The Storm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday, July 20, 2026. A second Enhanced Risk covers parts of the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast on Tuesday, July 21, with damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes all possible.
At least 25 people were killed across India’s north and northeast after monsoon rainfall over the weekend of July 18 and 19, 2026, caused flash flooding, landslides, damaged roads, submerged villages, and led authorities in Assam to request Army and Air Force standby support for possible evacuations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast calls for heavy to very heavy rain, with isolated extremely heavy falls, over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Assam and Meghalaya through July 21.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.5 struck central Peru at 02:24 UTC on July 19 (21:24 LT on July 18), 2026, at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). At least 6 people were killed and 21 injured, according to local officials.
A flash flood near Sunglow Campground outside Bicknell, Utah, killed five members of one family on Friday, July 17, 2026, after they arrived in the area to hike and canyoneer, according to local reports citing the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
Tropical Depression Two became better organized over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2026, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to expand the Tropical Storm Watch from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana and issue a Storm Surge Watch for parts of the northern Gulf Coast. The depression had maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) at 15:00 UTC and is expected to become a tropical storm later today, followed by gradual strengthening through Tuesday.
At least five people have died after torrential monsoon rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides between July 15 and 18, 2026, affecting Lai Châu and Lào Cai provinces in northern Vietnam. The People’s Committee of Lai Chau Province declared a state of emergency as flooding destroyed homes, washed out sections of major highways, and caused significant agricultural losses. Heavy rainfall is forecast across northern mountainous and midland regions through July 19 as rescue and relief efforts continue.
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 34 remain missing after a mountainside collapsed onto a residential area in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality on July 17, 2026, burying more than 10 buildings beneath thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil. Rescue operations continued into July 18 despite persistent rain, unstable terrain, and the risk of additional collapses.
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from July 9-15, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 23 volcanoes.
An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms has been issued for portions of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Lower Great Lakes on Saturday, July 18, 2026, as an unusually strong upper-level storm system brings the threat of widespread damaging winds, large hail, and several tornadoes through the afternoon and evening.
A rare Atlantic Niña has developed across the equatorial Atlantic while El Niño continues strengthening in the tropical Pacific. Although Atlantic Niña events are relatively uncommon, forecasters say the developing pattern could reinforce atmospheric conditions that typically suppress tropical cyclone formation across the Atlantic basin.
