A powerful tornado ripped through City Beach in Western Australia as a severe storm moved through Perth, bringing hail, damaging winds, and flooding on Wednesday night, July 23, 2025. The tornado developed from a rapidly intensifying supercell along the coast, catching authorities off guard and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Typhoon Co-may made landfall over Agno in Pangasinan at 22:40 local time (LT) on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts reaching 165 km/h (103 mph). It is forecast to make a second landfall over La Union or Ilocos Sur on July 25. This is the strongest storm to hit this region in 16 years.
Typhoon Co-may, known in the Philippines as Emong, is nearing landfall over the Ilocos Region late on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and gusts reaching 184 km/h (114 mph). The system is forecast to weaken after landfall but bring over 200 mm (8 inches) of rainfall across Luzon and Visayas.
Severe storms dropped 70–80 mm (2.8–3.1 inches) of rain in just 1 hour over Bohain-en-Vermandois, Aisne, France on July 23, 2025, causing severe local flooding and damage. Widespread thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and hail continued into July 24, affecting parts of northern and central France, including Île-de-France, Loiret, Nièvre, and Yonne.
A massive northwest cloudband is forecast to bring widespread rainfall across approximately 80% of Australia from July 23–27, 2025, marking one of the most extensive such events in recent years.
Tropical Storm Emong was named by PAGASA on July 23, 2025, as the system intensified over the West Philippine Sea. Further intensification is forecast and landfall is expected over Ilocos Sur, La Union, or Pangasinan late Thursday or early Friday. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), authority for the basin, has not yet upgraded the system to tropical storm status.
A record-breaking 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain fell on Moscow, Russia during the night of July 21, 2025, flooding roads, metro stations, and underpasses, and causing widespread transport disruptions.
Swift-water rescue and one fatality were reported during flash flooding in the Kansas City metro area on July 21, 2025. A woman was saved from Indian Creek in Kansas City, Missouri, while another was found deceased in floodwaters on a trail in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) issued its first-ever red alert for dangerous rainfall on July 21–22, 2025, after more than 130 mm (5.1 inches) fell over parts of southeastern Denmark.
Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam around 10:00 local time (LT) on July 22, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall of up to 500 mm (20 inches), sustained winds up to 102 km/h (63 mph), and widespread disruptions.
