Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect
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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:
The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.
There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?
The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.
The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:
Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spectacular+event/8185609/story.html The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.
The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.
This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/06/weather-in-cape-town-is-going-out-...
Weather in Cape Town is going out of control: 8 dead during worst winter storm in 30 years
Weather in Cape Town is going out of control.
The worst winter storm in 30 years is currently hitting South Africa’s province of Western Cape and the Cape Town metropolitan area with powerful winds, huge waves and coastal flooding, frequent lightning, heavy rain and snow at higher elevations. It has already killed 8 people and we are not close to an end.
Wind gusts in excess of 80 km/h (50 mph) brought destruction across the region. Around 700 structures in Cape Town have been affected by flooding. Thousands of people are now homeless.
The storm killed at least 8 people and injured many. A lightning killed a family of four ater striking their home in Kraaifontein:
The worst storm to hit the region in 30 years brought Cape Town and neighboring cities to a standstill on Wednesday morning.
At the same time, a massive wildfire is spreading through Southern Cape, forcing evacuations and road closures. 3 people died in flames in their homes in Rheenendal, today.
The storm came amid the worst drought the region has seen in more than 100 years, but experts predict it will take at least 3 wet winters to replenish drinking water supplies.
Due to this severe weather anomaly, schools across the Western Cape have been closed today, and are expected to re-open tomorrow, June 8.
Jun 8, 2017
KM
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/06/11/severe-storms-hail-power-o...
Storms Leave 165,000 Without Power in Minnesota and Wisconsin
More than 100,000 homes were without power Sunday morning after storms lashed central Minnesota and western Wisconsin with heavy rains, hail and strong winds.
Xcel Energy reports that the fast-moving storm, which felled trees and power lines in communities throughout central Minnesota, initially affected 132,000 households, most of which were in the Twin Cites metro and St. Cloud areas.
The utility company says more than 500 people were dispatched Sunday to repair outages, adding that by mid-day 45,000 households had their power restored. Still, around 88,000 households remain without power.
By 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Xcel reported nearly 131,000 customers had their power restored. Around 34,000 households were still without power as of Sunday night.
Xcel said some customers could be without power for multiple days.
The severe weather started overnight in the Dakotas before pushing east into central Minnesota, dumping heavy rain and up to tennis-ball-sized hail. Wind gusts whipped up to 70 mph.
The front edge of the storm system slammed directly against the Twin Cities metro, felling trees and power lines. Cars and homes were hit with debris, and authorities reported fires believed to be caused by lightning strikes.
Streets in many communities were flooded with rainwater. In several places, mounds of hail could be seen floating on the floodwaters like small icebergs. In Coon Rapids, so much hail fell that streets had to be plowed.
Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says the storm could likely have caused more than $100 million worth of damage in the Twin Cities.
Outside the metro, WCCO viewers sent in images of mangled grain bins and farming equipment. One dairy farm in Pennock, in west-central Minnesota, says the storm destroyed its barns, leaving its cows and heifers homeless.
While the storm moved through Minnesota in just a few hours, it pushed into western Wisconsin, prompting tornado warnings. Just last month, a tornado killed a man at a trailer park in Chetek.
As clean-up and damage assessment gets underway, efforts could be hindered by storms Sunday evening.
The National Weather Service says that afternoon and evening storms could develop, again hitting the metro area and southeastern Minnesota with strong winds and hail.
Jun 12, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Massive hailstorm coming out of nowhere pounds gathering in Bengladesh – People flee for their lives (video)
This is the terrifying moment a massive hailstorm engulfed a gathering in Jamalpur, Bengladesh, forcing people to flee for their lives… At least for their heads.
Look at the hailstones pounding on the ground. They are huge!
Source; http://strangesounds.org/2017/06/massive-hailstorm-coming-out-of-no...
Jun 13, 2017
KM
http://floodlist.com/america/honduras-floods-choluteca-june-2017
Honduras – Deadly Floods in Choluteca After 190 mm Rain in 24 Hours
Two people have died and over 250 forced from their homes after flooding in Choluteca Department, southern Honduras.
A yellow level alert for heavy rain was issued on 10 June for the southern and western departments of Choluteca, Valle, Lempira, La Paz, Intibucá, Santa Bárbara, Copán and Ocotepeque.
National Permanent Commission of Emergencies (COPECO) says ravines flooded and rivers overflowed in the city of Choluteca on Saturday 10 June.
The city recorded 83.2 mm of rain in 24 hours to 10 June, with 68.0 mm falling in just 6 hours. During a 24 hour period between 10 and 11 June, Choluteca recorded 190.6 mm of rain.
Over 100 houses have been damaged and 10 totally destroyed. As many as 253 people have been displaced and 554 have been affected by heavy rain and floods in the 9 neighbourhoods of the city.
COPECO also reported two deaths as a result of the severe weather in the department. One death occurred in Choluteca when a man attempted to cross a flooded ravine. A fatality in Talanga was caused by a tree falling on a house.
COPECO has delivered humanitarian aid to around 500 people who were affected by the floods.
Many of those evacuated were housed in local buildings such as churches in the neighbourhoods of San Francisco del Palomar, La Providencia and Sampile.
The city has a population of around 100,000 and sits on the river Choluteca River in the south of the country between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Parts of El Salvador also recorded heavy rain recently, with 55 mm falling in 24 hours to 11 June in Acajutla.
Jun 14, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Biblical sandstorm changes day into night across Punjab, Pakistan killing 7 as 195 km/h winds devastated rural areas
On June 10, 2017, a biblical dust storm disrupted life in the entire Punjab province with powerful winds reaching 195 km/h (121 mph).
The apocalyptic sand storm killed 7 people, injured about 70 and destroyed homes, knocked down billboards, trees and power lines, cutting power supply in most of the rural areas for more than a day.
Dawn reports that a minor girl died crushed down by the walls of her house. Two students were killed after the minaret of a mosque collapsed on them. Another died electrocuted, while another one crushed by the huge hoarding of a multinational company. In total, at least 7 died, six in Bahawalnagar district alone.
Another 70 people have been injured by the massive weather anomaly in Pakistan / India.
Emergency has been declared in DHQ Hospital Bahawalnagar. The entire police force was on rescue – a process hampered by the suspension of power supply.
Source:http://strangesounds.org/2017/06/biblical-sandstorm-video-changes-d...
Jun 14, 2017
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4614930/Portugal-forest-fir...
Portugal forest fires claim at least 57 lives with 18 people 'incinerated' as they are trapped in their cars
At least 57 people are now known to have died and 59 people are injured in the devastating forest fire in Portugal.
At least 18 people died while trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister has called 'the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years.'
It is possibly the deadliest ever single forest blaze to hit Portugal.
Flames rise during a forest fire in Pedrogao Grande, Leiria District, Center of Portugal. At least 57 people have been killed, including many people who were trapped in their cars as flames swept over the road
Of the 59 people injured, four are in a serious condition, and four firefighters and a child are all injured.
Teams of psychologists have been deployed to care for survivors, who are 'in shock' and have lost relatives.
The blaze has been described as 'almost impossible to control' and emergency services have spoken of a 'horrible scenario'.
Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal. The forest fires have already claimed 39 lives, 59 people are injured and at least two people are missing
A lightning strike is believed to have sparked the blaze in the Pedrogao Grande area after investigators found a tree that was hit during a 'dry thunderstorm,' the head of the national judicial police told Portuguese media.
The death toll is expected to rise further during the day as 'many' people were said to be still missing.
A man stands on the roadside watching a wildfire at Anciao, Leiria, central Portugal. The wildfire has killed at least 43 people and injured 16 others, many of them burning to death in their cars, the government said today
Several roads of Pedrógão Grande have been cut off as firemen still battle the blaze on four different fronts, fanned by the heat and wind.
The Pedrógão Grande area is 50 km (30 miles) south-east of Coimbra, a UNESCO world heritage site and university town popular with tourists and international students.
It is not yet known if any British people have been impacted by the deadly blaze.
The updated death toll was released today by Jorge Gomes, the secretary of state for internal affairs, having climbed from the 19 initially announced dead late yesterday.
Portuguese National Republican Guard firefighters work to stop the fire from reaching the village of Avelar at sunrise today. 16 people died in their cars when fire reached the road
'We are facing the greatest tragedy of human victims of recent times by a disaster of this type,' said the Portuguese prime minister, António Costa.
Dry thunderstorms - which it is now believed are responsible for fueling the fire - are frequent when falling water evaporates before reaching the ground because of high temperatures.
Portugal, like most southern European countries, is prone to forest fires in the dry summer months.
'This is a region that has had fires because of its forests, but we cannot remember a tragedy of these proportions,' said Valdemar Alves, mayor of Pedrogao Grande. 'I am completely stunned by the number of deaths.'
Authorities had previously said that 40 C (104 F) heat in recent days might have played a part in the inferno about 150 kilometers (95 miles) northeast of Lisbon.
A huge wall of thick smoke and bright red flames towered over the top of trees near houses in the wooded region. Local resident Isabel Brandao told The Associated Press that she had feared for her life.
'Yesterday we saw the fire but thought it was very far. I never thought it would come to this side,' she said.
'At 3:30 a.m., my mother-in-law woke me up quickly and we never went to sleep again. We were afraid the fire would reach us.'
The European Union has activated its civil protection efforts to help fight the fires. EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the 'EU is fully ready to help'
Prime Minister Antonio Costa said that firefighting crews were having difficulties in approaching the area because the fire was 'very intense.' He added that Portuguese authorities were working on identifying the victims and that Spanish rescuers would assist in efforts to control the blazes.
Portugal's civil protection agency, which coordinates the firefighting efforts, issued a warning of the increased risk for forest fires in Friday. Citing the high temperatures, it said that all outdoor fires were prohibited.
At least 16 people died in their cars on a road between the towns of Figueiro dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera - an inland area with many hotels and holiday resorts.
18 people are currently confirmed as having died in their cars.
Interior Ministry official Jorge Gomes said that three others died from smoke inhalation in Figueiro dos Vinhos.
