Category Storm 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…

**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.…

Hurricane-force winds of 113mph batters Scotland, UK

Up to 85,000 homes in Scotland are left without power as heavy winds from an Atlantic jet stream batter parts of Britain. Hurricane-force winds have brought gusts of around 110mph to Scotland as extreme weather from across the Atlantic reached…

Severe rainfall causes flooding and landslides in Surigao del Sur, Philippines

FLOODED AIRPORT. Continuous rain floods the Tandag airport grounds. Photo by Jofel Perez Patrimonio/Tandag City LGU Classes and work were suspended in several towns in Surigao del Sur on Friday, January 9, after continuous rain caused flooding and landslides in…

100mph storm to strike Scotland tomorrow

SCOTLAND’S first storm of 2015 will be fiercer and come sooner than previously forecast, with winds of 100mph or more blasting the north from tomorrow night, the Met Office warned today. It came as an additional alert for heavy rain…

Emergency Declaration initiated as a severe snow storm is due to strike Jordan

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and put its crews on maximum alert as a severe snow storm will hit the Kingdom tonight and continue throughout the weekend, according to forecast.   Municipal officials…