Category Commuter Alert

Heavy rain paralyzes life with a Waterspout in the mix too in Turkey

Heavy rain on Saturday evening paralyzed Turkey, particularly İstanbul, where the downpour produced flash floods and many houses and workplaces were flooded   Istanbul was hit by heavy rain on Saturday evening, causing water to collect on several roads, bringing…

Severe hail storm dents cars, surprises residents with large ice pellets in Oregon, USA

Courtesy of @Terry_Lawhead The National Weather Service’s Saturday evening forecast for Bend called for lightning, gusty winds, heavy rain and occasional hail. No kidding. In fact, maybe the forecast should have read, “occasional, quick and Giganto-size hail.” Shortly after 5 p.m., the Central Oregon city…

Severe storms cause 14-car crash, strand cyclists in San Bernardino, USA

A band of severe storms in the San Bernardino County area led to a 14-car crash on Interstate 40 and left dozens of cyclists stranded on an 8,400-foot-high peak, authorities said.   A series of wind gusts created a dust…

Devastating EF2 Tornado with winds up to 120 mph strikes, Revere, USA

“Nobody here has ever seen damage like what we’ve seen this morning,” Mayor Daniel Rizzo said Revere residents will be recovering for days after an EF2 tornado with wind gusts up to 120 mph left sections of the city ravaged,…

Severe flash flooding in north-west after Tasmania cleans up from ‘tornado-like’ winds

Homes have been inundated by flash flooding in northern Tasmania just hours after the north-west was pounded by severe winds that left a trail of destruction and caused widespread power cuts.   The State Emergency Service (SES) has confirmed houses…

Freak summer storm brings ‘rivers of hail’ and ‘snow indoors’ in the S/SE Of the UK

Courtesy of @Kennedy121 Lightning, heavy downpours and a huge hail storm created a scene described as the “zombie apocalypse” in Sussex this morning. The storms hit the Hove, Brighton and Worthing during the morning rush-hour, causing chaos on trains when a…