Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Southern Japan on alert after Typhoon Neoguri sweeps across Okinawa

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that severe weather from Typhoon Neoguri would continue, the eighth typhoon of the season.   The storm had lost some strength by Wednesday, packing winds of 126 kph (78 mph) with gusts of up to…

Major power outages to over 69,000 people as severe storms causes devastation in Kansas, USA

Thousands of people across the metro are in the dark after severe storms pounded the metro overnight.   As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, KCP&L said they currently have about 8,800 customers remaining without power. During the span of the storm,…

Red alert for Japan’s Kyushu island as landslides & flash floods loom, evacuation recommended to 20,000

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a red-level weather alert for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures of the island of Kyushu and recommended the evacuation of about 20,000 from southern Kyushu amid a looming threat of landslides and flashfloods as…

Post-tropical storm Arthur causes power outage to more than 200,000 homes in the Maritimes, Canada

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Maritimes are without electricity Saturday as post-tropical storm Arthur batters parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. With the number of power outages climbing steadily throughout the day, officials with the…

Hurricane Arthur to make landfall in Nova Scotia, prompts warnings throughout Maritimes

Forecasters say hurricane Arthur will make landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia on Saturday morning packing near-hurricane strength gusts and bringing torrential rainfall as it moves across the Maritimes. “We want people to pay attention,” said Chris Fogarty, the manager of…

Hurricane Arthur cuts power to about 22,000 in North Carolina, USA

Hurricane Arthur was moving offshore and away from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday morning, one day after making landfall, leaving about 22,000 without electricity and threatening holiday weekend plans along the eastern seaboard. Arthur, which strengthened into a Category…

Severe storm knocks out power, knocks down trees in Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA

Bolingbrook police said village workers were “extremely busy” responding to alarms and 911 calls in the wake of Monday night’s storm.   Numerous neighborhoods had experienced or are experiencing power outages, police Lt. Michael Rompa said this morning.   The…