Dramatic time-lapse video of a new classification of cloud formation established in 2009 filmed in the skies above Lincoln, Nebraska on July 17, 2014.

Dramatic images a rare "roll cloud" that sprawled across Venice, Florida on Tuesday morning, September 23.

Source

http://www.weather.com/news/canada-north-dakota-montana-record-heat...

Actual high temperatures on Sept. 25, 2014.

When you think of 90-degree-plus record heat in late September, I'll bet Canada doesn't pop in your head first.

Contours of actual highs on Sept. 25, 2014 with record heat circled in Montana, North Dakota and southern Canada.

Highs Thursday soared into the 90s as far north as southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba, smashing daily temperature records.

Estevan, Saskatchewan topped out just under 94 degrees. The provincial capital of Regina had its warmest day of the year (91.6 degrees F or 33.1 degrees C). Eight other Canadian cities soared above 90 degrees in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 

Record highs were set as far north as Thompson, Manitoba (79.7F or 26.5C), just under 500 miles north of Winnipeg.

South of the border, both Williston, North Dakota, and Miles City, Montana (97), sweated through their record hottest day so late in the season, according to weather historian Christopher Burt and senior meteorologist Stu Ostro.

Rapid City, South Dakota (92), reached the 90s two weeks after their earliest snowfall on record.

Interestingly, parts of Canada were hotter than locations in Texas and Florida.

Laredo, Texas, and Fort Myers, Florida, each topped out at 92 degrees, a tad cooler than Estevan, Saskatchewan, and Brandon, Manitoba (93.2F).

Jet-stream pattern leading to upside-down temperature regime.

This upside-down temperature pattern -- Canada warmer than Texas and Florida -- isn't nearly as uncommon as it sounds. 

Quite often in the winter months, after an intrusion of Arctic air settles in the central and eastern U.S., the jet stream will buckle well northward into Alaska and western Canada.

Particularly when winds blow down the slopes of the Rockies, temperatures in the Canadian Prairies and U.S. High Plains can quickly become warmer than still shivering parts of the Gulf Coast and Florida.

Flooding in the South of France, Montpellier underwater "exceptional phenomena" [PHOTOS]

Monday, September 29, 2014,

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

PHOTOS LINK:
http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-09-29-20h25...

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-09-29-22h16...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

MAP: http://viajesalalcancedetodos.com/2014/02/05/montpellier/

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

Flooding in the south of France

http://www.midilibre.fr/2014/09/30/intemperies-sur-montpellier-les-...

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

Some 300 mm of rainfall - or 300 liters per square meter - fell Monday within hours of Montpellier, a record since the earliest records dating back to 1957

Pictures

http://www.midilibre.fr/2014/09/29/intemperies-dans-l-herault-vos-i...

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

DRIEST SEPTEMBER ACROSS THE UK AND ONE OF THE WARMEST

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2775020/Green-pleasant-land...

Britain's green and pleasant lands have been transformed to scorched earth as the country records the driest September since records began in 1910.

This month is also likely to finish in the top five warmest, with UK mean temperatures significantly above the monthly average and today reaching a summery 23C in some areas. 

According to figures released today, this September was even warmer than August across parts of the UK. The Central England Temperature of 15.3C was 1.2C above the mean for 1981-2010, making the month - rarely - warmer than August, said weather historian Philip Eden.

It was the warmest September since 2006, and in the last 100 years only three were warmer, two had the same mean temperature, while 95 were cooler.

Parts of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire have completely dried up due to lack of rainfall, leaving a rocky scar across the arid countryside. And Hollowell Reservoir, in Northamptonshire, is running at just 50 per cent of its normal level, reduced to little more than a trickle of its former glory.

According to Met Office figures some areas of the UK have had less than 20mm of rainfall for the whole of September, just 20 per cent of the normal amount of rainfall for the month.

But forecasters warn 'change is afoot' with a much wetter and windier picture for the beginning of October, although it is likely to remain warmer than normal. 

September 2014 Shatters Temperature, Precipitation Records in Some Places

By Jon Erdman Published: Oct 1, 2014, 2:46 PM EDT weather.com

September 2014 is in the record books for several locations in the U.S. and around the world.

Among the extremes in September 2014 were record-smashing rain, unusually early snow, sweltering late-season heat and a stunning lack of rain.

Perhaps no city embodied the weird extremes of September like Rapid City, South Dakota:

- Sept. 3: High of 93 degrees
- Sept. 11: Record earliest measurable snow (1.6 inches)
- Sept. 18: High of 90 degrees
- Sept. 25-26: Highs in the low 90s
​- Sept. 29-30: 3.80 inches of rain (almost three times the average September monthly precipitation)

September 2014 records and notables.

Here are some of the impressive notables from the month:

WET

- Phoenix: Wettest calendar day (3.30 inches on Sept. 8)

- Kirksville, Missouri: Record 24-hour rainfall (9.60 inches from Sept. 9-10)

- Daytona Beach, Florida: Wettest September

- Charleston, South Carolina: Tied for most Sept. days with measurable rain (18 days; 1979)

- Lake J.B. Thomas, Texas: Reached its highest level since 1973 on September 22.

- Montpellier, France: Two-hour France rain record; heaviest rainstorm in city history on September 29.

- Ishinomaki, Japan: All-time 1-hour rainfall record at this location (3.58 inches) on Sept. 11

Other cities which set their wettest September calendar day include Eureka, California (2.59 inches on Sept. 24), Medford, Oregon (2.02 inches on Sept. 24), and Chadron, Nebraska (2.61 inches on Sept. 29). 

SNOW

- Rapid City, South Dakota: Earliest measurable snow (1.9 inches on Sept. 11).

- Boulder, Colorado: Earliest measurable snow (0.5 inches on Sept. 12).

- North Platte, Nebraska: Earliest trace of snow (Sept. 11).

While not a record, Calgary, Alberta picked up 28.2 centimeters (just over 11 inches) of snow from September 8-10, on par with its average for September through November.

(RECAPS: Record Early High Plains Snow | Calgary Snow Mess)

HOT

- Los Angeles: Record energy demand Sept. 15 and 16, topping the old record from Sept. 27, 2010

- Hilo, Hawaii: Record September daily high (93 on Sept. 26)

- Seattle: Most 80-degree-plus days in a year: 40 days through September 30.

- Sept. 25 hottest day so late in the season in: Williston, North Dakota and Miles City, Montana (97 degrees)

- Sept. 26 hottest day so late in the season in: Swan River, Manitoba (95.2 degrees) and Sheridan, Wyoming (94 degrees)

- Sept. 28 hottest day so late in the season in: Caribou and Millinockeet, Maine (84 degrees), as well as Houlton, Maine (85 degrees)

- Medford, Oregon: Second hottest September (2011 was hottest); Also, second wettest September day (2.02 inches on Sept. 24).

(RECAP: 90s Bake Southern Canada)

DRY

- Dallas/Ft. Worth: Driest September (0.06 inches of rain)

- Milton, Massachusetts (Blue Hill Observatory): Driest September (0.36 inches of rain)

- Providence, Rhode Island: Second driest September (0.74 inches); Driest in 100 years (Record: 0.48 inches in 1914)

- Springfield, Massachusetts: Second driest September (1.09 inches).

- United Kingdom: Driest September in records dating to 1910. 

COLD

- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Coldest daily high temperature so early in the season (51 on Sept. 11, 50 on Sept. 12)

- Madison, Wisconsin: Coldest daily high temperature so early in the season (54 on Sept. 11, 47 on Sept. 12) 

Interestingly, a climate station near Ivotuk, Alaska (in the Brooks Range) measured a low temperature of 6 degrees on the morning of September 5. According to to the Alaska Climate Info Facebook page, this may have been one of the coldest temperatures measured in the Alaska so early in the season.

Source: http://www.weather.com/news/september-2014-record-hot-cold-snow-wet...

