Category Gale Force Wind Alert

Typhoon Sarika Hits Southern China

Super Typhoon Haima is a beast, and it’s on a collision course with the Philippines

Super Typhoon Haima is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on Wednesday. (windytv.com) A dangerous typhoon is spinning like a table saw toward the Philippines just days after a major storm made landfall in Luzon. Local emergency managers are…

At least 21 die in massive floods in central Vietnam; alert issued for typhoon Sarika

The Vietnam government said on Sunday that at least 21 people died and eight are still missing in four central provinces in the past week due to massive floods, as the country braces for Typhoon Sarika.   The government said…

Thousands flee as Typhoon Sarika lashes Philippines

Typhoon Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground, officials said.   Minor landslides and flooding were also reported a day…

Flood alerts issued as storm whips up high tides in Devon and Cornwall, UK

Flood alerts have been issued for long stretches of the Devon and Cornwall coast with high tides backed by strong winds tomorrow and into Monday.   The Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings and 26 flood alerts with “overtopping”…

Major Storm in Pacific-State of Emergency Declared-2nd Storm Wave hits Tonight!

Tasman fruit growers count cost of heavy hailstorm in New Zealand

A sudden heavy hailstorm coated Motueka in white and has come at a terrible time for kiwifruit growers.   A Caltex Motueka employee said the heavy hailstorm started at about 3.15pm on Friday and lasted for “a good 20 minutes”. …

Mother Nature unleashes her wrath on the Twin Harbors with record rainfall in USA

The Twin Harbors mostly ducked the first of a one-two weather punch combination headed at the coast, but is bracing for what could be a real haymaker scheduled to hit Saturday evening.   A powerful hail storm fueled by high…