Severe thunderstorms leave 200 000 customers without power in Houston
Severe thunderstorms struck Houston, Texas, on May 27, 2025, causing nearly 200 000 power outages and significant infrastructure damage.

Severe thunderstorms struck Houston, Texas, on May 27, 2025, causing nearly 200 000 power outages and significant infrastructure damage.

Nearly 30 tornadoes were reported across five states on Sunday, May 18, 2025, with Kansas and Colorado experiencing the most significant damage. Multiple homes and structures were destroyed as tornadoes overturned vehicles, downed power lines, and scattered debris, prompting emergency alerts in several areas.

Camp Mabry broke a 100-year-old daily heat on Thursday, May 15, 2025, as an early-season heat wave caused multiple daily heat records to break across south-central Texas. The heat wave is forecast to continue through the weekend into the next week, with some areas expected to see the highest May temperatures on record.

An unseasonal heatwave is forecast to bring record-breaking temperatures of up to 44.5°C (112°F) to south-central Texas this week, prompting heat advisories across the region.

Storms ripped through parts of southern Texas with hurricane-force winds on Thursday, May 8, 2025, leaving at least 4 injured and causing widespread damage. The storms prompted a disaster declaration for the City of Alice on Friday, May 9, after the storms left over 5 000 customers without power.

At least five tornadoes touched down in central Texas on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, affecting Leon, Milam, Robertson, and Anderson counties. The storms caused widespread damage and one injury in Frankston as severe thunderstorms moved through the region.

Severe thunderstorms swept across Texas on Monday and Tuesday, May 5–6, 2025, triggering flash floods and widespread damage across the state. In Brenham, a 10-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters on Monday was found deceased the following day.

Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches have been issued for parts of Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, as an omega block weather pattern drives widespread storms across the region.

Floodwaters swept away a 10-year-old girl in Brenham, Texas, as severe thunderstorms moved across the region on Monday, May 5, 2025. Lightning strikes set multiple structures on fire, including in Colleyville where a house was destroyed.

A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.4 struck Culberson County, Texas, near the New Mexico border, at 01:47 UTC on May 4, 2025 (20:47 LT on May 3). The agency reports a depth of 7.5 km (4.6 miles). The earthquake occurred in an area of intense oil and gas activity within the Permian Basin.