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  • Repeated lava-collapse pyroclastic flows continue at Mayon volcano, Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković

    Mayon volcano remained under Alert Level 3 on Friday, May 8, 2026, with PHIVOLCS reporting lava flows in three gullies, elevated sulfur dioxide emissions, volcanic earthquakes, and repeated lava-collapse pyroclastic flow activity. Today’s observations follow a large eruption sequence on May 2, when collapse-generated pyroclastic flows traveled up to 5 km (3.1 miles), generating widespread ashfall across parts of Albay Province and prompting evacuations affecting thousands of residents.

  • Heavy rain floods roads across Monterrey metropolitan area, Mexico

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy rain flooded roads across the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, Mexico, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, damaging dozens of vehicles and disrupting traffic in several municipalities. According to the Nuevo León Civil Protection agency, the rainfall event damaged 42 vehicles and caused electrical incidents, fallen trees, and road closures across the region.

  • Nighttime tornadoes injure 17 and damage hundreds of homes in Mississippi

    ByTeo Blašković

    Nighttime tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore across central and western Mississippi on Wednesday night, May 6, 2026, damaging hundreds of homes and injuring at least 17 people, according to state emergency officials. Authorities reported concentrated damage in Bogue Chitto, where a trailer park sustained heavy destruction.

  • More than 300 mm (11.8 inches) of rain triggers flooding, evacuations, and dam overflow in South Africa

    ByTeo Blašković

    More than 301 mm (11.9 inches) of rain fell in parts of South Africa’s Garden Route after an intense cut-off low brought flooding, evacuations, road closures, and infrastructure damage across the Western and Eastern Cape from May 5–7, 2026. At least one person died in Knysna, hundreds were affected in Garden Route shelter operations, and emergency shelters were opened across flood-affected parts of Nelson Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape.

  • Tornado Emergency issued as large tornado hits Brookhaven area, Mississippi

    ByTeo Blašković

    A large, destructive tornado moved through the Brookhaven area of southern Mississippi during the evening of May 6, 2026, after the National Weather Service in Jackson issued a Tornado Emergency for communities including Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. The event developed within an SPC Enhanced Risk severe weather setup and produced repeated radar-confirmed Tornado Debris Signatures as the storm moved from Franklin County into Lincoln County and toward Lawrence County.

  • JAXA’s Hayabusa2# to attempt ultra-close, high-speed flyby of asteroid Torifune

    ByTeo Blašković

    JAXA’s Hayabusa2# spacecraft is scheduled to perform an ultra-close flyby of asteroid Torifune at high speed on July 5, 2026, with a planned closest approach of 1–10 km (0.6–6.2 miles) from the asteroid’s center at approximately 5.25 km/s. The encounter involves a small body about 450 m (1 480 feet) in diameter and will be conducted under limited pointing capability during a short observation window.

  • Multiple tornadoes reported in southeastern Türkiye during deadly severe weather outbreak

    ByTeo Blašković

    The European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) listed multiple tornado reports across southeastern Türkiye on May 3, 2026, during a severe storm episode that caused casualties, injuries, widespread damage, power disruption, and localized flooding. The Şanlıurfa Governorate confirmed 1 death and 40 injuries in Birecik and Viranşehir during the outbreak, while a later report quoted Governor Hasan Şıldak as saying the death toll had risen to 2.

  • Heavy, wet May snow disrupts Colorado’s Front Range

    ByTeo Blašković

    A heavy, wet late-season snowstorm affected Colorado’s Front Range, foothills, mountains, and I-25 urban corridor from Tuesday, May 5, into Wednesday, May 6, 2026, closing schools, prompting travel advisories and shelter activation, delaying flights at Denver International Airport, and causing scattered power outages. NWS Denver/Boulder forecast 13-20 cm (5-8 inches) along the I-25 corridor, with local totals up to 30 cm (12 inches) near the foothills and Palmer Divide. Heavier mountain snow was also forecast along and north of I-70, where CDOT warned of hazardous travel conditions.