Category Weather Warnings

Severe storm batters New Zealand & freezing cold conditions on the way

After a week of wild weather which battered the top of the North Island, it’s time to grab the winter woollies and wrap up warm. A short cold snap is set to sweep the country this week, bringing a cooler…

SEVERE FLOODING WITH MORE STORMS ON THE WAY IN CHICAGO, USA

“I only have about three feet left of lawn. It was pretty bad. It’s the worst I’ve seen it,” said Alex Avalos Flooding is sure to get worse as we get more rain in our area this weekend and many…

Emergency evacuation of 87,000 people in southwestern Japan

This was caused by the increased risk of flooding due to heavy rains. Only for one hour 70 millimeters of rain fell in the region on Monday morning, RIA Novosti reported. In Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki prefecture and at Kyushu island…

Red alert for Japan’s Kyushu island as landslides & flash floods loom, evacuation recommended to 20,000

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a red-level weather alert for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures of the island of Kyushu and recommended the evacuation of about 20,000 from southern Kyushu amid a looming threat of landslides and flashfloods as…

Hurricane Arthur to make landfall in Nova Scotia, prompts warnings throughout Maritimes

Forecasters say hurricane Arthur will make landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia on Saturday morning packing near-hurricane strength gusts and bringing torrential rainfall as it moves across the Maritimes. “We want people to pay attention,” said Chris Fogarty, the manager of…