Elderly man dies after being crushed by a tree amid NYC storms
An elderly man was killed by a falling tree as severe summer storms moved through New York on June 6, 2026, downing hundreds of trees across the city and leaving thousands without power.

An elderly man was killed by a falling tree as severe summer storms moved through New York on June 6, 2026, downing hundreds of trees across the city and leaving thousands without power.

An EF2 tornado damaged at least five structures near Riley, Kansas, on June 4, 2026, according to damage surveys conducted by the National Weather Service office in Topeka. The same storm system produced flooding across northeast Kansas, prompting a state disaster emergency declaration and multiple water rescues.

At least one person was injured after severe thunderstorms swept across parts of southern Pennsylvania on June 6, 2026, producing wind gusts of 115 to 130 km/h (70 to 80 mph) and causing damage across portions of Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties. The National Weather Service plans to survey affected areas on June 7 amid reports that tornadoes may have occurred.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of southeast Montana, northeast Wyoming, and the western Dakotas on June 7, 2026. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and an isolated tornado threat are expected this afternoon and evening.

At least five people were injured after strong winds caused a tent to collapse on Randy’s Ridge at Kendrick Family Ballpark in Granville, West Virginia, during the Super Regional baseball game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Cal Poly Mustangs on June 6, 2026.

The Storm Prediction Center upgraded parts of the Mid-Atlantic and northern High Plains to an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms on June 6, 2026, as severe storms and heavy rainfall continued across parts of the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Northeast through June 8.

Repeated rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop across parts of the northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley through Thursday, June 4, bringing the potential for large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and localized flooding. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) placed parts of the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota under a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms, while excessive-rainfall outlooks from the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) target portions of the eastern Dakotas, west Texas, and New Mexico.

Showers with electrical activity and possible hail are forecast across Mexico City on June 2, 2026, after parts of Cuajimalpa received more than 80 mm (3.15 inches) of rain during the previous 24 hours.

Severe thunderstorms moved across the Denver metropolitan area and the eastern plains of Colorado, U.S., on June 1, 2026, producing hail up to 5.1 cm (2 inches) in diameter and several funnel cloud reports.

An IF2 tornado damaged at least 18 structures, including 11 residential buildings, near the village of Balcarzowice in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, on May 30, 2026. Two homes were completely destroyed.