15 May


US Weather events

US Weather events

1968 58 yrs ago
A tornado touched down southwest of Anchorage, AK. It was the second of just three tornadoes reported in Alaska since 1950. (The Weather Channel)
1972 54 yrs ago
"The worst ice jam flooding of memory for long-time residents took place along the Kuskokwim River and Yukon River in Alaska. It was the first time since 1890 that the two rivers ""flowed as one"". The towns of Oscarville and Napaskiak were completely inundated. (15th-31st)"
1987 39 yrs ago
Unseasonably warm weather returned to the north central U.S. Seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Janestown, ND, with a reading of 96 degrees. Thunderstorms in Utah produced five inches of rain south of Bicknell. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 38 yrs ago
Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 80 mph in Oklahoma County, and baseball size hail at Pawnee. Hail piled up to a depth of 18 inches south of Pawnee. Hail damage in Oklahoma was estimated at close to 25 million dollars. Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest produced golf ball size hail around Cleveland, OH, and wind gusts to 83 mph at Angola, IN. (Storm Data)
1989 37 yrs ago
Thunderstorms developing along and north of a stationary front produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes, and there were 145 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Softball size hail caused 2.1 million dollars damage at Sherman, TX. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 36 yrs ago
Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains Region and Oklahoma to Indiana and western Kentucky. Thunderstorms spawned fifteen tornadoes, including seven in Oklahoma, and there were 165 reports of large hail or damaging winds. A tornado killed one person, injured a dozen others, and caused four million dollars damage at Stillwater, OK. Another tornado injured eight persons at Foyil, OK. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma also produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Oologah Lake, and softball size hail at Canton and north of Oakwood. (The National Weather Summary)
Fuente de datos: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

World records


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F5 tornadoes

F5 tornadoes

1912 114 yrs ago
Creighton, Missouri 2021 fatalities
Two large homes were completely swept away.
Rated F5/EF5, or mentioned as a possible F5/EF5 by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis
1968 58 yrs ago
Charles City, Iowa 2013 fatalities
May 1968 tornado outbreak – Many homes were swept away in town. Farms were swept away as well, and very intense multiple vortices were observed based upon ground damage patterns. Cycloidal ground scouring occurred where the multiple vortices were noted.
Official F5/EF5; undisputed
1968 58 yrs ago
Oelwein–Maynard, Iowa 2021 fatalities
May 1968 tornado outbreak – Homes were swept completely away in both towns.
Official F5/EF5; undisputed


Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

1976-05-15 21.55 UTC 50 yrs ago
Peru (mapa) , 19 km deep Magnitud: 6.7
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking5
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects5
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)5

1992-05-15 08.08 UTC 34 yrs ago
Uzbekistan (mapa) , 37.1 km deep Magnitud: 6.2
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking3
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects3
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)3
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)9

2002-05-15 03.46 UTC 24 yrs ago
Taiwan (mapa) , 16.7 km deep Magnitud: 6.1
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking1
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects1
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)1





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