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/chaotic-new-cloud-could-be-co...

U.S. Drought Monitor: California Drought covers 100% of state

UK'S INDIAN SUMMER SUDDENLY ENDS WITH FIERCE STORMS

Taxi driver killed by falling masonry after 122mph winds leave 10,000 without power and flooded roads and leaves on the line mean misery for commuters

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782031/Winter-s-Misery-com...

A taxi driver has died after being hit by falling masonry in a seaside town during windy conditions that wreaked havoc in Britain yesterday.

Police were called to Bridlington, East Yorkshire, at about 1pm after the masonry fell from a building and struck the 61-year-old man’s vehicle.

Hurricane-force winds of up to 122mph and driving rain caused chaos on the roads and railways, ruining journeys for thousands of commuters.

Separately, a motorcyclist was also killed near Reading, Berkshire, when he collided with a tractor on the leaf-strewn A4074 country lane.

Heavy rain and strong winds across parts of the UK made it a miserable Monday as the first storm of the autumn swept across the country.

Forecasters warned last night that there was more bad weather on its way as an area of low pressure sat off Ireland.

This replaced the high pressure area which had brought unseasonal warm and dry conditions for much of September.

Here's how "Vongfong" in a few hours has become one of the most destructive typhoons in history, warm waters and warm and very humid air drawn in by the South China Sea - Super Typhoon Vongfong Headed for Japan it is a monster right now
Category 5 equivalent ( From a link )

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/10/come-vongfong-in-poche-ore-diventato...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

As the super-typhoon "Haiyan", went down in history for its violent winds average sustained up to 195 mile / per hour, about 314 km / h, even "Vongfong," at this time is showing how much of the typhoons that develop the stretch of the Pacific Ocean north of the atolls of Micronesia and Papua New Guinea, can turn into real monsters, capable of bringing serious devastation in coastal areas adjacent to the "landfall".

The great similarity that binds the super-typhoon "Vongfong" currently in action over the Western Pacific in the stretch to the north-west of the archipelago of Marianne, to "Haiyan," is to have a huge vortex structure, extending for more than 800 km, which is able to reverse the natural circulation of winds in the lower and middle layers, including Taiwan, Daito Islands and the Philippines, where sustained winds blowing from the N-NE and NE, linked to the most peripheral part of the western edge of the impressive storm. With this immense vortex structure, able to unleash a formidable centrifugal force, "Vongfong" was able to suck from her extended southern edge, very moist air masses and warm even in the eastern section of the South China Sea and the seas in front of the Philippines. All through the lure of a breeze from SW ventilation which pushed towards the core of the super-typhoon, air umidissima and warm, sub-equatorial sea, coming from the hot surface of the Sea of ​​Sulu and Celebes Sea.

This remarkable contribution of hot air and very humid, from sub-equatorial latitudes, within the very broad cyclonic system, through the activation of a sustained ventilation by SO, between the Sea of ​​Celebes, the island of Mindanao and the Sea west of the Philippines (also very hot on the surface), has helped to strengthen the already deep convective activity on all sides of the storm, leading to a significant deepening of the process of "self-powering" that within a few hours has significantly boosted "Vongfong ".

Turning it into a dangerous super-typhoon 5th category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds average very violent, who have reached the fateful threshold of 250-260 km / h, but with extreme bursts lapping the 320-330 km / h in the area around the central eye.

expiring at great speed around the deep minimum baric mind-boggling, below 900 hPa,

Within the perturbed, where there are hidden wind storms more violent, it is estimated the development of large waves of "living sea", able to reach 10-12 meters in height, but with "Run-Up "locally higher in the central area close to the eye, even beyond 14 meters.

Like all tropical depressions and tropical storms that form in the vast stretch of ocean between Papua New Guinea and the atolls of Micronesia, also "Vongfong" from the beginning, after crossing the Northern Marianas, began to follow a trajectory very dangerous, pushing over a large pool of warm water, with values ​​close to + 30 ° C, which extend to great depth, in

This is leading to a significant deepening of the process of "self-powering" which strengthened the super-typhoon from the 4th to the 5th category Saffir-Simpson in a few hours.

in a very wet environment in the lower layers, in low latitudes, the typhoon could easily acquire a tremendous amount of energy that has turned him into the monster that now threatens to close the 'Japanese Ryukyu archipelago

Going through this type of trajectory "Vongfong," just as "Haiyan" a year ago, has thus become one of the most powerful typhoons to the recent climatic history.

The storm will reach the southern islands of Japan over the weekend and then up around the country the Japanese between Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 October, causing strong winds and torrential rains. Wednesday, October 15 will reach the Russian island of Sakhalin and then take in the sea of Okhotsk.

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/10/super-tifone-vongfong-diventa-mostro...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

Cold Temps Set Record as Snow Arrives in Chicago

Saturday’s snowflakes mark the third earliest snow sighting since the city began recording

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Snow-Spotted-in-Chicago-as-Cit...

Looks like Mother Nature isn’t going to let Chicago forget that winter is coming.

The city saw light snow Saturday morning, marking one of the earliest snow sightings on record.

The earliest snow spotting in Chicago is Sept. 25, which occurred in 1928 and again in 1944, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday’s snowflakes mark the third earliest snow sighting since the city began recording.

The Rockford area also spotted snow Saturday morning, marking their second earliest sighting. The record was set in 1951 when the area saw snow on Oct. 3.

But the snow wasn't the only weather element the Chicago area made the record books with this weekend.

The city set a temperature record with O'Hare Airport recording a high of 47 degrees, marking the lowest maximum high temperature in 79 years, the NWS reported. The previous record, set on October 4, 1935, was 48 degrees.

The average high temperature in Chicago for the month of October is 62 degrees. The average low temperature is about 43 degrees.

Blame Saturday's cold snap on winds from the west-north-west brought in by a system that dropped significant rain on the Chicago area early Friday morning.

We're in the range of calendar days when we could see our first fall freeze.

Winds Saturday morning kept frost away from the area despite the snow, but with temps dipping into the 30s overnight and very little wind forecast, the area could see pieces of patchy frost. Temperatures could dip below 32 degrees in some areas.

A Frost Advisory was issued Saturday night for several Illinois counties and parts of Northwest Indiana.

The earliest a fall freeze ever happened in Chicago was on Sept. 22, 1995. The latest that's ever happened was the 30 degrees reached on Nov. 24, 1931, according to records provided by the National Weather Service.

Sunday looks to recover slightly with partly sunny skies and a high of 56 degrees.

The city will return to near-normal temperatures at the start of the work week with highs forecast in the low- to mid-60s for much of the week.

http://floodlist.com/africa/10-killed-south-sudan-floods-october-2014

At Least 10 Killed in South Sudan Floods

Local media in Sudan are reporting that at least 10 people have been killed in 2 separate incidents of flooding in South Sudan over the last 7 days.

The Sudan Tribune reports that heavy rain in Eastern Equatoria state between 04 and 05 October 2014 caused severe floods in the county of Magwi. Roads and bridges have been damaged as a result of the flooding. The heavy rain has also caused landslides in the area.

At least 6 people died in the flooding in the village of Owinykibul. The heavy rain caused the Atebi River to overflow and one person died after being swept away while he attempted to cross.

File photo – floods in South Sudan

In Unity state at least 3 people drowned in floods after heavy rain in Mankien, Mayom county on 05 October. The flooding has also caused damage to homes and property in several areas of the county.

Local media are also reporting that heavy rains and floods have been seen in Maban County, Upper Nile state. No damage to property has been reported, although the flooding caused disruption to transport after major roads were blocked or made impassable.

File photo: Floods in Upper Nile state, 2011. Photo: UN Photo / Flickr

Over 60,000 people were displaced by flooding in Sudan and South Sudan in August this year.

