Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Severe hailstorm hammers City in Canada

This is a hailstorm not a snowstorm!!!! The hailstones, described as “golf ball size,” created a path of destruction, leaving residents to pick up the mess the day after. Resident Karen Till said she was at home during the frightening…

Record breaking heatwave followed by severe storms in Seattle, USA

The temperature in Seattle on Monday was much hotter than normal for this time of year. Twenty degrees hotter, to be exact. Monday afternoon, meteorologists recorded a record-breaking 96 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport where Seattle’s official weather data is…

Severe Hailstorms and heavy rains wreak havoc in Malaysia

Ugly aftermath: Uprooted trees damaged a car in Segamat after an hour-long freak storm wreaked havoc in the district Heavy rains and hailstorms hit several areas nationwide, damaging properties as well as causing floods and blackouts. A mid-afternoon thunderstorm here…

Severe flooding forces 100’s of homes to evacuate in Elgin, Scotland, UK

Council bosses are evacuating about 200 homes in Elgin as the level of the River Lossie continues to rise. Residents in Chanonry Road, Pinefield Road, Lossie Cottages, Three Rivers Walk, Newmill Road and other streets most at risk are being…

Environment Agency issues two flood alerts for Kent after remains of Hurricane Bertha leaves trail of chaos across the UK

Two flood alerts are in force for Kent today after nearly a month’s worth of rain fell in just a few hours. Winds of more than 40mph and heavy rain from the remains of hurricane Bertha battered the county yesterday.…

Ex-hurricane Bertha is still lashing the UK weather

Waves crashed against a lighthouse in Newhaven, East Sussex Parts of England and Scotland are continuing to be affected by high winds and rain brought by the remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha The Met Office issued a “be prepared” amber…

Ex-hurricane Bertha gives the heaviest rainfall and a Tornado in Cardiff City, Wales, UK

The city begins a clear-up as one church fears it will not be able to claim the flooding damage on insurance. Cardiff experienced the UK’s heaviest rainfall today when the tail end of ex-hurricane Bertha lashed the capital. Dozens of…

Ex hurricane Bertha; Tornado causes havoc as it rips through Hull, UK

Aftermath: The scene on Hopewell Road in Hull   A mini-tornado tore through Hull yesterday as Britain suffered a battering from the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha. A woman was hit by flying glass as the twister caused havoc on a road…

Severe flood risk as heavy showers batter Nottinghamshire, UK

TORRENTIAL wet weather has caused havoc across the county with more showers and heavy winds on the way. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning throughout the day with a “severe risk” of flooding in parts of Nottinghamshire.…

Super Typhoon Halong Causes Wide Spread Flooding In Shikoku, Japan

Typhoon Halong make landfall near Kochi, Japan during the morning hours Sunday as a Typhoon with winds sustained at 65kts making it just barely at typhoon status via the official agency of Japan JMA.   The storm is forecasted to…