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Waterspout outbreak over the Great Lakes sets world record of 232 for a 7 day period

Shannon Bradbury
CTV News
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:56 UTC
Two fishermen watched as a waterspout developed before their eyes over Lake Erie
Two fishermen watched as a waterspout developed before their eyes over Lake Erie
According to the International Centre for Waterspout Research, the highest number of waterspouts/funnels ever recorded took place recently over the Great Lakes during a seven-day period. The ICWR posted the details on Twitter and Facebook.

The outbreak took place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.

The ICWR says "we have confirmed an unbelievable 232 waterspouts / funnels during this period. This breaks the old record of 88 spouts that took place from August 16-18, 2020."

According to the ICWR the events were reported over every Great Lake with the majority over Lake Erie.

Comment: Related: Dozens of waterspouts spotted over Great Lakes in Ontario this week, with at least 29 on Wednesday alone

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Countdown to a Record: Hurricane Delta the 25th storm in 2020 Atlantic hurricane season - 3 shy of all-time mark

Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:33 UTC
the 2020 hurricane season could be record-breaking.
The 2020 hurricane season could be record-breaking.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is nearing an all-time record for the number of storms, boosted by two recent Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico storms.

With the formation of Tropical Storm Gamma and now Hurricane Delta, we've seen 25 named storms so far this season.

Only the 2005 season - with 27 named storms and one unnamed storm - remains above 2020 on the list of seasons with the most storms.

2020 may be three storms behind 2005's total, but it's on a record pace. Through Oct. 5, the 2005 hurricane season generated 20 storms - five fewer than 2020, so far.
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Flash floods and storms strike Saudi Arabia


The National
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:56 UTC
Saudi children play in the Nimar valley.
© AFPSaudi children play in the Nimar valley.
Flash floods sparked by torrential rain in Saudi Arabia have killed four people and left 10 missing over the past two days.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 fishermen, injures 10 others in Chhattisgarh, India


Outlook
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:43 UTC
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Two fishermen were killed and 10 others injured after lightning struck them when they had gone fishing in a reservoir in Chhattisgarhs Rajnandgaon district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place at around 1,30 pm under Chichola police station area, where 19 fishermen from two villages of Chhuirya had gone to Lal Mati reservoir, said Ajaykant Tiwari, station house officer of Chichola police station.

Owing to heavy rainfall, they were inside their temporary camps erected on the banks of the reservoir where the lightning struck, he said.

While two of them, identified as Rohit Nishad (50) and Bharosa Nishad (55), died on the spot, 10 others sustained minor burn injuries in the incident, he said.
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Lightning strikes kill 2 people during thunderstorms in Gauteng, South Africa

Thabo Baloyi
The South African
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:32 UTC
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At least two people have died after being struck by lightning during the severe thunderstorms which ravaged parts of the country on Monday, 5 October 2020.

A woman was killed by lightning in the late afternoon in Melville, Johannesburg.

Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) confirmed the news to The South African, saying the incident occurred at approximately 16h30.

"The City of Johannesburg's Emergency Management Services (EMS) received a call yesterday afternoon about an incident that occurred in Melville. On arrival we found a middle-aged female who was declared dead at the scene", said spokesperson Nana Radebe.

Comment: Related: Roads closed, bridges hit by flash flooding as storm strikes Johannesburg, South Africa

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Rare tornado hits Antwerp, Belgium


Yahoo News UK
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:58 UTC
Antwerp tornado
© YouTube/Storyful Rights Management (screen capture)
Residents in the suburbs of Antwerp in Belgium witnessed a rare tornado on October 5, according to local media.

Among the local residents to document the meteorological phenomenon was Dennis De Clercq, who recorded this video in the Antwerp suburb of Hoevenen.

The news site HLN said some trees were uprooted and a house reported damaged. Credit: Dennis De Clercq via Storyful

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Roads closed, bridges hit by flash flooding as storm strikes Johannesburg, South Africa

Dan Meyer
The South African
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:39 UTC
Bridges have been hit by flash flooding in Gauteng, leading to traffic jams as a thunderstorm rocks the province.
© SAWSBridges have been hit by flash flooding in Gauteng, leading to traffic jams as a thunderstorm rocks the province.
Motorists in Gauteng have been urged to drive with extreme caution as heavy rain in the province led to flash flooding on Monday 5 October.

A large thunderstorm and "large hail" currently making affecting Johannesburg is causing drivers major headaches, with bridges hit by flooding causing peak traffic to grind to a standstill.

STORM ROLLING OVER GAUTENG

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned on Monday that a "yellow thunderstorm warning" is in place, meaning that residents can expect localised flooding in low lying areas due to heavy rain and large hail and large amounts of small hail which can damage vehicles and property.

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Tropical Storm Gamma leaves 6 dead, 600,000 people affected in Mexico


Mexico News Daily
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:11 UTC
Flood victims salvage their belongings from flooded homes in Tabasco.
Flood victims salvage their belongings from flooded homes in Tabasco.
Tropical Storm Gamma claimed the lives of at least six people in two states and affected some 600,000 citizens as heavy rain and near-hurricane force winds wreaked havoc on Mexico's south and southeast over the weekend.

The worst affected state was Tabasco, where two people died and more than 590,000 people were adversely affected by the storm.

Federal authorities said there was one death in the municipality of Jalapa and another in Jalpa de Méndez. Both victims drowned in floodwaters.

Authorities in Chiapas said that four members of the same family, including two children, died after a landslide buried their home in San Juan Chamula.


Comment: An earlier report: Tropical Storm Gamma reaches coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula - trees knocked over, streets flood

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Rare weather phenomenon: Water-tornado seen off Mumbai's coast

Badri Chatterjee
Hindustan Times
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:00 UTC
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© Darshan Khatau
Malabar Hill resident Darshan Khatau was pleasantly surprised to spot a rare weather phenomenon on Monday morning. He saw a waterspout or water-tornado — a rotating vertical column or funnel shaped cloud formation as an intense vortex over water —around 3 km off the coast of Mumbai from Malabar Hill, near Prongs Lighthouse at 9.15am.

"I saw it when I had stepped out on my balcony to take photographs of birds like I do daily. The phenomenon lasted for about 20 seconds and I managed to take two short videos. The location of the waterspout may not have been more than 1 km off Colaba early this morning. Owing to cloud cover and haze, the photos were not very clear," said Khatau, an avian and wildlife enthusiast who has documented several bird species.

A similar image of the waterspout was shared on social media by Seju Nair on Twitter. The posts stated that it was spotted near Marine Drive on Monday morning.

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Storm Alex: More dead and missing in France as impact grows

Hannah Thompson
Connexion
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:01 UTC
Alpes-Maritimes Storm Alex
Aerial photos from the villages in Alpes-Maritimes show mudslides and devastation after Storm Alex hit.
At least 20 people are missing, at least three have died, and villages in southeast France are still without water or electricity, as the €1billion-plus devastation wreaked by Storm Alex continues to emerge.

In Alpes-Maritimes, the villages of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Roquebillière, Breil-sur-Roya, and Tende are among some of the worst-affected, after almost a year's worth of rain fell in 10 hours overnight from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 October, causing mudslides and devastating flooding.

At least 20 people are still missing, firefighters in Alpes-Maritimes told news service FranceInfo, as of Monday October 5. This includes eight people "confirmed missing" and "a dozen suspected".

Comment: See the previous report: Two dead, several missing in southeastern France as Storm Alex pummels western Europe with torrential rain

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