A moist low-level jet interacting with outflow boundaries will drive widespread showers and thunderstorms across the southern Plains through June 13, 2025. The heaviest rainfall is expected in east-central Texas, where 50–100 mm (2–4 inches) is forecast, with isolated areas potentially receiving up to 150 mm (6 inches).
A severe storm, potentially accompanied by a tornado, struck Cattaraugus County, New York, on June 9, 2025, causing significant damage to homes, infrastructure, and trees, and leaving 400 customers without power.
A severe thunderstorm struck Bonham near Fort Worth, Texas, late Sunday, June 8, into Monday, June 9, 2025, causing significant damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
Barbara weakened into a tropical storm on June 10, 2025, after becoming the first hurricane of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season on June 9.
Hurricane Barbara formed at 15:00 UTC on June 9, 2025, becoming the first hurricane of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season. At the time, the system was located approximately 245 km (155 miles) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
At least two fatalities were reported in Georgia and Mississippi during severe storms on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Over 150 000 customers in the southern states from Texas to the Carolinas were without power on Sunday morning, June 8.
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Van Buren, Arkansas, on June 6, 2025. The brief but intense storm caused significant structural damage and one injury.
A tornado damaged approximately 50 buildings in De Soto, Missouri, on June 7, 2025, with at least 12 significantly damaged or destroyed.
A powerful supercell thunderstorm produced multiple tornadoes across eastern New Mexico and West Texas on June 5, 2025, prompting tornado warnings and emergency alerts for Lubbock County and Texas Tech University. While the tornadoes passed west and northwest of the city, the storm caused significant flooding, power outages, and property damage in the Lubbock area. One injury was reported in Hockley County.
The Salton Sea in California has been shrinking steadily since 2003, leading to a rise in toxic hydrogen sulfide gas emissions. A recent study found that these emissions frequently exceed safety limits, especially in communities along the lake’s shoreline, putting residents’ health at increasing risk.
