Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

[Sevan Makaracı]

 

Weather: Weather Wobble Jet Stream tornados Siberian Freeze Weather Wobble Wild weather , [2] Wobble Clouds Hurricane development Violent Push Weather & ocean currents Europe Weather

Tides and Whirlpools: Storm Clash whirlpools Lurch of earth Tides , [2] Whirlpools Wobble Sloshing

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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."

ZETATALK

 

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+spec... 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=iot... 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.

[Stanislav]

2017 tornado season was the most active since 2011 in United States

Infographic references: Articles [1], [2]; Tornadoes data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center [3]; Graph D3.js [5]

"Massive tornadoes such as recently tore through Oklahoma will not go away, but will be on the increase and will occur in places that do not experience such tornadoes"

ZetaTalk: Next 3 1/2 Years. Note: written Sep 15, 1999.

Storm clouds approach emergency crews at the scene of a house cut in half by a tornado near where seven people were killed outside Adel, Ga., on Jan. 22, 2017. (Photo: Mark Wallheiser, EPA) Image source: usatoday.com

2017 Tornado season in US was a record-breaking. This is most active season since 2011. Number of tornadoes has reached fourth-highest level ever - 1490 based on preliminary data (higher only 2008, 2004 and 2011). [3] The tornado season in 2017 started exceptionally early, having the second most active January since records began in 1950, and one of the most active first quarters in recorded history. There have been 1,490 reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2017 so far, of which at least 1,290 have been confirmed. [2]

PREL = 2017 PRELIMINARY COUNT FROM ALL NWS LOCAL STORM REPORTS.
ACT = ACTUAL TORNADO COUNT BASED ON NWS STORM DATA SUBMISSIONS.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN PRELIMINARY AND ACTUAL COUNTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

..MARSH/GUYER..11/09/2017

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/newm.html

Tornadoes data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center [4]; D3.js multiline chart [6]

Hurricane season helped to form a record number of tornadoes:

"8 November, 2017. 2017 Hurricane Season Produces Most Reported Tornadoes in Nearly a Decade

The 2017 hurricane season has produced the largest number of reported tornadoes spawned by tropical storms and hurricanes in the continental United States since 2008, and the fourth-most overall in 23 years.

Five tropical cyclones were responsible for 119 reports of tornadoes in a dozen states, according to preliminary data provided by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC). This includes two tropical storms (Cindy and Philippe) and three hurricanes (Harvey, Irma and Nate).

<...> 2017 is now the fourth hurricane season since 1995 with tropical storms or hurricanes that produced more than 100 tornadoes. Only the 2005 (317), 2004 (238) and 2008 (139) hurricane seasons produced more tornadoes." [1]

References: 

[1] 2017 Hurricane Season Produces Most Reported Tornadoes in Nearly a Decade. (2017, November 08). Retrieved November 10, 2017, from https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2017-11-08-tornadoes-hurr...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornadoes_of_2017

[3] http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/

[4] http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/2017_annual_summary.html

[5] D3.js barchart: barchartt.html; tornado.csv (Based on this example: http://bl.ocks.org/d3noob/8952219)

[6] D3.js multiline chart: multilinechart.html; tornado3.csv (Based on this example: https://bl.ocks.org/d3noob/ae9786c26d6a821eefeabe60dec350a9)

[KM]

http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/09/drought-across-spain-and-portuga...

Drought across Spain and Portugal raises alarm

Months of high temperatures and no rain causes worst drought this century for Iberian Peninsula

The Douro River which is one of the symbols of the Iberian Peninsula is 60 percent dry.

The snow, that by now should be covering the landscape above 2,000 meters has been replaced by temperatures of over 25ºC.

It’s a situation which has become critical – for Spain’s economy, for growing food, for living.

Here's some bad news: The world is facing a shortage of wine. Spain, Italy and France are bracing for their worst harvests in decades after extreme weather damaged grapes ( in Alentejo's is a 3 year drought )

Disastrous harvest means wine prices could be going up

Spain, Italy and France -- which together produce over half the world's wine -- are bracing for their worst harvests in decades after extreme weather damaged grapes.

