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A 64-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwaters near her home in Cocke County, Tennessee, on May 28, as 76 to 127 mm (3 to 5 inches) of rain triggered flooding and multiple rescue operations across the county.
France recorded its hottest May day since records began on May 26, 2026, while temperatures climbed to 37.8 °C in southwestern parts of the country on May 28. Multiple stations across France set new all-time May temperature records this week as a prolonged heat dome pushed daytime temperatures into the upper 30s°C (upper 90s°F) and kept nighttime temperatures unusually high across much of the country.
NOAA and long-range atmospheric forecast models are increasingly showing early El Niño-related circulation signals over North America as forecasters continue monitoring a developing transition away from ENSO-neutral conditions during summer 2026.
Tropical Storm Jangmi was located 1 245 km (774 miles) east of southeastern Luzon at 17:00 LT (09:00 UTC) on May 28, 2026 with PAGASA and JTWC forecasting continued intensification over the Philippine Sea during the next several days.
A Slight Risk area for excessive rainfall remains in effect across southeast Texas, the central Gulf Coast, and parts of the Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians where slow-moving thunderstorms may produce flash flooding over saturated ground through May 27. Deep Gulf moisture and a slow-moving weather pattern are forecast to fuel multiple rounds of heavy rain from southeast Texas to the central Appalachians, increasing the risk of flash flooding in vulnerable areas through late week
At least one person was reported dead and nine others remained missing after a tank containing white liquor imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, at approximately 07:15 LT on May 26, injuring multiple workers and emergency responders.
Seven deaths were linked to exceptionally high temperatures in France after the country recorded its hottest May day since national observations began, with a national average temperature of 24.4°C (75.9°F) on May 25, 2026.
A woman was killed after her SUV was swept away by floodwaters in Petal, Mississippi, as severe storms triggered widespread flooding across Forrest and Lamar counties on May 25, 2026. Up to 152 mm (6 inches) of rain fell over parts of southern Mississippi, with floodwaters rising up to 3.7 m (12 feet) in Petal at the storm’s peak.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that repeated thunderstorms capable of producing torrential rainfall may trigger flash flooding across parts of the Southeast and Gulf Coast this week, starting on May 25, 2026.
A historic heatwave intensified across the UK on May 25, with 13 locations provisionally breaking the country’s all-time May temperature record. Kew Gardens reached 34.8°C (94.6°F), surpassing the previous record of 32.8°C (91.0°F), while temperatures above 30°C (86°F) expanded across large parts of England. Forecasts show the heat persisting into May 26, with London potentially reaching 35°C (95°F).
