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The Pickett Fire has burned 2 642 ha (6 531 acres) of land north of Calistoga, Napa County, California, since August 21, 2025. Nearly 200 residents have been forced to evacuate, and multiple prominent wineries in the Napa Valley are under threat.
Tropical Storm Fernand formed on August 23, 2025, southeast of Bermuda as the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is currently moving north-northeast, with weakening forecast in the coming days.
Charleston broke a daily rainfall record as a stalled cold front over the southeastern United States dropped up to 300 mm (12 inches) rain in Charleston County, on Friday, August 22, 2025. The system also affected parts of southeastern Georgia, prompting Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk alerts from the Weather Prediction Center, with rainfall rates exceeding 75 mm (3 inches) per hour and localized accumulations up to 150 mm (6 inches) expected through Sunday, August 24.
Tropical Storm Kajiki formed rapidly over the northeastern South China Sea on August 23, 2025, and is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam on August 25, bringing violent winds and extreme rainfall. Forecast models indicate rainfall totals of 150–300 mm (6–12 inches) across central provinces, with some areas expected to receive more than 600 mm (24 inches) between August 24 and 26.
A glacial lake outburst flood destroyed over 300 homes in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, as it struck the Gupis valley on 22, 2025, prompting hundred of eveacuations in at least six villages.
Multiple tornadoes touched down near the North Dakota–South Dakota border on the evening of August 21, 2025, including a large one near Hankinson in Richland County, North Dakota.
Tropical Storm Lingling formed and made landfall on August 21, 2025, near Hioki City in Kagoshima Prefecture. The storm produced peak gusts of 111 km/h (69 mph) in Kagoshima City and brought heavy rainfall that exceeded monthly averages in parts of southern Kyushu, prompting evacuation orders and landslide warnings.
A severe storm delivered 65 mm (2.56 inches) of rain in under one hour on Elba Island, Italy, on August 20, 2025, triggering flash floods in Portoferraio, where streets were submerged and transport was disrupted, while drainage systems overflowed across the island.
Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the U.S. coast overnight on August 19–20, 2025, closing part of North Carolina Highway 12 and prompting evacuations in coastal counties. Over 70 rip current rescues were reported along North Carolina beaches as the system brought storm surge, coastal flooding, and overwash to the Outer Banks.
The first significant rainfall event in weeks is forecast for coastal British Columbia, Canada, with an atmospheric river expected to bring 20–40 mm (0.8–1.6 inches) to the Lower Mainland and over 50 mm (2 inches) to higher elevations from August 15 to 17, 2025. The rainfall is expected to bring some relief to the region following prolonged wildfire activity that has scorched over 7 000 000 ha (1.8 million acres) across Canada making it the country’s second-worst wildfire season on record.
