Category Power Outage Alert

Quake of 6.0 magnitude causes power outage to about 15,000 homes in San Francisco, USA

Power outage after 6.0 quake hits N. California 24 August 2014. Power blackouts have been accounted for in North Bay zone of San Francisco and around the city of Napa, after California was shaken by a 6.0 extent quake. Onlookers…

Flooding from heavy overnight rain closes interstate, schools in Indiana, USA

Torrential rains targeted a swath of northern Indiana overnight Friday, dumping nearly a foot of rain in one area, swamping highways, triggering at least one major rescue and leaving officials trying to cope with fire and flood.   Blackford County’s…

Massive hailstorm causes havoc in Kashmir

Hailstorm followed by rains triggered dip in temperature while strong winds that hit various districts of Kashmir Friday evening took heavy toll on fruit industry. Orchards and standing crops in the twin districts of Shopian and Pulwama in South Kashmir…

Severe Storms and a tornado Knock Out Power, Down Trees in North Georgia, USA

The national weather service has confirmed a tornado hit Gilmer County this week. Confirmed EF1 Tornado 1.7 mile long path.   Clusters of thunderstorms moved across parts of North Georgia Thursday evening. High winds brought down trees and power lines,…

Catastrophic flooding wreaks major havoc in Phoenix, USA

Severe flooding swept through the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as some areas were hit by up to eight inches of rain. The National Weather service issued a flash flood warning for the desert city, The Associated Press said. Authorities closed a…

Catastrophic flooding is causing severe havoc; Home Guard deployed in Southern Sweden

Sweden’s weather agency issued a severe weather warning for the extreme rains and flooding in southern Sweden, adding that the rains are likely to continue all wee Flooded homes evacuated Home guard called in to help 15 centimetres of rain…

Major floods and landslides kills 70 with 181 missing with more than 225,000 people affected in Nepal

Heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have caused extensive flooding and several landslides throughout the country. More than 225,000 people are affected and 35,000 have been forced to leave their homes. To date, 70 people are confirmed dead and 181 are…

Severe storms causes power outages to 1000’s in Georgia, USA

An estimated 2,000 Georgia Power customers in Columbus are without electricity after a line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms rolled through the Chattahoochee River Valley Monday evening. As of 7:15pm ET, 1,888 Georgia Power customers were without power in Muscogee County. Most of…

Severe floods and landslides kills 2 and prompts evacuation advisory for more than 80,000 people in Japan

Floods and landslides following torrential rain in western Japan have killed at least two people and prompted one city to advise more than 80,000 people to flee their homes, officials said on Sunday. One man was confirmed dead in Kyoto…

Severe hailstorm and windstorm wreaks havoc in South Kashmir

Hailstorm and strong winds that hit south Kashmir Friday evening took heavy toll on fruit industry in the twin districts of Kulgam and Anantnag. Many residential houses were also damaged due to windstorm.     Dozens of villages were affected by…