5 May 1914 → Bowling Green's wettest May day, with 3.85 inches of rain.
5 May 1996 → An F1 tornado moved from just north of Ekron to southeast of Brandenburg KY. 25 residences received damage. 5 mobile homes were completely destroyed. 10 people were injured, 3 serious enough for hospitalization. Also, an F0 tornado touched down briefly east of Willisburg KY.
5 May 1999 → An F0 tornado touched down in a field near Auburn (Logan County).
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5 May 1989 → Damage was in the millions as the funnel cut a swath across Cleveland, Lincoln, and Catawba counties in North Carolina. The F4 tornado killed 4 and injured 52.