Spain's drought reveals lost worlds

As water levels drop, towns and villages that were once flooded can now be seen again

One woman living close to the Cuerda del pozo reservoir was one of many worried about the situation: 
“I can’t remember seeing the reservoir so big, so empty.”

A second local said it was time for the politicians to recognise what is becoming a catastrophe:

“It is vitally important to open a political debate over the lack of water. What will happen, if there is no water anymore”

In Portugal the driest October in 20 years has triggered a government-backed campaign. It has published in the press an announcement that calls for saving water, at a time when the whole country is in severe (24.8 %) or extreme drought (75.2 %).

An advert calls for “One minute of your attention,“warning that “a tap open for one minute can expend 12 litres of water”.

Portugal’s Environment Agency and the Water and Waste Services Regulatory Agency (ERSAR) pointed out that according to the United Nations, “a human being needs 110 litres of water per day”. The campaign will also go on TV and Radio.

And it is more than just a hosepipe ban – clean drinkable water is now having to be delivered by tankers to an increasing number of communities across the country.

Suddenly what was once thought to be a problem confined to the third world has arrived in southern Europe.

[KM]

http://strangesounds.org/2017/11/severe-weather-anomaly-new-south-w...

Violent weather anomaly in New South Wales, Australia brings giant hail, unseasonal snow and destructive winds across NSW

A severe weather anomaly swept across New South Wales, Australia on November 6, 2017.

Two people were sent to hospital after a roof collapsed due to intense rain, giant hail and destructive winds across NSW. Unseasonal snow also reported. Some describe the storm as the most severe hailstorm experienced in 30 years in the area.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued severe thunderstorm warnings, a marine wind warning and hazardous surf warning for Monday over the North West Slopes and Plains, parts of the Upper Hunter and inland parts of the Mid-North Coast, NSW.

Officials also warned of “giant hail and destructive winds” with thunderstorms for the whole Monday mostly from Port Macquarie, Taree, Armidale, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri, Walgett to Lightning Ridge.

Widespread destruction in NSW after anomalous and unseasonal storm hits on November 6 2017.

And yes! It’s snowing at the same time in the northern and southern hemispheres:

The State Emergency Service responded to more than 400 calls for assistance by Monday afternoon across the state as trees fell, cars were damaged and powerlines went down.

A roof collapsed, sending two people with non-life-threatening injuries to hospital in the town of Kurri Kurri just after 2:00pm on Monday.

The storm also triggered a powerful hailstorm with golf-ball-sized hail in Wollongong.

Anomalous hail and snow storm hits NSW, Australia on November 6 2017.

Farmers fear for their animals and cultivations as the damage from Sunday night’s storm was “massive”.

Storm tear down trees and disrupted electricity in NSW. 

This must really have been one of the most powerful storms in the last 30 years in NSW. GET READY!

[jorge namour]

LEBANON MIDDLE EAST

NOVEMBER 3 2017

"Bakhun al-Dniyeh" is a DECEMBER LIKE and HAILS cover the roads.

https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/photos/a.596174583816115...

# Direct still the # Dahniyah area witnessing a real storm as you can see in the video (the town of Sir Aldniyah) falling # very violent to HAIL now

https://www.facebook.com/WeatherofLebanon/videos/1697982380213957/?...
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Big time snow in Rosa Khutor, Sochi, Russia on Nov 1.

https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2109379819285108/?h...

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FLOODS
Wadi Almogmus in Makkah today 2_10_2017 - SAUDI ARABIA

https://www.facebook.com/1468079846822718/videos/1784341435196556/?...

https://www.facebook.com/1468079846822718/videos/1784343238529709/?...

