Category Flash Flooding Alert

Severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and damaging winds causes mayhem to parts of western Nebraska, USA

A severe thunderstorm packing heavy rain and damaging winds raced through parts of western Nebraska Thursday night.   Residents and city officials in North Platte and other communities reported downed trees, power outages and rain runoff that accumulated more than…

Massive sinkhole swallows cars in Wisconsin, USA

(Photo: WISC) Residents of an east side apartment were evacuated early Friday when three cars fell into a sink hole in a parking lot, according to the Madison Fire Department.   Crews were called to 1602 Fordem Ave. at 4:42…

Severe dust storm causes mayhem in Phoenix, USA

A rare morning dust storm tore through Phoenix Tuesday, cutting power, uprooting trees, dumping rain and leaving behind street flooding.    A dust storm warning was in effect until 11 a.m. for the Greater Phoenix area and northwest Pinal County.…

Flash Flood, Mudslide Close Northern Arizona Highway, USA; Rare Tornado Struck Too

Arizona Highway 89A north of Flagstaff closed by mudslide Aug. 9, 2015; PHOTO: AZ Department of Transportation A storm system brought a tornado and hail to northern Arizona on Sunday, with flash flooding closing a portion of the U.S. 89A…

Taiwan sunk in mud streams after deadly typhoon Soudelor

Typhoon Soudelor kills dozens in China

At least a dozen people have died and five are missing in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency, which cited local disaster management officials.   It was…

Severe floods nearly affect one million; at least 99 killed in Myanmar

A woman and her children ride a boat near their half-submerged residence in Nyaung Tone, Myanmar. (Source: AP photo) The number of people affected by flooding across Myanmar was approaching 1 million on Sunday, with waters in the low-lying southwestern…