Category Severe Weather

**YELLOW ALERT ISSUED**Severe Storm Shuts Down Glendora Mountain Road In California, USA

Rushing rains have begun sliding mud and debis down the mountain above Glendora, denuded by a fire last year and police have shut down Glendora Mountain Road because of the danger.    City officials in Glendora warned residents near the…

Severe storms causes major damage in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

Severe storms have hit through parts of New South Wales and Victoria, wreaking havoc and causing major damage to homes.   Two people were struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms swept through Sydney causing flight and traffic delays.   A…

Typhoon Hagupit is strengthening and poses a major threat to the Philippines

Typhoon Hagupit appears to be on a collision course with one of the most storm-prone nations on Earth: the island nation of the Philippines. It could strike somewhere in the central Philippines as early as this weekend, based on current…

Major power blackout to 70,000+ homes and businesses in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, USA

More than 70,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts on Friday, two days after a pre-Thanksgiving Day nor’easter dumped snow on the region, bringing down trees and power lines.   Approximately 66,000 customers were…

Hurricane force winds strand thousands of British holidaymakers in Canary Islands

Thousands of British holidaymakers are sheltering in battened down hotels on the Canary Islands tonight unable to fly home as hurricane force winds and rain hit the islands for a third day in a row.   Five of the seven…

Severe floods in south of France leave four dead

Four people died and two other people were still missing on Friday after a heavy storm triggered flash flooding in southeastern France, the government said. Weather warnings were in place for some 14 departments in the region.   Helicopters, soldiers…

Devastation as freak storm and tornado rips through popular Costa del Sol holiday resort

“I have never seen anything like it.” Holiday-makers in Torremolinos ran for cover after a tornado wrecked beach bars, uprooted trees and left shattered furniture scattered across streets and beaches.   Tourists looked on in horror as the freak waterspout…

UN declares Gaza City state of emergency over floods

Hundreds evacuate homes in Northern district after storms; some 100,000 Gazans homeless since summer conflict A United Nations agency declared a state of “emergency” in Gaza City on Thursday, after two days of heavy rains and flooding in the Palestinian…