The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon in the municipality of Pedrógão Grande, central Portugal.
'Many' people are said to be missing and homes have been destroyed.
Portugal has been experiencing soaring temperatures of up to 40 degrees and this, coupled with the wind, has been fueling the flames.
Portugal has been experiencing soaring temperatures of up to 40 degrees and this, coupled with the wind, has been fueling the flames. Some 600 - 700 firefighters have been fighting the blaze, helped by Spanish rescuers
600 - 700 firefighters have been fighting the blaze, helped by Spanish rescuers.
Efforts are now being made to confirm the identity of the victims.
The European Union has activated its civil protection efforts to help fight the fires.
EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the 'EU is fully ready to help'.
He said Spain and France are both sending aircraft to help fight the flames.
Portugal's soccer team has expressed its condolences for the victims of forest fires that have claimed at least 57 lives. The team's players, including Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Fernando Santos, signed a statement saying 'in this sad hour we send our deepest sympathies to the families, friends and loved ones of the victims of the fires'
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy tweeted that he is 'overwhelmed by the tragedy at Pedrogao Grande. The Portuguese people can count on our solidarity, support and care'.
Pope Francis has led thousands of people in a moment of silent prayer for the victims of the Portugal fire.
Francis referred to the 'devastating fire' at the end of his Sunday prayer, delivered from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
The crowd fell silent and Francis bowed his head to recall the 'many victims' of the blaze.
Francis visited the Portuguese shrine of Fatima last month.
Portugal's soccer team has expressed its condolences for the victims of forest fires that have claimed at least 57 lives.
The team's players, including star Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Fernando Santos, signed a statement saying 'in this sad hour we send our deepest sympathies to the families, friends and loved ones of the victims of the fires.'
Portugal's team is in Russia, where it is set to start the Confederations Cup later on Sunday against Mexico.
Jun 18, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
IT'S BRUTAL! Record breaking heatwaves across Britain Europe and US as roads melt in the UK and too hot to fly in parts of US
Photo funtobebad.blogspot.com
UK heatwave
Gritters were deployed to shore up failing roads as temperatures on the surface reached 104F (40C), causing them to melt.
Cambridgeshire County Council took the decision to deploy the vehicles after motorists complained that their tyres had started 'ripping the tarmac off the roads.'
Drivers were warned by police to take care on the B1165 near Newton in Cambridgeshire, where the tarmac has melted, and Agnes Owen, who works at a service station nearby, said that it 'sounded like cars were driving on water.'
Evan Laughlin, from Cambridgeshire County Council, said gritters had been used to distribute granite dust to stabilise the road surface and stop bitumen becoming stuck on wheels.
"Normally the roads stand the summer temperatures we get, but just this week it's very hot," she said. Motorists in Tarleton, Lancashire also discovered tar on their wheels as the roads melted., while some commuters in Croydon refused to use trams after noticing the track appeared to be disintegrating. Transport for London said they had thrown sand down to help protect the rails.
Rory O'Neill, TfL's Director for London Trams, said: "The flexible sealant near the track has been softened by the current hot weather and although it is having no impact on the safe running of the tram network, we appreciate it may look concerning to customers.
"Our engineers are on site and, as is standard procedure, they are applying sand to mitigate the effect of the heat."
Elsewhere pupils were sent home from a school in East Yorkshire after refusing to wear blazers as temperatures soared past 86F (30C). Kingswood Academy in Hull said the children were defiant over their uniforms, but parents complained that teachers had put their health at risk.
Allergy charities also warned that the hot weather could trigger fatal attacks and said sufferers should stay away from rural areas and avoid leaving windows open at night and early in the morning when pollen counts were at their highest.
US heatwave
As for how hot is too hot for planes to fly at all, experts tell us it shouldn't be an issue unless temperatures get over 120 degrees and that is exactly the type of temperatures California and Arizona have been suffering as many flights have been suffering
The Daily Mail reports, the streets of Las Vegas and Phoenix have been reduced to ghost towns as temperatures hit 118F and climbing during a punishing heat wave that has grounded planes and left door handles so hot they can leave people with burns.
Temperatures are predicted to reach 120F on the first day of summer in Phoenix, and the heat wave is threatening to bring the 'deadly' temperatures to several parts of Arizona, Nevada and California as well.
Las Vegas is likely to hit 117F on Wednesday, as excessive heat warnings cover almost all of California.
The National Weather Service has been forecasting Tuesday highs of 120F or above in Phoenix for the past several days, a number not seen in the desert city for more than 20 years.
Europe heatwave
Accu weather reports the historic heat that developed across much of Spain over the past week will continue this week with no relief until this weekend.
Madrid set an all-time June high temperature on Saturday when the temperature reached 40.3 C (104.5 F) at Madrid-Barajas Airport.
High temperatures will range from 35-39 C (95-102 F) each day through the weekend in Madrid.
Elsewhere, extreme heat baked southern Spain as the mercury eclipsed 44 C (112 F) in Cordoba last week.
High temperatures between 39 and 42 C (102 and 108 F) are expected this week.
All of France will endure the highest temperatures of the year so far as the heat builds each of the next several days.
The high temperature reached 35 C (95 F) in Paris on Tuesday, and similar temperatures expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
The last time the temperature surpassed 35 C (95 F) in Paris in June was 2011 when the temperature reached 36 C (97 F).
Similar temperatures are impacting Holland and Belgium.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/06/its-brutal-record-breaking-heat...
Jun 21, 2017
SongStar101
It’s So Hot In Arizona Right Now That People Are Posting Pics Of Things Melting
http://canyouactually.com/temperatures-in-arizona/
This past week in other areas of the USA
Jun 27, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/viral/394721-berlin-floods-weather-surfer/
Cyclists persevere, surfer thrives as monster floods hit Berlin (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Houses have been evacuated and the Berlin fire brigade had been called to nearly 800 incidents as the city’s infrastructure struggles to deal with the widespread floods, Die Welt reports.
Firefighters have declared a state of emergency in the German capital.
Traffic has been hugely affected as many roads have become impassable because of flood water or fallen trees. Sections of the city’s A100 motorway have also been temporarily shut.
Public transport has been severely restricted with some subway stations forced to close because of the deluge.
Numerous cars have been submerged by the flood waters. However, despite all of this, people are still finding ways to move around the city.
The floods gave one man the opportunity to hop on a paddleboard and surf through the flooded streets.
Unfortunately for Berliners there is no end in sight as Friday looks set to bring further torrential downpours. Die Welt report that there will be between 30 and 70 liters of rain per square meter.
Heavy rain has also caused flooding in other parts of Germany, including Niedersachsen and Baden-Württemberg.
Jun 30, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Sky split open: Moscow hit by ‘downpour of the century’ (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
“In less than 12 hours the city expects 15-20 mm of rainfall, which is almost a third of the monthly norm. The daily maximum precipitation for June 30 is 22.3 mm, it was marked in 1923,” Moscow weather services told TASS, adding that the capital hasn’t seen a storm like this in 94 years.
Muscovites were awed by apocalyptically overcast skies just before the storm.
“This post is for those who forgot their umbrellas at home,” one person wrote.
The winds could reach 24mps, according to the Moscow emergency services, which advised people to stay at home.
Blitzortung.org website, which provides lightning and thunderstorm information in real time, released a map of the Moscow storm online.
Some parts of the city were battered with quite sizeable hail.
Muscovites did not lose their sense of humor in the storm. “It’s nice when ice for cocktails is falling from the sky,” one person wrote.
One of the hashtags launched was #ливеньвека (#downpourofcentury).
“And this is called ‘Summer!’” another person wrote with some bitterness.
At least eight passenger planes which were due to arrive in Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports, had to land in Domodedovo airport which was the least affected by the storm, an official from State ATM Corporation, an air navigation service, told RIA Novosti. Two more planes had to divert to St. Petersburg and Kazan, the official added.
Around 4,400 people were left without power in Moscow and Moscow Region on Friday, the Energy Ministry said in a statement.
With streets flooded across the city, a video emerged apparently showing a Moscow man tackling the waters in his inflatable boat. He was wearing fishing gear and even took his fishing rod with him, apparently hoping for a catch.
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/394826-moscow-storm-hail-rain/
Jun 30, 2017
SongStar101
Severe storms leave flooding in Rockford IL area
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/28/severe-flooding-reported-in-the-rockfor...
Heavy rain pounded the Rockford area Wednesday night.
Tornado warnings were issued and severe thunderstorms dropped torrential rainfall across portions of north central Ilinois Wednesday evening with severe flooding reported in around Rockford. Numerous cars were stranded, viaducts are flooded and Kent Creek is out of its banks.
Many basements are flooded as the heavy rainfall continues.
Doppler estimates indicate that 3 to upwards of 5 inches of rain have already fallen in the area. The Rockford Airport has measured 2.37 inches within two hours with the rain still falling.
In Loves Park, streets were covered with several inches of water. Cars stalled when they tried to navigate the flooded roads.
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Heavy Rain Leads To Flooding, Floating Cows Around Maryville, Missouri
http://kcur.org/post/heavy-rain-leads-flooding-floating-cows-around...
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, issued a Flash Flood Warning for counties in northwest and north-central Missouri Thursday morning after a string of severe storms dumped up to a foot of rain in the area, starting Wednesday night.
The heaviest flooding seemed to be focused around Maryville. There were reports from the Nodaway County Sheriff's Office of cows floating across highways east of Maryville.
"There have been numerous road closures, we have heard of one water rescue, there have been reports of floating cows, floating livestock up by the Maryville area," said Scott Watson senior service hydrologist with the Kansas City National Weather Service.
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Heavy rain brings flash floods and havoc in Mexico City
http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/heavy-rain-brings-flash-floods-and-...
The rainy season is in full swing once again in Mexico City where a deluge caused havoc yesterday.
Heavy rains lashed the city beginning in the late afternoon, causing flash flooding that stranded motorists in their submerged vehicles, forced the closure of key transportation infrastructure and flooded people’s homes.
Up to 70 millimeters of rain fell on some parts of the city.
