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A strong atmospheric river brought significant flooding to parts of the Pacific Northwest through December 9, 2025, with rainfall rates in the Cascades exceeding 13 mm (0.5 inch) per hour and the Snoqualmie River cresting at 5.4 m (17.8 feet), its highest level in more than 10 years.
A tornado struck the rural community of Alfredo Chaves in Flores da Cunha on Monday, December 8, 2025, causing structural damage to dozens of residences and leaving hundreds without power.
Blizzard warning have been issued with snowfall totals of up to 30 cm (12 inches) being forecast across the high western slopes along with gusts of 80 km/h (50 mph) across multiple mountain counties. The warnings are in effect for parts of West Virginia, western Maryland, and western Virginia from 10:00 EST Wednesday, December 10, 2025 to 10:00 EST Thursday, December 11.
An intense extratropical cyclone is forming on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, over Rio Grande do Sul, bringing widespread rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and damaging winds across southern Brazil.
Large portions of the northern United States are under winter storm warnings as a strong Alberta clipper advances into the Upper Midwest and separate winter storms persist across the northern Rockies from Tuesday morning through early Wednesday, December 9-10, 2025.
At least 23 people have been reported injured due to the major M7.6 earthquake that struck Japan on December 8, 2025, prompting over 90 000 evacuations and alert for a potential mega quake.
A rapidly deepening Atlantic low, named Storm Bram, is forecast to pass close to the western coasts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Outer Hebrides on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, bringing very strong southerly winds, heavy rain and exceptionally high seas. The system forms part of an active North Atlantic storm train linked to recent Polar Vortex disruption.
Health complications are spreading in flood-hit in the provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh, as medical facilities face severe disruptions. Officials confirm 940 deaths and 276 people missing following Cyclone Senyar’s impact in Indonesia as of Sunday, December 7.
A small meteotsunami was observed along New Zealand’s East Coast and Lake Taupō last week as a strong weather system swept across the upper North Island, GeoNet reported on December 8, 2025.
A strong Alberta clipper will bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest from Tuesday, December 9, through early Wednesday, December 10, 2025, prompting winter storm watches across multiple states.
