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Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains and the Carolinas

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to expand further east each day from the southern High Plains to the Tennessee and Lower Ohio Valleys to the Carolinas through Saturday. An area of low pressure in association with tropical moisture will produce periods of heavy rainfall for coastal portions of North Carolina today. Read More >

Top 5 List of the Most Tornadoes That Occurred in Oklahoma on a
Specific Calendar Day during the Month of May (1950-2024)

 
May 1st May 2nd May 3rd May 4th May 5th May 6th May 7th
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1954 13 2018 15 1999 60 1999 12 1960 19 2015 16 1995 11
2003 8 2022 9 2021 2 1960 12 2022 14 2024 13 2019 8
2008 6 1979 6 2018 1 1961 9 2007 10 1994 11 2008 6
2019 5 1984 5 1987 1 1959 7 1964 7 1998 6 1997 6
1964 3 2008 3 1969* 1 2003* 3 1993 6 1965 5 1961 6
 
May 8th May 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May 14th
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
2003 11 2016 12 2010 56 1992 24 1983 6 1983 26 1986 8
2007 6 1959 11 2008 13 1982 18 2010 2 2010 11 1974 3
1993 6 2003 10 1964 8 2023 12 1985 2 1968 9 1983 2
1961 5 2015 6 1953 5 2017 4 1957 1 2009 4 1951 2
2015* 4 2006 3 2015 4 1999 4 Many Years 0 1981* 4 2003* 1
 
May 15th May 16th May 17th May 18th May 19th May 20th May 21st
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
2003 11 2015 20 1981 14 2017 30 2024 17 2019 25 2019 13
1990 7 2003 14 1983 5 2019 9 2010 15 2013 15 1961 10
1982 7 1986 11 1966 4 1960 5 1960 12 1977 14 2011 5
1991 5 2017 6 1959 3 1989 4 2015 10 2001 12 1977 2
1977 3 1991* 6 1995* 2 1965* 3 2017/2013 8 1957 11 1975 1
 
May 22nd May 23rd May 24th May 25th May 26th May 27th May 28th
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
2019 22 1981 12 2011 22 2019 13 1997 21 2017 6 1962 4
1981 12 2015 11 1998 16 1997 13 1963 11 1982 5 1982 3
2011 11 1960 5 1957 12 1955 12 1973 8 1955 4 1970 3
1957 11 2019 4 2008 10 2024 9 1955 8 2014 3 2018 2
2020 5 1952 4 1962 8 2015 7 1962 7 1990 3 2013* 2
 
May 29th May 30th May 31st Month of May  
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
2004 14 2013 12 2013 19 2019 105
2015 3 1982 8 2007 7 2010 91
2013 3 2021 7 1999 7 1999 90
2012 2 1976 4 2022 5 2015 83
1980* 2 2001* 3 2016 3 2013 63
 

Most Consecutive Days That Tornadoes Occurred in Oklahoma during the Month of May (1950-2023)

 
Date Range # of
Consecutive Days
Total #
of Tornadoes
May 23-30, 1962 8 28
May 20-26, 2019 7 80
May 19-24, 2011 6 44
May 3-8, 1961 6 27
May 4-8, 2007 5 22
May 16-20, 1960 5 21