Category Severe Weather

Flood risk upgraded to ‘Amber Alert’ in Northern Ireland

The Met Office has warned Northern Ireland to prepare for flooding, as it upgraded its severe weather warning to ‘amber alert’.   Heavy rain pelted much of the province on Thursday morning – but the worst is still to come.…

Severe hailstorm the size of golf balls strikes parts of Australia

HAILSTONES as big as golf balls bucketed down on Hunter rooftops on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the region, cutting power to homes and forcing the cancellation of train services.    The wild weather rolled in from…

Severe Storm Causes Major Havoc and Batters South-East France

CLEARING-UP work started this morning after violent winds and torrential rain battered the south-east and east of France causing the death of one woman, closing Nice Airport and leaving thousands without power.    The A8 France-Italy motorway was closed by…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys acres of crops and causes landslide to bury homes in Bolivia

A hail storm caused a landslide that buried at least three homes in a town in western Bolivia, affecting 20 families, media outlets said Tuesday.   Mud and rocks covered homes, vehicles and a tractor in Luribay, a municipality in…

Super Typhoon Nuri’s top sustained winds reached 180mph and getting even stronger

Super Typhoon Nuri’s top sustained winds reached 180mph on Monday, November 3, and could go even higher as the storm pushes to the northeast. Still far to the south of Japan, Nuri could pass close enough to the island to…

Major storm; 1 Dead, 1,000 evacuated on weekend in Argentina

At least one person died and more than 1,000 were evacuated on the weekend due to an intense rain- and wind-storm that is still keeping Buenos Aires province and central Argentina on alert.   The fatality was a 22-year-old man…

Tornado leaves path of destruction with windows shattered and trees uprooted in Leicestershire, UK

Local resident said, ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’. After basking in freak 24C heat during the hottest Halloween on record – the UK has today been hit by heavy showers, plummeting temperatures and a tornado – prompting the Met…

Major snow storm causes tens of thousands of people to be without power in South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, USA

An early season snow is combining with gusty winds to cause power outages, road closures and other adverse impacts across the South.   At the peak of the snow, tens of thousands of people were without power in South Carolina,…