Category Weather Warnings

Severe RED ALERT issued by Japan due to Super Typhoon Halong

Japan’s weather agency on Saturday (Aug 9) issued its highest alert as typhoon Halong barrelled toward southwestern Japan, warning of heavy rains and strong winds from a storm that has grounded more than 470 flights. The warning means that the…

Severe Tropical storm Iselle devastates many parts of Hawaii and there’s a hurricane on the way too

When Iselle finally hit the Big Island of Hawaii it had been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but the cyclone still left considerable damage in its wake and some areas of the island continue to be impacted. …

Severe flash flooding traps drivers, cuts off power in Cambridgeshire, UK

Torrential rain in Cambridgeshire caused a riverbank to collapse, left 856 homes without power, trapped drivers and closed two supermarkets. The weather also hit Norfolk and Lincolnshire, where homes were evacuated and an air display cancelled. BBC Weather said 50mm of rain fell…

Severe snow storm brings chaos to parts of New Zealand

Widespread snow to low levels in the south, on top of copious rain, is making conditions miserable for farmers and stock, especially dairy farmers who have started calving.   Snow and southerly winds buffeted Otago and Southland through Thursday night…

Severe flash flooding devastates Douglas County, USA

Families in Douglas County are digging out again after a flash flood Wednesday night left a wake of damage and debris. “It sounded like a freight train was coming down the middle of the canyon,” explains Matt Beaty, who lives…

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan at about 18:00 GMT on 9th August 2014

Super typhoon Halong is forecast to strike Japan as a typhoon at about 18:00 GMT on 9 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…