Category Evacuation Alert

Tornado damages or destroys hundreds of homes in Missouri town, USA

A tornado destroyed or damaged 200 to 300 homes in a small town east of Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday but caused no injuries, officials reported. The tornado touched down in Orrick, Missouri, at 5:45 p.m., damaging a school and…

Severe rainstorm triggers landslide killing one and 10,000 evacuated in Central China

One person was killed in a rain-triggered landslide while flooding has forced the relocation of another 10,000 residents in a county in central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities said Saturday. Heavy rains started to hit Suining County at 3 a.m.…

Severe storm destroys Karamea native trees, crops in New Zealand

It is a massive loss that will take decades to recover from   “Never experienced anything like that before,” says fruit grower Christopher Shaw New aerial footage has revealed the extent of the devastation wrecked by Cyclone Ita on the…

Hong Kong Issues Highest Storm Warning for Second Time in 2014

Rain dowsed Hong Kong yesterday causing street flooding and prompting the city’s weather service to raise a black storm warning, the second time the highest alert has been triggered this year. The Hong Kong Observatory also issued warnings for winds…

Severe storms, flooding rain hit North Texas, USA

A strong storm system has deluged North Texas with up to 4 inches of rain, triggered flash-flood warnings and prompted a high-water rescue of a group of children.   Dallas police say emergency personnel rescued five children trapped Thursday morning…

2 more tornadoes confirmed in Northeast Alabama, USA

National Weather Service meteorologists have confirmed two more tornado tracks in Northeast Alabama, an EF1 in strength and an EF2, both touching down during the deadly storms that hit the area April 28. “This makes the eighth and ninth tornadoes…

Major storm damage in central Kansas, train blown off tracks, USA

Train derailment photo from the Kansas Highway Patro A fast moving thunderstorm brought wind damage to portions of central Kansas Wednesday evening. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 80 miles-per-hour. The most severe damage was in Galva in McPherson County. Wind…