• State of Emergency declared in Perry and Muskingum counties after flooding leaves one dead, Ohio

    ByRishav Kothari

    Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Perry and Muskingum counties on August 11, 2026, after severe flooding left one person dead and affected communities including Roseville, Crooksville and New Lexington. Radar and rain gauges indicated 127–203 mm (5–8 inches) of rain in parts of southeastern Ohio, where numerous structures, vehicles, and roads were flooded. Forty Ohio Army National Guard members were deployed to assist local responders.

  • Severe storms leave at least two dead, spawn at least six tornadoes, and cause flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least two people died and more than 800 000 utility customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power at 00:00 EDT on August 12 (04:00 UTC on August 12) after severe storms swept the Midwest and Ohio Valley on August 11, 2026. Sixteen incarcerated people were transported to hospitals for treatment after a reported lightning strike at an Ohio correctional facility. At least six tornadoes were confirmed in association with a system that the Storm Prediction Center preliminarily classified as a derecho, while additional rounds of storms brought destructive winds and flooding to Ohio.

  • Multiple water rescues conducted as severe storms bring 115 km/h (70 mph) wind threat to flood-hit Perry County, Ohio

    ByRishav Kothari

    Severe thunderstorms with radar-indicated wind gusts of up to 115 km/h (70 mph) crossed Perry County, Ohio, late in the morning of August 11, 2026, after parts of Perry and Morgan counties received 127–178 mm (5–7 inches) of rain overnight. Multiple water rescues were conducted while Flash Flood Warnings remained in effect following an overnight Flash Flood Emergency.

  • Preliminary 211 km/h (131 mph) gust in South Dakota among the strongest thunderstorm winds in U.S.

    ByRishav Kothari

    A wind gust of 211 km/h (131 mph) measured near Holabird, South Dakota, during severe thunderstorms on June 29, 2026, would rank as the 15th-strongest thunderstorm wind gust ever recorded in the United States if confirmed. The storms damaged grain bins, metal buildings, trees and other infrastructure across several counties with straight-line winds extending from south-southwest of Andover into the town.

  • Severe thunderstorms leave over 100 dead across Uttar Pradesh, India

    ByRishav Kothari

    Severe thunderstorms swept across Uttar Pradesh, India, on the night of May 13, 2026, claiming at least 104 lives and leaving over 59 people injured across the state. Prayagraj was the worst hit, with preliminary reports indicating between 20 and 30 fatalities. Widespread destruction was reported in multiple districts, with more than 80 homes being damaged along with other structures.

  • 15 dead after intense thunderstorms hit Bihar, India

    ByTeo Blašković

    At least 15 people have been killed, including 7 due to lightning, after intense thunderstorms accompanied by heavy pre-monsoon rains hit the Indian state of Bihar on May 9, 2017. The storm hit Bihar, dropping temperatures, while the rest of the country still…

  • Tropical depression 10W bringing rain to the Philippines

    ByChillymanjaro

    The tenth tropical depression formed in the western North Pacific Ocean this past weekend, and brought rains to the central Philippines.When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Depression 10W on July 25 at 04:41 UTC (12:41 a.m. EDT), the infrared image captur

  • Residents are ordered to leave flood-threatened Illinois town

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    Authorities in a southern Illinois city menaced by two dangerously swollen rivers said Sunday that most of the city’s remaining residents have heeded a mandatory evacuation order, prompted by river water seeping up through the ground behind a levee “kind of like

  • April’s 2011 tornado outbreak

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    Southern storms death toll nears 300The grim death toll from the 24-hour storm period continued to rise, with 294 counted in six states. Among them were two university students in Alabama. Nearly 1 million people were without electricity.  The vast