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Hurricane Madeline, Lester threaten to hit Hawaii with one-two punch

Merchants boarded up shop windows Wednesday along Hilo Bay, and shoppers snatched supplies of food and water from grocery store shelves as what could be the first hurricane to hit Hawaii in a quarter-century neared the island.   The National…

Massive Hailstorm Ushers Snow Plows In Colorado Springs, USA

Colorado Springs has dispatched snow plows to clean up after a powerful storm dumped heavy hail across the city.   City spokeswoman Kim Melchor tells The Gazette she does not know how many plows were sent out, but crews are…

Powerful Typhoon Mindulle Lashes Tokyo Area, Japan

A powerful typhoon has battered the Greater Tokyo area in Japan, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured, according to media reports.   Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at noon (local time) on Monday, moving upwards from the Japanese…

Tornadoes reported in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, USA

The National Weather Service confirmed that at least one of the several tornadoes that were reported in Michigan on Saturday was tagged in an EF-1 category. The group of tornadoes spawned from a line of strong thunderstorms that caused some…

Mexico Issues Alert As Tropical Storm Kay Churns Off Pacific Coast

Mexican officials have warned northwestern communities to be on alert today as Tropical Storm Kay churns off the Pacific coast.   At 0900 GMT the center of Kay was located some 495 kilometres southwest of the southern tip of the…

Severe Storm Causes Mayhem In Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Powerful thunderstorms that produced 70-plus mph winds moved through the Jamestown area Thursday morning, damaging trees and knocking out power to more than 1,000 people. Janine Vining, a National Weather Service forecaster in Bismarck, said the weather service had tracked…