• Rare dust storm, hail, and extreme winds hit Harbin as multi-hazard event unfolds in Northeast China

    ByRishav Kothari

    A rare dust storm accompanied by winds of up to 148 km/h (92 mph) struck Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, at around 17:00 LT on May 31, causing widespread damage, reducing visibility to less than 100 m (328 feet), and disrupting transportation and public events across the city. The same atmospheric setup also produced a tornado in Changling County, Jilin Province, as a broader outbreak of severe weather affected parts of Northeast China.

  • Bombing low brings destructive winds, heavy rain, and coastal hazards to southwest Western Australia

    ByRishav Kothari

    A rapidly deepening low-pressure system southwest of Western Australia is bringing damaging to destructive winds, severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and coastal hazards to broad areas of the state’s southwest on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Wind gusts of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) are possible southwest of a line from Lancelin to Albany, including the Perth metropolitan area, while dangerous surf, coastal erosion, and inundation affect exposed sections of the coast.

  • Flooding concerns grow in Montana as severe storms threaten parts of the Plains

    ByRishav Kothari

    A storm system moving from the Great Basin into the Northern Rockies is expected to bring widespread rain, flooding concerns, and severe thunderstorms across multiple U.S. regions through June 1, 2026. The highest rainfall threat is forecast across portions of Montana on May 30, 2026, while severe storms capable of producing damaging winds and large hail are expected across parts of Nebraska and South Dakota.

  • Heavy rainfall and flash flooding forecast across Texas, the Gulf Coast, and the Appalachians

    ByRishav Kothari

    A Slight Risk area for excessive rainfall remains in effect across southeast Texas, the central Gulf Coast, and parts of the Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians where slow-moving thunderstorms may produce flash flooding over saturated ground through May 27. Deep Gulf moisture and a slow-moving weather pattern are forecast to fuel multiple rounds of heavy rain from southeast Texas to the central Appalachians, increasing the risk of flash flooding in vulnerable areas through late week

  • Woman killed after SUV swept away by flash flood in Petal, Mississippi

    ByRishav Kothari

    A woman was killed after her SUV was swept away by floodwaters in Petal, Mississippi, as severe storms triggered widespread flooding across Forrest and Lamar counties on May 25, 2026. Up to 152 mm (6 inches) of rain fell over parts of southern Mississippi, with floodwaters rising up to 3.7 m (12 feet) in Petal at the storm’s peak.