One of the worst affected areas has been Bentiu, Unity state, South Sudan, the location of the refugee camp housing around 50,000 people. The camp has suffered badly from flooding since July this year. A recent report by IRIN said that flooding had wiped out much of the camp’s infrastructure and the property of camp residents, including beds.

The camp is located in a low lying area prone to flooding. The recent heavy rainfall in Unity state is likley to affect camp conditions once again.

Bentiu camp, South Sudan. Photo: UN Photo / Flickr

Floods in refugee camp at Bentiu, August 2014. Photo: UN Photo / Flickr

http://floodlist.com/america/378-mm-rain-floods-nicaragua

Floods in Nicaragua After 378 mm of Rain in 24 Hours

A slow moving low pressure system moving from the Caribbean dumped record amounts of heavy rain on north and south-western Nicaragua on 9 October 2014, causing floods and landslides in the departments of Rivas, Granada, Chinandega and Rio San Juan.

As many as 6,000 people (800 families) have been affected. More than 500 people had to be evacuated and are now being houses in temporary accommodation. SINAPRED (Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres) reports that 24 houses have been completely destroyed in the floods, with a further 890 damaged. There are unconfirmed reports that over 20 families have been completey cut off by flooding near the Ochomogo River.

A young girl, aged 5 years old, died when she was swept away in flood waters in the village of Santa Teresa, Ometepe Island.

Record Rainfall

According to a report by SINAPRED, the accumulated rainfall figures over 24 hours were above 60 mm in Masatepe, Masaya, Granada, and over 100 mm in Nandaime, Rivas Tola.

In Altagracia, Rivas Departmenr, 378 mm of rain fell in 24 hours between 08 and 09 October, breaking previous records.

Yesterday Nicaragua’s Meteorology departmert, INETER, said that the heavy rain is expected to cintinue for 36 hours.

Heavy rain in Nicaragua / SINAPRED

Heavy rain was also falling elsewhere in the region over the last 24 hours according to WMO. Over 77 mm fell in Belize, 101.6 mm in Puerto Lempra, Honduras, and 73 mm in Pereira, north Colombia..

Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in Genoa, Italy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/10...

Over 17 inches of rain in 24 hours fell near Genoa, Italy on Thursday and Friday, causing the Bisagno river to swell past its banks, leaving at least one person dead according to Reuters.

CNN International meteorologist Brandon Miller reports that this amount of rain is two and a half times the monthly average for the area.

Bad weather, ghostly clouds "mammatus" on the sky at sunset Parma [PHOTOS] - ITALY

Saturday, October 11th 2014,

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/10/maltempo-spettrali-nubi-mammatus-sul...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FRANCE

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-08-25-16h22...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

It has not rained in a particularly intense way to Parma this afternoon, as opposed to other places in Emilia Romagna, but at sunset they were formed in the sky spectacular mammatus clouds that gave glimpses at times dark, but still extraordinarily fascinating and suggestive.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2794053/blizzard-conditions...

Blizzard conditions kill 27 in Nepal with another 70 missing as officials warn it will take days to dig out bodies from deep snow

• 27 have died in Nepal in the country's mountainous north
• Avalanche buried four Canadians and one Indian trekker in Phu, Manang
• Three villagers killed in the same district, 100 miles from Kathmandu
• In neighbouring Mustang district, four trekkers died on Tuesday
• The blizzard was caused by cyclone Hudhud, which hit neighboring India

By TED THORNHILL FOR MAILONLINE and PRESS ASSOCIATION and ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 13:26 GMT, 15 October 2014 | UPDATED: 14:22 GMT, 16 October 2014

Dozens of stranded foreign trekkers have been rescued and more bodies have been found following a blizzard and avalanches in northern Nepal, taking the death toll to 27.

About 70 people are still missing along or near the popular Annapurna trail, according to the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, and the death toll is expected to rise.

The route, 100 miles north-west of the capital, Kathmandu, was filled with international hikers during the peak October trekking season, when the air is generally clear and cool.

Members of the army pulling dead bodies of trekkers from the Thorung La mountain pass on the Annapurna Circuit, near Muktinath, in Mustang district

Dozens of stranded foreign trekkers have been rescued and more bodies have been found (pictured) following a blizzard and avalanches in northern Nepal, taking the death toll to 27

HOW DID CYCLONE HUDHUD BECOME SUCH A DEVASTATING FORCE?

Pictured is Cyclone Hudhud on October 9th in the Bay of Bengal. The storms that form in this region have a reputation for being unusually destructive

India's east coast has been in the path of a powerful cyclone, Hudhud, that has engulfed the area in winds of up to 135mph (217 km per hour).

Weather experts claim it is the strongest tropical cyclone of this year within the North Indian Ocean.

The cyclone, named after the Arabic Hoopoe, formed in the Northern Indian Ocean with satellite pictures now showing it moving away from Nepal towards China.

While tropical cyclones are less likely to form in this region than in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean basins, the storms that do form have a reputation for being unusually destructive.

Eight of the ten deadliest tropical cyclones in history are believed to be Bay of Bengal storms, with all of these storms causing well over 100,000 deaths.

A number of factors contribute to the destructiveness of Indian Ocean storms, including simple geography.

For instance, the Bay of Bengal is semi-enclosed, which means storms that form there are quite likely to strike land where much of the coastline is densely populated and low-lying.

The storm went through a period of rapid intensification as it approached the India coast, with Nasa suggesting this may be due to increasing sea surface temperatures.

Hudhud intensified into a cyclonic storm on October 8 and as a Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9. It then gathered pace and was classified as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.

Shortly before landfall near Visakhapatnam, Hudhud reached its peak strength with three minute wind speeds of 109mph (175 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 960 mbar (28.35 inHg).

The bad weather hit a resting place 4,500m (14,800ft) above sea level, not far below popular Annapurna trek's highest point, the Thong La pass.

After bringing damaging winds and flooding to parts of eastern and northern India, the tail end of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud hit the Himalayas resulting in an intense blizzard. 

Pictured is the rainfall analysis of Cyclone Hudhud from October 7-14 showed heavy rainfall in many areas. Up to 550 mm (~22 inches, dark red) over ocean and over land, the highest totals are 200 to 250 mm (~8 to 12 inches, green) and 50 to 100 mm (~2 to 4 inches, blue)

Summer Returns to the UK:

Britain to be hotter than Greece tomorrow - but Hurricane Gonzalo will bring 50mph winds and heavy rains when it hits on Monday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2797050/come-rain-shine-bri...

Britain is expected to be hotter than Greece tomorrow, with temperatures soaring to 22C - but the aftermath of a ferocious hurricane will bring weather misery just two days later.

Forecasters say Hurricane Gonzalo - the strongest Atlantic storm in three years - is heading for the UK and will unleash heavy rain and 50mph gales when it hits on Monday night.

Gonzalo has already battered islands across the West Indies, with images revealing destroyed boats, down trees and debris strewn across beaches in Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy and Saint-Martin. It is also expected to hit Bermuda tonight, leaving devastation in its wake.

http://floodlist.com/europe/deadly-flash-floods-tenerife

Deadly Flash Floods in Tenerife

At least one person has died in flash flooding that struck on the tourist island of Tenerife. Some local media reports claim that at as many as 5 people have died in flooding in the Canary Islands between 19 and 20 October 2014.

Streets were turned to rivers as the eye of a storm passed over Tenerife and La Gomera islands, dumping 140 mm of rain on the Santa Cruz area of Tenerife in just 24 hours. Cars were submerged and tarmac ripped up from roads as raging flood water swept through the streets. Over 4,000 homes were left without power during the peak of the storm.

Flood damage in Tenerife, Canary Islands, October 2014. Photo: Canarias Emergencias / Twitter

A 56 year old woman died from a heart attack after being dragged away by flood water while crossing a flooded street in Santa Cruz.

The islands are hugely popular with tourists, especially those from northern Europe. A state of emergency has been declared in 4 of the islands – Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro.

