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A small explosion occurred at Korovin volcano on Atka Island, Alaska, at 21:27 AKDT on October 29, 2025, prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory to raise the Aviation Color Code and Alert Level to Yellow / Advisory.
A Red Flag Warning has been issued for all of South Texas from 09:00 to 10:00 CDT on October 30, 2025, due to critically low relative humidity and extremely dry fuels.
The historic landfall of Hurricane Melissa over Jamaica on October 28, 2025, has left behind a trail of destruction, prompting authorities to declare the island a disaster area on October 29. Over half a million people were left without power as Melissa ripped through the island. While some fatalities have been reported in Jamaica, official confirmation is yet to be made.
At least two fatalities have been confirmed in Andhra Pradesh after Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha made landfall along the Yanam coast, Andhra Pradesh, at around 19:00 IST (13:30 UTC) on October 28, 2025.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southern coast of eastern Cuba early on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 195 km/h (120 mph).
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made historic landfall over southwestern Jamaica near New Hope at 17:00 UTC (12:00 local time) on October 28, 2025. Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.
Hurricane Melissa reached Category 5 strength on Monday, October 27, 2025, becoming the third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. On the forecast track, the center of Melissa will be near or over Jamaica late tonight or early Tuesday, cross eastern Cuba Tuesday night or early Wednesday, and then move near or over the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos on Wednesday. After that, the cyclone could reach the vicinity of Bermuda on Thursday night.
Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides across central Vietnam on October 27, 2025, affecting Hue City, Da Nang, and Quang Nam Province. At least one child died in Da Nang as rivers overflowed, hundreds of residents were evacuated, and water levels in Hue rose above alarm level 3 after more than 24 hours of intense rain.
A Heat Advisory is in effect for parts of southern California from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening, October 28 to 29, 2025.
A damaging tornado touched down near Elberta, Alabama, causing significant damage to multiple structures as a tornado-warned storm moved through Baldwin County on Sunday night, October 26, 2025.
