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OfficialSevere weatherChileOn 9 October 2026, the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that the frontal system affecting Chile between the Coquimbo and Los Lagos regions had left 118 people affected, 147 sheltered, and 50 isolated, with 75 houses sustaining major damage and 2,285…
OfficialSevere weatherGuatemalaOn 8 October 2026, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED, per its acronym in Spanish) reported continued damage and needs assessments in sectors II and IV of Villa Hermosa, San Miguel Petapa municipality, following landslides that affected residential areas on 3 October. Additionally, media reported…
OfficialSevere weatherChileOn 7 October 2026, the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED, per its acronym in Spanish) of Chile reported continued monitoring of the severe weather event affecting the regions between Coquimbo and Los Lagos. As of 7 October, 18 people were affected, 61 were sheltered, and 63 remained isolated…
OfficialSevere weatherParaguayOn 6 October 2026, the National Emergency Secretariat (SEN, per its acronym in Spanish) reported damage assessments and the distribution of relief supplies to families affected by the severe storm that brought heavy rainfall, strong winds, and large hail to Asunción and the Central department on 3 October.…
Unofficial Severe weather Ecuador On 4 October 2026, the National Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR, per its acronym in Spanish) reported 101 adverse events across fifteen provinces as a result of heavy rainfall associated withthe El Niño phenomenon, with Esmeraldas, Guayas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Los Ríos concentrating…
OfficialHurricaneMexico (Update)On 2 October 2026, OCHA reported that Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur as a Category 2 hurricane on 28 September and made a second landfall near Guaymas, Sonora, as a Category 1 hurricane on 29 September, causing flooding and power outages. According to media reports cited by OCHA, two deaths and…
OfficialSevere weatherBrazil (Update)On 30 September 2026, the Brazil National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN, per its acronym in Portuguese) reported continued heavy rainfall across southern Brazil, with accumulations potentially exceeding 70 mm within 24 hours in parts of Santa Catarina and Paraná. A high…
OFFICIALHurricanedMexico On 29 September 2026, media reports and Mexican civil protection authorities reported impacts associated with Hurricane Polo in Baja California Sur and Sonora. On 28 September, Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur as a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), producing heavy…
OFFICIALUnited States – Severe WeatherOn 28 September 2026, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that a strong nor’easter brought coastal flooding, rip currents, strong winds, and heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the weekend. New Jersey and New York declared states of emergency on 25 September. In New…