The boroughs of Miguel Hidalgo and Azcapotzalco were the worst hit although the deluge also affected other boroughs and the wider metropolitan area.
There have been no reports of fatalities.
Last night Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera stated that 2,000 government workers on 20 teams were working to restore affected roads in the capital.
Flooding was particularly severe on the city’s most famous boulevard Paseo de la Reforma and important ring road Circuito Interior, with some vehicles completely submerged by the rapidly accumulating waters.
Police and other emergency services came to the rescue of stranded motorists.
The city government also granted free access to the elevated road network known as the segundo piso to relieve traffic congestion after several arterial roads were cut off.
Line 7 of the Metro system was also affected with nine stations closed. Metro chief Jorge Gaviño said that some 30,000 people were affected.
Water inundated tunnels on the line and although pumps were working at their full capacity they couldn’t cope so it was decided to suspend service.
The rest of the system remained unaffected.
The river Río de los Remedios also burst its banks, mainly affecting the México State metropolitan municipalities of Naucalpan and Ecatepec.
State authorities deployed the emergency response team Grupo Tláloc — aptly named after the Aztec god of rain — to the area to attend to around 120 homes that were inundated by the rains and consequent flooding of the river. Some families were evacuated to a temporary shelter at a public hospital in Naucalpan.
State Infrastructure Secretary Francisco González Zozaya attributed the flooding to a blocked drainage system caused by an accumulation of trash, a common occurrence in the city.
More rain is forecast for later today possibly accompanied by electrical storms and hail in Mexico City and parts of the State of México although the boss of Mexico City’s water system ruled out any possibility of it matching the intensity of yesterday’s downpour.
Several other states in the central part of the country are also experiencing wet weather.
Jul 1, 2017
SongStar101
Temperature in Iran hits 129F (53.7C) - the hottest in the country's history and one of the highest ever in the world
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4653924/Iran-temperature-hi...
Temperatures in Iran have reached 129F (53.7C) making it the hottest day in the country's history and one of the highest ever in the world.
The scorching conditions were recorded in the city of Ahvaz in Iran's south west on Thursday, according to a French meteorologist.
It was a June record for Asia and came close to the world record 134F (56.6C) measured in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
Temperatures in Iran have reached 129F (53.7C) making it the hottest day in the country's history and one of the highest ever in the world.
The scorching conditions were recorded in the city of Ahvaz in Iran's south west on Thursday, according to a French meteorologist.
It was a June record for Asia and came close to the world record 134F (56.6C) measured in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
Kapikian said the mercury climbed to 53.7C - eclipsing Iran's previous high of 53C.
According to USA Today, the heat index, which takes humidity into account, was even higher reaching 142F (61.1C)
Temperatures in the region are forecast to dip to below 117F (47C) today.
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It was 129 degrees in Iran Thursday, which is one of the Earth's hottest temperatures ever recorded
https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/06/29/129-degrees-iran-...
The southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz soared to a brutal 129 degrees Thursday, which is Iran's highest temperature ever recorded.
It's also one of the world's hottest reliably measured temperatures and the highest June temperature in Asia on record.
The information comes from Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist with Meteo France, the French national weather service.
Officially, he said the temperature was 53.7 degrees Celsius, which is 128.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Iran’s previous hottest temperature was 127.4 degrees.
Another weather source, the Weather Underground, said Ahvaz hit 129.2 degrees Thursday afternoon. The heat index, which also takes humidity into account, hit an incredible 142 degrees.
Fortunately, the weather forecast for Ahvaz on Friday is for "cooler" weather, with a high of only 119 degrees, according to AccuWeather.
The official all-time world record temperature remains the 134-degree temperature measured at Death Valley, Calif, on July 10, 1913.
Jul 1, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/viral/394840-rome-fountain-drought-heatwave/
Rome fountains run dry as heat wave sparks ‘exceptional’ drought across Italy
The fountains – nicknamed ‘nasoni,’ or big noses for their long nozzles – are a source of relief for residents and tourists alike during the hot summer months, continuously dispensing water on piazzas and street corners.
The water, which is drawn from the volcanic Lake Bracciano to the north of the city, will be stopped Monday.
“We know perfectly well the inconvenience that this will cause, but it is due to the exceptional drought,” Paolo Saccani, the head of the utility company that manages the fountains, wrote in a letter to Virginia Raggi, Rome’s mayor.
Local authorities are alarmed by the falling level of the lake in recent months – but while the city has laid the blame for the measures on the heat wave, others have highlighted the city’s poor plumbing and infrastructure.
“There will be negative consequences for everyone,” said Carlo Rienzi, the president of Codacons, a consumer rights organization. “Turning off the fountains will force tourists and citizens to buy bottles of water in bars and shops and prices will no doubt be hiked up. The fountains represent just one percent of Rome’s wasted water, against 50 percent caused by pipeline leaks.”
Almost all regions of Italy have experienced lower than average rainfall so far this year. Such is the water shortage in regions such as Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, some northern areas have declared a regional state of emergency.
With temperatures topping 43 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country on Friday, meteorologists are predicting that temperatures will remain high for the remainder of the summer.
There are more than 2,800 fountains in Rome, with some dating back over 2,000 years.
Many tradespeople, including food vendors and market stalls, use the fountains on a daily basis and are likely to be dramatically affected by the shutdown.
Jul 1, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Mercury rising: Heatwave in Bulgaria kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit)
Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said.
By midday (0900 GMT), the city's emergency services had provided assistance to around 200 people who felt unwell, emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska said.
She advised residents not to leave the house during the day and not to call the emergency services except in cases of urgency in order to allow ambulances to reach those in serious need.
Sofia has for years suffered from a chronic shortage of ambulances, with a fleet of just 25 vehicles serving a city of around two million people.
The red alert for extreme heat was activated on Saturday in 17 regions across the country for the first time this summer.
Jul 2, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
China - Major Yangtze River tributary breaks record flood level
The submerged Orange Isle scenic area is seen in flood-hit Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2017. Days of torrential rain in Hunan Province raised the water level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of Yangtze River, to exceed its record flood level Sunday morning. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
CHANGSHA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Days of torrential rain in central China's Hunan Province raised the water level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, to exceed its record flood level Sunday morning.
The water level in the section of the river in Changsha, capital of Hunan, reached 39.21 meters at 6:30 a.m., higher than the previous record of 39.18 meters set by a massive flood in 1998.
Already at 3.2 meters above the warning level, the water level is expected to continue to rise as heavy rain is forecast for upstream regions over the next few days.
As of 2 p.m., the water level had risen by another 0.21 meters to 39.42 meters, according to Changsha flood control office.
Local authorities issued a red alert Sunday afternoon, warning that water levels along the whole course of the Xiangjiang River are forecast to be near or above record levels during the next three days.
Meanwhile, the water levels in Dongting Lake and several other major rivers in Hunan have all risen above warning levels, worsening the flood control situation.
Currently Changsha is on high alert with workers inspecting every 50 meters of the dikes to guard against potential breaches.
Hundreds of officials and residents in Yuhua district worked overnight Saturday building a wall of 65,000 sandbags to block water from flowing into the city area.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 workers in Tianxin district were reinforcing dikes and pumping water to manage potential flood threats.
More than 2,000 paramilitary police have joined locals to repair damaged dikes and helped evacuate over 7,000 residents in cities of Shaoyang, Yiyang, and Huaihua.
Hunan has experienced severe flooding after ongoing torrential rain over the last 10 days. Since June 22, flooding has inundated parts of several cities, forced 311,300 people to evacuate, damaged 295,160 hectares of crops and destroyed 6,369 houses.
Rainstorms lashed 832 towns in southern and eastern Hunan from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, with Huangtang in Ningyuan County receiving the most precipitation at 264.2 mm within 24 hours.
The water flow from the Three Gorges Reservoir was reduced to 12,700 cubic meters per second Sunday afternoon to reduce the flood pressure downstream.
A rain-triggered mudslide that hit a village in Hunan's Ningxiang County Saturday afternoon has left five people dead, four missing and injured 19 others.
Many parts of the county received over 200 mm of precipitation within 24 hours, with flooding disrupting traffic and telecommunications and raising water levels in reservoirs and rivers above warning levels.
In neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, flooding disrupted railway services with 45 trains canceled, returned to origin or detoured.
The latest round of torrential rain since Saturday has affected more than 230,000 people in 20 counties and districts in Guangxi, left two people dead and one missing.
The National Meteorological Center issued a blue alert for rainstorms at 6 p.m. Sunday, forecasting heavy rain for many parts of east and south China within the next day. The southern coastal regions of Guangxi are expected to receive precipitation of up to 180 mm in 24 hours.
Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/02/c_136411593.htm
Jul 3, 2017
jorge namour
IDF halts training exercises due to extreme heat ISRAEL
03.07.17
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4984110,00.html
Due to extreme temperatures being observed throughout Israel, the IDF has cancelled all training exercises over safety concerns.
Heat wave sizzles throughout Israel
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4984120,00.html
Like something out of a certain Johnny Cash song, Israel seems to be in a burning ring of fire, with extreme temperatures being recorded all throughout the country, causing emergency services to issue special instructions warning citizens of heat-related dangers.
Israel is currently in the midst of an extreme heat wave, with severe temperatures being observed in all parts of the country.
"In some areas, temperatures are approaching extreme values that are not normally measured," said meteorologist Tzachi Waxman.
According to Waxman, temperatures are expected to be around 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Jordan Valley, Beit She'an, the Dead Sea and the Arava.
In fact, temperatures are so high in certain parts of the country that one man cooked an egg on the hood of his vehicle.
The extreme heat poses a significant safety issue and the IDF has even taken precautions, cancelling all training exercises Monday for fear of heat strokes and dehydration.
Jul 3, 2017
KM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-weather-idUSKBN19P1AH?il=0
Too much rain: China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies
Severe flooding across southern China has forced the world's largest power plant to slash capacity on Tuesday, delayed grain on barges and damaged farms along the Yangtze River, as the death toll rose to 56 and economic costs hit almost $4 billion.
