• Rare tornado injures six and damages infrastructure in Thoothukudi district, India

    ByReet Kaur

    A rare rotating vortex damaged structures and injured six people near Vaagaikulam in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district on June 21, 2026, after severe thunderstorms tore roofing sheets from a mini theme park and sent debris into nearby power infrastructure. The injured visitors, who were bathing beneath artificial waterfalls when the structure failed, suffered fractures and were admitted to Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital. Videos of the vortex circulated widely on social media, prompting tornado reports, although subsequent meteorological assessments described the phenomenon as a localized convective vortex rather than a confirmed tornado.

  • Tornado damages retirement community in Newburgh during severe weather outbreak across Illinois and Indiana

    ByRishav Kothari

    A tornado damaged the Park Place Apartments retirement community in Newburgh, Indiana, on June 21, 2026, as severe weather moved across portions of Illinois and Indiana.Among the hardest-hit locations was Newburgh, Indiana, where a tornado damaged part of a retirement community. The Storm Prediction Center received 37 tornado reports during the outbreak, while emergency crews responded to structural damage, downed trees, and transportation disruptions.

  • NWS confirms EF3 tornado in Effingham County, seven tornadoes confirmed across central Illinois

    ByRishav Kothari

    The National Weather Service (NWS) Central Illinois office confirmed seven tornadoes across central Illinois following severe thunderstorms on June 17, 2026, including an EF3 tornado with peak winds of 241 km/h (150 mph) that tracked 42.2 km (26.2 miles) through Effingham County and injured two people. The surveys documented tornadoes affecting portions of Effingham, Jasper, Coles, Menard, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Shelby, and Moultrie counties.

  • 1 injured as tornadoes rip through central Illinois, emergency declaration issued in Charleston

    ByRishav Kothari

    Multiple reported tornadoes affected parts of the Midwest on June 17, 2026, causing widespread damage in Illinois. At least one person was injured in Coles County after a reported tornado touched down near Mattoon. Severe damage and gas leaks were reported in Effingham, while a Local State of Emergency was declared for Charleston due to the storm damage.

  • Saskatchewan records first EF3 tornado since 2010 near Oxbow, Canada

    ByRishav Kothari

    Saskatchewan’s first EF3 tornado since 2010 struck near Oxbow on June 9, 2026. The tornado tracked 32 km (20 miles) on the Canadian side of the border, producing estimated peak winds of 245 km/h (152 mph). It claimed the life of a pet animal, destroyed buildings at a farm property, and caused damage that extended into North Dakota, United States.

  • Multiple tornadoes hit Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada

    ByRishav Kothari

    Multiple tornadoes struck Saskatchewan and Manitoba as severe thunderstorms swept across the provinces on June 9, 2026. Large hail, flooding, and widespread damage due to the picturesque and damaging tornadoes were reported in multiple areas.