Category Hailstorm Alert

HAILSTORM DEVASTATES VINEYARDS IN PIC SAINT LOUP, FRANCE

Before the storm (Photo: Mas Thélème) After the storm (Photo: Mas Thélème) Mas Thélème, owned by Fabienne and Alain Bruguière, was one of the worst-affected domaines. Established in 2003, Mas Thélème is a 7-hectare estate in the town of Lauret which produces around 20,000 bottles a year.…

Severe Storm Causes Mayhem In Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Powerful thunderstorms that produced 70-plus mph winds moved through the Jamestown area Thursday morning, damaging trees and knocking out power to more than 1,000 people. Janine Vining, a National Weather Service forecaster in Bismarck, said the weather service had tracked…

Huge hail hammers Great Falls, Montana, USA

Thousands of people were awakened by the sound of huge hailstones coming down early Thursday morning.   Golf ball to ping pong ball-size hail was reported throughout the city, causing damage to cars and trucks.   MTN News meteorologist Mike…

Violent dust storm batters homes, cotton fields near Knott, Texas, USA

Farmland and homes across the Permian Basin sustained significant damage Thursday night when a violent dust storm swept through the region.   Powerful winds dumped layers of sand and debris on fields once thick with growing crops in rural communities…

More weird weather: tornadoes, floods, now snow in Siberia

Residents of Krasnoyark take to boats to go to work, while an unusual July snowstorm hits Yakutia.   Recently we showed two tornadoes on the same day in different regions of Siberia. Such a phenomenon is rare here, but so…

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