• NWS warns of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across central states

    ByTeo Blašković

    A slow-moving storm system is tracking across the central United States and will continue through the weekend, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Slight Risk areas for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday, October 18, 2025, extending from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley, with potential for damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, and flash flooding.

  • Moderate-to-strong atmospheric river forecast to impact coastal Washington and Oregon, U.S.

    ByRishav Kothari

    An atmospheric river (AR) is expected to reach the Pacific Northwest (PNW) on Saturday, October 18, 2025, bringing heavy rain and elevated freezing levels above 2 400 m (8 000 feet) before lowering as the system moves east. 25–100 mm (1–4 inches) of rainfall is forecast over coastal Washington and Oregon, with orographic enhancement expected on the Olympic Peninsula and Northern Cascades.

  • Over 500 homes damaged as powerful microburst hits Tempe, Arizona

    ByRishav Kothari

    A powerful microburst struck Tempe, Arizona, around 13:00 LT (20:00 UTC) on October 13, 2025, as severe thunderstorms swept across the Phoenix metropolitan area. The event produced wind gusts up to 145 km/h (90 mph), uprooted trees, and damaged hundreds of structures. Over 130 residents were displaced, and estimates of customers without power at the storm’s peak ranged from 22 000 to over 34 000.

  • Rare October storm prompts rescues and tornado warnings in central and southern California

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tornado warnings were issued across parts of Central California, including San Luis Obispo County, as a rare October storm brought heavy rainfall, gusts exceeding 110 km/h (70 mph), and localized flooding on October 13–14, 2025. Evacuation warnings were declared in Los Angeles County for burn-scar areas at risk of debris flows, while forecasters maintained a marginal tornado risk for southern coastal regions.

  • Coastal villages inundated as powerful storm surge from Typhoon Halong remnants strikes Alaska

    ByRishav Kothari

    Rescue crews evacuated dozens of residents from the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta as the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska on October 12, 2025 with winds over 160 km/h (100 mph) and record coastal flooding. Multiple villages, including Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, reported homes swept from foundations and severe infrastructure damage.