Category Rain Alert

State of emergency declared; 4 killed as severe weather slams Southern USA

Severe weather slamming the southern U.S. two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.   In Mississippi, Gov. Phil Bryant declared an emergency for two southeastern…

Severe storm produces tornado and hail in Mississippi, USA

A tornado formed about 2 p.m. in Amite, Louisiana. It crossed over into Columbia, Mississippi, and moved northeast, Marion County officials said.   Columbia resident Justin Hill took a picture of what 16 WAPT meteorologists said was a rain-wrapped tornado.…

Severe storm heads East leaving trail of mudslides, flooding in California, USA

Californians cleaned up Saturday after a major storm soaked the drought-stricken state before moving east to drop rain on the Southwest.   Perhaps the biggest job was in Camarillo, about 80 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles, where a mudslide on…

Massive landslide kills at least 18, and 90 missing in Indonesia

A mudslide set off by torrential rains rushed down hills into a village in central Indonesia and swept away scores of homes, killing at least 18 people and leaving 90 others missing, officials said today.   About 105 houses were…

Severe storms causes over 100,000 to lose power in the Bay Area, California, USA

PG&E is reporting tens of thousands of power outages in the Bay Area due to inclement weather Thursday morning.   In San Francisco, at its peak, more than 100,000 customers are without power due to a blown substation at the…

Thousands without power after storm in the UK

Thousands of homes are still without power after gales and lightning strikes caused by a so-called ”weather bomb” swept the north of the country.   Around 27,000 properties in the Western Isles and Skye have no electricity due to the…

Mega storm with hurricane-force winds and flooding is on the way to California, USA

Crews in Northern California cleared storm drains and residents loaded up on sandbags Wednesday ahead of a powerful storm expected to pack hurricane-force winds capable of toppling trees and power lines and heavy rains causing streams and rivers to flood.…