Category Hailstorm Alert

Apocalyptic hailstorm rips off roofs and wipes out crops in Sunraysia, Australia

“It’s the first time I can remember a hailstorm like this” A weekend hailstorm described as being like a tornado has ruined fruit crops and damaged homes in Sunraysia in north-west Victoria.   Roofs were blown off homes and property…

Apocalyptic Hailstorm Demolishes Hundreds Of Homes in Zimbabwe, Africa

Over 300 families had their homes ravaged by a hailstorm which hit Bikita and Chiredzi over the weekend, following heavy rains that have pounded most parts of Masvingo over the past few days.The hailstorm also swept away roofs at several…

Apocalyptic storm halts trains, floods streets; Complete chaos in Brisbane, Australia

A severe storm caused chaos in Brisbane on Wednesday evening, with flash flooding in the city centre trapping commuters and submerging cars, and widespread power outages reported. Major train stations in Brisbane’s inner city were closed, forcing delays across the…

Freak rain, hail, snow and dust storms hit Oman

Dust storms, hail and intermediate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning battered Muscat and Sohar throughout yesterday.    The rain submerged roads, saw wadis overflow, uprooted trees and reportedly left residents staring at tens of thousands of rials in damages.…

Severe hailstorm the size of golf balls strikes parts of Australia

HAILSTONES as big as golf balls bucketed down on Hunter rooftops on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the region, cutting power to homes and forcing the cancellation of train services.    The wild weather rolled in from…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys acres of crops and causes landslide to bury homes in Bolivia

A hail storm caused a landslide that buried at least three homes in a town in western Bolivia, affecting 20 families, media outlets said Tuesday.   Mud and rocks covered homes, vehicles and a tractor in Luribay, a municipality in…

Major storm; 1 Dead, 1,000 evacuated on weekend in Argentina

At least one person died and more than 1,000 were evacuated on the weekend due to an intense rain- and wind-storm that is still keeping Buenos Aires province and central Argentina on alert.   The fatality was a 22-year-old man…

Apocalyptic hailstorm coupled with massive flooding strikes parts of Colombia

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.   The heavens…