Heavy rainfall, mudslides and hail caused by the annual rainy season has killed 56 people and 22 people were missing across 11 provinces and regions as of Tuesday morning, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
More than 750,000 hectares (1.85 million acres) of crops have been damaged and direct economic losses totaled more than 25.3 billion yuan ($3.72 billion), it said.
The government said it had disbursed 700 million yuan ($103 million) in emergency aid to four flood-hit provinces - Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou.
Rain in the southern provinces is expected to ease in the coming days, but weather forecasters predict downpours will move to the southwestern province of Sichuan.
In what analysts said was a move unprecedented in its scale, the Three Gorges and Gezhouba, two of China's top hydropower plants, closed as much as two-thirds of their capacity to avert flooding further downstream on the Yangtze River.
The move stoked concerns about electricity supplies from China's second-largest power source as a heatwave continued to scorch northern parts of the country, raising the export prices of coal, the fuel the country uses to produce most of its power.
Coal from Australia's Newcastle terminal rose to its highest since April, with mining outages tightening supply amid strong northern hemisphere summer demand.
The annual rainy season, which arrived in the second half of June, has hit southern Hunan province, one of the nation's largest hog and freshwater fish producers, the most.
High water levels on the Yangtze, Asia's largest river, also slowed barges carrying grain from northern ports to the south, spurring a rise in freight rates and physical corn prices in some regions, analysts and corn buyers said.
Zhang Yi, a purchase manager at a feed producer in Hunan, said he had three ships carrying about 5,000 tonnes of corn stuck on waterways near the port of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, since Friday.
CORN PRICES RISE ON BARGE DELAYS
Spot corn prices at major ports along the Yangtze and its tributaries, including Changsha, Nanchang in Jiangxi province, and Wuhan in Hubei province, have risen by 30 yuan to 1,800 yuan a ton since last week, according to data provided by China National Grain and Oils Information Center, a government think tank.
China usually transports corn from northern growing regions to the ports in the south. Then the grain is shipped along the Yangtze and its branches, to central and western provinces including Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan.
The Yangtze river's large watershed also accounts for 60 percent of the nation's freshwater fish output.
Cao Delian, manager of the Dabeinong Changlin fish farm, estimated that he has lost about one-third of his carp due to the deluge.
"It's the biggest loss we've seen in at least 5 years," he told Reuters.
On Monday, a natural gas pipeline in Guizhou owned by China National Petroleum Corp collapsed due to a mudslide, causing an explosion that killed at least eight people and injured another 35.
In his office in Liuyang, a city near Changsha, Zhang was hoping water levels would continue to subside on Wednesday.
"I have stocks of corn that can last for four to five days. As long as it does not rain tomorrow, Changsha port can resume operation and I will get my corn offloaded," Zhang said.
Jul 4, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
doovi.comdoovi.comAnother glimpse of the future! After deadly heatwave of 44 degrees Celsius 200 liters of rain per square meter floods parts of Bulgaria
Another glimpse of the future, an astonishing amount of rainfall hits Bulgaria after heatwave kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit). In the Western Bulgarian town of Samokov, the municipality is assessing the damage done by the torrential rainfall experienced Monday.
Mayor Vladimir Georgiev told Bulgarian National Television (BNT), last night, 15 teams had been busy draining people's homes after the rain had turned streets into rivers.
In Samokov itself, but also in villages around the town, a lot of damage had been registered to the infrastructure.
According to Georgiev it is too early to release figures, since the damage needs to be calculated first. Several streets were damaged, while basements, houses and apartments were flooded.
This includes public buildings.
During the heavy rainfall, the authorities on site received 560 calls.
In the region around Samokov, 200 liters of rain per square meter had fallen on July 3, 2017.
By now, the situation in Samokov has normalized.
Mayor Georgiev has promised help to affected inhabitants.
Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said.
By midday (0900 GMT), the city's emergency services had provided assistance to around 200 people who felt unwell, emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska said
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/another-glimpse-of-future-after...
Jul 5, 2017
M. Difato
Kenya enjoys rare snowy feel, but meteo agency says it was hail storm
http://www.africanews.com/2017/07/05/kenya-enjoys-rare-snowy-feel-b...
Kenyans on Tuesday evening (July 4) took to social media to celebrate a rare case of snow falling in the East African country.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed whitish substance on the streets of the town of Nyahururu located in the country’s Laikipia County.
The Kenyan Meteorological Agency, however, clarified and explained that the incident was a case of rare hail storm and not snow. ‘‘For it to snow temperatures are usually below 0°C,” they explained.
Zambians enjoy snowy feel in May
Zambians in the capital Lusaka and surrounding towns in May had their fair share of the snowy feel as residents woke up one morning to find streets and backyards filled with ice.
In the case of Zambia, local news portals reported that the incident was as a result of a rare hail storm that fell after a heavy rainfall the previous night.
Snow rarely falls in Africa but on mountains in South Africa, the Maghreb and on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro. However, hailstones do fall sometimes in southern Africa when the temperature hits record lows.
Jul 6, 2017
KM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-06/japan-floods-almost-500000-as...
Japan floods: 11 missing, 500,000 to evacuate after days of torrential rain in Fukuoka and Oita
Almost 500,000 people have been ordered or advised to evacuate their homes in south-west Japan after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding.
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Landslides were reported in several areas, and one man was dug out from the mud without signs of life, public broadcaster NHK said.
At least 11 people were missing or could not be reached, including a child, and many more were stranded and calling for help across areas of Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
Children and teachers at a school were among those cut off by the floodwaters.
Japan's weather bureau said the amount of rain in the region had broken all records and was continuing to fall.
Parts of Fukuoka prefecture were hit by 774 millimetres of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, more than two times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK said.
The massive landslides caused by the flooding left at least two houses swept away.
Some 7,500 rescuers, including police, firefighters and soldiers from Japan's Self Defence Forces, were mobilised to help with evacuations and search for the missing.
Officials said the military presence could be expanded up to 5,000 people and 50 helicopters if needed.
Residents flee to higher ground
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said: "There are many reports of people whose safety cannot be confirmed, things like 'a child was swept away by the river' and 'my house was swept away and I can't get in touch with my parents'."
"We will keep in close contact with the disaster-hit areas and work with all our energy to save lives and ascertain the extent of the damage," he told an early morning emergency early morning news conference.
Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, both largely rural areas, were the worst-hit by the rain, which was caused by a low pressure area on the Pacific Ocean that fed warm, moist air into Japan's seasonal rainy front.
Residents spent a worried night at evacuation centres set up at schools and government buildings on high ground.
A schoolboy sitting with his family told NHK: "I haven't heard from some of my friends, and I'm really worried."
There were no immediate reports of major transportation problems, but television footage showed a railway line left broken and twisted and roads swept away by floodwaters.
All operations were stopped at a Daihatsu Motor plant in Oita because road conditions stopped staff and parts getting to the plant.
The same area was pounded by heavy rain earlier this week from Tropical Storm Nanmadol, which has since passed out to sea.
Jul 7, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Extreme winds and downpours wreak havoc near Dubai in the United Arab Emirates: Dead camels, new rivers forming
Parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took an extreme bashing after relentless stormy weather caused havoc over the weekend.
Look at some distressing images from the weather anomaly that engulfed the desert near Dubai.
While we may be experiencing low visibility and high humidity here in Dubai, other parts of the UAE have been hit with some severe weather conditions.
The following videos and images were taken on the Al Ain Road over last weekend. The area saw relentless rainfall and heavy winds, it’s hard to believe this is happening in the UAE. This is like the apocalypse:
Look this camel keeper trying to protect his camels in the storms:
In Oman, the downpours were so strong that people assisted to the re-birth of a dried river:
And here a few pictures showing the consequences of the extreme weather in the UAE:
Anomalous weather apocalypse in the United Arab Emirates.
Source: http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/extreme-winds-and-downpours-wreak-...
Jul 8, 2017
KM
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/100-mile-house-fire...
Thousands forced to flee as over 150 wildfires rage in B.C.
Saturday, July 8, 2017, 8:51 PM - Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in central and coastal regions of British Columbia as over 180 wildfires continue to rage across the province.
Now at 3,200 hectares and growing, the so-called "Gustafsen Fire" was first reported on Thursday and is spreading rapidly, less than 10 kilometres from 100 Mile House.
Emergency management made the decision to expand evacuation orders to an estimated 2,050 properties in 150 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, and Lac La Heche on Friday amid fears that the fire will continue to spread aggressively. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) also issued an alert for about 220 other properties.
The B.C. Wildfire Service reported the blaze as 0 per cent contained as of Saturday afternoon, adding that the 3,200 hectare size was an estimate as smoke made ascertaining the exact extent difficult.
The service's Saturday afternoon statement warned the public to be cautious on roads and stay away from the fire area, saying the fire "is expected to grow substantially in the next hours and the amount of growth is dependent on weather and wind conditions."
B.C.'s Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek told Global News the fire is, “burning in some relatively dense timber, so it’s an aggressive fire, it’s burning quite hot and that has challenged our efforts."
The fire, initially estimated at 500 hectares in size after its discovery on Thursday, blossomed overnight thanks to very dry conditions and increasing winds. A ridge of high pressure is expected to keep the area hot and free from showers through at least Monday, though dry lightning is possible; all things that would work against crews working to contain the blaze.
"The weather is key," Al Richmond, chairman of the CRD told CBC Saturday. "If the weather stays low, that helps. But if things pick up again, that'll be tough."
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Ashcroft Reserve Fire
Further south, the Ashcroft Reserve Fire - which also sparked on Thursday - has spread to an estimated 4,000 hectares as of Saturday afternoon. The entire town of Cache Creek remains under an evacuation order.
The B.C. Wildfire Service reports that structures have been "impacted" by the fire, but it is not possible to determine how many, due to poor visibility in thick smoke.
Highways 1 and 97 C between Cache Creek and Ashcroft have been closed due to the blaze.
The fire in the community of 150 Mile House, which is just south of Williams Lake, is an estimated 2,000 hectares. The cause remains under investigation.
About 10 km northeast of Princeton, another wildfire continues to rage, scorching an estimated 1,500 hectares. It's zero per cent contained and is currently classified as "out of control."