Significant temperature drop in northern areas in China

http://english.jschina.com.cn/20728/201410/t1729675.shtml

A cold front has brought dramatic temperature drops to the northern regions of China.

North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin are seeing falls of up to 20 degrees Celsius. In Harbin, the highest temperature is just 5 degrees Celsius. And the lowest in many cities is below zero. Heilongjiang’s Mohe has seen some heavy snowfall this season already.

The cold front is however a bringer of good news as it’s driving away the smog that’s been lingering in the north for several days. Air pollution has been easing gradually since Monday afternoon.

The cold will also creep down into the southern and eastern regions, with temperature falls of up to 10 degrees Celsius, along with bouts of rain.

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-10-24-10h16...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-10-24-10h45...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

China's largest freshwater lake shrinks by one third in 3 days

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/1022/c90882-8798502.html

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2014/10/24/winter-arrives-in-greec...

“Winter” arrives in Greece with rain storms, early snow and tempera...

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in weather

Winter arrived in Greece with heavy rain, strong winds, early snow in the mountains and sharp temperature drop. Sudden rain storms turned streets into rivers. the island of Zakynthos (Zante) was hit by a mini-tornado that uprooted trees, swept away stables roofs and destroyed balconies.

Snow felt not only in some mountain areas in the north of the country (Samarina, Kastoria) but also in Mount Parnassus in Central Greece.

The sky above Athens and the whole of Attica Prefecture is covered by heavy rain clouds, thunder and lightning predict the heavy rain that falls now and then.

huh? where is the Acropolis?

While temperature in Athens is currently at 20° Celsius, it is expected to drop down to 15°-16° over the weekend. The wind currently coming form South-East, it is expected to turn North-North-East and blow with 6 to 7 Beaufort.

Central Greece: Snow in the mountains 1000m above the sea level.

Locally in the Aegean Sea the wind will blow with intensity of up to 9B.

Snow is considered as ‘premature” for this time of the year, considering the fact that temperature was above 25° C over the last weekend.

Dramatic situation in Norway: floods, houses and bridges engulfed by the waters [PHOTOS and VIDEO]

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adk61bp4lsg#t=135

A house on the River Opo, Odda, during the recent floods. Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTB scanpix

http://www.thelocal.no/20141029/severe-flooding-hits-west-norway

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/10/situazione-drammatica-in-norvegia-es...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

Incessant rains crippled traffic, closed roads, blackouts, landslides, houses and bridges collapsed and swallowed up by the waters: this happened in the last hours in western Norway.

The towns most affected were Flåm, Voss and Odda, where the authorities have closed the main roads and many buildings were damaged. This morning Flam attended two helicopters to rescue 22 people cut off causes the level reached by the waters of the local river, which overflows.

The flood began yesterday, Tuesday, and the mayor of Flåm Noralv Distad, said: "The evacuation was difficult. The water level continued to rise rapidly. At first, we issued a voluntary evacuation alert, if someone did not feel safe, but the police decided to evacuate the night itself, "which is made ​​difficult by blocked roads, at least two bridges all underwater tunnels closed.

The authorities claim that the population of the affected area not to venture out to the streets and to stay informed on the state road network, as the river Opo has broken its banks and caused the collapse of a bridge. For Hordaland, police spokesman Morten Kronen, said: "The volume of water was so great that he dug from the ground under the houses

Have evacuated more than 30 people, and thankfully nobody was hurt. "Over 200 people have been evacuated due to heavy rains that hit mercilessly area west of the country. Many homes and vehicles are irreparably damaged in the city of Odda, where it is feared the damage to the fuel storage underground. As for the area of Voss, speaking of the worst flooding in 200 years. "It's raining for three days straight. Especially in the area of Voss, the volume of water broke the record reached in 1892, "says Elin Langsholt, idrologa Norwegian. It 'was in fact the branched' alert level 4, the highest in Norway. In many areas there have been over 100 mm of rain in just 24 hours, and the violence of the water esondate was such as to dig the foundations of the houses and make them collapse.

Blaze of Autumn colour as UK prepares for warmest Halloween on record

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/529125/Blaze-of-Autumn-colour-...

A blazing red sky is reflected in the still, glassy waters of Buttermere in the Lake District

The mercury is expected to start rising today before reaching 71F (21C) on Friday in the south making it the hottest October 31 on record.

Supermarkets say instead of stocking up with soups and hot drinks they are gearing up for a run on barbecue foods this weekend instead.

Tesco is expecting to shift 80,000 packs of barbecue pork ribs, 450,000 packs of party food snacks and six million bottles of beer.

Tesco Halloween manager Serena Fleming said: "This could well be the biggest Halloween party event the UK has ever seen.

Despite spectacular autumn displays yesterday morning around the UK including at Stourhead National Trust gardens, Wilts., and a blazing red sky over Buttermere, the Lake District, it is about to feel more like summer.

The Met Office said temperatures could hit 21C in parts of the south tomorrow before turning cooler and wetter at the weekend.

Poor rains followed by floods likely to worsen Somalia food crisis, experts warn

http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/254145/icode/

FAO urgently appeals for $49 million to stave off disaster in Horn of Africa country

31 October 2014, Nairobi/Rome - After a poor rainy season, parts of southern Somalia are now being hit by severe bouts of floods, further aggravating the already alarming food security situation in the Horn of Africa nation, experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have warned.

With the devastation of the 2011 famine still fresh in the minds of many, Somalia once again finds itself in a humanitarian crisis.

More than one million people are now in urgent need of assistance- a rise of 20 percent in just six months - while another two million people are experiencing threats to their food security.

Much of Somalia's agriculture takes place along the Juba and Shebelle rivers, the only perennial streams in Somalia. They originate in Ethiopia, where over 90 percent of the stream flow is generated and experts fear that swells of floodwaters will ruin the crops.

Latest reports indicate that the worst affected area along the Shebelle River is Belet Weyne town. Along the Juba River, floods have been reported in Dollow, Jilib and Jamame in Lower Juba, where large areas with crops have been inundated.

"We have a small and critical window of opportunity - we must seize it now if we want to avoid going the same way as four years ago," said Luca Alinovi, acting Head of Office, FAO Somalia.

Close to 260 000 people died in the 2010-2012 famine in Eastern Africa - more than half of those were children under the age of five - which was the result of a severe drought exacerbated by inadequate humanitarian assistance and poor humanitarian access.

Many current food security indicators across Somalia resemble or are worse than those seen in the pre-famine period in 2010.

"If we've learned anything from the devastation of the 2011 famine, it's that early warning signs must lead to immediate action," said Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa.

"We know from experience that quick responses to early warnings are crucial to prevent disaster and are less costly than emergency responses to full-blown humanitarian crisis," he added.

With resources currently available, FAO will be able to assist 35 000 families (some 210 000 people) throughout the current Deyr - the country's second annual rainy season - which is being used to support livestock redistribution, expand livestock vaccination drives, provide fishing and agricultural inputs and extend cash-for-work programs. As part of its current activities, FAO is distributing vouchers to close to 22 500 families for the purchase of some 4 000 tonnes of locally-sourced seeds to help farmers produce a better January harvest.

But another $49 million is needed to extend assistance to a total of 58 000 at-risk households (some 350 000 people) and continue to support those families throughout the first half of 2015. This is done through Cash-for-Work opportunities, improved agricultural inputs for farming households, redistribution of livestock for destitute pastoralists and agropastoralists and distribution of basic supplies for inland fishing in riverine areas. There is also a need to expand livestock treatment and vaccination campaigns to another 8 million animals (from the current 2 million) to ensure herds can better withstand diseases associated with poor body conditions following periods of prolonged drought.

Roots of the crisis

Poor rains and floods have affected cereal and livestock production across Somalia, while ongoing conflicts continue to disrupt trade routes, thus driving up food prices. As a result, cereal production has fallen 30 percent below the five-year average and cereal prices quadrupled in parts of the country between January and July 2014.

