Category Storm Surge Alert

Severe flooding causes mayhem; Woman found dead after her car is swept away in Kentucky, USA

A woman died after her car was swept off the highway and into a flooded creek in Kentucky, police said Friday.   Authorities in Lee County received a call in the morning that a car had become submerged after heavy…

Severe Storms Bring Floods and Tornadoes to Missouri and Kentucky, USA

Emergency teams were called to more than 40 high-water rescues early Friday after a severe storm lashed parts of the Plains with tornadoes, rain and flooding.   Kentucky was soaked by up to five inches of rain, leading to flash…

Super Typhoon Maysak to reach Yap today and heading towards Philippines

PHOTO: Typhoon Maysak is expected to intensify to a super typhoon. (Supplied: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) A warning is in force for the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, as the US National Weather…

Emergency Declared After Heavy Rains Hit Atacama Desert Region, Chile

The Chilean government has declared a state of emergency in the Atacama desert region after flash floods hit what is normally one of the driest regions in the world. The declaration of emergency gives control of the region to the…

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…

Tropical Cyclone Olwyn has intensified into a category 2 off Western Australia’s North West coast

The storm is approaching the west Pilbara coast with landfall expected between Exmouth and Mardie early Friday morning.   The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said there were sustained winds of 95 kilometres per hour near the centre of the cyclone…