Category Severe Weather

Hurricane Genevieve Rapidly Strengthens to a Category 4 in the East Pacific; Tropical Storm Warning For Baja California #Hurricane #Genevieve #Category4 #EastPacific #BajaCalifornia #Mexico

Hurricane Genevieve rapidly intensified off the Pacific coast of Mexico and it could bring tropical storm conditions to parts of Baja California. Genevieve became the second Category 4 hurricane of the eastern Pacific season on Tuesday. Its maximum sustained winds…

Snowfall and heavy rain expected across Western Cape, South Africa #Snowfall #Rain #WesternCape #SouthAfrica

Snow is set to fall overnight on Monday in Cape Town as a cold front hits the Western Cape. Officials have warned residents to stay indoors. Cape Town residents are in for some freezing temperatures and snowfall this week. Temperatures…

Hailstorm destroys houses, gardens in Kassanda, Africa #Hailstorm #Kassanda #Africa

Over eight families in Kassanda district are stranded after a hailstorm ravaged the area, leaving them homeless. The Thursday evening downpour ravaged Kyanamugera and the nearby villages in Nalutuntu Sub County in Kassanda, destroying crop gardens, banana plantations and several…

6 tornadoes in Minnesota #Tornadoes #Minnesota #USA

The National Weather Service says Friday’s storms spawned at least six tornadoes in Minnesota. Survey crews determined the strongest tornado was an EF1 in McLeod County packing winds estimated at up to 95 mph. That tornado tracked for just over…

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan #Flooding #Rain #Sudan #Africa

Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying thousands of homes since late July, authorities and the U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday. The flooding also injured two dozen people, and has…