FAO's efforts focus on rural areas in South-central Somalia that are facing food crisis and humanitarian emergency conditions.
"The time is now for the international community to step up and prevent another catastrophe in Somalia," urged Tijani.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2816880/65-mph-winds-creati...

65 mph winds creating freak waves that slam cars in Chicago and an early snowfall in the Sierra Nevada: Wacky weather greets a change of season as clocks go back this weekend

• 23-foot waves entirely cut off Chicago's Lakeshore Drive and at one point strong winds pushed the water ashore
• Snow fell on states in the Upper Midwest and the South for the first time this season
• More than a half-foot of snow fell in parts of Wisconsin, and Chicago's O'Hare Airport received its first Halloween snow accumulation on record
• Areas of the South also had reports of snow, with North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and North Georgia seeing flakes 
• For parts of the South, it's the earliest snow in 46 years. Up to six inches may fall in some places 

By JAMES GORDON

PUBLISHED: 15:09 GMT, 1 November 2014 | UPDATED: 15:57 GMT, 1 November 2014

Winds gusting up to 65 mph caused Lake Michigan waves to slam into the Chicago shoreline, sending water onto part of Lake Shore Drive. 

The waves which were up to 23-feet high slowed traffic and prompted the cancellation of a Halloween attraction.

Parts of the scenic highway were flooded on Friday, leading to some lane closures and traffic was backed up for miles.

 

Splish: Huge Lake Michigan waves raised by gale force winds forced the closing of northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive on the right at right

Splash: Gale force winds produced waves of over 20 feet as measured at a NOAA weather buoy far out on the big lake

Splosh: A snow squall during today's gale obscures the buildings of downtown Chicago as a large wave crashes into the seawall

Cars moved slowly through the area. At one point cars were in a single-file line as waves crashed across the three lanes closest to the water. 

Emergency crews and trucks blocked the lanes to traffic while they worked to remove water off the road, city officials said.

At one point, waves reached the southbound side, causing traffic in both directions to stop.

COLUMBIA, SC - November snow earliest in recorded history

http://www.wistv.com/story/27182016/november-snow-in-the-midlands-yes

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -

The snow that fell in the Midlands on Saturday morning is the earliest in recorded history.

Since 1880, there has never been a snowfall in Columbia before this date, according to the National Weather Service. How rare is this event? The first freeze doesn't normally happen until November 10.

Some areas reported 2-3 inches of the white stuff. The snow stayed mostly to the north and to the west of Columbia. Areas in Lexington county experienced the largest accumulations.

Gilbert reported the highest total at 3.5 inches and Pelion got about 2 inches, according to preliminary numbers from the National Weathers Service. 

Interstate 20 in western Lexington County was closed for a time because icy conditions prohibited truckers from driving on a hill near Calks Ferry Road.

Thousands were without power in Lexington County due to high winds and downed tree limbs.

Heavy hail hits Krayot area- Haifa - ISRAEL

Published: 11.03.14, 09:23

Golf ball-sized hailstones plummet down cities in Haifa bay area, causing damage to cars, roofs and shutters; rain expected from north to Negev area, accompanied by thunderstorms.

Residents of the Krayot region, near the Haifa bay, were woken at 6 am on Monday by a heavy hailstorm that hit the area, as the large ice crystals caused damage to cars, tin roofs and shutters.

Shiran Ohayon (24) from Kiryat Motzkin said: "We were startled awake when we heard heavy knocking sounds outside. It was scary, and the scariest was how it just it just got stronger. We heard something huge falling from the sky like stones about to break the window. It's unbelievable that the weather went crazy like that."

Hailstones in Kiryat Motzkin

In some cases, damage was caused to roofs of cars and in others to windows," said the Spokesman of Hof District Fire and Rescue authority, Reshef Uri Chobotaro. In Kiryat Bialik, a tree collapsed but no injuries or damages were reported.

Damage caused to car in Kiryat Ata

Northern residents reported that the giant hailstones had reached the size of ping-pong balls. "We woke up at around 6 am by a loud noise," said Yair Geva from Kiryat Motzkin. "It was amazing to see the size of the hailstones. They caused damage to the street. One of the trees collapsed on a building, and damage was caused to planters on the porch."

"I've been living in the Krayot my entire life and this if the first time I've seen hailstones this size," Yair added. "What is also interesting is that the temperature remained high, at about 21 degrees."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4587310,00.html

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Five-stormy-minutes-as-hail-storm-...

MOSCOW- RUSSIA 2012

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-11-03-15h24...

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

Rare Tornadoes Rip Through Italy (Nov 5) 

Several tornadoes were reported across eastern Sicily on Wednesday.

Among the hardest hit areas where in the north provinces of Catania Ognina Giarra and Acireale.

There was serious damage to Acireale with trees blown down, cars destroyed and damage to a cathedral.

Floods were reported in detail in Gravina, Belper, Mascalucia and Pedara.

This is the same storm that unleashed torrential rain and burying mountain-top snow along the southern Alps.

The weather forecast: the situation remains on high alert until Friday, when it will still be possible events of high intensity over the entire eastern Sicily, accompanied by frequent electrical activity and strong gusts of wind. In particular, a rise of bad weather is expected between Thursday afternoon and Friday for the formation of a vortex of low pressure that will be particularly active near Sicily.

Sources

http://www.3bmeteo.com/giornale-meteo/maltempo-sicilia--tromba-d-ar...

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/11/tornado-catania-tutte-foto-disastro-...

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/photos-tornado-thunderst...

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2014-11-06-16h15...

https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

Rare Medicane Hits Malta and Sicily With Tropical Storm-Like Conditions

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=...

In addition to Comment by jorge namour 12 hours ago 

A rare "Medicane"--a hybrid storm with characteristics of both a tropical storm and an extratropical storm--formed over the South Central Mediterranean Sea on Friday and moved over the island of Malta, bringing them tropical storm-like conditions. Winds at the Luqa, Malta Airport looked suspiciously like what one would observe with a tropical storm passing overhead--a double peak with a near-calm in between, with the pressure falling to 984 mb during the calm. Winds peaked in Malta at 47 mph, gusting to 66 mph, at 6:37 pm local time, and the island was lashed with flooding rains.

As of late Friday night, the storm was moving northwards along the east coast of Sicily, Italy, bringing them heavy rain and strong winds.

Is it a hurricane?
Today's Medicane, which has been dubbed "Qendresa I" by the Free University of Berlin, derived part of its energy from last weekend's Nor'easter that brought early snows to portions of the Eastern U.S., according to TWC's Stu Ostro. So, it got its start from a non-tropical storm, but has definitely acquired characteristics of a tropical storm, making it a hybrid.

It's snowing in Oman as hailstorms lash north

Main road in Sohar to Dubai was closed Saturday due to flooding

Published: 16:46 November 9, 2014

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/it-s-snowing-in-oman-as-hailstor...

Oman was recovering Sunday after medium and heavy thunder and hailstorms lashed the northern provinces of the country on Saturday.

Muscat: Oman was recovering Sunday after medium and heavy thunder and hailstorms lashed the northern provinces of the country on Saturday. Seven Omanis were rescued by the Public Authority of Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) after their vehicles were swept away by flooding wadis, but until Sunday there were no reports of casualties.

The provinces of Barka, Khaboura and Musana were hit by a heavy hailstorm which lasted for more than two hours. Some properties were damaged from the ice. Flooding in wadis in the Batina, Buraimi, Dahira and Dhakliya governorates led to the closing of some roads including the main road to the UAE in Sohar.

On Sunday, the road was reopened after local authorities drained the water. Dr Ahmad Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communication, tweeted that construction work on the Falaj Al Qabayil flyover caused flooding and traffic snarls in the area.

