Category Hailstorm Alert

Severe hailstorm, heavy rains leave 16 dead in Peshawar, Pakistan

At least 16 people have been killed and more than 80 others injured in rain-related incidents and hailstorms in various parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital city as roofs and walls of building collapsed due to heavy rain.   Speaking…

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 thunderstorms, lightning and rare funnel clouds hit Newfoundland

Environment Canada meteorologists are following a series of severe thunderstorms producing penny sized hail and heavy rainfall in Newfoundland.   The storm is impacting the St. John’s metro area and should continue to do so for the next hour.   Warnings were issued for St. John’s, the Avalon Peninsula…

Severe storms causes havoc in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia

Heavy rain, hail and lightning on Tuesday hit some parts of central and northeastern Croatia, northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina and areas of Serbia which are still coping with the consequences of severe flooding in late May.   In Croatia, torrential…

Severe storm with heavy hail across southern Alberta, Canada

A thunderstorm swept across southern Alberta Monday, prompting Environment Canada to issue thunderstorm warnings and watches. The Heritage Day storm had officials warning of heavy rain and possible hail. The Calgary Airport was under a lightning advisory for about half…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Southern Ontario, Canada

“I’ve never seen anything like this — never in 38 years living in this neighbourhood,” A series of thunderstorms swept through Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario Monday, leaving roads flooded, drivers stranded in some cases and four people hurt…

Severe hail storm dents cars, surprises residents with large ice pellets in Oregon, USA

Courtesy of @Terry_Lawhead The National Weather Service’s Saturday evening forecast for Bend called for lightning, gusty winds, heavy rain and occasional hail. No kidding. In fact, maybe the forecast should have read, “occasional, quick and Giganto-size hail.” Shortly after 5 p.m., the Central Oregon city…