowah, AL
  11. 2019EF3, 10.8 mile path, 1 killed Mercer, OH
  12. 1962F3, 4.5 mile path Ochiltree, TX
  13. 1973F3, 60.2 mile path Greenville, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Cherokee, SC
  14. 1973F3, 0.5 mile path Fulton, GA
  15. 1975F3, 0.5 mile path Barton, KS
  16. 1985F3, 48 mile path Scotts Bluff, NE; Banner, NE; Cheyenne, NE
  17. 1991F3, 6 mile path Burt, NE
  18. 1995F3, 30.4 mile path Harrison, MO; Decatur, IA; Clarke, IA
  19. 1996F3, 26 mile path Clark, AR
  20. 1996F3, 15 mile path Dallas, AR
  21. 1997F3, 3.7 mile path McLennan, TX; Bell, TX
  22. 1997F3, 1.4 mile path Bell, TX
  23. 1997F3, 9.2 mile path Williamson, TX; Travis, TX
  24. 2000F3, 17.2 mile path Houston, TN
  25. 2004F3, 3 mile path Fayette, KY
  26. 2013EF3, 5.7 mile path Smith, KS; Jewell, KS
  27. 2019EF3, 7.3 mile path Van Buren, IA
  28. 2019EF3, 13.7 mile path Miami, IN; Fulton, IN
  29. 2019EF3, 12.8 mile path Wells, IN
  30. 2019EF3, 10.5 mile path Darke, OH; Miami, OH
  31. 2019EF3, 9.9 mile path Montgomery, OH; Greene, OH

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2025Heat, 6 deaths Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz
  2. 2015Flood, 5 deaths, $15.2 million Bosque; Collin; Cooke; Coryell
  3. 2020Excessive Heat, 5 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  4. 2004Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $23,000 Carroll; Gallatin; Grant; Kenton

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1917M5.5, Near Holtville, California Imperial County, CA
  2. 1947M5.2, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
  3. 1980M6.2, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA
  4. 1993M5.2, near Lamont, California Kern County, CA