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A severe thunderstorm outbreak is forecast across parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes this afternoon and evening, with the highest risk focused on northern Illinois, far eastern Iowa, and far southern Wisconsin.
Severe thunderstorms damaged more than 150 buildings in Slovenia on June 10, 2026, before the same weather system moved into northern Croatia overnight into June 11, bringing damaging wind, hail, and heavy rainfall.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Cuba region at 18:00 UTC on June 8, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). According to PTWC, there is no significant tsunami threat from this earthquake.
A multi-day fire-weather setup is developing across the Southwest, Great Basin and central Rockies, where the Storm Prediction Center and local National Weather Service offices forecast strong southwest winds, very low humidity, dry fuels and isolated dry thunderstorms through at least Tuesday, June 9.
A M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao left at least 32 people dead, injured 134 others in preliminary civil-defense figures, and caused widespread damage in General Santos and nearby areas on June 8, 2026.
A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.8 struck Mindanao, Philippines, at 23:37 UTC on June 7, 2026 (07:37 LT on June 8). The agency is reporting a depth of 55.2 km (34.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.8 at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). Tsunami waves up to 1 m (3.3 feet) were observed in Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of southeast Montana, northeast Wyoming, and the western Dakotas on June 7, 2026. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and an isolated tornado threat are expected this afternoon and evening.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with an M1.8 solar flare from Region 4461 is forecast to arrive around midday UTC on June 8. Forecast calls for G1 – Minor to G2 – Moderate storming on June 8 and early June 9, and isolated G3 – Strong periods on June 8.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two eastern Pacific systems, EP91 south of Acapulco, Mexico and EP92 offshore Central America. The center warns life-threatening flash flooding is possible across southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala through early this week.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit 124 km (77 miles) SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia at 10:41 UTC on June 7, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (22 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles)
