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Extreme cold warnings and cold weather advisories have been issued for Minnesota from 01:00 to 11:00 local time (LT) on Monday, February 17, 2025, with wind chills expected to drop as low as -43 °C (-45 °F).
Tennessee and Kentucky experienced severe flooding on Saturday, February 15, 2025, as a powerful storm swept through the Southeast, delivering heavy rain and dangerous weather. The conditions triggered flash flood, tornado, and thunderstorm warnings across the region. At least one person died in Kentucky after his vehicle got stuck in floodwaters.
Heavy rainfall from Thursday through Friday, February 13 – 14, 2025, led to severe flooding and landslides across the island of Kefalonia, Greece. Rainfall totals exceeded 150 mm (5.90 inches) over two days, causing widespread damage.
A powerful weather system is set to bring severe storms, flash flooding, and heavy snowfall across large portions of the United States this weekend, as a low-pressure system moves from the western U.S. into the central Plains and interacts with a high-pressure system carrying cold air from Canada on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
A slow-moving landslide on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is accelerating, with new data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) showing significant ground movement following extreme rainfall in 2023 and early 2024.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.0 hit near Toyah in Reeves County, Texas at 05:23 UTC on February 15, 2025 (22:53 LT, February 14). The agency is reporting a depth of 6.6 km (4 miles).
The polar vortex is stretching southwards for the 10th time this season threatening to bring record-breaking cold temperatures across the United States through the next week.
Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall over Western Australia’s coast between Pardoo and Port Hedland at 12:30 local time (LT) on Friday, February 14, 2025, with winds up to 290 km/h (180 mph). The cyclone caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response efforts.
A coast-to-coast winter storm is set to move across the United States starting Friday, February 14, 2025, bringing heavy snow, ice, and severe weather from the Rockies to the Northeast. The system is expected to intensify as it moves east, impacting millions with snow accumulations, icy conditions, and potential flash flooding.
An atmospheric river triggered multiple debris flows and flash floods across California after it brought heavy rains and mountain snow to much of the state on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Multiple flood alerts and evacuation warnings were issued, with the local authorities reporting widespread damage and multiple rescues.
