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Large hail storm hits northern Israel

A large hail storm hit northern Israel on Monday morning causing damage to property. The storm, which lasted only a few minutes, began just before 6:00 a.m. with unusually strong winds and large balls of hail. In Haifa and the…

Major snow storm causes tens of thousands of people to be without power in South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, USA

An early season snow is combining with gusty winds to cause power outages, road closures and other adverse impacts across the South.   At the peak of the snow, tens of thousands of people were without power in South Carolina,…

Apocalyptic hailstorm coupled with massive flooding strikes parts of Colombia

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.   The heavens…

Cat 4 Hurricane Gonzalo Is Slamming Bermuda With Powerful Winds Of 140 mph

Many trees are uprooting, power loss to 1000’s along with structural damage to many properties.   Flooding is a major concern.

Freak Snow Storm, Flooding, Damaging Gales Hits New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in…

Severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed 20 trekkers and guides in Nepal’s Himalayas

Severe weather triggered by the tail end of Cyclone Hudhud, which battered neighbouring India’s east coast, hit trekking groups on the Annapurna circuit as well as mountaineers trying to scale the avalanche-prone Mount Dhaulagiri in central Nepal on Tuesday.  …

Landslide kills five in Araku, India

Five members of a family were buried alive at a village near Araku, of Visakhapatnam rural district, as their house got caught in a mudslide due to Cyclone Hudhud.   Though the incident took place on the evening of October…

Hurricane Gonzalo Kills 1 in St. Maarten and Injures 12 in Antigua; Bermuda Under Alert

Hurricane Gonzalo was upgraded Tuesday evening to a Category 3 storm, only the during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.   Although Gonzalo was back over open water, the storm left its mark across the Caribbean, killing one person in St.…

Cyclone Hudhud Of 130mph Flattens At Least 6,000 Buildings And Kills At Least 22 People In India

At least 22 people are dead in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which ripped through India’s eastern coast Sunday and Monday with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour. The Times of India reports that 15 people were killed…

Intense Hurricane Fay causes mayhem in Bermuda; Another possible hurricane Gonzalo takes aim at Caribbean

Hurricane Fay toppled utility poles and knocked out power to thousands of people in Bermuda before moving out over open ocean on Sunday, just as a new storm raced toward the eastern rim of the Caribbean threatening to become a…