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A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for parts of western Maryland on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, as floods forced over 200 people to evacuate three schools in Allegany County. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy in Albemarle County, Virginia, was reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters from a nearby creek.
Flood watches have been issued from North Carolina to Pennsylvania, including Washington, D.C., as a severe weather system brings heavy rains to the Northeast starting Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Heavy rainfall is expected to extend from the Southeast to the Great Lakes, with much of the Mid-Atlantic affected through Wednesday, May 14.
An unseasonal heatwave is forecast to bring record-breaking temperatures of up to 44.5°C (112°F) to south-central Texas this week, prompting heat advisories across the region.
Flash floods struck southern Florida on Monday, May 12, 2025, as a strong Gulf storm brought record-breaking rainfall, including 110.5 mm (4.35 inches) in Miami, surpassing a record set in 1943.
An EF-1 tornado with winds reaching 169 km/h (105 mph) ripped through Langley, South Carolina, on Monday, May 12, 2025, damaging homes and structures.
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.
