Category 3 Hurricane Erick made landfall over the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025, after a phase of rapid intensification. Heavy rains are forecast to continue across coastal Mexico, exacerbating the ongoing flooding triggered by the storm.
Severe storms and isolated tornadoes caused widespread power outages and infrastructure damage across the Central U.S. on June 18, 2025, leaving nearly 500 000 homes and businesses (approximately 1.2 million people) without electricity.
A damaging tornado struck the town of Aparan on Sunday afternoon, June 15, 2025, injuring five people and causing significant destruction in the area.
Flash flooding and a landslide closed Interstate-40 (I-40) in both directions near the Tennessee-North Carolina border on June 18, 2025, following intense localized rainfall. Risk assessment by authorities is underway as further rainfall is expected in the region.
A severe storm triggered the first-ever Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Juneau, Alaska on Monday, June 16, 2025. The storm brought wind gusts up to 95 km/h (60 mph) and hail, damaging trees and infrastructure and forcing a docked cruise ship adrift into Gastineau Channel.
Three hikers were killed by a lightning strike while descending the Mittagsspitze mountain near Flirsch in Tyrol, Austria, on June 15, 2025. Authorities commented that while the incident is extremely rare, it should not be ruled out as a hazard.
Hurricane Erick formed on June 18, 2025, and is forecast to bring hurricane conditions and flash floods to southern Mexico later during the night of June 18 into June 19. The system will continue to strengthen potentially becoming a major hurricane before making landfall over the Mexican coast on June 19.
Two fatalities and five missing persons were reported in Botad district, Gujarat, India after flash floods swept away a passenger van during 190.5 mm (7.5 inches) of monsoon rainfall on June 16, 2025. Intense precipitation has caused dam overflows, river surges, and widespread urban flooding.
At least 25 people were killed in lightning strikes across 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, on June 14 and 15, 2025, during the onset of the early monsoon season.
A severe weather outbreak across the U.S. Midwest on June 16, 2025, produced 16 confirmed tornadoes, including 14 in Minnesota, along with damaging winds and large hail. The system developed from a mesoscale convective vortex and moved eastward.
