Category Severe Flood Alert

Torrential downpour causes flash flooding on northern Gold Coast, Australia

Courtesy of ABC News Heavy rain has caused localised flash flooding on the Gold Coast overnight and forced the suspension of tram services for several hours.   The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said some northern Gold Coast suburbs received more…

Hurricane-force winds of 113mph batters Scotland, UK

Up to 85,000 homes in Scotland are left without power as heavy winds from an Atlantic jet stream batter parts of Britain. Hurricane-force winds have brought gusts of around 110mph to Scotland as extreme weather from across the Atlantic reached…

Severe rainfall causes flooding and landslides in Surigao del Sur, Philippines

FLOODED AIRPORT. Continuous rain floods the Tandag airport grounds. Photo by Jofel Perez Patrimonio/Tandag City LGU Classes and work were suspended in several towns in Surigao del Sur on Friday, January 9, after continuous rain caused flooding and landslides in…

100mph storm to strike Scotland tomorrow

SCOTLAND’S first storm of 2015 will be fiercer and come sooner than previously forecast, with winds of 100mph or more blasting the north from tomorrow night, the Met Office warned today. It came as an additional alert for heavy rain…

Evacuation notices have been issued to downtown Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

The City of Snoqualmie is issuing evacuation notices for residents of a downtown neighborhood as water levels from the Snoqulamie River continue to rise.   Residents and businesses in the Southeast Park Street neighborhood of downtown Snoqualmie should evacuate the…

Apocalyptic flooding displaces 1000’s with 8 killed in Zimbabwe, Africa

The Zimbabwean Red Cross says about 800 families have been evacuated from northern parts of the country, after they were marooned by heavy flooding over the weekend.     Zimbabwe has witnessed incessant rains during the past week, resulting in…

Severe flooding, mudslides widespread across Western Washington, America

Heavy rains doused Western Washington Sunday night and Monday, bringing widespread flooding and mudslides around the region.   Forecasters said as much as four inches of rain could fall over the Western Washington lowlands through Monday.   The National Weather…

Yellow Alert Issued Due to Flooding and Landslides in the Philippines

A yellow rainfall warning has been raised over some parts of the Visayas due to the tail-end of a cold front, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Saturday.   In an advisory issued at 8 a.m., PAGASA said flooding may…