Category Weather Warnings

Severe storm with strong Winds & hailstorms brings widespread damage in Douglas County, USA

Severe weather caused big headaches for home and business owners Saturday morning.   Strong wind and large hail hit parts of Douglas County near Corsica. People in town say many homeowners spent the day picking up branches and trees blown…

Tornado & large hailstorm hits Eastern Montana, USA

The same storm system that sparked thunderstorms in western Montana on Wednesday spawned a tornado Thursday in Eastern Montana.   It spun up at 7:19 p.m., 4 miles to the west of Wibaux on the eastern edge of the state.…

Monsoon storm engulfs Phoenix, USA

A summer monsoon thunderstorm has made it’s return to the valley.   The storm is welcome relief after a week filled with high temperatures and some days prompting an excessive heat warning.   Just after 4:30 p.m. Friday the storm…

Tornado Rips Through Campground, Kills 2 and Injures Dozens in Virginia, USA

“Something crazy is going on outside,” a woman shouts. “I’m scared.” Moments later, the same voice yells that a tree has fallen and another says, “It’s on that guy’s camper.” Overturned campers, downed trees The footage posted on the website…

Typhoon Matmo causes over 70,000 to evacuate and strikes China

Typhoon Matmo caused the evacuation of thousands of people along China’s southeast coast after it came ashore in Fujian province. The 10th typhoon to impact China in 2014, Matmo is moving northward after landfall Wednesday. Heavy rains were reported across the…

Severe storm Brings Hail, Rain and Power Outages to Kelowna, Canada

Heavy rain pounded the Central Okanagan on Wednesday as a thunderstorm rolled into the region.   Residents could see the storm coming as cloudy skies quickly turned dark and the city was suddenly the victim of a downpour. Lightning lit…

Severe storms knock down trees, cut power in Spokane, Washington, USA

Severe thunderstorms walloped the Spokane area Wednesday afternoon, knocking trees into houses and cars and cutting power to thousands. The Spokesman-Review reports that sustained winds of 50 to 70 mph were reported just after 4 p.m. before the system moved into…

Severe storm with golf size hail devastates Virginia, USA

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a fierce storm tore through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs.   Two people were killed and more than two dozen…

Super Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 46 deaths in China and here comes Typhoon Matmo

The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China for decades has reached 46 with another 25 missing, authorities said Tuesday, as another typhoon approaches the country’s eastern coastline. Typhoon Rammasun has left 19 people dead in south China’s…

Over 5.5 million people affected by largest typhoon to hit China in 40 years

The Red Cross Society of China deployed emergency teams and mobilised relief supplies to help communities battered by Super Typhoon Rammasun, described as the severest storm to hit the country in more than 40 years. “We have to start supporting…