An intense Arctic cold outbreak drove temperatures well below seasonal norms across Upstate New York on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with Watertown reaching −38°C (−36°F) at the airport. Several other communities matched or exceeded their lowest temperatures of the winter during the same period.
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell crossed the Western Australian coast near Shark Bay overnight on February 9, 2026, after weakening below tropical cyclone strength, bringing damaging winds, power outages, and flooding to coastal and inland regions.
At least six locations in Japan recorded record-breaking cold on the morning of February 9, 2026, as temperatures fell below -3°C (26.6°F) for the first time since 1984. The death toll from the record-breaking snowfall since January 20 has climbed to 46 as of February 10.
A developing storm system is forecast to bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to the south-central and southeastern United States from Friday, February 13, 2026, through Valentine’s Day weekend, with localized flooding possible where heavier rainfall occurs. The system is expected to track eastward from the Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast between February 13 and February 15, affecting travel and outdoor activities across a large portion of the region.
A powerful storm system impacted Hawaii between February 8 and 10, 2026, producing heavy rainfall, flash flooding, landslides, and damaging winds. Wind gusts frequently exceeded 95 km/h (60 mph), with localized gusts approaching 115 km/h (70 mph), leading to road closures, including along Maui’s Hāna Highway, downed trees, and intermittent power outages affecting tens of thousands of customers on Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island.
Storm Marta swept across Portugal and Spain between February 6 and 8, 2026, killing at least two people and displacing more than 11 000 as torrential rain, snow, and winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) caused extensive flooding and agricultural losses. It was the third major Atlantic storm in less than two weeks, following Leonardo and Kristin.
At least 12 people have died, and 36 were injured after Tropical Storm Penha (locally known as Basayang) made multiple landfalls over the Philippines on February 6, 2026, affecting over 700 000 people in the country.
A second powerful storm system in less than a week impacted northern Morocco on February 8, 2026, bringing intense rainfall that caused flash floods, landslides, and fatalities. Emergency services responded to damage reports from multiple cities and rural areas.
Torrential rains in early February 2026 triggered deadly floods and landslides across Colombia, killing at least 13 people, including seven buried by a mudslide in Nariño’s Mallama municipality.
Flooding caused by Storm Leonardo left one person dead in Portugal and a child missing in southern Spain between Tuesday and early Thursday, February 3–5, 2026, as exceptional rainfall inundated towns across the Iberian Peninsula. Emergency services carried out evacuations and search operations as river levels rose rapidly.
