A powerful cut-off low pressure system brought rare snowfall, strong winds, and heavy rain to South Africa between June 7 and 10, 2025, killing five people and disrupting transport across several provinces. Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal reported the worst impacts, including snow-related road closures, flooding, and power outages.
A severe thunderstorm struck Bonham near Fort Worth, Texas, late Sunday, June 8, into Monday, June 9, 2025, causing significant damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit central Colombia at 13:08 UTC (08:08 local time) on June 8, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A tornado damaged approximately 50 buildings in De Soto, Missouri, on June 7, 2025, with at least 12 significantly damaged or destroyed.
Toronto briefly recorded the worst air quality in the world on Friday, June 6, 2025, as wildfire smoke blanketed the city, prompting health warnings and disrupting daily life.
A powerful supercell thunderstorm produced multiple tornadoes across eastern New Mexico and West Texas on June 5, 2025, prompting tornado warnings and emergency alerts for Lubbock County and Texas Tech University. While the tornadoes passed west and northwest of the city, the storm caused significant flooding, power outages, and property damage in the Lubbock area. One injury was reported in Hockley County.
Fuego volcano in southern Guatemala began erupting on June 4, 2025, following weeks of increased activity. Explosions produced ash plumes reaching up to 4 800 m (15 750 feet) above sea level, and lava flows have impacted several nearby areas. Incandescent emissions, avalanches, and continued ashfall were reported, prompting heightened alerts and close monitoring. The activity continued into June 5, producing large pyroclastic flows and triggering the evacuation of nearby villages.
A Level 3 severe weather outbreak is sweeping across Europe with destructive hail, damaging winds, flash floods, and potential tornadoes impacting multiple countries on June 4, 2025.
A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across Europe from June 3 to early June 4, 2025, with multiple regions under Level 2 warnings for large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and isolated tornadoes. The European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX) highlights a volatile atmospheric setup driven by a strong low-pressure system and a synoptic-scale front.
A sharp increase in volcanic tremor preceded a new Strombolian eruption at Mount Etna, Italy, early on June 2, 2025, with ash and SO2 clouds drifting southwest. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 03:32 UTC and downgraded to Orange at 06:39 UTC.
