Damaging tornado touches down near Elberta, Alabama
A damaging tornado touched down near Elberta, Alabama, causing significant damage to multiple structures as a tornado-warned storm moved through Baldwin County on Sunday night, October 26, 2025.
Category 4 Hurricane Melissa forecast to strike Jamaica with powerful winds, catastrophic flash flooding, and life-threatening storm surge
Hurricane Melissa reached Category 4 strength on October 26, 2025, after causing three fatalities in Hispaniola earlier this week. The system could reach Category 5 strength by tonight, before making landfall in Jamaica late on October 27 or early on October 28, bringing rainfall totals of up to 1 000 mm (40 inches) by October 29.
260 000 customers without power as severe storms sweep through Texas
Severe storms swept across parts of Texas through Friday night, October 24, 2025, leaving over 260 000 customers without power on Saturday morning, October 25. The storms caused significant damage in parts of northern and southeastern Texas, while heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding across the Houston and Dallas–Fort Worth areas.
Unwarned potential tornado causes significant damage in south Fort Worth, Texas
A potential tornado caused widespread damage near South Fort Worth, as severe storms moves through north and central Texas on Friday, October 24, 2025.
Tropical Storm Sonia forms in the eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Sonia formed southwest of Baja California on Saturday, October 25, 2025, becoming the 18th named storm of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes threaten Texas as severe storms move through the Southern Plains
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are forecast to continue spreading across Texas and the southern Plains late Friday into early Saturday, October 24 into 25, 2025 bringing the threat of flash flooding, damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.
One dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa brings severe weather across the Caribbean
An elderly man was reported dead after winds caused by Tropical Storm Melissa downed a tree in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti on Thursday, October 23. Five others were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area, according to the Civil Protection Agency. The United Nations announced on Thursday that it was…
Multi-day lake-effect rain event forecast to bring up to 50 mm (2 inches) along the I-90 corridor
A multi-day lake-effect rain event is forecast to unfold over the Great Lakes starting Thursday, October 23, 2025. The event is forecast to drop 25 – 50 mm (1 – 2 inches) of rainfall along the I-90 corridor between Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio, through the weekend.
Hurricane Watches issued for Jamaica and Haiti, heavy rains and life-threatening flooding forecast
A Hurricane Watch was issued on October 23, 2025, as Tropical Storm Melissa approached Hispaniola and Jamaica, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall and life-threatening flooding. The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend and possibly a major hurricane early next week, producing heavy rain, flash flooding, and landslides across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and parts of Cuba.
Two atmospheric rivers forecast to make landfall over the Pacific Northwest and northern California
Two atmospheric rivers are forecast to hit the Pacific Northwest and northern California, starting late Thursday, October 23, 2025. The systems are forecast to bring in heavy rainfall of over 130 mm (5 inches) along with mountain snow across Washington, Oregon, and northern California.