A mandatory evacuation order in the area has been expanded to 54 total properties. Smoke has made it difficult to safety fight the fire from the ground, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.
Jul 9, 2017
jorge namour
Lagos floods: Heavy rain, storms cause chaos - Nigeria WEST AFRICA
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/09/africa/lagos-flood-storms/index.html
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Lagos, one of Africa's most populous cities, has been hit by torrential downpour and thunderstorms over the weekend that has left many parts of the city flooded.
Residents in the Lekki and Victoria Island suburbs woke up on Saturday morning to flooding in their homes and their cars submerged under water.
One brave resident took to swimming in the infested waters on Lekki road, an affluent suburb that is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the coastal city.
Another was spotted kayaking across Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, a usually bustling business district.
Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital has been hit by days of persistent heavy rain and storms at the height of the rainy season.
The state government issued a statement urging residents in affected areas to stay at home and for those living in lowlands to 'move uplands.'
"You are implored as much as possible to stay indoors unless it is essential to your safety and livelihood," said Samuel Adejare, the city's environment commissioner.
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Jul 9, 2017
jorge namour
PARIS: EXCEPTIONAL STORM AND FLOODS ON SUNDAY EVENING - FRANCE
Monday 10 July 2017
http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2017-07-10-08h17...
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A storm of rare violence struck Paris on Sunday night. It has caused many floods.
Since Wednesday, temperatures are very high in Paris with peaks above 30 ° C. With the passage of a cold drop of altitude above France, the mass of air was strongly destabilized last night. As a result, severe thunderstorms struck Paris and caused flooding.
1 month of rain in 1 hour
At the Paris-Montsouris reference station, 49.2 mm of rain fell in 1 hour, which corresponds to the rain that normally falls in July. This value constitutes the absolute record all months combined of the cumulative hourly in Paris, which dated to July 2, 1995 with 47 mm.
Many floods
These heavy rains were accompanied by a very important electrical activity. They caused a lot of flooding in the metro stations. CONTINUE...
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Madrid metro flooding during severe thunderstorms on July 7! Video via partners Cyclone Of Rhodes
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Jul 10, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Europe smashing all time heat records: Parts of Spain to hit 47 deg C 117 deg F today with parts of Italy and Greece hitting mid 40's
Continued deadly heatwave in Spain is smashing all July heat records as Cordoba registered a high of 47 deg C 117 deg F.
The heat has destroyed crops in southern Spain where crops where destroyed by record cold in the winter causing shortages in European supermarkets.
Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition.
The 54-year-old male victim died of suspected heatstroke late Wednesday while laying asphalt near the town of Moron de la Frontera in the southwestern province of Seville, emergency services said. Temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in Moron de la Frontera on Wednesday. Spain's largest union said it was investigating how long the man had been working and if the crew had taken special precautions because of the heat.
A 50-year-old man is also critical in hospital after suffering heatstroke on Thursday while replacing pipes in Cabeza del Buey, a town in the southwestern province of Badajoz, local media reported. Spain's meteorological agency said seven cities including the capital Madrid set record temperatures for the month of July on Thursday.
It soared to 40.2 degrees Celsius in Madrid, smashing a previous record of 39.6 degrees Celsius recorded in 2015.
New record highs were also set in Badajoz, Caceres, Ciudad Real, Cordoba, Jaen and Teruel.
The heatwave - caused by a mass of hot air from North Africa will last until at least Sunday, officials say.
Meanwhile in Italy wild fires have broken out around the volcano Mount Vesuvius as temperatures hit the mid 40's C and in Greece The Hellenic National Meteorological Service warns that temperatures are expected to escalate as high as 45C over the next few days as Greece witnesses the summer's continued heatwave.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/europe-smashing-all-time-heat-records....
Jul 14, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/news/396463-canada-wildfires-city-evacuation/
Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires close in on city in Canada
An evacuation alert was issued for Williams Lake and surrounding areas in Cariboo Regional District on Saturday.
“All individuals in the City [Williams Lake] and the above areas must evacuate immediately,” the order stated.
Around 12,000 people live in the city, and the same number of people in the surrounding areas were also ordered to evacuate, CBC Canada reported.
“We’re a little anxious at the moment. I’ll tell you that,” Sue LaChance, an evacuee, told CBC, “It’s quite surreal actually. I’m almost 50 years old, and this is definitely a first.”
“Winds picked up and huge fires all around us,” Jacinda Mack, a community member who stayed in the city to assist firefighters, told the Vancouver Sun. “Everybody moving north – huge, huge smoke.”
A nearby fire disrupted Highway 97, north of the city, Mayor Walt Cobb said.
“We made the decision to get everybody while we could, because depending on how the fire went, we might have lost all our access out of town,” he said, adding that mass evacuations blocked roads and “the traffic is very, very thick.”
According to Cariboo Regional District Chairman Al Richmond, nature is “bringing forward our worst-case scenario.”
Wildfires have been spreading across swathes of British Columbia since the start of July. Around 40,000 people have been evacuated as 167 active wildfires rage in the province as of Saturday, according to reports in local media.
Jul 16, 2017
KM
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/15/17/17-villages-in-maguindanao-su...
LOOK: Heavy rains flood parts of Metro Manila, nearby provinces
The local government said it expects the flooding to subside by September.
Flood-water levels are almost 2 feet high, submerging the Sangguniang Bayan headquarters, the police station and several houses.
Some 3,500 families have been affected, according to the local disaster risk reduction and management council.
The local government placed the 17 villages under a state of calamity in June due to the extent of damage.
Kabuntalan is one of the 16 flood-prone municipalities in Maguindanao surrounding the Liguasan marshland.
The water began to rise in the area on May 23 because of excessive rain.
Jul 16, 2017
jorge namour
Extreme cold: Bariloche recorded the lowest temperature in its history- ARGENTINE
July 16, 2017
http://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2017/07/16/frio-record-bariloche-re...
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According to the National Weather Service, at 4:22 am there were about 25.4 degrees below zero. Thus, a new minimum mark was established. Delays continue at airports and there are hundreds of tourists stranded, without accommodation and unable to return to their homes
At first it was thought that the worst snowfall in the last 20 years would be enough to subject Bariloche in the height of the winter holiday season. However, the cold also played its part: according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the city rionegrina recorded the lowest temperature in its history.
At first it was thought that the worst snowfall in the last 20 years would be enough to subject Bariloche in the height of the winter holiday season. However, the cold also played its part: according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the city rionegrina recorded the lowest temperature in its history.
The panorama in the main cities of Patagonia is worrisome. Light cuts, closed steps, canceled flights, tree falls and light poles created a real mess in several cities in southern Argentina. And left practically isolated to an area that was preparing with enthusiasm to receive the winter vacations.
San Carlos de Bariloche itself was one of the cities most affected by the snow storm. Until the last hour of Saturday, about 16,000 users (32% of the total) ran out of light, while route 237 and the junction with National Route No. 40 were interrupted during much of the day.
There are a lot of fallen trees, which destroyed the slopes causing the collapse of the entire poles, "reported from the Electricity Cooperative of Bariloche (CEB).
According to the newspaper of Río Negro, during the whole Saturday 20 flights were canceled from Buenos Aires to Bariloche and three others to Chapelco, in San Martin de Los Andes.
"The issue of the airport was complex, there were practically 36 hours without flights and made several tourists nervous, especially those who want to retur
At the airport we saw scenes of people who want to go back to their homes and get nervous, "
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariloche
Jul 17, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sltrib.com/home/5516216-155/story.html
Nine killed, boy missing in Arizona flash flood
July 16 2017
“They had no warning. They heard a roar, and it was on top of them,” says fire chief.
Tonto National Forest, Ariz. • Nine people died and a 13-year-old boy was still missing Sunday after a flash flood tore through a group of family and friends cooling off in a creek in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
Gila County Sheriff's Detective David Hornung told The Associated Press that the group from the Phoenix and Flagstaff had met up for a day trip along the popular Cold Springs swimming hole near Payson in central Arizona, about 100 miles northeast of Phoenix, and were playing in the water Saturday afternoon when muddy floodwaters came roaring down the canyon.
The group had set out chairs to lounge on a warm summer day when miles upstream an intense thunderstorm dumped heavy rainfall on the mountain.
Search and rescue crews, including 40 people on foot and others in a helicopter, recovered the bodies of five children and four adults, some as far as 2 miles down the river. The victims ranged in age from a 60-year-old woman to a 2-year-old girl. Authorities did not identify them. Four others were rescued and taken to Banner hospital in nearby Payson for treatment for hypothermia.
Crews were walking Sunday along the banks and scoured a five-mile stretch down the East Verde River and will continue south.
Hornung said the treacherously swift waters gushed for about 10 minutes before receding in the narrow canyon. He estimated flood waters reached 6 feet high and 40 feet wide.
The National Weather Service, which had issued a flash flood warning, estimated up to 1.5 inches of rain fell over the area in an hour. The thunderstorm hit about 8 miles upstream along Ellison Creek, which quickly flooded the narrow canyon where the swimmers were.
"They had no warning. They heard a roar, and it was on top of them," Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said.
There had been thunderstorms throughout the area, but it wasn't raining where the swimmers were at the time. But it happened during monsoon season, when strong storms suddenly appear due to the mix of heat and moisture in the summer months.
"I wish there was a way from keeping people from getting in there during monsoon season. It happens every year," Sattelmaier said, explaining these are the first fatalities in recent memory.
The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Sattelmaier said. The "burn scar" was one of the reasons the weather service issued the flash-flood warning.
"If it's an intense burn, it creates a glaze on the surface that just repels water," said Darren McCollum, a meteorologist. "We had some concerns. We got a lot worse news."
Hornung said there was no way to notify people of the flash flood warning, as cell service is limited and there are no officials stationed in the area. He said visitors are reminded to be vigilant about the weather.
Seven people were killed in Utah's Zion National Park in 2015 when they were tapped during a sudden flash flood while hiking. The group was trapped by floodwaters in a popular "slot" canyon that was as narrow as a window in some spots and several hundred feet deep.
