Category Rain Alert

Ex-hurricane Bertha is still lashing the UK weather

Waves crashed against a lighthouse in Newhaven, East Sussex Parts of England and Scotland are continuing to be affected by high winds and rain brought by the remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha The Met Office issued a “be prepared” amber…

Ex-hurricane Bertha gives the heaviest rainfall and a Tornado in Cardiff City, Wales, UK

The city begins a clear-up as one church fears it will not be able to claim the flooding damage on insurance. Cardiff experienced the UK’s heaviest rainfall today when the tail end of ex-hurricane Bertha lashed the capital. Dozens of…

Ex hurricane Bertha; Tornado causes havoc as it rips through Hull, UK

Aftermath: The scene on Hopewell Road in Hull   A mini-tornado tore through Hull yesterday as Britain suffered a battering from the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha. A woman was hit by flying glass as the twister caused havoc on a road…

Severe flood risk as heavy showers batter Nottinghamshire, UK

TORRENTIAL wet weather has caused havoc across the county with more showers and heavy winds on the way. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning throughout the day with a “severe risk” of flooding in parts of Nottinghamshire.…

Ex hurricane Bertha causes power outage to 1000’s in Gloucester, UK

DOZENS of Gloucester homes have been left without power after the remains of a tropical storm hit the region. The county has been battered by ex-hurricane Bertha, which was swept in across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Gloucestershire as it moves north…

Super Typhoon Halong Causes Wide Spread Flooding In Shikoku, Japan

Typhoon Halong make landfall near Kochi, Japan during the morning hours Sunday as a Typhoon with winds sustained at 65kts making it just barely at typhoon status via the official agency of Japan JMA.   The storm is forecasted to…

Severe thunderstorms, lightning and rare funnel clouds hit Newfoundland

Environment Canada meteorologists are following a series of severe thunderstorms producing penny sized hail and heavy rainfall in Newfoundland.   The storm is impacting the St. John’s metro area and should continue to do so for the next hour.   Warnings were issued for St. John’s, the Avalon Peninsula…

Landslide strikes again; 4 dead‚ 8 injured in Dolakha, Nepal

Four persons, including two children, died and eight others were injured in a landslide in Jiri of Dolakha in the wee hours of Saturday.According to police, Sujal Jirel (5), Sushma Jirel and Pema Doma Tamang (37) and her 17-year-old daughter…