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Spring season snowstorm dumps heavy snow across Rockies - 29 inches in Montana

Springtime snow on the Front Range in Windsor, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 30.
© Becky DePodwinSpringtime snow on the Front Range in Windsor, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 30.
High snowfall totals have been recorded in the Rockies as a late-season storm moves through the region, sparking travel advisories and warnings.

The region is no stranger to late-season snow events.

"It's fairly common to get snow this late in the season for parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.

Denver has had measurable snowfall after April 20 in 2016, 2017, 2018 and now in 2019, too," AccuWeather Meteorologist Steve Travis said.

In Denver, the average day for the last snow is April 27, but there has been measurable snow in the area as late as June 1.

Heavy snowfall totals have accumulated over the previous three days with the highest totals recorded in Montana. As of Tuesday morning, 29 inches of snow were recorded in Highwood, Montana, and 18 inches were recorded in Monarch, Montana, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).


Comment: At the same time: Parts of Minnesota dunked on with up to 15 inches of spring snow


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Huge waterspout swirls through the sea off Thai island

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This is the dramatic moment a large waterspout was seen swirling along the ocean off the coast of a Thai island.

The tornado caused by an ongoing heatwave was seen by locals and tourists near Koh Si Chang in Chonburi, eastern Thailand this morning (April 30).

The huge waterspout, which was travelling at around 40mph, appeared two kilometres away from the island's most popular shore, Tha Wang beach at 6.30 a.m.

Village chief Arkom Tanyongmas, who captured the natural phenomenon, said that it was the biggest tornado that had ever happened on the island.


Cloud Precipitation

Mozambique - Tropical Cyclone Kenneth leaves 38 dead and 20,000 displaced

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Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has continued to batter parts of Mozambique with heavy rain after the storm made landfall in the north of the country on 25 April, 2019, causing severe flooding. River levels are extremely high and the flood situation is likely to worsen over the coming days, according to reports.

Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado Province on Mozambique's northeastern coast, recorded 300mm of rain in 24 hours to 28 April. The UN says the town has seen over 540mm of rain since Kenneth made landfall.

Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) said at least 38 people have now died as a result of TC Kenneth. Four people died when Tropical Cyclone Kenneth passed over the Comoros Islands on 24 April, 2019.


Cloud Precipitation

Thousands of Canadians evacuated due to severe flooding

A house along the Ottawa River flooded in Gatineau, near Ottawa, Canada
© Jonathon Ren/The Epoch TimesA house along the Ottawa River flooded in Gatineau, near Ottawa, Canada, on April 27, 2019.
Thousands of Canadians have been evacuated from their homes as a result of severe flooding and rising water levels, while thousands more are working to stem the flow of water.

Across the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick, thawing snow and heavy rain have led to record-high water levels in some places. Thousands of volunteers and residents, as well as the military, have been working to save homes.

The Canadian Armed Forces has deployed troops to help flood-hit regions across all three provinces. More members of the military are involved in fighting flooding in eastern Canada right now than in combat zones overseas.

"We don't have any limit. It's all based on the situation. If more are needed, we will always make more troops available," Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said.

Authorities have asked homeowners in many of the at-risk areas to evacuate while the roads are still usable.


Comment: Meanwhile in Alberta and Saskatchewan a weekend snowstorm closed highways with drifts of over two feet.


Cloud Precipitation

Severe hailstorm damages crops in Pokhara, Nepal

Accumulated hailstorm in Pokhara,
© Rishi Ram Baral/THTAccumulated hailstorm in Pokhara, on Monday, April 29, 2019.
A half-hour hailstorm rampage has damaged crops, worth millions of rupees, planted by farmers in Pokhara Metropolitan City, on Monday.

Besides that, the hailstorm destroyed vehicles' windshields during the downpour in the Lake City today.

The hailstones inflicted heavy damage to crops in Kaskikot, Dhikurpokhari, Bhadauri, Sarangkot, Pumdibhumdi, Hemja, Malepatan, Masbar, Pasang, Charepatan, Kristi, Lamachaur, Dhumpus, Dhital, among other places in the district.

According to Manohar Kadariya, Chief of Agriculture Department in Pokhara Metropolitan City, the hailstorm destroyed both seasonal and off-season crops and fruits in the region today.


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Parts of Minnesota dunked on with up to 15 inches of spring snow

WHITE STUFF
It's not like it's almost May or anything...

It's the last day of April and we're literally writing a story about how much snow fell in parts of Minnesota on Monday.

"Hello again winter!" said Visit Cook County MN in a Facebook post. "We woke up to a few fresh inches of snow this morning in the northwoods. Of course, it won't last long but the dramatic transformation from the spring time brown to monotone white is rather beautiful."


Attention

Dead gray whale washes ashore at Limantour Beach, California - 6th for the Bay Area in 2 months

DEAD WHALE
A dead gray whale was spotted Monday on Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.

KPIX 5 meteorologist Darren Peck sent in video showing the whale carcass on the beach.

Rangers tell KPIX the grey whale was discovered Monday morning. Researchers will perform a necropsy Tuesday.

This makes the sixth dead whale to be found in the Bay Area in the past two months.


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Shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.2

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2019-04-29 14:19:53

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 19 cattle in Ghana

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© Johannes Plenio
A total of 19 cattle have been struck dead by lightning at Paul Akura in Dambai, in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.

Richard Saeyire, owner of the animals said he found them dead in rows with several calves injured after a rainstorm accompanied by lightning.

He told the Ghana News Agency that he buried a few of the cattle, each, priced at about GHC2,000.00, and gave the rest to some community members as meat.

Mr Dasiavor Jacob, the Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) said the organization was yet to receive a formal report from the farmer to offer him any assistance.

The animals were found dead on the morning after a rainstorm
The animals were found dead on the morning after a rainstorm

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Weekend snowstorm closes highways in Alberta and Saskatchewan - drifts of over 2 feet

Weekend snowstorm closes highways in Alberta
Weekend snowstorm closes highways
Snow-covered highways in southern Alberta reopened Sunday as stuck or smashed vehicles were removed, but snowfall advisories and even a blizzard warning remained in effect in some areas as the storm tracked into Saskatchewan.

Environment Canada says a strong low-pressure system brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of central and southern Alberta on Saturday into Sunday morning.

It says the system even produced a few short-lived severe thunderstorms in the southeast corner of Alberta before blizzard conditions descended on the area Saturday evening.

The Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary was closed in both directions on Saturday, while police said travel was restricted on the highway west of the city as crews responded to a crash involving four semis and 11 other vehicles. No serious injuries were reported.