A tornado destroyed the Blanco Fire Department and at least 10 homes in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 19, 2025. The event was part of a broader outbreak that produced over a dozen tornado reports across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nebraska, leading to widespread structural damage and power outages affecting more than 30 000 customers.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit near the coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 15:05 UTC. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Heavy rain caused severe flooding across New South Wales’ Mid North Coast and Hunter region on May 20, 2025, leading to evacuations and multiple flood rescues. Rivers rose above flood levels, forcing residents in towns like Taree, Coopernook, and Wingham to evacuate. Thousands of homes lost power as emergency services responded to hundreds of incidents.
Over a dozen tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nebraska on Monday, May 19, 2025, destroying multiple homes and leaving over 100 000 customers without power as it downed trees and power lines in the affected areas.
A landslide triggered by heavy rain struck a remote gold mine in West Papua on May 16, killing six and leaving 14 missing. Rescue efforts were delayed by the site’s inaccessibility and were halted again on May 19 due to damaged roads and continued rainfall.
Heavy rain triggered a landslide in the Gaozhou region of Guangdong on May 18. Three people died and one remains missing. Rescue teams continue searching as the region remains under a yellow alert.
A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across far north Texas, much of central and eastern Oklahoma, southeast Kansas, and the Ozarks from the afternoon of May 19 into the night. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a Moderate Risk warning for this region, with the potential for strong tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging winds.
A large wedge tornado struck Plevna, Kansas, around 23:50 local time (04:50 UTC) on May 18, 2025, causing significant damage to homes and infrastructure. The tornado crossed Highway 50 before weakening and left a trail of destruction, including flattened homes near South Langdon Road.
A large tornado struck Grinnell, Kansas at approximately 19:00 LT on May 18, 2025, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, and utilities.
A tornado touched down near Bennett, Colorado, at approximately 14:00 LT on May 18, 2025, destroying multiple homes and power lines as part of a broader outbreak across the Great Plains. A tornado outbreak impacted Colorado’s eastern plains on May 18, damaging at least 36 homes and structures in Adams and Elbert counties. In Adams…
