May 20[edit]

1916: A tornado struck the town of Codell, Kansas. Incredibly, the same town would be hit by two more tornadoes on May 20, 1917 and May 20, 1918.

1970: Hurricane Alma reached peak intensity in the Caribbean Sea.

1999: A severe tropical cyclone made landfall near Karachi, Pakistan, killing 6,400 people.

2005: The NOAA-18 weather satellite was launched into a polar orbit.

2010: Cyclone Laila made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 65 people.

2013: An EF5 tornado struck the heart of Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people, including seven children at an elementary school.