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The Garnet and Dillon wildfires have grown rapidly over the past 3 days, burning through more than 4 000 ha (10 000 acres) of land in Fresno and Siskiyou counties as of August 27, 2025.
At least 3 people were killed and 10 injured after Typhoon Kajiki made landfall between Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces on August 25, 2025, triggering widespread flooding and infrastructure damage across north-central Vietnam.
More than 25 waterspouts were observed over the Great Lakes between August 23 and 24, 2025. More water spouts are expected over the lakes through August 26.
Typhoon Kajiki made landfall between Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces in Vietnam on August 25, 2025, leaving at least one person dead. It is the first category 2 hurricane equivalent storm to strike the region since 1956.
One fatality and one injury were reported after a boat struck a large wake in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay, ejecting the two occupants into the water on August 24, 2025, amid hazardous marine conditions generated by offshore Hurricane Erin.
The Pickett Fire has burned 2 642 ha (6 531 acres) of land north of Calistoga, Napa County, California, since August 21, 2025. Nearly 200 residents have been forced to evacuate, and multiple prominent wineries in the Napa Valley are under threat.
Tropical Storm Fernand formed on August 23, 2025, southeast of Bermuda as the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is currently moving north-northeast, with weakening forecast in the coming days.
Charleston broke a daily rainfall record as a stalled cold front over the southeastern United States dropped up to 300 mm (12 inches) rain in Charleston County, on Friday, August 22, 2025. The system also affected parts of southeastern Georgia, prompting Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk alerts from the Weather Prediction Center, with rainfall rates exceeding 75 mm (3 inches) per hour and localized accumulations up to 150 mm (6 inches) expected through Sunday, August 24.
Tropical Storm Kajiki formed rapidly over the northeastern South China Sea on August 23, 2025, and is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam on August 25, bringing violent winds and extreme rainfall. Forecast models indicate rainfall totals of 150–300 mm (6–12 inches) across central provinces, with some areas expected to receive more than 600 mm (24 inches) between August 24 and 26.
A glacial lake outburst flood destroyed over 300 homes in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, as it struck the Gupis valley on 22, 2025, prompting hundred of eveacuations in at least six villages.