The military music show in the Royal Opera House Muscat was canceled on Saturday due to the weather conditions. Meanwhile, temperatures drastically dipped in the northern parts of Oman due to the rainfall and the onset of winter season.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hail hits Ras Al Khaimah, rain in Abu Dhabi

Seas will be rough in general on Sunday, rainfall expected in western UAE

Published: 18:09 November 8, 2014

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/weather/hail-hits-ras-al-khaimah-...

Dubai: Rain and hail hit Ras Al Khaimah on Saturday morning, while Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Liwa area also had showers.

The national weather bureau has cautioned the public against heading out to the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman as they will be rough in general on Sunday.

Unstable weather continues to envelop the country due to the extension of a low pressure area that started on Friday evening, a weather forecaster at the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology said.

Both the Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea will be rough in general in the daytime with waves reaching between seven and 12 feet offshore. The seas are expected to become moderate to fair by evening, a weather forecaster said

Continue...

Pictured from the air: Arctic haboob sweeps over Colorado as arctic blast sends  temperatures plunging 50 degrees in a matter of hours

This amazing  picture shows winter sweeping south in dramatic style as a huge dust cloud is  blasted over Colorado.

The storm is part  of a frigid wave of arctic air pushing south into the United States, coating  parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow.

And along with  dumps of snow - which will spread across the country later in the week - the  influx of cold air sent temperatures tumbling as much as 50 degrees in  hours.

The dust storm,  seen from the window of a passenger plane headed to Chicago from Los Angeles,  was created when winds plunging south kicked up loose dirt particles and carried  them along in their wake.

Passenger Amanda Wicks managed to get the aerial shot from the  plane window, which shows the boundary between the new, cold front and the  warmer air it is pushing out of the way.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2830370/Pictured-air-Winter...

Wisconsin

Winter's first blast of snow is one thing. But 4 feet?

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/area-in-northern-wisconsin-h...

A neighborhood in northern Wisconsin near the Michigan state line has been hit with more than four feet of snow since Monday.

"Looking outside right now, the snow on the one side of my building is already covering half of the bottom windows. We're going up to four feet," he said. "The initial report was 12 to 18 (inches). Then it went to 18 and 24... Then it turned into lake effect and it never quit."

Other Wisconsin towns near Gile also have been hit hard. As of Thursday morning, Hurley had 36 inches, Saxon 31.1, Bayfield 19 and Ashland 17. By Friday morning, it finally had stopped snowing.

"It almost looks like the middle of February right now. It's beautiful. It's a winter paradise dream. It's snow bank after snow bank after snow bank."

Arctic blast grips Central U.S. with record cold temperatures  (in all states)

11/13/14

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/11...

Record-setting cold continues for another day on Thursday in the Central U.S., where frigid temperatures are hovering to 45 degrees below average.

Casper, Wyo., fell to a low temperature of minus 27 degrees on Wednesday night, which breaks the record for all-time November low temperature of minus 21 degrees, set in 1985.

Overnight lows in Denver, Colo., plummeted to 14 degrees below zero, which ties the record for second coldest temperature in November. The low fell just four degrees short of the all-time November record of minus 18 degrees, which was set in 1877.

Highs on Thursday are forecast to be around 15 degrees in Denver and Casper, though the wind chill will stay sub-zero through the afternoon.

Sub-zero low temperatures stretched from Montana through Wyoming and Colorado, but lows were also well below the freezing mark as far south as central Texas, where just three days ago on Monday, temperatures had surged into the mid-80s.

Flights were impacted by icy conditions at the Denver airport on Wednesday, but airport officials are hoping Thursday will be more favorable for air travel, writes CBS Denver:

Flights were delayed throughout the day on Wednesday and the snowy, cold conditions also led to about 50 canceled flights.

“It sort of felt like we were ice skating into the tarmac,” said Bridget Park, who was among those affected on Wednesday.

A CBS4 crew caught up with Park while she was in the airport’s Jeppesen Terminal and dealing with a flight delay. She said she was holding her breath during her plane’s landing in Denver.

In the Mid-Atlantic, temperatures are around 20 degrees cooler on Thursday morning than they were just 24 hours ago, after the cold front pushed off the East Coast on Wednesday afternoon.

================================================

Another look at 11/15/14

National High and Low Temperature (for the contiguous United States)
NWS Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD – Issued 7 pm EST Friday, November 14, 2014

High Temperature for Friday, November 14, 2014

• 29°C (84 degrees F) at Pembroke Pines, FL

Low Temperature for Friday, November 14, 2014

• -31°C (-24 degrees F) at Jordan, MT
• -31°C (-24 degrees F) at 12 miles north of Hingham, MT

From north to south, the roads of Lebanon submerged by water

Sunday, November 16, 2014

http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/896261/du-nord-au-sud-les-rout...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

Photo posted on behalf of the Internal Security Forces on Twitter.

In an unusual scene, the cinema turned into a swimming pool in the center, "towers" in
Furn el-Cheback

floods have submerged almost Lebanon, accompanying the first rain of the season. Saturday, from north to south, hundreds of motorists were stranded in their cars on the roads infested waters.

The road to the Beirut airport was cut for more than an hour in both directions of traffic and the tunnel at Khaldé was completely flooded.

On Twitter, dozens of users published pictures of their car stuck in the water, including Khaldé, Furn el-Cheback, Sin el-Fil, Hazmieh, Hadath, Zalka and Kaslik. In addition, a power outage due to rain has been reported in several cities across the country, especially in Beirut and Tripoli.

n the evening, most of the roads blocked by the waters were reopened. In a statement, the Civil Defense said that its members were mobilized across the country to help motorists stuck in their car.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, October 31, 2014, 12:43 in FF

Awesome Dust Devil in the arsenal of the Rocky Mountains [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkaIxYsmBpQ#t=11

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/10/impressionante-dust-devil-nellarsena...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

An area of about 600 m² in 'Rocky Mountain Arsenal was involved in a huge and impressive dust devil. The video captures the moment that started the phenomenon, which forced the Fire Department to retreat to a sudden change of wind direction. From a safe distance, the movie continues to show the performance and the violence of the event, which fortunately did not produce either no damage or injuries.

Thomas Rogers, the fireman behind the camera, said he had never seen anything like that in 7 years of service. "Absolutely interesting to see. I'm a fan of fire as well as meteorology and I found myself before a weather phenomenon and that phenomenon igneous merged, it was a fantastic sight to see. There is nothing to do but to take shelter and wait for it to calm down. "

Extreme Weather in Israel on Monday, 17 November, 2014 at 18:11 (06:11 PM) UTC.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&e...

The heavy downpours then moved across Israel and wreaked havoc as road flooded in Tel Aviv and the West Bank. There were several injuries and lightning caused at least one fire in Jerusalem. Ben-Gurion International Airport had 83mm of rain by Sunday. This is 12mm more than that we would usually expect for the entire month of November. The local train service was brought to a standstill and stranded passengers had to be rescued by bus. The flood induced traffic disruption extended into the West Bank district of Jericho where torrential downpours caused rivers to swell beyond their banks. Main routes were paralysed by long traffic jams with some people having to escape from their vehicles through the windows as the water rose beyond a metre high in some places. The rain is now moving east across Iraq and Kuwait towards Iran. While the worst of the storms have now passed, the tail end of this system could bring some long awaited wet weather across the Arabian Peninsula over the next few days.

Heavy rains, flooding hit Israel and Palestinian areas

Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 00:52

http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/11/16/heavy-rains-flooding-hit-is...

Floods triggered by heavy rains cause wide-spread damage and traffic disruptions in Israel and Palestinian territories. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Heavy rains, flooding hit Israel and Palestinian areas

Arctic Air To Chill Out South Florida

November 18, 2014

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/11/18/arctic-air-to-chill-out-south-...

It’s about to feel a lot like winter in South Florida.

