Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Lightning Strikes Kill At Least 56 In India

At least 56 people have been killed by lightning in the eastern Indian state of Bihar over the past 24 hours.   Dozens more were injured when thunderstorms and monsoon rains lashed 14 districts, a state official said.   The…

Severe Wildfire Forces Residents To Flee In Arizona, USA

Residents in a small Arizona community have been forced to evacuate after a fierce wildfire broke out, with six others on standby.   Local media reported that the flames took hold at noon on Wednesday and charred nearly four square…

Spreading ‘Fire Tornado’ Nears Oil Terminal In California, USA

A fire crew takes shelter behind an engine at a beach in Santa Barbara Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in California over the threat from a huge wildfire to an oil processing terminal.   A…

Severe Hailstorm Causes Mayhem In Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Trees down. Corn crops destroyed in rural Winnebago County. All from a hailstorm that hit Thursday night.   “In seconds, a huge hailstorm started coming to us, and the wind and the rain was intense,” said Milburn. “   Basically…

Mega Storm Causes Mayhem In Australia

TWO people are dead and five injured in Queensland as wild weather lashed Australia’s east coast.   Most of southern Queensland and northern NSW was drenched, with a staggering 468mm of rain falling at Wooli River caravan park since Saturday…

Major storm rips with large hail, damages property in Billings, USA

Courtesy: Viewer Photos For a storm that dropped less than a half-inch of rain, it still managed to pound parts of the region with quarter-sized to golf ball-sized hail, sometimes larger.   It appears smaller towns and the West End…

Massive dust storm uproots trees, disrupts traffic in Chandigarh, India

A massive dust storm, accompanied by strong winds, lashed the city this evening uprooting trees in some areas and disrupting traffic in several parts of the city.   The police said they received calls about falling of trees from Sectors…