[Gerard Zwaan]

Biblical sandstorm engulfs Irak, Saudi Arabia and Syria and sends hundreds to hospitals (pictures and videos)

By Strange Sounds

A biblical sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia, Syria, parts of Jordan and much of Iraq on October 29, 2017.

The apocalyptic weather phenomenon considerably reduced visibility and sent hundreds to hospitals.

Now watch the monster wall of sand making its way through northern Saudi Arabia on October 29, 2017:

The apocalyptic dust storm was accompanied by heavy winds that damaged structures in different refugee camps in Qaim, Irak:

In Erbil, Iraq, the visibility dropped to less than 300 m (984 feet). The visibility dropped to less than a few tens of meters in Saudi Arabia:

In some parts of the Peninsula, the day turned into night transforming cities in ghost towns:

Hundreds of residents (485) were sent to emergency. 153 were hospitalized due to the dust. Here some Irak soldiers being stuck in the dust storm:

This video shows the massive dust storm engulfing Syria, Irak, Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia:

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of a massive dust and sand storm on October 29, 2017:

Giant sandstorm engulfs northern Saudi Arabia, Irak, Syria and Jordan. Earth Observatory NASA

Here some more pictures of this impressive sand and dust storm acros Northern Saudi Arabia, Syria, Irak and Jordan:

Massive sandstorm engulfs northern Saudi Arabia, Irak, Syria and Jordan.
Apocalyptic sandstorm engulfs northern Saudi Arabia, Irak, Syria and Jordan.
Biblical sandstorm engulfs northern Saudi Arabia, Irak, Syria and Jordan.
Impressive sandstorm turns day into night in Irak
Middle East engulfed by apocalyptic sandstorm.
Soldiers stuck in biblical sandstorm in Middle East.

This biblical sandstorm has originated in northern Syria and Iraq on October 29, 2017 and is now rapidly propagating through Saudi Arabia.

Source; http://strangesounds.org/2017/11/biblical-sandstorm-middle-east-ira...

[SongStar101]

At least five dead as severe storm hits central Europe

http://www.thejournal.ie/storm-europe-2-3670686-Oct2017/

AT LEAST FIVE people died in a windstorm that hit central Europe today, causing widespread power outages and traffic disruptions.

In the Czech Republic, falling trees killed a woman in a forest near the central city of Trebic and an elderly man on the street in Jicin northeast of Prague.

In Poland, a driver died in his car after crashing into a fallen branch on the road near the northwestern city of Szczecin, and another was killed when a branch hit his car in the western city of Opole, firefighters said.

In Germany, a 63-year-old man sleeping in a van at a camping site on Jade Bay in the north of the country drowned when he tried to escape flash floods on foot, police said. His brother, 59, survived by holding fast to a pole.

The strong winds halted traffic on dozens of railways and several roads across the Czech Republic.

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute said it had registered the fastest gust of wind on Snezka, the Czech Republic’s highest mountain, with a top speed of 180 kilometres (112.5 miles) an hour.

In the north of the country, some rivers reached the highest flood-alert levels, and the wind also toppled a wooden Orthodox church in the city of Most.

“At present, hundreds of thousands of households are left without power,” Sona Holingerova Hendrychova, spokeswoman for the state-run power producer CEZ, said in a statement.

About 200,000 people were also grappling with power outages in western Poland.

In the northern Polish city of Gdansk, authorities decided to close cemeteries because of falling branches as crowds went to pay homage with All Saints’ Day approaching on 1 November.

In Germany, the storms caused flooding in Hamburg, where waters rose up around the city’s historic fish market and in the HafenCity and Blankenese districts.

 View of the flooded camping site at the city beach Sehestedt Source: Mohssen Assanimoghaddam DPA/PA Images

Train travel was disrupted in much of the north of the country as German rail company Deutsche Bahn said it had suspended key routes, dispatching crews to remove storm debris from tracks and repair damaged lines.

It said in a statement that routes connecting cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover were likely only to return to normal tomorrow.

Earlier this month a fierce storm raged through northern and eastern Germany killing seven people.