Tuesday started quite mild with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Some passing showers are possible Tuesday as a potent cold front sweeps through. When the Arctic air pushing down across the east coast makes it way to South Florida, temperatures will tumble to the upper 60s likely by Tuesday afternoon and into the evening.

Winds will increase out of the north from 15 to 20 miles per hour, with some gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. Due to the strong winds, there are hazardous boating and swimming conditions. There’s a small craft advisory and high risk of rip currents warning in place.

WATCH LISSETTE GONZALEZ’ WEATHER REPORT

Tuesday night, lows fall to the low 60s near the coast and upper 50s inland. With the wind chill, it may even feel like the upper 40s for some areas well inland.

Wednesday afternoon will be cool and breezy with highs struggling to reach 70 degrees. There could be a few showers with clouds around.

The cool temperatures won’t last long.

As high pressure begins to move to the east and our winds shift, South Florida will see a gradual warming trend late week. Highs will be back in the upper 70s Thursday and Friday.

This weekend will be warm and humid with highs in the low 80s.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2838919/Big-lake-snow-forec...

Winter weather on the warpath: Brutal November deep freeze continues after six feet of snow and bitter temperatures claim seven lives ...and there's another 18 inches on the way

• The storm has caused at least seven deaths in New York, New Hampshire and Michigan, according to authorities 
• New York governor Andrew Cuomo has mobilized the National Guard to help western New York dig out from the storm
• Snow blown by strong winds forced the closing of a 132-mile stretch of Interstate 90 across New York state
• Temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below on Tuesday - more like January than November

By MICHAEL ZENNIE FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 02:41 GMT, 19 November 2014 | UPDATED: 15:00 GMT, 19 November 2014

The brutal  weather that plunged the nation into deep freeze and dumped five feet of snow on parts of New York is continuing today - and it's even colder than it was on Tuesday.

The  storms and bitter temperatures have already been blamed for seven deaths across three states - including a man in Buffalo, New York, who was found dead in his car, covered in several feet of snow after he crashed into a ditch.

Even the residents of western New York, who are used to bitter winters and snowfall measured by the foot, were caught off guard by the mid-November deluge of snow. It piled up so quickly - more than three inches an hour in some cases - that it caved in roofs and even smashed in doors. 

Some towns outside Buffalo measured 60 inches of snow on Wednesday and residents are bracing for another 18 inches later today. Snow depth could reach more than six feet in come places before the lake effect snow subsides, the National  Service warned.

Snow smash: The incredible snowfall - five feet in just a matter of hours - caved in roofs and even smashed through the doors of this Buffalo, New York, home

A band of storm clouds moves across Lake Erie and into Buffalo, New York on Tuesday. Parts of New York measured the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as three feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the Buffalo area and forced the closure of a 132-mile stretch of the state Thruway

The polar vortex sinks on the west-central Siberia, bringing frost, widespread snowfall and strong winds

Friday, November 21, 2014

The deep cyclonic circulation that will slide on the west-central Siberia

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/11/vortice-polare-affonda-siberia-centr...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

The figure of the tropospheric polar vortex continues to be disturbed again, encouraging a bipolar structure, sometimes even three-pole, with two large lobes positioned, respectively, in the Canadian Arctic archipelago, around Baffin Island and the Arctic coasts of Siberia, where are stabilized two large circulations depressions filled with very cold air at higher altitudes of the troposphere.

At the heart of the deep cyclonic circulation at present is positioned around the central west coast Siberia, where he just regenerated a new deep vortex, filled with very cold air at high altitudes, that tomorrow, being intercepted by the descending branch of the " polar jet "active on the eastern edge of the rugged promontory on the anticyclonic European Russia, slip on the northernmost sector of the lowlands of western Siberia.

This vast cyclone cold deepened to a minimum baric on the ground that fall below the 980 hPa, in the coming days will bring severe weather conditions on the characteristics winter over much of west-central Siberia, with frequent snowfall accompanied by icy winds, rather sustained mainly north and west, which may exceed the threshold of attention.

causing widespread snowfall and a widespread drop in temperatures, which slip below -30 ° C -35 ° C, but with peaks from below -40 ° C in the vicinity of the peninsula of Tajmyr.

But sustained winds from SW and W-SW, also blow on the southern Siberia, in the area between Omsk, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, due to the presence of a significant "horizontal pressure gradient" on the southern edge of the cyclonic circulation

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Possible light snow west-central Ukraine the next night, Kiev also flocked

Wednesday, November 19th 2014

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/11/possibili-deboli-nevicate-sullucrain...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

The frontal system, now totally occluded, stuck between the Balkan and Carpathian mountains, in these hours is continuing to move forward with its branch warmer, even to Ukraine. Just across the west-central Ukraine, due to the interaction between the air masses very mild and humid, sub-tropical origin to distant, that the neighboring Balkans, through the Carpathians and Romania and Moldova to the flock southern Ukraine, flowing over the cold continental polar air, existing in the lower layers, in the next few hours we will be able to check the snow to share the flat with flocked wet even in the central area of ​​the country

The flow of the air mild and fairly moist, of Mediterranean origin, over the layer of very cold air and heavy, existing on the lowlands of Ukraine, is giving rise to a thick cloud cover type "advective" (altostratus and nembostrati) that the next night will give rise to weak intensity of snowfall over Oblast 'Ukraine's Central West. A few flakes fall during the night even on Kiev area, though hardly leave accumulation on the ground.

One Extreme to the other weather set to change overnight !

After the big freeze... the big THAW: Armies of volunteer snow shovelers hit streets of Buffalo amid fears of floods - with mercury set to rise to 70F before Thanksgiving

• National Weather Service says snow could melt in 24 hours
• Buffalo, NY, was hit by a year's worth of snow (88 inches) in 5 days
• Temperatures could soar from 40F to 70F by Thanksgiving
• 13 people died in snow storms, emergency services still cleaning up

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2845720/After-big-freeze-bi...

Thanksgiving could be marred by floods as snow-hit areas across the east coast look set for a sharp rise in temperatures, the National Weather Service has warned.

The big freeze saw areas such as Buffalo, New York, buried in historic blizzards, reaching a year's snowfall - 88 inches - in just five days.

Armies of shovelers have descended on the city in a desperate bid to make a dent in the unprecedented road blocks. 

But forecasters claim it could all melt in less than 24 hours if temperatures soar from 40F to 70F as predicted.

More than 200 volunteers, called the Shovel Brigade Mob, armed themselves with shovels and headed into neighborhoods south of downtown Buffalo. 

The group said some residents were still stuck in their homes, days after a lake-effect system clobbered the region with up to seven feet of snow. 

The heat wave is expected as an intense cyclone sweeps north east from the Midwest, driving warmer climes into West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.

It could spell a moment of relief for Minneapolis after an historic stretch of freezing temperatures that has lasted 12 days - the longest since 1880.

Emergency services are still shoveling snow to clear the area and rescue civilians.

At least 13 have been killed by the extreme weather.

The NWS predicted temperatures would start to climb above freezing by early Sunday, reaching 60F by Monday.

Temperatures in western New York will stay above freezing until at least Tuesday night, with highs of nearly 50F on Sunday and nearly 60F on Monday, the Weather Service said.

'The warming will bring melting. The melting will bring water. Water will bring floods,' New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference.

'We are preparing now for more flooding than we have seen in a long, long time,' he said. 'We've never had this much snow and this much melting of this much snow in a short period of time.'

Some areas should expect five to six feet of water, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

To prepare, area residents said they were moving valuables out of their basements.

Sections of the New York State Thruway will reopen on Friday afternoon to move vehicles and help remove snow, Cuomo said. Some 140 miles of the thruway had been closed.

Experts warn the exact figures are still vague and they are taking samples of the snow to gauge how likely the flood risk is.

Initial research found rising dew points and winds pointing south will 'make for a more efficient melting of the snowpack'.