In 1997, 11 hikers were killed near Page, Arizona, after a wall of water from a rainstorm miles upstream boomed through a narrow, twisting series of corkscrew-curved walls on Navajo land, known as Lower Antelope Canyon.
Jul 17, 2017
jorge namour
Croatia is burning and Istanbul - TURKEYis sinking.
Direct from Istanbul FLOODS
JULY 18 2017
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/posts/1134485783318323
Istanbul - TURKEY
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/photos/a.607320252701548...
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2047876628768761/?h...
Istanbul - the highest state of emergency, the Turkish citizens suspended in their cars because of heavy rains and all metro stations were closed due to the entry of rainwater caused by heavy damage. In Short: it is the fateful day of turkey istanbul.
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CROATIA FIRES
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/photos/pcb.1134485783318...
Jul 18, 2017
Derrick Johnson
The rain in Spain falls mainly… in the form of huge lumps of ice! Footage shows huge hailstones pelting down in savage storm
Footage has emerged showing giant hail stones battering Spain during a savage summer storm.
Lumps of ice the size of golf balls hammered down during the freak downfall which was captured on camera in the north of the country.
Video shows the hail stones coming down with such force that they bounce back up off the ground.
Footage has emerged showing giant hail stones battering Spain during a savage summer storm
The clip picks up the sound of the hailstones pounding the roof of one building and thudding into the ground outside.
It is not yet known whether the storm, which struck on July 13, caused any injuries.
The freak conditions were the latest to hit Spain this month.
Footage emerged of a hail storm hitting the town of Almazan, just outside the city of Soria - also in northern Spain.
It was so strong that emergency crews needed snow ploughs to clear the streets.
Another storm this month saw hail lash down on Murcia in southern Spain.
Hail falls after drops of water are continuously taken up and down through cumulonimbus clouds. When the drops go to the top of the cloud, they freeze.
Cumulonimbus clouds can grow especially large during summer when hot sun heats the ground causing warm air to rise.
Updraughts in thunderclouds are big and can keep hailstones for a long time, meaning they can get larger and larger by becoming coated with more and more ice, according to the Met Office.
Eventually, when they become too big for the cloud to hold, they fall to earth as balls of ice.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4706398/Hail-stone-storm-Sp...
Jul 19, 2017
KM
https://www.iceagenow.info/record-lows-canadian-east-coast/
More record lows on the Canadian east coast
Coldest July 14 since 1871
New Brunswick
Issued by Environment Canada Saturday 15 July 2017
The following stations set a daily minimum temperature record on July 14, 2017:
Grand Manan
New record of 3.7 (38.7 F)
Old record of 5.0 (41.0 F) set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
Saint John
New record of 4.7 (40.5 F)
Old record of 6.1 (43.0 F) set in 1970
Records in this area have been kept since 1871
Newfoundland And Laborador
The following station set a daily minimum temperature record on July 14, 2017:
Wabush Lake
New record of 4.0 (39.2 F)
Old record of 4.4 (39.9 F) set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
More record lows in Labrador
Breaks record set 49 years ago
Issued by Environment Canada - The following stations set a daily minimum temperature record on July 16, 2017:
Churchill Falls
New record of 3.9 C (39.0 F)
Old record of 4.1 C (39.4 F) set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Wabush Lake
New record of 2.0 C (35.6 F)
Old record of 3.6 C (38.5 F) set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Jul 20, 2017
jorge namour
Drought, water in Rome is about to end: "The government declares state of emergency" ITALY
July 22, 2017
"The alarm of the president of the Regione Lazio Zingaretti who stated that the water in Rome was about to end was unfortunately predictable due to the environmental emergency due to drought and fire"
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"The alarm of the president of the Regione Lazio Zingaretti who said that the water in Rome was about to end was unfortunately predictable given the climatic situation
these weeks to ensure water in Rome has been pumped so much of that water from Lake Bracciano that the lake is literally disappearing.
In the face of this situation, it is necessary for the Government to declare the state of emergency as a result of the strong drought.
Drought, emergency continues: Rome towards historic closure of "fountains", alarm for Lake Bracciano
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
The water emergency continues in Rome and because of the drowning in the capital may be closed or limited taps of 'nasoni', the historic fountains.
Jul 22, 2017
KM
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/21/c_136462317.htm
Shanghai grilled by hottest day in 145 years
Two ladies riding with sun protective clothes in Hengshan Road, east China's Shanghai, July 21, 2017. The meteorological department of east China metropolis Shanghai recorded an air temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit) at around 2 p.m. Friday, the highest on record in the city in 145 years. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)
SHANGHAI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The meteorological department of east China metropolis Shanghai recorded an air temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit) at around 2 p.m. Friday, the highest on record in the city in 145 years.
A red alert for high temperatures was issued by the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory on Friday.
The previous record high temperature in the city of 40.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Aug. 7, 2013. A total of 13 high temperature red alerts have been issued since the new meteorological early warning system was adopted in 2007.
China has a three-tier early warning system for high temperatures: a yellow warning is issued when high temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius are predicted for three consecutive days, orange indicates a predicted high temperature of 37 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours, and a red alert is issued when the temperature is forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius within 24 hours.
Heat waves have hit the city since the beginning of summer and are expected to linger until the end of July.
Jul 23, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/apocalyptical-lahar-destroys-16-ho...
About 16 houses were destroyed in Sukatendel Village by a powerful lahar flowing down the slopes of the eruptive Sinabung volcano in Indonesia.
This new footage of the raging water transporting rocks, ash and mud is just apocalyptic.
The video features a terrifying lahar that flooded a village a day after the eruption of Mount Sinabung on April 18, 2017, after the rain poured the peak of Mount Sinabung at around 13.00 WIB.
Debris were blocked by a bridge, causing widespread flooding of the nearby main road and in the village.
The responsible for the Emergency Response Team reported that 20 houses had been affected by the destructive lahar in total and 12 houses had been severely damaged. Emergency works to normalize de river’s flow and clean resident’s houses lasted at least 3 days.
The video of this desastrous lahar was first shared on Facebook and is soon going to be viral in Europe and the USA.
Jul 23, 2017
KM
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4086831/spain-hailstones-summer-storm/
Brits’ great Spanish getaway ruined as massive hailstones smash cars and batter holidaymakers amid record breaking wild weather
Torrential downpours of rain and hail caused chaos across the northern region of Spain
HAILSTONES the size of golf balls rained down in the northeast of Spain yesterday sending holidaymakers fleeing for cover.
More than 25 litres of rain fell per square meter in just one hour over the weekend with Castellon, Tarragona and Teruel the worst affected regions.
Images show several huge hail stones left behind after violently falling from the sky causing flash floods
The massive pellets were reported to have caused extensive damage to cars leaving windscreens with gaping holes.
It is unclear whether anyone was injured in the latest Spanish summer storm to hit the country.
And it is the second time in under two weeks that the regions have been hit by extreme weather.
Tarragona – one of the regions – suffered most from the ravages of heavy hail and rain storms.
Residents in the province reportedly made almost 100 calls to emergency services regarding the rain.
Firemen had to attend 40 incidents which included floods, trees fallen on tracks and incidents caused by the wind.
Jul 25, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Italian beach turns white after freak hailstorm sweeps across Grottammare (video)
Grottammare on Ice! Today, the beach and roads of the Italian town were blanket with mass amounts of hail at 1:30pm.
Such a freak hailstorm covering the city in 10-15cm of ice with tennis ball sized hail is extremely rare in this coastal region of Italy END OF JULY.
Here a video aout the strange weather event:
Grandine estrema nelle Marche : accumuli ingenti tra Grottammare e ...
Grottammare, spiaggia imbiancata dalla grandine VIDEO-FOTO
Maltempo: le spiagge italiane si tingono di bianco. Spettacolo unic...
Another weather anomaly, this time in Italy!
Source; http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/italian-beach-turns-white-after-fr...
Jul 25, 2017
jorge namour
Wildfires hit French Riviera, thousands evacuated
July 26, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/26/europe/france-wildfire-evacuation...
CNN)Parts of the French Riviera were evacuated late Tuesday and into Wednesday as forest fires burned swathes of land and threatened thousands of people, according to local police.
More than 10,000 residents and tourists were moved after a forest fire started near the coastal commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas, around 40 km (nearly 25 miles) from Toulon, one of the country's southernmost towns.
People evacuated from homes and campsites take refuge on the beach in Bormes-les-Mimosas.
A woman inspects the damage following a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas
Sunbathers lounging on a beach near Saint-Tropez looked on as a wildfire raged nearby. Children played in the sand, while others snapped pictures on their phones, as flames engulfed pine trees and sent plumes of black smoke billowing overhead.
A combination of strong winds, high temperatures, and a lack of rain have fueled the fires, which took hold in the French Riviera and on the island of Corsica, off the southern French coast. Similar conditions have sparked blazes in Portugal and Italy.
Over 100 firefighting operations have been launched since the blazes broke out, with planes flying over the Bormes area since early Wednesday morning, dropping water bombs on the wildfires.
Matthieu Dany, a 23-year-old French designer who has been coming to the area for vacations since he was a child, says he's never seen fires like this
"From our villa in the mountains we can see smoke everywhere. We can see homes burning," Dany told CNN. "I was on the beach earlier, but came back because the fires were getting worse."
"Almost everyone on the beach was looking to the hills, taking photos and videos of the fires," he added.
In Londes-les-Maures, fires began to burn just before 11 p.m. local time and, despite the dispatch of 540 firefighters, have not yet been brought under control.
In all, more than 4,000 firefighters and soldiers have been deployed to the region, France's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
President Emmanuel Macron shared his support for the firefighters battling blazes on Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/usa/397520-wild-fire-montana/
Largest active US wildfire burns 250k acres in Montana
On Tuesday, more than 600 firefighters began fighting the raging Lodgepole Complex fire that has destroyed 250,000 acres of range, brush and timber close to the Missouri River, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center, which gives logistical support for wildland firefighting. The fire has ravaged 22 structures, according to Reuters.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock (R) issued a state fire emergency executive order on Sunday for the wildfire that started last week after a lightning strike. Fortunately, the fire was growing Tuesday at slower rate than previously.
