Category Lightning Alert

Powerful Typhoon Mindulle Lashes Tokyo Area, Japan

A powerful typhoon has battered the Greater Tokyo area in Japan, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured, according to media reports.   Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at noon (local time) on Monday, moving upwards from the Japanese…

Tornadoes reported in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, USA

The National Weather Service confirmed that at least one of the several tornadoes that were reported in Michigan on Saturday was tagged in an EF-1 category. The group of tornadoes spawned from a line of strong thunderstorms that caused some…

Tornado kills six in Faridpur, Munshiganj, Bangladesh

At least six people were killed and over a hundred others injured in Faridpur and Munshiganj as a tornado swept through the areas yesterday.    In one incident alone in Faridpur sadar upazila, four people were killed and 64 injured…

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…

Water Rescues from Phoenix Floods

Thousands of lightning strikes spark new fires in Interior Alaska

Thousands of lightning strikes sparked new fires in the Interior Friday, increasing the number of acres burned in the state this year by 50 percent, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.   Most of the fires burned in remote…