• Heavy rain raises flash-flood risk across Arizona burn scars, slot canyons and saturated ground

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy rainfall and repeated thunderstorms are raising the flash-flood threat across Arizona on September 16, 2026, with the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placing parts of southern and central Arizona under a Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall. Flood Watches cover much of the state, while National Weather Service (NWS) offices warn that burn scars, slot canyons, and already saturated ground require particular attention during periods of heavy rainfall.

  • Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall issued for northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri

    ByRishav Kothari

    The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed parts of northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri under a Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall from 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC) on September 15 through 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC) on September 16, 2026, as repeated thunderstorms threaten flash flooding. The Moderate Risk extends into far southeastern Nebraska, while parts of the northern Kansas City/Pleasant Hill forecast area have already received more than 127 mm (5 inches) of rain and could receive another 25–76 mm (1–3 inches).

  • Two tornadoes confirmed in Paraná, extratropical cyclone forecast to form near southern Brazil

    ByTeo Blašković

    Two tornadoes were confirmed in Paraná between September 9 and 10, 2026, as severe weather affected southern Brazil, while three people were killed when a landslide struck a home during heavy rain in Ponta Grossa. The National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) warned of another period of intense instability on September 11, with an extratropical cyclone forecast to form Friday night between northeastern Rio Grande do Sul and the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Severe storms leave 2 dead, trigger flooding and evacuations across Italy, Slovenia and Croatia

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe storms and torrential rainfall struck parts of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9 and 10, 2026, causing flooding, evacuations, transport disruption and localized infrastructure damage. Two women died in Italy during the event, one after becoming trapped in a flooded underpass at Latisana and another after being struck by broken window glass at Sinalunga.

  • Mount Mizhirgi avalanche death toll rises to 14, 3 climbers remain missing, Russia

    ByRishav Kothari

    The death toll from the September 6 avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria has risen to 14, while three climbers remain missing. Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) suspended search-and-rescue operations at 15:50 MSK (12:50 UTC) on September 9 after another snow-and-ice mass descended in the Bezengi Gorge. The agency said 63 personnel were at the site and that a Mi-8 helicopter was expected to be deployed after daylight on September 10.

  • 1 dead as Hurricane Lowell passes west of Niʻihau, knocks out power to 90% of Kauaʻi, Hawaii

    ByRishav Kothari

    One person died on Oʻahu as Hurricane Lowell passed the Hawaiian Islands late on September 7, 2026 (local time), while the storm’s core passed near Niʻihau with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph). Approximately 90% of Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative customers were without power the following morning, while numerous roads and Port Allen Small-Boat Harbor sustained severe damage. Preliminary National Weather Service (NWS) observations included a gust of approximately 150 km/h (92 mph) at Puʻu Lua and a 72-hour rainfall total of 536.2 mm (21.11 inches) at Kilohana.

  • Record rainfall floods roads and disrupts rail services in Nagoya, Japan

    ByRishav Kothari

    Nagoya recorded 104.5 mm (4.1 inches) of rain in one hour on September 8, 2026, setting an all-time station record as flooding disrupted roads and rail services. Nagoya City issued Level 5 Emergency Safety Measures for communities along the Kanare, Yada and Ueda rivers, while the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a Level 5 flood special warning for the Shonai River system at 18:20 LT (09:20 UTC). The municipal Level 5 measures were downgraded at 22:25 LT (13:25 UTC), while local media reported four injuries across Aichi Prefecture.

  • Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flood risk forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, ending late-summer heat

    ByRishav Kothari

    Widespread thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall are forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9, 2026, with intense rainfall posing a risk of rapid rises in torrential watercourses and localized flash flooding. A marked temperature drop is also forecast behind the system, bringing substantially cooler conditions to northern Italy and parts of the Alpine and northern Adriatic region after the recent late-summer heat.

  • First-ever Tornado Watch reported for Hawaii as Hurricane Lowell passes west of Niʻihau

    ByRishav Kothari

    The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tornado Watch 1 for Kauaʻi County, including Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, and adjacent coastal waters at 16:13 HST on September 7, 2026 (02:13 UTC on September 8), as Hurricane Lowell approached the western Hawaiian Islands. The watch, an exceptionally rare issuance for Hawaiʻi, remains in effect until 04:00 HST (14:00 UTC) on September 8, with several tornadoes possible near Kauaʻi and Niʻihau and a few possible elsewhere across the state.

  • Hurricane Lowell approaches Kauaʻi County with destructive winds, flooding, storm surge and tornado threat, Hawaii

    ByTeo Blašković

    Flooding and transportation disruptions were already affecting Kauaʻi late September 7, 2026, as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the island with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph). The hurricane was about 215 km (135 miles) southwest of Līhuʻe at 20:00 HST (06:00 UTC on September 8), with its core forecast to pass near or just west of Niʻihau overnight.