Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Tropical storm Odile is forecast to strike Mexico as a HURRICANE at about 06:00 GMT on 15th September 2014

Tropical storm Odile is forecast to strike Mexico as a hurricane at about 06:00 GMT on 15 September. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…

Severe hailstorms, wild winds, flash flooding, thunderstorms in parts of Australia

Wild winds have given way to flash flooding across Melbourne on Tuesday after damaging winds, hail and rain bucketed down on the city.   Major shopping precincts were evacuated due to building damage while several arterial roads were  submerged in…

Apocalyptic flooding as wettest day ever recorded in Phoenix, USA

It’s been an interesting few days in Phoenix, Arizona. A huge dust storm — known as a “haboob” — blanketed the area on Saturday, blowing thick sand on wind gusts between 25 to 40 miles per hour. And Monday was…

Intense hurricane Norbert struck Mexico as a hurricane at about 03:00 GMT on 6th September 2014

Intense hurricane Norbert struck Mexico as a hurricane at about 03:00 GMT on 6 September. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 24.2 N, 112.8 W.…

Severe hailstorms and damaging winds cause mayhem in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA

Severe storms rumbled through northern Minnesota and into Wisconsin early Thursday, leaving reports of damage in their wake.   A cluster of strong storms that developed in North Dakota late Wednesday night/early Thursday pushed through a swath of counties in…

Severe Thunderstorms Bring Wind Damage and Large Hail to Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, USA

“This is the worst storm I’ve seen in 40 years here,” said Mayor Pro Tem Ron Hanson Greg Miller, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Crawford County, Iowa, said five campers were blown over in Yellow Smoke Park. Several roads were…