Severe thunderstorms affected Bangladesh on April 26, 2026, with at least 14 people reported dead in lightning-related incidents across seven districts. At least 12 people were injured, while the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast further thunderstorms, lightning, squally winds, and heavy to very heavy rainfall over parts of the country through April 28.
Severe thunderstorms are forecast across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Mid-South on April 27, 2026, with the Storm Prediction Center placing parts of Missouri and Illinois under a Moderate Risk (Level 4 of 5). Multiple strong tornadoes, including EF3+ intensity, are possible alongside damaging winds and large hail.
Wet snow and strong winds disrupted Moscow, Russia, on Monday, April 27, 2026, after Hydrometcenter warned that parts of the city could see strong precipitation, wet snow, icy roads, and gusts of 65–83 km/h (40–51 mph). Phobos forecaster Mikhail Leus reported preliminary daily record values for April 27, while city and regional authorities reported fallen trees, transport disruption, and power outages in parts of Moscow Oblast.
At least two people died in North Texas after EF2 and EF1 tornadoes struck Wise and Parker counties on April 25, 2026.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Hokkaido, Japan, at 20:23 UTC on April 26, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 81 km (50 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 79 km (49 miles).
Flooding left at least 19 people dead in the Dominican Republic and Haiti between April 9 and 24, 2026, including 12 deaths reported in northwestern Haiti, and displaced or evacuated 30 500 people in the Dominican Republic.
The Storm Prediction Center issued an Extremely Critical Fire Weather Area for portions of eastern New Mexico into the far western Texas Panhandle on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Red Flag Warnings cover much of the southern High Plains as southwest winds of 40-55 km/h (25-35 mph), localized gusts of 80-95 km/h (50-60 mph), and very low relative humidity create conditions where any new fire could spread rapidly.
A 958 hPa hurricane-force extratropical low is approaching the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea on April 26, 2026. NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center issued a Hurricane Force Wind Warning, with winds of 93-120 km/h (58–75 mph) and seas of 7-10 m (23-33 feet) in the southern semicircle.
A possible tornado damaged homes in Runaway Bay, Wise County, Texas, shortly after 21:00 CDT on April 25, 2026 (02:00 UTC on April 26), sending at least six people to hospitals and displacing about 20 families. Wise County Judge J.D. Clark said one person has died during the event. At least one home was destroyed, and multiple homes were heavily damaged near the Cumberland Trail and Overland Trail on the west side of the city.
Two major wildfires in southeast Georgia have burned over 16 000 ha (40 000 acres) and destroyed 143 structures by April 25, 2026, with federal fire officials reporting extreme fire behavior near the Florida line. The Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County and the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch and Echols counties remained 10% contained, with evacuations and road closures in effect.