Killed in floods in Morocco

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/23366859/__Doden_door_noodweer_M... original link in Dutch translated with google

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

RABAT -

After heavy rain in the south of Morocco in floods certainly seventeen people were killed. Eighteen people are missing.

The city and province of Guelmim, about 650 kilometers south of Rabat, have been hard hit by the exceptional storms, the Moroccan authorities reported Sunday.

+

Morocco floods: 17 dead and dozens missing after heavy rain destroys houses, cars and roads

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/morocco-floods-17-dead-doze...

Dramatic pictures show roads turned to rivers, with army helicopters sent in to try and evacuate survivors

Our local weather service office now admitting to fast and variable weather changes! Be sure to read text under the photo.

Severe weather in Israel and Palestine: the critical situation in the Gaza Strip [PHOTOS]

Thursday, November 27, 2014,

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/11/forte-maltempo-in-israele-e-palestin...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

Bad weather is hitting so heavy Israel and the Palestinian territories, including Gaza. Storms, flooding, strong wind, rough seas and cold have created many problems in various areas. For example Ashkelon, southern Israel, 14 children were trapped in a minibus threatened by the waves of the rain. In the city 'old Ramallah in the West Bank a few shops were flooded by the torrential rain that has' pulled down the entire area. Reality 'could worsen if the rains, and as' reported by the weather, could continue. The situation in the Gaza Strip and 'definitely the worst, local sources reported. The bad weather has worsened the conditions of those still suffering the consequences of the war last summer.

If 30 thousand refugees live in 18 UNRWA schools, about 70 thousand other people have instead returned to their homes partially destroyed or have been installed in mobile homes not excellent quality '. In many of the first, there are no windows it 'doors it' heating and and 'hard to counter the current wave of bad weather and cold.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/UNRWA-declares-state-of-...

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/WATCH-Israel-flooded-around-the-co...

WATCH: Showers batter Israel in rainiest season in center of country in 20 years

Parts of the country were hit with up to 110 mm. of rain; Kinneret rises to almost 213 meters below sea level.

Downpours battered Israel from the North to the South on Wednesday as part of what the Israel Meteorological Service said is the wettest start to the rainy season in the central region in 20 years.

Some of the heaviest precipitation was in Petah Tikva, where more than 110 mm. of rain was recorded. Similar accumulations were recorded in the Negev, flooding dry creek beds and causing serious congestion on the roads. The North saw significantly less rainfall, between 20 mm. and 50 mm. across the region, the IMS said.

By the morning, the overnight rains had raised Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) by 3.5 cm.

There was damage, including felled trees and flooded homes and streets, in towns across the country. In Herzliya, the wall of a supermarket parking lot collapsed and caused severe damage to a few cars, while in Tel Aviv a wall at a construction site was felled by the storm, damaging cars on the street. Faults on high-voltage transmission lines caused power outages in Herzliya, Kadima-Tzoran, Tel Mond, Ein Sarid and Porat.

Continue...

Floods in Jerusalem

UNRWA declares state of emergency in Gaza after torrential rains

11/27/2014

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/UNRWA-declares-state-of-...

Flooding from two days of heavy rains forced hundreds of Gaza City residents to flee their homes on Thursday, as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency declared a state of emergency in the area.

The bulk of the damage was in the areas around the Sheikh Radwan lagoon, according to UNRWA which said no injuries were reported.

Continue...

The incredible rains yesterday in Corsica - FRANCE : 720mm to Antisanti, 480mm in Lugo di Nazza [PHOTOS]

Saturday, November 29, 2014,

The violent storms of type "V-Shaped" that for more than 12 hours throughout the day yesterday hit the western Corsica, have caused exceptional rains especially in inland areas of the findings of the French island. Stand out among all the rainfall data, the 720mm and 480mm of Antisanti Lugo di Nazza. Accumulations really scary: fortunately there were no casualties (even if the damage is considerable) because the most affected areas are located in inaccessible mountain areas, where few people live. Antisanti, for example, is a small village with less than 400 residents while in Lugo di Nazza the inhabitants are just 100. Another small town, Campile, had 280mm of rain while in Santo Pietro di Tenda fell 1 70mm of rain .

The city most affected was Bastia, where they fell about 250mm of rain, after all we are talking about an urban center of 45,000 residents and luckily it did not happen here is not particularly serious.

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/11/le-incredibili-piogge-di-ieri-in-cor...

https://translate.google.com.co/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

Chaos in the Canaries: 80mph winds batter holiday islands as freak storm uproots trees and 30ft waves crash onto tourist beaches

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2854595/Popular-holiday-des...

In summer they attract thousands of Brits - but the Canary Islands have been lashed by gales which uprooted trees and road signs and caused travel chaos.

Usually tranquil beaches in Tenerife were emptied as 30ft waves crashed over the shore, while schools in Lanzarote were ordered to shut as the weather closed in on Friday.

Dozens of flights were cancelled and severely delayed on Friday, and again yesterday - when a piece of ceiling fell in at Tenerife's main airport, leading police to close the terminal to the public.

Five of the seven islands were on red alert - the highest possible - for high winds on Friday night, which was later reduced to a yellow alert or none at all for today.

One man man died after a sheet of metal was carried through the air by the strong winds and hit him in the face, according to the Spanish national newspaper El Mundo.

In addition to lonne de vries post about FRANCE Floods

Weather: Anomaly of Jet Stream on Europe and France

Published November 30, 2014

~~ The jet stream brings up a very important South stream and causes ricocheted by very heavy rains and damage throughout the southeast. What is happening ? Abnormality of the Jet Stream on Europe - End November 2014 - unusual Storms in southeast due to an abnormality of the Jet Stream.

http://www.2012un-nouveau-paradigme.com/2014/11/intemperies-anomali...

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k79FZsjnO4

Jet Stream circulates from North atlantic to Scandinavia

Jet Stream abnormality plunges South to Morocco

From a link ;

The flow of cold air to the maritime polar Islands and the coasts of Morocco has done nothing that unseating up warmer air circulating along the pre-frontal area, close to the Moroccan coast. The rapid entry of cold polar air masses along the maritime sector pre-frontal generated a strong convention in the ocean in front of the Portuguese coast, and those of Morocco, facilitating the development of several "storm cells" in cold air, in stretch of ocean in front of the coast of Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar. Some of this "storm cells", triggered by the advance of the air cooler to all units, although moving very quickly within the strong westerlies in action in the middle and upper troposphere, the Canaries have invested, and continue at a time the Atlantic coast of Morocco, under the inspiration of the impetuous winds from O-NO and NO.

Cyclone Xandra, catastrophe unprecedented in Morocco: 500 dead, ruined cities [PHOTOS and VIDEO

Monday, December 1, 2014,

Morocco devastated by unprecedented floods with exceptional rainfall in desert areas: city overwhelmed by water and mud as never before in history

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/12/ciclone-xandra-catastrofe-senza-prec...

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJn-FQDXoNI

After the rains of devastating violent cyclone that devastated Morocco between 22 and 23 November, the storm "Xandra" this weekend has again lashed the country with torrential rains in the desert areas than ever before in living memory had had a similar devastation due to water and mud. Exceptional rainfall with accumulations of more than 300mm in the southern areas of the country where the last ten days some localities have even exceeded 500mm of rain in the desert, where the social and construction of cities and villages Moroccans was definitely not prepared for similar precipitation. Overall, according to the latest budget of the authorities, the confirmed deaths are more than 500, but there are others missing and some inland areas especially among the areas most affected by the bad weather, completely isolated and unreached by rescue teams. Here are some dramatic images:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...

Alert Weather, Xandra become a Hurricane Mediterranean: high alert in Sardinia and Corsica

December 1, 2014, 13:1

After the event twenty days ago in Sicily, another "medicane" is coming on Italy: Tonight the "landfall" in Sardinia, then will head on Corsica. Very dangerous situation to be monitored in real time