In Austria, the organisers cancelled the men’s World Cup season-opening giant slalom at Solden scheduled for today.

[Gerard Zwaan]

More than 1 million power outages after one of the strongest Fall storms in recent memory explodes off the Mid-Atlantic along the US East coast

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Strange Sounds

More than 1 million power outages in the Northeast after blockbuster fall storm, one of the strongest in memory, exploded off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sunday night before tearing through the Northeastern United States.

Tropical storm-force wind gusts rattled the Mid-Atlantic while some hurricane-force gusts battered coastal New England, the hardest-hit area. One location in eastern Massachusetts clocked a gust at 93 mph.

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More than 1.3 million customers lost power, mostly in New England, the most since Hurricane Sandy five years ago. There were 300,000 customers in the dark in Massachusetts, 500,000 in Maine, New Hampshire: 230,000; Connecticut: 150,000; Rhode Island: 145,000 and Vermont: 70,000.

Severa bombogenesis on the east coast of the us cuts power to several millions of residents.
Wind gusts cut power to more thaqn 1.3 million people in New England on October 30 2017.

The 400,000 power failures in Maine, where winds gusted to 70 mph in spots, represents almost one-third of its population and surpasses the number during its great ice storm in 1998.

Power lines destroyed by hurricane winds along the east coast of the US on October 30 2017.
A tree uprooted and cutting down power to millions of US americans on October 30 2017.

Rainfall amounts generally ranged from one to five inches, with the heaviest totals from northeast West Virginia to western New York. A remarkable amount of territory received at least an inch of rain, including the entirety of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and almost all of Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont.

Rainfall along the US Eastcoast during this anomalous bombogenesis along the US East Coast on October 30 2017

The storm drew a tremendous stream of moisture into the region, sourced from the Caribbean, and including the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe.

The strong winds also damaged ships.
Destroyed ships along the east coast of the US after a dramatic storm on October 30 2017

Peak winds reached 40 to 50 mph around Washington and Baltimore on Sunday night. The top gust at Reagan National Airport and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was 47 mph. Wind gusts in New England were on par with a high-end tropical storm with gusts at the coast reaching 60 to 80 mph and 40 to 60 mph in inland locations.

Wind gusts measured along the east coast of the US during biblical storm on East coast cutting off power to more than 1.3 million people.

The winds and resulting power failures closed schools in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.

Coastal regions wer flooded after the great October storm on the >US east coast on October 30 2017
Even a children playground was flooded.

The storm underwent bombogenesis, meaning that it rapidly intensified, increasing the strength of winds near the center.

Another anomalous weather event on October 30 2017 along the US East Coast

Flash flooding in Bartlett, NH:

FLASH FLOODING IN BARTLETT, NHPIC.TWITTER.COM/ILT2AEIGFL

— NORTHEASTWEATHERWX (@NEWEATHERWX) OCTOBER 30, 2017

Reports of debris and flooded roadways across #Massachusetts. This scene was caught in Brookline:

 

Because tides were low, coastal flooding was not a serious issue, although a storm surge of nearly five feet came into New York City. The city averted flooding issues only because this surge coincided with low tide.

Source: http://strangesounds.org/2017/10/more-than-1-million-power-outages-...

[Gerard Zwaan]

A "Bombogenesis" "Weather Bomb" to hit the East Coast of the US lat...

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A "Bombogenesis" is expected to hit the East Coast of the US later today and into Monday.
Damaging winds are expected to down trees and power lines resulting in power outages and flooding.
The Bombogenesis, Weather bomb, or Explosive cyclogenesis refers to a rapidly deepening extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area according to Wikipedia.

Throw in a very powerful jet stream into the into the mix which will be pushing tropical storm, Philippe, all the way up the Northeastern coastline and dumping moisture as the warm tropical air hits the cold air coming from the East.
According to the Weather Channel, this is an unusual and truly strong, potentially dangerous storm system for late October.

