Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Tuesday May 26, 2026...\n ON... May 26, 1917 A tornado touched down near Louisiana MO about noon and remained on the ground for a distance of 293 miles, finally lifting seven hours and twenty minutes later in eastern Jenning County IN. The twister cut a swath of destruction two and a half miles wide through Mattoon IL. There were 101 persons killed in the tornado, including 53 at Mattoon, and 38 at Charleston IL. IN 1954...A tornado moved southeast on the north side of Syracuse KS. Two homes were unroofed, and a second story was sheared off on another home. A total of 19 homes were damaged. IN 1984...Thunderstorms during the late evening and early morning hours produced 6 to 13 inches of rain at Tulsa OK in six hours. Flooding claimed 14 lives and caused 90 million dollars property damage. 4600 cars, 743 houses, and 387 apartments were destroyed or severely damaged in the flood. IN 1996...Severe weather developed across southwest Kansas during the afternoon hours. In Stevens and Seward counties, a tornado did some damage to trees, grain bins, irrigation sprinklers and a few farm buildings. A tornado traveled from 11 miles north of Liberal to 6 miles south of Sublette. Along the way, 2 irrigation sprinklers were destroyed, fertilizer tanks were carried over 1 mile, 2 houses were damaged, a fence was destroyed, trees were uprooted, hay bales were tossed, a 30 foot radio tower was blown down, wheat plants were pulled up, farm buildings were heavily damaged and flood irriagation pipe were scattered about. A thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Seward and Haskell counties, spun up an even bigger tornado farther into Haskell and Gray counties. The tornado took a few trees in Haskell county. In Gray county, 34 irrigation sprinkler systems were damaged or destroyed, power poles were snapped, 2 houses were damaged, a barn was destroyed, a truck was overturned and flood irrigation pipe were tossed like match sticks. In fact, one witness reported the 30 foot pieces of pipe were 4 or 5 hundred feet in the air. In addition, 3 inch high corn plants were completely removed leaving the field bare. Several people video taping the tornado were chased by the tornado, only to take shelter under a bridge. The tornado passed about 1/2 mile east of them while they watched 5 inch diameter hail pound the ground.