The Lodgepole Complex fire was 36 percent contained by Tuesday evening, and the Garfield County Evacuation Order for people living in the fire zone has been lifted, the Incident Information System reported.
Of the 45 active fires in the US, Lodgepole is the biggest. Relief supplies are being distributed and donated for those who have lost property or experienced any damage from the fire. Volunteers are also preparing food, gathering livestock and mending fences in an effort to help out.
Garfield County spokeswoman Anne Miller said that donations of hay, groceries and money are being sent into the small town of Jordan in Garfield County. "A house is considered a major loss, but the livelihood of most people here is the livestock, the pasture and grazing land," Reuters reported.
Public Information officer Mike Cole says that crews can’t directly attack the fire due to safety concerns, because it is not accessible by road. Managers are now focusing on a longer term strategy for containing the fire. Crews are currently working on the construction of a control line, which will serve as a barrier for homes and the national forest land.
Cole elaborated on the strategy in place to contain the wildfire.
“So once we have this control line in, we are not just going to stop and wait for the fire to come along. We’ll still be working this fire with helicopters and retardant if necessary. We’re going to go back in the forest and find some road systems that are open or we can open up,” he said, Montana Public Radio reported.
Cole said that the fire is expected to grow, but the smoke overhead and the light winds have kept it contained.
The weather forecast for the next several days is hot and dry until Wednesday when a front will approach and bring gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms to the area of the fire. A small amount of rain is also expected. The end of the week will be hot with no rain expected in the forecast, according to Montana National Public Radio.
Jul 27, 2017
KM
http://norwaytoday.info/news/major-flood-damage-western-norway/
Major flood damage in Western Norway
Major flood damage in Western Norway
The storm that hit several places in Norway in night before Monday continues into Tuesday. 50 evacuated in Utvik in Sogn og Fjordane do not know when they will be able to return home.
– The critical phase is over, but there is still high water flow in the rivers in Utvik, says CEO in the West Police District, Odd Arve Solvåg, to NTB.
Several places in Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane are hard hit by the rainy weather that started Sunday evening. The showers will continue for several days to come.
– The worst is over, and it becomes ever-decreasing activity by the powerful showers, reassures meteorologist Mariann Foss at the Meteorological Institute.
Utvik isolated – dry in Innvik
In Sogn og Fjordane three places are particularly affected: Sandane and Breim in Gloppen municipality and Utvik in Stryn municipality.
At the measuring station in Stryn it was recorded 15 millimeters in just one hour late Monday. The rainshowers are local, so although Utvik is isolated, there is very little rain 8 kilometers further North, in Innvik.
– The largest rainfall may have come in places without metering stations, according to Foss.
Both rivers that flow through Utvik went over their banks. Thus, the centre of Utvik was completely isolated on Monday, and both electrical power and drinking water were cut off. There are major material damage, but no persons have been injured.
The police inform NTB that 50 people, both tourists and residents, have been evacuated and are waiting for the Norwegian Water Authority’s (NVE) evaluation of the injury level before the evacuees are allowed to return.
– I do not think it’s happening today, Solvåg tells NTB.
County road 60 remains closed at Utvik, two bridges have disappeared and Utvik is therefore without any road to the outside world. The Road Authorities estimate that the road access will be unavailable for one week.
The Civil Defense are assisting
In Breim, the fire department had to rescue two people from an isolated house, and the European Route 39 was closed for several hours with no available detours.
The civil defense moved out to assist the fire department and the police with evacuation and traffic safety in both Breim and Utvik.
– Now it’s all men to the pumps, says Operations Manager in West Police District, Kai Henning Myklebust, to NTB Monday morning.
8 cm rain in one day
Further east, in Gudbrandsdalen, the rain also created major problems. The European route 6 had to be closed for several hours because of a water magazine was about to flood the road.
– We had a lot of water in a short period of time, but it subsided and the water retreated quickly, says Operations Manager in the Inland Police District, Kjartan Waage, to NTB.
In Fåvang in Oppland, the Meteorological Institute recorded 28.3 millimeters in one hour, while Alvdal in Hedmark received 21.8 millimeters of rain in an hour. It hit Norway’s second highest highway hard, the mountain road leading to Tronfjellet in Alvdal. The top two kilometers of the road were washed away by the water mass, and locals estimate the damage to be in the millions, according to newscasters NRK.
The largest amount of precipitation was registered further north, on Venabu. There the meteorologists measured 76.8 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours
Attention forecast
On Saturday, a notice was issued for five counties in western and central Norway. It is warned about heavy rain showers and danger of local floods. Monday afternoon there is still a Attention Warning for Sogn og Fjordane.
Meteorologist Mariann Foss says to NTB that the inhabitants of Stryn and Gloppen must be prepared for rain for several days to come. On Tuesday the thunderstorms will move onwards to Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag.
Jul 27, 2017
KM
https://watchers.news/2017/07/26/rajasthan-gujarat-floods-july-2017/
Unprecedented rainfall: Desert state of Rajasthan records 1466 mm (57.7 inches) in 48 hours
Mount Abu weather station in Sirohi district of India's desert state of Rajasthan received an unprecedented amount of rain on July 25 and 26 with a staggering cumulative of 1 466 mm (57.7 inches) on top of 700 mm (25.5 inches) received on July 23 and 24. While the numbers still need to be verified by officials, it won't mean much for the locals who are already experiencing severe floods and landslides. At least 12 people have been killed across the state, as of early July 26. In the neighboring state of Gujarat, the death toll reached 83, bringing the total to 95 in less than 3 days.
The state of Rajasthan has been witnessing drenching rains over the past couple of days. To such an extent that these showers have wreaked havoc among the locals, distressing normal life as well as road and rail traffic, SkyMet Weather reported July 26.
The reason for these rains could be attributed to the low pressure area which was over Central Rajasthan and at present has shifted to southwestern parts of the state. Further, this system is likely to weaken gradually in the next 24 hours, SkyMet meteorologists said.
According to The Hindu, statistics show that until 2010, the 100-year record for a single-day of rain in Mount Abu was 653 mm (25.7 inches) in 1992. The only comparable deluge after was a 453 mm (17.8 inches) downpour in 2015. In comparison, the torrential rain that brought Mumbai to a standstill in 2005 was 944 mm (37.1 inches) and 644 mm (25.3 inches) on July 26 and 27, whereas Chennai was brought to its knees in 2015 with a cumulative November tally of 1 049 mm (41.2 inches).
According to an article published today by The Times of India, incessant rains since July 21 night have virtually cut off Mount Abu from Gujarat with the hill station plundered by as much as 2 794 mm (110 inches) in just 4 days.
While there has been no major casualty in Abu, Internet broadband connectivity of BSNL and other private telecom operators has been badly hit. Vodafone and Airtel have managed to partially restore the services but BSNL services remained hampered. Though the highway from Abu Road to Mount Abu is clear for traffic, vehicles are moving at a snail's pace and have been asked to exercise caution due to possibilities of landslides and rocks falling from a height. All schools and colleges have been closed as per the order of collector as a precautionary measure.
At least 12 people have been killed across the state between July 24 and early July 26.
The same weather system brought extreme amounts of rain to the neighboring state of Gujarat. In Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city, more than 10 000 were evacuated to higher ground. 350 villages had been waterlogged, hitting cotton and groundnut crops.
Between July 24 and early July 26, at least 83 people have been killed in the state, bringing the death toll in the two states to 95.
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Across the state, more than 36 000 were evacuated and more than 1 600 rescued with the help of Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the National Disaster Response Force since Monday, July 24
Jul 27, 2017
jorge namour
Severe thunderstorm and flash flooding in Istanbul, Turkey today, July 27!
AGAIN
VIDEO:
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https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2054584884764602/?h...
https://www.facebook.com/SevereWeatherTurkey/posts/1598931926817889
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Jul 27, 2017
SongStar101
Denmark faces first ‘summer-less’ July in 38 years
Jul 30, 2017
SongStar101
Fresh snow in parts of the Alps – July 27, 2017
http://www.severe-weather.eu/news/fresh-snow-in-parts-of-the-alps-j...
Parts of the Alps in Austria and Italy have been blanketed in a layer of fresh snow locally 10-15 cm thick.
The first impressions come from Rifugio Torino in the Mt Blanc massif, extreme NW Italy (Alps), yesterday, July 26.
Thick fresh snow was also reported at the Dachsteingetscher, Austria (~2700 m) this morning, July 27.
Jul 30, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/7-strange-weather-phenomena-that-b...
7 strange weather anomalies that baffled US meteorologists this week
Here a compilation of 7 strange weather phenomena that baffled meteorologists this week.
And there are more to come.
The final full week of July has featured several unusual weather events. Among them are several rainfall extremes, strange tropical cyclone interactions and out-of-season conditions.
A downpour that had a 0.1-percent chance of happening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg International Airport received 4.27 inches of rain in a single hour, from 5:56 to 6:56 p.m. EDT. A rainfall event of this magnitude in Harrisburg has just a 0.1-percent chance of happening in a given year, according to NOAA.
This now stands as the wettest July day on record, and the fifth-wettest day overall for any month of the year at that location. This downpour was extremely localized. Harrisburg’s Capital City Airport, just a few miles to the northwest, saw less than a half-inch of rain during the same evening.
Third time in 140 years: Rain in downtown Lor Angeles on July 24
A trace of rain was recorded in downtown Los Angeles on July 24. Only three other times in history has any rain been observed there on July 24. A trace was also recorded on July 24 in 1954, 1941 and 1910.
July is the driest month of the year in Los Angeles as the jet stream moves far to the north, taking the storm track away from California.
Hurricane swallows up another hurricane: Fujiwhara effect x 2
I’ve been discussing the Fujiwhara effect in the Pacific Ocean. It’s an uncommon event during which one low pressure area swallows up another one. Typhoon Noru and now former Tropical Storm Kulap have already done ... Now, the Fujiwhara effect is forecast to take place in the eastern Pacific between Irwin and Hilary through this weekend.
