Category Lightning Alert

Devastating hailstorm wipes out crops due for harvest in Holland

For a long time, fruit growers in the Netherlands seemed to manage to evade the hail, but last night – right before the harvest – severe weather passed over the country from the southwest to the northeast, with heavy local…

Apocalyptic storm unleashes complete mayhem in British Columbia, Canada

Crews in Vancouver worked through the night in order to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers left without, after a powerful windstorm whipped through Lower Mainland, B.C. on Saturday.   Up to 500,000 customers were left in the…

Severe monsoon storm damage reported in Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix, USA

(Photo: Parker Leavitt/The Republic) Thunderstorms moved into the Phoenix area on Saturday evening, causing damage across the East Valley.   Chandler and Guadalupe saw the most severe storms. Crews were working to clean up downed trees from roads in Chandler,…

Flood Alert As Warragamba Dam Spills Over In Sydney, Australia

Sydney’s giant Warragamba Dam is overflowing for the first time in two years after a period of heavy rainfall. The dam lies about 70km (43 miles) west of the city and is the largest urban water storage facility in the…

Lightning strike ignites fire at a refinery in Texas, USA

(Source: KPRC/CNN) A lightning strike sparked a fire at an oil refinery on Thursday.   Heavy lightning was to blame for two fires in the area, both involving oil, including a fire at the Valero refinery.   Firefighters arrived at…

Severe hailstorm devastates 2,000 ha Kakheti vineyards in Georgia

Hailstorm devastated vineyards in Kakheti (Kvareli Municipality) Over dozen villages of wine-producing Kvareli Municipality, Kakheti province, were hit by a severe hailstorm overnight on Thursday almost totally devastating harvest in the affected territory, damaging houses and vehicles and tearing down…

Severe storm causes complete mayhem in Budapest, Hungary

Streets and buildings around Budapest were filled with water due to flooding caused by a huge hail storm late yesterday. Power outages were widespread, and people in various locations were trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters, according to…