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Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season by Sunday, September 21. While no landfall is forecast for the storm, it will move east of Bermuda, possibly causing rip currents and other marine hazards.
Flooding triggered by the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario caused the death of a 2-year-old in the city of Barstow, California, after he got swept away by the floodwaters on September 18, 2025. The fatality was confirmed by the police on September 19, after the body of the deceased was found in a flood control channel in the area.
Typhoon Mitag made landfall on the coast of Shanwei, Guangdong Province, at 14:50 LT (06:50 UTC) on September 19, 2025, bring along heavy rains and severe weather. Authorities raised Level III emergency response as the storm prompted school and other closures.
Heavy rainfall associated with slow-moving thunderstorms affected the Sierra Blanca region of southern New Mexico on September 18, leading to rapid runoff and flash flooding in the Village of Ruidoso. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings as runoff rapidly filled the Rio Ruidoso and smaller drainages. The river crested at about 3.8 m…
Remnants of Tropical Storm Mario brought widespread rainfall to California and the Desert Southwest on September 17–18, 2025, prompting water rescues, triggering mudslides, and flash flooding across the region.
PAGASA upgraded Tropical Depression Nando (internationally known as Ragasa) to a tropical storm at 23:00 LT (15:00 UTC) on September 18, 2025. The system will continue to intensify while over the Philippine Sea and may reach typhoon category by Saturday, September 20. Further intensification into super typhoon category while traversing the Extreme Northern Luzon is not ruled out.
The PGA Tour has canceled the 2026 Sentry Tournament of Champions, originally scheduled for January 8–11 at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, due to severe drought and irrigation restrictions. The event, which has opened the PGA season at Kapalua since 1999, will not be contested at the course for the first time since…
At least 18 people were killed and 16 reported missing after cloudbursts and landslides triggered by heavy rains struck Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, India, on September 15–16, 2025. Authorities said more than 900 residents were stranded as roads and bridges were destroyed by flash floods.
At least 19 tornadoes were reported in North Dakota on Sunday, September 14, 2025, as severe storms brought 50–150 mm (2–6 inches) of rainfall and widespread flooding across the south-central region. Tornadoes were also reported in South Dakota and Kansas.
A shallow M5.8 earthquake of struck Udalguri district, Assam, at 16:41 LT (11:11 UTC) on September 14, 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency reported a depth of around 5 km (3 miles). The USGS registered it as M5.5 at a depth of 29 km (18 miles).
