• Heavy, wet May snow disrupts Colorado’s Front Range

    ByTeo Blašković

    A heavy, wet late-season snowstorm affected Colorado’s Front Range, foothills, mountains, and I-25 urban corridor from Tuesday, May 5, into Wednesday, May 6, 2026, closing schools, prompting travel advisories and shelter activation, delaying flights at Denver International Airport, and causing scattered power outages. NWS Denver/Boulder forecast 13-20 cm (5-8 inches) along the I-25 corridor, with local totals up to 30 cm (12 inches) near the foothills and Palmer Divide. Heavier mountain snow was also forecast along and north of I-70, where CDOT warned of hazardous travel conditions.

  • Floods and landslides leave 18 dead, over 60 missing across Kenya

    ByRishav Kothari

    Flooding and landslides triggered by persistent rainfall in Kenya have affected at least 39 counties as of May 3, 2026, leaving 18 people dead and more than 60 missing. Nearly 55 000 households and 34 schools have been affected by the flooding that has destroyed approximately 8 100 ha (20 000 acres) of crops. Rivers overflowed across multiple regions, while landslides in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties displaced households and damaged infrastructure.

  • Strong eruption at Mayon volcano generates large pyroclastic flows, heavy ashfall in Albay, Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković

    Pyroclastic density currents generated by a lava collapse at Mayon volcano in Albay, Philippines, on May 2, 2026, reached an estimated runout distance of 4 km (2.5 miles) along Mi-isi Gully and produced ashfall affecting 52 barangays across Guinobatan, Camalig, and Ligao City. Ashfall reduced visibility to near zero in parts of Camalig, blanketed homes, roads, crops, and grazing land, and prompted face mask distribution and health advisories.

  • Giant hail up to 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) reported in Texas, destructive 10.2 cm (4 inches) hail swath impacts Missouri

    ByTeo Blašković

    Giant hail up to 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) was reported in Johnson County, Texas, late on April 28, 2026, while a separate corridor of 7.6–10.2 cm (3–4 inches) hail caused structural and vehicle damage across southwest Missouri earlier the same day. The storms were part of a multi-state severe weather outbreak stretching from Oklahoma and Arkansas into Mississippi, producing widespread reports of large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Confirmed impacts included broken windows, roof damage, and an animal fatality at a zoo in Springfield, Missouri.

  • Severe storms leave over 260 000 without power, 1 dead across Midwest after tornado warnings in St. Louis and Illinois

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe storms moved across the Midwest on Monday, April 27, 2026, producing tornado warnings in the St. Louis area and Illinois, while heavy rain caused flooding into early Tuesday. More than 250 000 customers lost power across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and at least one fatality was reported in Michigan after a tree fell during the storms.

  • Possible tornado kills one in Runaway Bay, damages homes and sends at least six people to hospitals, Texas

    ByTeo Blašković

    A possible tornado damaged homes in Runaway Bay, Wise County, Texas, shortly after 21:00 CDT on April 25, 2026 (02:00 UTC on April 26), sending at least six people to hospitals and displacing about 20 families. Wise County Judge J.D. Clark said one person has died during the event. At least one home was destroyed, and multiple homes were heavily damaged near the Cumberland Trail and Overland Trail on the west side of the city.

  • Violent EF4 tornado injures 10 in Enid, Oklahoma, emergency declared in Garfield and Kay counties

    ByTeo Blašković

    A preliminary EF4 tornado injured 10 people in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 23, 2026, according to NWS Norman. The tornado reached estimated peak winds of 274 km/h (170 mph), tracked 15.3 km (9.5 miles), and damaged parts of Vance Air Force Base and the Gray Ridge neighborhood. This was the first EF4 tornado to impact Garfield County since April 1991.

  • Major X2.4 solar flare erupts near Sun’s west limb

    ByTeo Blašković

    A major X2.4 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4419 at 01:07 UTC on April 24, 2026. The event started at 00:51 UTC and ended at 01:13 UTC. A large coronal mass ejection was produced, but it’s not expected to be Earth-directed. This is the first X-class solar flare since X1.4 on March 30.