Observing a single Fujiwhara event is a rarity in a given year, so having this occur twice in a matter of days is exceptional.
No measurable rain in Seattle this month, A new record for the city
Wet days are not a common occurrence in Seattle during July since it’s typically the driest month of the year. The dryness this month, however, has a chance to enter the record books for Sea-Tac airport. No measurable rain has been observed there through July 28, and none is in the forecast through Wednesday, August 2.
Seattle is in the midst of its fifth-longest dry streak on record at 41 days through Friday.
Fall temperatures recorded in New England
The weather in New England on Monday afternoon resembled something you might imagine occurring in fall or spring. At 1 p.m. EDT, Boston was just 58 degrees with light rain and winds gusting to 26 mph.
That temperature was only four degrees warmer than the daily record low for July 24, which is 54 degrees.
Rare cold front in the South in July
The South will have a late-July treat this weekend as a cold front sweeps away the typical summer humidity currently in place. Cold front passages are a fairly rare occurrence in the South during mid-summer, because the jet stream is usually bottled up near the Canadian border and rarely takes the sharp dive southward that is needed for a cold front to penetrate into the southern states.
Dew points in the 70s are typical in the Southeast during July. This weekend, dew points in parts of the Southeast will drop into the 50s and 60s.
South Florida July is too hot
July is on track to be the warmest month on record for Miami, where temperatures have had a rough time dropping below the 80 degree mark. The number of nights that Miami has failed to fall below 81 degrees stands at 22 through July 28.
With the exception of one day, every day in July has peaked over 91 degrees even with rainfall being nearly twice the average for the month.
Jul 30, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Dangerous day ahead for parts of Europe as temperatures edge slowly toward 50 deg C (122 deg F) destroying crops and causing wildfires
With temperatures set to hit 46 deg C (115 deg F) in parts of Italy today wildfires have turned deadly.
A heatwave that has left Italy sweltering in record temperatures sparked wildfires Thursday which claimed the life of one elderly woman and forced the closure of a major highway.
The 79-year-old woman was found dead in a field next to her home in Sant'Omero in the central region of Abruzzo, having apparently been overcome by flames that engulfed two hectares of surrounding farmland.
A section of the Via Aurelia coastal motorway that runs northwards from Rome to the Riviera had to be closed for several hours because of a major fire near Grosseto in Tuscany.
The region's celebrated landscape is usually baked to a rich golden colour by the end of the summer: this year it resembles burnt toast with August barely underway.
With peak temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in much of the country, a total of 26 major towns and cities were on the health ministry's maximum heat alert.
Admissions to hospital emergency units have spiked 15 percent in recent days and forecasters see no respite coming before early next week.
High humidity in the north and hot winds from Africa in the south are making the perceived temperatures seem even hotter for Italians longing for the beach.
The heatwave has come on the back of a prolonged drought that is set to cost Italy's large agricultural sector billions with 11 regions facing critical water shortages.
Olive yields in parts of the country are forecast to be 50 percent lower than normal this autumn and the scarcity of water has cut sheep's milk production by 30 percent in others, with knock-on effects for the production of one of Italy's most popular cheeses, pecorino.
Temperatures in Southern Spain are expected to hit mid 40's deg C as well well as extreme temperatures in southern France, Italy and the Balkans with Eastern Europe, Hungary and Romania also suffering dangerous temperatures at the height of the tourist season.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/dangerous-day-ahead-for-parts-o...
Aug 4, 2017
KM
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/08/04/vacaville-rare-heat-burst...
Temps In Vacaville Shoot Up Overnight Due To Rare ‘Heat Burst’ Event
VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Nightfall didn’t bring much relief from the heat for residents in Vacaville thanks to a rare weather phenomenon.
Vacaville suffered through high temperatures of 108 degrees on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. By 8 p.m., temperatures had dropped down to the low 80s – like what you’d usually expect to happen when the sun goes down.
However, after bottoming out at 80, temperatures actually started to shoot up as the night progressed.
By midnight, temperatures had spiked at 95 degrees.
NWS says the bizarre temperature spike is due to a rare event called a “heat burst.”
Much like downburst, a heat burst is usually associated with decaying thunderstorms. Heat bursts are basically the inverse of a downburst – instead of cool and moist air, hot and dry air is rushed toward the surface.
Forecasters say heat bursts, while remarkable, are not exactly uncommon. Oklahoma often sees more than a dozen heat bursts ever year, NWS says.
Thunderstorms did roll through the region overnight, blanketing Northern California and putting on a light show mainly in the San Joaquin Valley.
Temperatures in Vacaville fell back down after midnight, but it was still a warm summer night for most of Northern California.
Aug 5, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Incredible photos capture the destruction caused by rare August tornado that hospitalized more than 24 and destroyed entire shopping district in Tulsa
A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals.
Two of those injured are suffering from life-threatening injuries, but no deaths have been reported.
The tornado struck shortly after 1am in the midtown area of the city, according to city of Tulsa spokeswoman Kim Meloy.
Many of the restaurants in the shopping district that was heavily affected by the tornado were restaurants that were either preparing to close or were still open.
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Teague said the tornado was rated an EF2, with wind speeds of 111-135 mph and that two smaller, 'probably' EF0 tornadoes with winds of 65-85 mph were seen shortly afterward on radar near Inola and Claremore, about 25 miles east and northeast of Tulsa.
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A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals. Above damage to a Fridays restaurant after the storm
Two of those injured are suffering from life-threatening injuries, but no deaths have been reported. Above is the damaged Fridays restaurant
The tornado struck shortly after 1am in the midtown area of the city, according to city of Tulsa spokeswoman Kim Meloy. Above is the damaged Fridays restaurant
Many of the restaurants in the shopping district that was heavily affected by the tornado were restaurants that were either preparing to close or were still open. Above is interior of the damaged Fridays restaurant
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Teague said the tornado was rated an EF2, with wind speeds of 111-135 mph. Above a man stands near a damaged building after the storm on Sunday
Teague said that two smaller, 'probably' EF0 tornadoes with winds of 65-85 mph were seen shortly afterward on radar near Inola and Claremore, about 25 miles east and northeast of Tulsa. Above debris from the storm covers a street in Tulsa Sunday
Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Kelli Bruer said the ambulance company transported a total of 13 people to area hospitals, eight from a TGI Fridays restaurant, which lists its closing time as 1am, four from a 24-hour Whataburger restaurant, and one person who was in the area.
St. Francis Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Landwerlin said about 30 people were treated at the hospital. Meloy said many people were taken to hospitals by private vehicles.
One of the most severely injured was in TGI Fridays and the other was inside the Whataburger, Bruer said.
The timing of the storm was fortunate, according to Meloy, because hundreds, if not thousands of people were in the area only hours earlier.
'It's a highly commercial area with a lot of people normally in there. There's a mall, there's a movie theater,' in addition to the restaurants, Meloy said. The area also includes some industrial sites.
The mall had closed at 9pm Saturday, according to its website. A phone call to the mall was not answered Sunday.
The estimated one-square-mile area remained blocked off Sunday while crews worked to remove the debris, Meloy said.
Resident Rayvonne Marcheselli told The Associated Press she received a tornado warning on her cellphone about five minutes before the storm hit and was able to get her 16, 17, and 18-year-old sons downstairs in their two-story home.
'They pounced on the couch and then the 'boom' hit, and I was like 'what was that?'' Marcheselli said.
Later Sunday morning, she saw the damage.
'Like a ... razor, it just took out a path of trees through here,' Marcheselli said.
Some of the damaged power poles leaned precariously over roadways, with power lines dangling to the ground, and forced the closing of Interstate 244 for about two hours immediately after the storm.
The wind ripped a 'Pet Smart' sign down and it ended up dangling from power lines. The TGI Fridays restaurant was extensively damanged.
More than 17,000 customers were without power at one point and about 4,200 remained without electricity Sunday afternoon, according to Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
Tornadoes are generally associated with spring months, but weather service meteorologist Amy Jankowski said they can occur any time.
'I wouldn't say outrageously rare, but it is uncommon,' to see an August tornado, Jankowski said.
The weather service said thunderstorms with dangerous lightning the most likely threat were expected to continue through Monday.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4765696/Possible-Oklahoma-t...
Aug 7, 2017
Willa Rawlings
Just an quick observation to share----
With the cooler temperatures already this month, running throughout the Midwest, and Snow already falling in Oklahoma, I've noticed more people on Facebook, just within in the last few days starting to comment on how they believe the Seasons are starting to change.
August to feel more like an early start to fall
http://www.wcpo.com/storm-shield/storm-shield-featured/august-to-fe...
Aug 7, 2017
SongStar101
WATCH: Shocking drone footage shows effect of Lucifer heatwave on Europe
SHOCKING drone footage has been released showing the devastating impact of heatwave Lucifer on the Italian Alps, as temperatures soared to over 40 Celsius.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/838001/BBC-weather-forecast-h...
https://youtu.be/TZbXRhcr51o
Eerie drone footage of the Stelio Glacier, which stands at almost 3000 metres above sea level, shows the important summer ski resort reduced to bare granite.
Video captures a vast barren landscape as abandoned cable cars hang above unused as the area is devoid of skiers.
Lucifer has caused at least 11 European countries have issued grim warnings of “dangerous” weather conditions.
Authorities in a raft of holiday destinies popular with British tourists are warning visitors to stay in the shade and carry water at all times.
In Italy, hospitals have seen a 15 per cent spike in emergency admissions from patients suffering from both burns, hearthstone and other heat-related illnesses.
Italian meteorologists have predicted temperatures of around 40C in the capital Rome and several parts of the country until Monday.
The number of Italian cities on the health ministry’s maximum heat alert has now reached 26.
Sardinia and the southern parts of Italy are experiencing temperatures of up to 42C.
With Temperatures in the UK recently struggling to make it past the low 20s, holidaymakers have been warned to take care.
Tourists have been advised to stay in shaded areas while warnings are in place.
Aug 8, 2017