Category Lightning Alert

Tornadoes and torrential rains causes complete mayhem in Texas, USA

At least two people were killed when a storm with high winds and heavy rains pelted central Texas on Friday, flooding highways, causing evacuations after rivers overflowed and spawning tornadoes that ripped through buildings outside San Antonio.   The body…

Major hailstorm severely damages a hospital in Chinchilla, Australia

Staff at Chinchilla Hospital are picking up the pieces after hail stones smashed windows and damaged a roof at the facility on Wednesday.   At the height of the severe hailstorm an urgent message was relayed to The Chronicle that…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Israel

Intense stormy weather socked Israel Sunday morning, killing one person, briefly shuttering an airport, bringing highways to a standstill and causing other havoc and damage in multiple cities.   In Pardes Hanna, a 20-year-old construction worker was killed when a…

Super Typhoon Koppu (Lando) slams the Philippines

Super Typhoon Koppu’s eye smashed into northern Philippines’ Luzon island with ferocious winds and rain early Sunday, just the early stages of what forecasters fear could be a three-day period of floods and landslides.   Koppu, known as Lando in…

Massive Dust Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In Arizona, USA

A massive dust storm has hit the US state of Arizona, leaving more than 4,500 homes without power.   The storm arrived in Maricopa County around 2pm on Friday local time, with high winds kicking up dust over the city…

Severe Storms Cause at Least 10,000 Lightning Strikes in Queensland, Australia

Parts of south-east Queensland were lashed by hail and more than 10,000 lightning strikes as a severe thunderstorm hit the region yesterday, bringing power outages to more than 1,000 homes and businesses.   More severe storm cells had been forecast…