Rishav Kothari is Editor-in-Chief of The Watchers, where he runs the newsroom and covers earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather and space weather.
At least one person was reported dead as Typhoon Halong passed near Japan’s Izu Islands on Thursday, October 9, 2025. The typhoon brought record-breaking rainfall and strong winds across the islands, prompting multiple alerts from authorities.
An early-season nor’easter forming off the Southeast U.S. coast is expected to strengthen and move northward from Friday, October 10, through Tuesday, October 14 2025, producing coastal flooding, heavy rain, and wind gusts capable of downing trees and power lines along parts of the East Coast.
A predecessor rain event (PRE) associated with Hurricane Priscilla is forecast to produce sustained rainfall across the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona and New Mexico, between October 9 and 11, 2025.
Hurricane Priscilla is maintaining Category 2 strength on October 7, 2025, and is producing dangerous surf conditions along the Mexican coast. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lázaro.
An avalanche struck the slopes of Mount Tosc at an altitude of 2 275 m (7 464 feet) in Slovenia’s Julian Alps on Sunday, October 5, killing three Croatian mountaineers. The victims were part of a group of seven, descending toward the Bohinj valley when unstable snow and strong winds triggered the slide. The rescue…
Tropical Storm Jerry formed over the tropical central Atlantic at 11:00 AST (15:00 UTC) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, and is forecast to become a hurricane before passing near the northern Leeward Islands late Thursday and Friday, October 9 and 10, with a possible turn northward into the west-central Atlantic this weekend.
The National Weather Service issued a Freeze Warning for inland portions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, effective from midnight until 10:00 EDT (09:00 CDT) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, as temperatures are expected to fall near −2°C (28°F). Residents are advised to protect plants and outdoor pipes from freezing conditions.
Hours of heavy rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) caused flash floods in Maasim, Sarangani Province, southern Mindanao, on October 6, 2025. At least one person was electrocuted and four others were injured as floodwaters forced the closure of sections of the national highway.
The deadly Enderlin tornado, which struck Ransom County, North Dakota, on June 20, 2025, has been upgraded by the National Weather Service (NWS) to an EF-5. This officially brought an end to the EF-5 drought, the longest period without an EF-5 tornado in the U.S. since records began in 1950.
Hurricane Priscilla formed south of Mexico on October 5,2025. As of October 6, it is forecast to reach Category 2 strength this week as it moves offshore and parallel to the coast of southwestern Mexico and Baja California Sur, through the earlier part of week
