Category Severe Weather

Tornado destroys garage in Harrow, UK

A suspected “tornado” has destroyed a garage in north-west London Crews from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called to Grafton Road in Harrow at about 13:15 GMT after reports of weather damage.   Firefighters found a single-storey garage, attached…

Mega ‘Storm Rachel’ to batter Britain with 50 – 80mph winds (100mph gusts possible)

The weather bomb is fast approaching from the Atlantic and will start to feel it’s force on the Western fringes on Wednesday 14th Jan and will move across the country through Wednesday night into Thursday.   Wind gusts will average…

Tropical Cyclone Bansi is intensifying to 115mph and heading for Madagascar and Mauritius

NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Bansi on January 12 as it was intensifying rapidly and saw a cloud-covered eye in the storm’s center. Bansi has triggered warnings for the island of Mauritius and is expected to continue intensifying…

Torrential downpour causes flash flooding on northern Gold Coast, Australia

Courtesy of ABC News Heavy rain has caused localised flash flooding on the Gold Coast overnight and forced the suspension of tram services for several hours.   The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said some northern Gold Coast suburbs received more…

Severe snowstorm and cold snap in Western Pennsylvania, USA

Just when you believed Mother Nature would leave you alone, she decides to snarl your Monday commute.   Trailing a bitterly cold snap that plunged Western Pennsylvania into sub-zero temperatures, a storm barreling northeastward from Texas is expected to dump…

Severe snowstorm leaves 4 dead with many helpless in Gaza

The victims lived at the site of homes previously destroyed by Israel during its latest 51-day offensive on the Gaza Strip A snowstorm overwhelming the Middle East region since Tuesday has so far left four people, including three infants, dead…