Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Storm Desmond floods: violent mudslide plunge down mountain as thousands evacuated from homes, UK

**RED ALERT ISSUED**Severe Storm Desmond Prompts Major Evacuations In Cumbria Towns, UK

A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after some residents were forced to evacuate their homes in towns effectively cut off by flooding.   Cumbria Police officers and mountain rescue teams are helping to take people from their homes…

FEROCIOUS and spectacular lightning strikes 62,000 times, uproots trees and roofs in parts of Australia

FEROCIOUS and spectacular electrical and hail storms tore through Gympie region on Monday night, as a series of dangerous storm events continued to come in from the south-west.   And it could be even worse today, before a cooler south-easterly…

Cyclone Tuni batters Samoa

Samoa is waking up from its overnight battering as Tropical Cyclone Tuni hit the Pacific nation.   The high-powered weather system dumped about 100 millimetres of rain and has brought strong winds to the popular tourist hotspot.   Local forecasters…

Dangerous thunderstorms are battering parts of southeast Queensland, Australia

Dangerous thunderstorms are battering parts of southeast Queensland with warnings in place for large parts of the region.   The Bureau of Meteorology said “very dangerous” storms which could bring large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds were detected near…

Severe Storms and Tornadoes cause damage throughout Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas, USA

Much of North Texas was under a tornado watch as severe weather moved throughout the region. The storm left a wake of damage caused by its heavy rain, lightning and high winds. Oklahoma and Kansas were also hit by the…

Severe flooding causes hundreds to evacuate and 200 alerts with a month’s worth of rain arriving in one weekend in parts of the UK

Hundreds of properties in Britain are today under threat from life-threatening flooding as the country is hit by up to eight inches of rain.   Emergency evacuation plans are in place in a Cumbrian town after river levels rose yesterday…