We expect to see wind gusts up to 75 mph in some areas, and they could be higher depending on the intensity and track of the storm. The potential for higher-end wind gusts will be greatest along the immediate coast and in higher-terrain locations, particularly in New England.

High wind warnings have been issued for most of Long Island and much of New England including Boston for Sunday night and Monday morning. High wind warnings have also been posted for parts of east-central New York and near Lake Ontario.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/10/a-bombogenesis-weather-bomb-to-...

[Howard]

Sudden Storm Produces Biggest Wave Ever Recorded on Great Lakes (Oct 24) 

A rapidly intensifying Great Lakes storm early Tuesday produced hurricane-force winds that whipped up a record high wave in Lake Superior.

A buoy located northeast of Munising, MI recorded a 28.8-foot wave, the highest wave any Great Lakes buoy has ever tallied. Some of the buoys have been in the Great Lakes for 30 years, according to Ed Verhamme of Limnotech.

Verhamme found the previous highest wave on a modern buoy was 27.66 feet on October 5, 2012 at the Keweenaw Peninsula buoy.

Peak winds of over 77 miles per hour in Upper Michigan downed trees and powers lines, leaving thousands of customers without power.  

A man and women got swept off Black Rocks by the waves of Lake Superior on Tuesday afternoon around 1:35 p.m. 

The low-pressure system intensified from a weak area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Monday morning to an intense low centered near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, early Tuesday morning.

The rate of intensification – a 27 millibar drop in the surface low in 24 hours – satisfied the criterion for atmospheric bombogenesis, or a rapidly strengthening low pressure system.

Wind instruments about 115 feet above the lake surface at Stannard Rock Lighthouse, about 40 miles north-northeast of Marquette, Michigan, measured a wind gust of 77 mph (hurricane force is 75 mph) Tuesday morning.

Sources

http://woodtv.com/blog/2017/10/24/biggest-wave-ever-on-the-great-la...

http://www.mlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/10/historic_three-story...

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2017-10-24-great-lakes-bombo...

[KM]

http://strangesounds.org/2017/10/destructive-storms-hawaii-carolina...

Destructive storms hit Hawaii and the Carolinas, leaving more than 250000 people without electricity

A powerful storm hit most of the Hawaiian islands on Monday, Oct. 23 through Tuesday, Oct. 24. The powerful winds, numerous lightning strikes and heavy rain knocked out power in the entire island of Maui – at least 150,000 people.

A bit earlier on October 23, 2017, 7 tornadoes swept across North and South Carolina. At least 98 000 people lost power. Several people were injured but there were no deaths.

In overall, more than 250,000 people lost power during these two extravagant and anomalous storms.

Seasonal cyclone – Kona low – in the Hawaiian Islands

A powerful storm – Kona Low – hit most of the Hawaiian islands on Monday, Oct. 23 through Tuesday, Oct. 24. The storm started on Oahu causing multiple power outages and flooding before heading towards Lanai and Molokai.

As heavy rain and thunderstorms engulfed overnight, the power went down for Maui. Lightning strikes, strong winds and flash flooding across the islands did hit the electrical system and caused damage to the system.

Almost all Maui customers had their power knocked out.

Downed poles and storm runoff caused a major traffic jam on the Hana Highway for those headed into Kahului.

Flooding also forced residents at a Lahaina apartment complex to evacuate. Stormy weather closed campgrounds and back country camping in Haleakala National Park.

Hours of heavy rain resulted in some roads being washed out in south Maui.

Series of tornadoes hit North and South Carolina. Many injuries

7 tornadoes sightings were reported across the Carolinas on Monday, October 23, 2017. At least 98 000 customers lost power, mostly in the western part of North Carolina. Several injuries have been reported. No deaths.

Tornado destroys Hickory airport in North Carolina on October 23 2017. via Twitter

3 tornadoes were reported in North Carolina, between 14:37 – 20:45 EDT, damaging buildings in Burke County and Caldwell County.