Climate Impact Report – 6/9

June 9, 2025

Key Facts Of The Day 6/9

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

On Friday, nine tornadoes were reported across Texas and Oklahoma.
- A weather station near Lora, Texas, reported winds of up to 90 mph. Other stations in Texas and Oklahoma reported winds of more than 70 mph.
- The reports also included grapefruit-size hail near Briscoe, Texas, and hail larger than the size of baseballs was reported across Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.
Over the weekend, two people were killed by fallen trees as a result of severe weather that impacted more than 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas. The threats included damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.
- One storm-related death was reported in Lafayette County, Mississippi, and one death was reported in Georgia.
- On Friday, a confirmed EF-1 tornado damaged multiple homes and injured one person in Van Buren, Arkansas.
- On Saturday, more than 430,000 customers were without power across the Southeast.
- As of Monday morning, 56,657 customers in Texas were still without power.
- On Saturday, torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of Arkansas, including the Little Rock Metro area.
- On Sunday, an extreme risk for severe weather was issued across the southern Plains and included wind gusts up to 80 mph.
On Monday, severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail, tornado threats, and flash flooding were forecast to impact tens of millions of people from Texas and New Orleans to New York.
- Heavy rain, including up to three inches in parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and the Gulf Coast Region, is forecast to cause flash flooding.
- On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated additional state emergency response resources ahead of the expected severe weather.
On Monday, Tropical Storm Barbara strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.
- As of Monday, Hurricane Barbara was located about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The storm was not expected to make landfall.

Wildfires

As of Monday, air quality alerts remained in effect across parts of the Northeast due to wildfire smoke from Canadian wildfires.