Category Lightning Alert

Severe RED ALERT issued by Japan due to Super Typhoon Halong

Japan’s weather agency on Saturday (Aug 9) issued its highest alert as typhoon Halong barrelled toward southwestern Japan, warning of heavy rains and strong winds from a storm that has grounded more than 470 flights. The warning means that the…

Severe flash flooding traps drivers, cuts off power in Cambridgeshire, UK

Torrential rain in Cambridgeshire caused a riverbank to collapse, left 856 homes without power, trapped drivers and closed two supermarkets. The weather also hit Norfolk and Lincolnshire, where homes were evacuated and an air display cancelled. BBC Weather said 50mm of rain fell…

Severe snow storm brings chaos to parts of New Zealand

Widespread snow to low levels in the south, on top of copious rain, is making conditions miserable for farmers and stock, especially dairy farmers who have started calving.   Snow and southerly winds buffeted Otago and Southland through Thursday night…

Severe winds causes mayhem and now a severe snow storm is on the way for parts of New Zealand

Southland Civil Defence is urging people not to travel in the region tonight because of an incoming snowstorm. Snow is expected to be heaviest across eastern Southland, and Emergency Management Southland manager Neil Cruickshank says unless travel is urgent people…

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…

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 01:00 GMT on 9th August 2014

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 01:00 GMT on 9 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…

Landslide destroys home; dozens of evacuations in North Salt Lake, USA

More than 20 homes have been evacuated and one completely destroyed after a hillside slid down here Tuesday morning.  The home on Parkway Drive crumbled after rain-saturated soil from the hill above started piling up behind it at around 6…

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…