Rare snowstorm hits Earth’s driest desert in Atacama, Chile
Snow blanketed Chile’s Atacama Desert on June 26, 2025, disrupting transport and closing schools across Tarapacá, Antofagasta, and Atacama regions.
Record-breaking rain triggers Flash Flood Emergency in Grand Island, Nebraska
Life-threatening flash floods triggered by record-breaking rainfall prompted a Flash Flood Emergency for Grand Island, Nebraska, from June 25 into June 26, 2025.
Severe thunderstorms leave 2 dead and 17 injured, nearly 110 000 homes without power, France
Severe thunderstorms swept across France from June 25 into June 26, 2025, killing two people, injuring at least 17, and leaving more than 110 000 homes without electricity. Flights were disrupted, infrastructure was damaged, and widespread lightning, hail, and winds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph) were recorded.
At least 2 killed, over 20 missing after cloudbursts hit Kangra and Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, India
At least 2 people were killed and over 20 remain missing after multiple cloudbursts triggered flash floods in Kangra and Kullu districts, Himachal Pradesh on June 25, 2025.
Suspected tornado hits mobile home parks in Largo and Pinellas Park, Florida
A possible tornado struck Pinellas County, Florida, in the evening of June 25, 2025, damaging dozens of homes in Largo and Pinellas Park and leaving more than 6 000 customers without power.
Emergency declaration after heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding and evacuations in western Venezuela
Heavy rainfall associated with tropical waves 8 and 9 caused severe floods and landslides across western Venezuela on June 24, 2025, displacing over 4 700 people and prompting a national emergency declaration. The states of Mérida, Trujillo, and Táchira were among the most affected.
Lightning strike injures 12 children and 8 adults at Dominion Beach Park, South Carolina
A lightning strike at Dominion Beach Park on Lake Murray, Lexington County, South Carolina, sent electrical current through a swim area cable, injuring 20 people in the evening of June 24, 2025.
Record-setting Atlantic storm Andrea dissipates within 12 hours of forming
Tropical Storm Andrea weakened into a post-tropical cyclone less 12 hours after formation as the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on June 24, 2025, and is forecast to soon dissipate on June 25.
Extreme rainstorm belt brings major flooding to southern China, Guangxi records over 1 000 mm (40 inches) in 5 days
A vast rainstorm belt swept across southern China from June 17 to 24, 2025, delivering record-breaking rainfall. Northern Liuzhou, Guangxi, recorded over 1 000 mm (40 inches) in five days, prompting red flood alerts and evacuations of tens of thousands of people. Rivers across the Pearl and Yangtze River basins remain above warning levels, with heavy rain forecast to persist.
At least 3 dead, over 400 000 affected as record floods sweep through Hunan, China
Torrential rainfall affecting Hunan’s Xiangxi and Zhangjiajie regions since June 18, 2025, triggered the province’s most severe floods since 1998, with water levels surpassing historical records, leaving at least three people dead and over 400 000 affected.
