• Severe storms produce tornadoes near De Roche, Arkansas, and southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi

    ByTeo Blašković

    Several tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi on the evening of October 18, 2025, including a radar-confirmed tornadic debris signature 3 km (2 miles) southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi, at 21:34 LT. Earlier, a tornado caused structural damage in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, near De Roche, while another debris signature was detected near Warsaw, Louisiana, as supercells moved east across the Lower Mississippi Valley.

  • NWS warns of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across central states

    ByTeo Blašković

    A slow-moving storm system is tracking across the central United States and will continue through the weekend, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Slight Risk areas for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday, October 18, 2025, extending from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley, with potential for damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, and flash flooding.

  • Tornado-like storm injures 13 and damages dozens of buildings in Kuala Langat, Malaysia

    ByRishav Kothari

    A tornado-like storm struck Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, at around 16:15 local time on October 15, 2025, injuring at least 13 people and damaging dozens of buildings. Eleven schoolchildren and two adults sustained injuries as strong winds tore roofs from houses and schools before authorities declared a Level 1 disaster and opened a temporary evacuation center.

  • Moderate-to-strong atmospheric river forecast to impact coastal Washington and Oregon, U.S.

    ByRishav Kothari

    An atmospheric river (AR) is expected to reach the Pacific Northwest (PNW) on Saturday, October 18, 2025, bringing heavy rain and elevated freezing levels above 2 400 m (8 000 feet) before lowering as the system moves east. 25–100 mm (1–4 inches) of rainfall is forecast over coastal Washington and Oregon, with orographic enhancement expected on the Olympic Peninsula and Northern Cascades.

  • Over 500 homes damaged as powerful microburst hits Tempe, Arizona

    ByRishav Kothari

    A powerful microburst struck Tempe, Arizona, around 13:00 LT (20:00 UTC) on October 13, 2025, as severe thunderstorms swept across the Phoenix metropolitan area. The event produced wind gusts up to 145 km/h (90 mph), uprooted trees, and damaged hundreds of structures. Over 130 residents were displaced, and estimates of customers without power at the storm’s peak ranged from 22 000 to over 34 000.

  • Over 120 dead and missing, 100 000 homes damaged as severe floods sweep through Mexico

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least 64 people have died and 65 remain missing as of October 13, 2025, after days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across several Mexican states, including Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla. The events damaged nearly 100 000 homes, destroyed infrastructure, and prompted a large-scale rescue and relief operation involving the Mexican armed forces and civil protection units