16 May


US Weather events

US Weather events

1874 150 yrs ago
The Mill Creek disaster occurred west of Northhampton MA. Dam slippage resulted in a flash flood which claimed 143 lives, and caused a million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum)
1924 100 yrs ago
The temperature at Blitzen OR soared to 108 degrees to set a state record for the month of May. The record was later tied at Pelton Dam on the 31st of May in 1986. (The Weather Channel)
1952 72 yrs ago
High winds in the Wasatch Canyon of Utah struck Ogden and Brigham City. Winds at Hill Air Force Base gusted to 92 mph. (The Weather Channel)
1987 37 yrs ago
It was a summer-like day as thunderstorms abounded across the nation. Thunderstorms in Texas drenched Guadelupe County with more than three inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 36 yrs ago
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from Florida to New York State. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Havre, MT, reported a record high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 35 yrs ago
Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms spawned twenty tornadoes, and there were 180 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A tornado at Cleburne, TX, caused 30 million dollars damage. A violent (F-4)
1990 34 yrs ago
Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas to the Upper Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes, including a twister which killed one person and injured another north of Corning, AR. There were 128 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Strong thunderstorm winds killed one person and injured six others at Folsomville, IN, and injured another five persons in southeastern Hardin County KY. In Arkansas, baseball size hail was reported near Fouke and near El Dorado. (The National Weather Summary)
Data source: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

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F5 tornadoes

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Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

1936-05-16 07.05 UTC 88 yrs ago
China (map) , 25 km deep Magnitude: 6.8 UK
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)550

1941-05-16 07.14 UTC 83 yrs ago
China (map) , 25 km deep Magnitude: 6.9 UK
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)16

1968-05-16 00.49 UTC 56 yrs ago
Japan (map) , 25.8 km deep Magnitude: 8.3
Secondary effectstsunami
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)52
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)47





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