The deadly Enderlin tornado, which struck Ransom County, North Dakota, on June 20, 2025, has been upgraded by the National Weather Service (NWS) to an EF-5. This officially brought an end to the EF-5 drought, the longest period without an EF-5 tornado in the U.S. since records began in 1950.
Hurricane Priscilla formed south of Mexico on October 5,2025. As of October 6, it is forecast to reach Category 2 strength this week as it moves offshore and parallel to the coast of southwestern Mexico and Baja California Sur, through the earlier part of week
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Fairbanks area and interior Alaska, with up to 23 cm (9 inches) of snow accumulation forecast for some parts between Thursday and Friday night, October 2 and 3, 2025. This comes just a few days after the region tied its record for earliest freeze of the season, and began seeing snow 2 weeks ahead of average.
Dangerous coastal flooding from hurricanes Humberto and Imelda collapsed six oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, on September 30, 2025, with debris forcing beach closures and travel restrictions on NC12. Authorities warn of additional collapses as long-period swells continue.
Bermuda is bracing for hurricane conditions and continued severe weather as Hurricane Imelda makes its way towards the island on October 1, 2025. Imelda and Humberto have claimed at least three lives so far as they continue to produce deadly rip currents and severe weather to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and much of the U.S. East Coast.
Hurricane Imelda formed over the Atlantic on September 30, 2025, after 2 fatalities were confirmed in Cuba due to heavy rain and flooding in the Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo. Imelda is now the fourth hurricane of the season, following Hurricane Humberto which continues to send dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast.
Successive atmospheric rivers are forecast to affect the U.S. West Coast through October 2, 2025. The first system that impacted Washington, Oregon, and Northern California on September 29 was forecast to dissipate by late evening, while a second, stronger event associated with a cyclone near British Columbia is expected to make landfall today. Forecasts call for 25–75 mm (1–3 inches) of rain in coastal ranges and up to 200 mm (8 inches) on the Olympic Peninsula.
One person was confirmed dead in Volusia County, Florida due to rip currents generated by Tropical Storm Imelda, and Hurricane Humberto in the Atlantic. Humberto is forecast to continue producing rip currents across the entire East Coast as Imelda intensifies.
Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Atlantic on September 28, 2025, as Hurricane Humberto peaked at Category 5, and dropped back to Category 4. While neither of the storms is expected to make landfall over the contiguous United States, they could produce hazardous conditions for the southeastern states including Florida, South Carolina, and much of the East Coast this week.
Severe floods affecting Gila County and parts of central Arizona since September 25, 2025, left at least four people dead and created a major hazmat risk in Globe after around 1 000 propane tanks were washed into the downtown area. Multiple historic buildings in Globe sustained structural damage, prompting officials to declare the city center unsafe.
