17 May


US Weather events

US Weather events

1883 143 yrs ago
A three day flood in the Black Hills of western South Dakota resulted in a million dollars damage at Rapid City. (David Ludlum)
1979 47 yrs ago
A reading of 12 degrees at Mauna Kea Observatory established an all-time record low for the state of Hawaii. (The Weather Channel)
1983 43 yrs ago
A golfer playing the Fox Meadows Course in Memphis TN was struck by a bolt of lightning that went through his neck, down his spine, came out a pocket containing his keys, and went into a nearby tree. Miraculously, he survived! (The Weather Channel)
1987 39 yrs ago
A summer-like weather pattern continued, with warm temperatures and scattered thunderstorms across much of the nation. A cold front in the north central U.S. produced a sharp contrast in the weather across the state of Minnesota during the afternoon. At the same time Duluth was 50 degrees with rain and fog, Mankato was 95 degrees with sunny skies. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 38 yrs ago
"Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds over the Carolinas during the afternoon and evening. A ""thunderstorm of a lifetime"" in northern Spartanburg County, SC, produced hail for forty-five minutes, leaving some places knee-deep in hail. (The National Weather Summary)"
1989 37 yrs ago
Thunderstorms ravaged the south central U.S. with severe weather for the third day in a row. Thunderstorms spawned another nineteen tornadoes, for a total of fifty tornadoes in three days. A strong (F-2)
1990 36 yrs ago
Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in New York State during the late morning and afternoon. A tornado injured one person at Warren, and wind gusts to 80 mph were reported at Owego. Evening thunderstorms over southwest Texas produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Marfa, along with golf ball size hail which accumulated to a depth of ten inches. Late night thunderstorms over southwest Texas proudced up to seven inches of rain in western Crockett County. (The National Weather Summary)
Source de données: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

World records


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F5 tornadoes

F5 tornadoes

1896 130 yrs ago
Nemaha–Brown County, Kansas–Nebraska 2001 fatalities
May 1896 tornado outbreak sequence – An opera house in Seneca was swept away, along with some farms. Entire farms were reportedly swept clean of debris, leaving the areas "bare as the prairie".
Rated F5/EF5, or mentioned as a possible F5/EF5 by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis


Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

17.05.1976 02.58 UTC 50 yrs ago
Uzbekistan (carte) , 14.8 km deep Magnitude: 6.7
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking6
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects6
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)6
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)0

17.05.2000 03.25 UTC 26 yrs ago
Taiwan (carte) , 15 km deep Magnitude: 5.4
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





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