Category Storm Alert

Rare And Destructive Cyclone Chapala Rapidly Intensifies To A Category 4 Storm In Arabian Sea

Cyclone Chapala could become the strongest on record in the Arabian Sea and may make an unprecedented landfall at hurricane strength along the coast of Yemen or southwest Oman in the days ahead.   Chapala rapidly intensified and is estimated…

‘Worst storm in decade’ lashes Australia: 3 killed, thousands without power

Powerful storms overturn trains, downed trees/power-lines, flooded roads in southeast Alabama, USA

Severe storms bring hail, lightning, damaging winds to South Plains, USA

Two areas of severe thunderstorms developed across the KCBD Viewing Area Wednesday evening and produced large hail, dangerous lightning and widespread damaging wind gusts.   Initially, scattered severe thunderstorms developed across the northern Rolling Plains. A severe thunderstorm produced hail…

TORNADO alert issued in Birmingham, UK

Birmingham was today battered by winds of up to 40mph as the country was put on TORNADO alert and weather experts predicted an Easter Bank Holiday washout.   Families hoping for sunshine at the weekend look set to be disappointed…

55mph winds recorded as storm causes road closures and fallen trees in East Anglia, UK

The tree that was brought down in the winds on Sunday afternoon crashing onto a car parked in Church Avenue, Norwich. Picture by SIMON FINLAY. The region was hit by a storm this afternoon which passed through East Anglia with…

Severe storms lashing parts of Eastern Australia

THE southeast of Queensland has been battered by torrential rain for a second day in a row, with the latest downpours causing the suspension of train services and the Brisbane Roar game to be abandoned. Translink had earlier suspended trains…

Cyclone Pam reaches New Zealand

New Zealand is braced for a stormy night at its northern and eastern extremities as Cyclone Pam passes by with reduced fury.   Powerco, New Zealand’s second-largest power company, has fixed some outages on the Coromandel peninsula and schools are…

Massive hailstorm leaves destruction across many parts of Nagpur, India

The Second Capital City of Maharashtra, Nagpur on Sunday evening was bruised and battered by the brief spell of heavy unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorm that caught citizens unaware and left a trail of destruction. The strong winds and grape-sized…