Category Flash Flooding Alert

Tornado and storms strikes Indianapolis, USA

The National Weather Service (NWS) says an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour touched down on the city’s southeast side Saturday night, causing damage to homes and knocking out power to thousands.   The tornado and…

Severe weather in US State of Texas, China and India making headlines

Evacuations In Place As River Is Rising Very Fast In The Houston-Area, USA

Officials say they expect a swollen suburban Houston river to keep rising and to remain high throughout the weekend and they have suggested that those living near its banks may want to leave.   Harris County Flood Control District officials…

Severe lightning destroys a family’s house in Harris County, Texas, USA

Thunderstorms battered the Chattahoochee Valley for much of the afternoon, taking down trees and power lines and leaving thousands without power.   Lightning strikes also caused a Harris County house to go up in flames, and we talked to residents…

Devastating flooding kills at least 3 with many missing in Texas and Oklahoma, USA

‘Worst I’ve seen’ At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern US.   Two people were killed in weather-related accidents in Oklahoma and a man lost his life in…

State of emergency declared after flash flood tears through ‘resilient’ Cache Creek, Canada

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta has declared a local state of emergency after a flash flood tore through town, driving dozens from their homes.   “It was just unbelievable how fast it happened,” Ranta told The Province Sunday, a day…

Apocalyptic rainstorm floods Moscow streets, lightning blasts gas station

A heavy rainstorm washed over the Russian capital on Friday, prompting an extreme weather warning, sending torrents of water rushing down the city’s streets, and blowing up a gas station with lightning.   After a warm muggy Friday afternoon, the…

Severe Flooding Strikes With Historic Flooding On The Way In Oklahoma And Texas, USA

Flash floods forced more than 1,000 evacuations and numerous rescues across Oklahoma and Texas, as officials warned a “historic” deluge was still to come on Sunday.   One firefighter in Oklahoma drowned after being swept away by flood waters. The…