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At least 7 people were reported dead in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, after heavy rain on Friday, May 9, 2025. Floodwaters rose to waist height, causing widespread damage to roads and city infrastructure.
A possible tornado ripped through northeastern Holmes County, Florida, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, leaving at least one person injured and damaging multiple structures, mobile homes, and vehicles.
Charleston, South Carolina, set a new daily rainfall record on Sunday, May 11, 2025, after a moisture-laden storm system brought prolonged periods of heavy rain to the region. The event marked the highest recorded precipitation for that date at Charleston International Airport, with widespread impacts extending across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Flash flood threats are expected to persist through Wednesday, May 14, according to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).
Over 100 people were killed in Kasaba Village, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the Kasaba River overflowed following heavy rainfall between May 8 and 9, 2025. The resulting floods damaged more than 150 homes, injured multiple residents, and devastated the surrounding area.
Over 160 000 residents were placed under confinement after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in Vilanova i la Geltrú, northeastern Spain, releasing a large plume of toxic chlorine gas on Saturday morning, May 10, 2025.
Storms ripped through parts of southern Texas with hurricane-force winds on Thursday, May 8, 2025, leaving at least 4 injured and causing widespread damage. The storms prompted a disaster declaration for the City of Alice on Friday, May 9, after the storms left over 5 000 customers without power.
A storm system moving along the Gulf Coast is forecast to bring heavy rains and thunderstorms across the Florida Panhandle and much of the southeast starting Saturday, May 10, 2025, threatening millions across the region.
Heavy rains and flash floods are forecast to impact the Northeast and Southeast United States from Friday through Saturday, May 9 and 10, 2025, with rainfall totals between 25 and 100 mm (1 to 4 inches) expected in areas including New England and the Florida Panhandle.
Heat advisories are in effect across southern California from Friday to Saturday, May 9–10, 2025, with level 3 out of 4 HeatRisk issued for parts of the region due to the increased risk of heat-related illnesses.
At least five tornadoes touched down in central Texas on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, affecting Leon, Milam, Robertson, and Anderson counties. The storms caused widespread damage and one injury in Frankston as severe thunderstorms moved through the region.
