Category Rain Alert

Severe storm unleashes giant hailstones and uproots trees in parts of South Africa

Gale-force winds of 74km/h pummelled large parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday evening, toppling trees, ripping homes and damaging cars The storm – which was accompanied by heavy rain and, in parts of the Midlands, golf-ball-size hailstones – started in central…

Two cyclones flare up in the southern Indian Ocean, one particularly intense

Satellite view of Tropical Storm Chedza approaching Madagascar (left) and Cyclone Bansi over the open southern Indian ocean (right) (NASA) It’s summer in the southern Indian Ocean and, thus, cyclone season – the equivalent to hurricane season in the tropical…

Apocalyptic floods kill scores of people and displaces 1000’s in Mozambique and Malawi, Africa

A major highway in Mozambique has split after two bridges collapsed as a result of heavy flooding that has killed 25 people and displaces tens of thousands in the country, officials say.   Parts of the country are also without…

**URGENT STORM ALERT**CURRENT STORM CROSSING THE UK WILL INTENSIFY

ENERGY LEVELS HAVE INCREASED WITH MEGA SPIKING   CURRENT STORM CROSSING THE UK WILL INTENSIFY   80 – 100mph WIND GUSTS WILL GENERATE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE MORE EXPOSED AREAS ***BE ALERT***

**RED ALERT**Met Éireann have issued a STATUS RED ALERT

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick   Mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with gusts of 130 to 150km/h possible.    The strongest winds will be along exposed coasts and mountainous areas.…

Tropical Cyclone Bansi is intensifying to 115mph and heading for Madagascar and Mauritius

NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Bansi on January 12 as it was intensifying rapidly and saw a cloud-covered eye in the storm’s center. Bansi has triggered warnings for the island of Mauritius and is expected to continue intensifying…

Torrential downpour causes flash flooding on northern Gold Coast, Australia

Courtesy of ABC News Heavy rain has caused localised flash flooding on the Gold Coast overnight and forced the suspension of tram services for several hours.   The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said some northern Gold Coast suburbs received more…