Record rainfall impacts New Orleans as severe storms move through Louisiana
Record rains drenched New Orleans on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as severe storms brought flash floods and strong gusts to parts of Louisiana, causing widespread damage.
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Severe storms leave one dead, cause widespread flooding across Texas
Severe thunderstorms swept across Texas on Monday and Tuesday, May 5–6, 2025, triggering flash floods and widespread damage across the state. In Brenham, a 10-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters on Monday was found deceased the following day.
Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin on alert as severe thunderstorms sweep through Texas
Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches have been issued for parts of Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, as an omega block weather pattern drives widespread storms across the region.
10-year-old missing in Brenham floods as severe thunderstorms move across Texas
Floodwaters swept away a 10-year-old girl in Brenham, Texas, as severe thunderstorms moved across the region on Monday, May 5, 2025. Lightning strikes set multiple structures on fire, including in Colleyville where a house was destroyed.
At least 14 dead and 16 injured as unseasonal storms hit Gujarat, India
At least 14 people were reported dead and 16 injured across Gujarat as unseasonal storms swept through the state from Sunday to Monday, May 4 and 5, 2025.
Severe floods claim one life, destroy 35 homes in Los Olivares, Colombia
At least one person died and dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged after heavy rains triggered severe floods in Itagüí municipality, Antioquia Department, during the early hours of Monday, May 5, 2025.
9 dead and 70 hospitalized after 4 boats capsize in Qianxi, China
Strong winds and heavy rainfall struck Qianxi, Guizhou Province, China, on Sunday, May 4, 2025, causing four tourist boats to capsize on the Liuchong River. The incident left nine people dead and 70 hospitalized.
Severe sandstorms engulf Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Large sandstorms swept across multiple provinces across Saudi Arabia, with parts of Riyadh and Al Qassim experiencing near-zero visibility through Sunday and Monday, May 4 and 5, 2025.
Omega block set to bring multiday flooding threat to central and northeastern U.S.
An omega block pattern over the United States is expected to bring prolonged rounds of thunderstorms and showers starting Monday, May 5, 2025, posing a multiday flooding threat primarily across the central and northeastern U.S.
Atmospheric rivers disrupt ENSO-based precipitation forecasts in the southwestern U.S.
A recent study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that ARs were responsible for 70% of years when precipitation deviated from ENSO-based expectations.
