Catastrophe Review
US Disaster Activity: May 2026
2026-05-01 through 2026-05-31 · All data from federal sources
1000
Total Events
2
Peril Types
38
States Affected
Activity by Peril
Floods
999max 8.0 · avg 7.4
Wildfires
1max 7.5 · avg 7.5
Significant Events (severity 3.0+)
Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 7:14AM CDT until May 19 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MOUS-KS · May 19
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 21 at 10:06AM CDT until May 21 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TXUS-TX · May 21
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 7:25AM EDT until May 27 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WVUS-WV · May 27
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 25 at 7:36PM EDT until May 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GAUS-GA · May 25
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 28 at 6:45PM MDT until May 28 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Pueblo COUS-CO · May 29
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 1:32PM CDT until May 19 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TXUS-TX · May 19
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 10:41AM CDT until May 19 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TXUS-TX · May 19
8.0Flash Flood Warning issued May 30 at 5:58PM CDT until May 31 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MOUS-MO · May 30
8.0Data Sources
Event data sourced from USGS (earthquakes), NOAA NHC (hurricanes), NOAA AHPS (floods), NOAA SPC (severe weather), NIFC (wildfires), and NASA FIRMS (fire hotspots). All data is ingested directly from federal agency APIs with full provenance tracking.
For situational awareness only — not for emergency response.