A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck southern Alaska at 17:11 UTC on November 27, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 69.4 km (43.1 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 83 km (51.5 miles). According to the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC), a tsunami is not expected.
Blizzard warnings have been issued across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin, with additional snowfall and strong winds expected through Thursday evening, November 27, 2025. Dangerous travel conditions continue across much of the region.
Heavy lake-effect snow is forecast across the eastern Great Lakes region from early Thursday, November 27, through Saturday, November 29, 2025. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Lake Effect Snow Warnings for areas in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, with totals reaching up to 50 cm (20 inches) in the most persistent snow bands.
A second winter storm is forecast to follow the Thanksgiving winter storm, bringing heavy snow across the Upper Midwest starting Friday, November 28, 2025. Snowfall totals are forecast to reach more than 152 mm (6 inches) through Sunday, November 30, as the storm moves across the region.
Episode 37 of the ongoing Kīlauea eruption began at 14:30 HST on November 25, 2025 (00:30 UTC, November 26), producing sustained lava fountains about 120 m (400 feet) high from the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The eruption remains confined within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, with no impacts beyond the summit area. Seismic tremor intensified at the onset, and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions rose to around 50 000 tonnes per day, generating volcanic gas plumes and vog drifting southwest under light northeast winds.
Hundreds of crashes were reported across Minnesota on November 25 2025, including more than 22 injury crashes. A strong winter storm brought heavy snow and blowing winds, prompting closures along key routes, including the I-94 and I-29 in Minnesota and North Dakota.
A strengthening storm is forecast to move from the northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes Tuesday through Thursday, November 25–27, 2025, producing lake-effect snow and strong winds across portions of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. The severe winter weather will create hazardous travel conditions across northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with lake-effect snow continuing into Thanksgiving Day.
More than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado moved through Harris County, Texas, on Monday, November 24, 2025, tearing off roofs, snapping trees, downing power lines, and leaving more than 2 000 customers without power.
A developing winter storm is forecast to bring accumulating snow and reduced visibility across eastern North Dakota, northern South Dakota, Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin from Tuesday through Wednesday, November 25–26, 2025. This may cause travel disruptions for the Thanksgiving weekends as heavy snow and winds create hazardous road conditions.
Winter Weather Advisories covering mountain regions and the northeastern plains of Montana remain active through early Tuesday, November 25, 2025, with snow, freezing rain, and strong winds generating hazardous travel conditions. Mountain passes, including Lolo, Lost Trail, and Marias, may receive 5–45 cm (2–18 inches) of snow, while northeastern counties face light accumulation, freezing rain, and winds up to 55 km/h (35 mph).
