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May 29

24 entries from the federal record fall on May 29, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1908Unnamed storm, category 1 near Dare County, NC
  2. 1954Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Carteret County, NC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1953F5, 14.8 mile path, 2 killed Morton, ND; Emmons, ND
  2. 1982F4, 17 mile path, 10 killed Williamson, IL
  3. 1995F4, 11.5 mile path, 3 killed Berkshire, MA
  4. 2004F4, 22 mile path, 3 killed DeKalb, MO; Daviess, MO; Harrison, MO
  5. 1962F4, 24.2 mile path Holt, NE
  6. 1964F3, 3 mile path, 1 killed Colfax, NM
  7. 1967F3, 1 mile path Live Oak, TX
  8. 1982F3, 10 mile path Montgomery, IL; Perry, IL
  9. 1994F3, 2 mile path Shackelford, TX
  10. 1994F3, 7 mile path Young, TX
  11. 2001F3, 3 mile path Prowers, CO
  12. 2001F3, 10 mile path Carson, TX
  13. 2004F3, 7 mile path Buchanan, MO; Platte, MO
  14. 2004F3, 2.5 mile path Sumner, KS
  15. 2004F3, 2.5 mile path Sumner, KS
  16. 2004F3, 7.5 mile path Creek, OK
  17. 2008EF3, 18.9 mile path Mitchell, KS; Jewell, KS
  18. 2008EF3, 55.2 mile path Jewell, KS; Republic, KS; Thayer, NE

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2000High Wind, 3 deaths Prince George; Hopewell city; Petersburg city

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1968M5.1, near Plush, Oregon Lake County, OR
  2. 1984M5.0, near Gillette, Wyoming Campbell County, WY

Wildfires

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

  1. 2011Wallow Fire, 563,564 acres AZ, NM