A severe hailstorm impacted Zhuoni County in Gansu Province, China, on September 16. Local reports and video evidence indicate intense rainfall reaching 40 mm (1.57 inches) per hour, combined with a surface temperature of 6°C (43°F). Large amounts of hail accumulated on the ground, covering roads, farmland, and residential areas. Video footage shared on social…
A fireball-like luminous event was observed over Weifang and Rizhao in Shandong Province, China, between 12:45 and 13:02 UTC on September 12, 2025. Videos showed a bright object crossing the night sky followed by a flash, leading to speculation on social media that it was intercepted or shot down.
Over 60 000 people were evacuated as Tropical Storm Tapah made landfall near China’s Taishan (Jiangmen), Guangdong Province, at about 00:50 UTC on September 8, 2025. The storm brought severe weather across the province, causing traffic disruption and leaving at least 12 people injured.
Tropical Storm Tapah prompted the T8 warning in Hong Kong at 21:20 LT (13:20 UTC) on September 7, 2025, with gale-force winds of 63 km/h (39 mph) or above forecast to persist into September 8.
Northern Sichuan recorded its most intense rainfall of 2025 on September 5, with 12-hour accumulations exceeding 250 mm (10 inches) in Guangyuan and Nanchong, and a provincial maximum of 255.2 mm (10 inches) in Chaotian District. The rainfall triggered flash flooding, street inundations, and emergency responses across multiple districts in Guangyuan and Nanchong.
Typhoon Kajiki made landfall between Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces in Vietnam on August 25, 2025, leaving at least one person dead. It is the first category 2 hurricane equivalent storm to strike the region since 1956.
Three people were confirmed dead and three more are missing after record-breaking rainfall triggered severe flooding in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on August 19, 2025.
Typhoon Podul is forecast to make landfall near Taitung City, southeastern Taiwan, on August 13, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and coastal flooding across much of Taiwan, southern Japan, and northern Philippines over the next 48 hours. It is then expected to make a second landfall along the south-central coast of China and potentially penetrate deep inland.
Flash floods in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China, killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing after up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall fell between August 7 and 8, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local authorities to carry out full-scale rescue operations.
Heavy monsoon rains across southern China, including Guangdong and Hong Kong, have triggered flooding, landslides, and vector-borne disease outbreaks, with at least two deaths and over 7 000 chikungunya cases reported as of August 7, 2025.
