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  • Early-season lake-effect snow blankets Chicago and Great Lakes states

    The season’s first measurable snow reached Chicago early Monday, November 10, 2025, as Arctic air swept across the Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands over Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario. Travel warnings were issued from Illinois to western New York, with authorities urging drivers to avoid non-essential travel.

  • Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall over central Vietnam

    Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall over Binh Dinh Province in central Vietnam on November 6, 2025. Heavy storm total rainfall of up to 200–600 mm (8–24 inches) is forecast across parts of Vietnam as the storm moves towards Laos and Cambodia.