Category Fallen Trees Alert

Severe storm causes devastation yet again in the Nizamabad district, India

Would-be bride among three killed in lightning. The tragedy left the families on both sides shocked as she was to get married on Tuesday evening Three persons, including a bride, were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Warangal district,…

Severe storm kills five in South Punjab

Dust storm followed by heavy rain and hailstorm in some areas lashed Southern Punjab last night while at least five people were killed and many injured in rain-related incidents, disclosed reports received from different areas. The storm was so intense…

Severe storm topples trees and crush homes in Phuket, Thailand

A sudden gale that Phuket’s microclimate produces in the monsoon season toppled a banyan tree in Phuket City about 10pm last night, damaging two houses and a parked pickup. Resident Preecha Lakkeaw, who lives on the road behind Phuket Provincial…

Severe thunderstorm / hailstorm causes mayhem in Ohio, USA

Several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm Warnings were issued during a major weather event that rolled through southern and central Ohio Wednesday.   High winds and hail were reported throughout the Scioto Valley, with reports of trees being damaged 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…