Scott Sistek Fox Weather Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:00 UTC
Snow falls in Plymouth New Hampshire on March 23, 2024.
A strong coastal storm made for a washout during the first half of the weekend with a steady drumbeat of heavy rain and gusty winds across the Northeast's Interstate 95 corridor while heavy snow piled up in New England.
Rain began falling across the coastal regions on Saturday morning and only increased in intensity into the afternoon and evening as the storm's center swirled just off New York City and Boston.
Where temperatures were cold enough, precipitation fell in the frozen variety, and there was a lot of it.
Some snow totals eclipsed 2 feet in the higher elevations of New England.
Albany, New Hampshire, reported 28 inches of snow while Ludlow, Vermont, saw 27.3 inches pile up.
The Forecasting Center of the Meteorological Institute reported that from early Saturday morning showers, rains and thunderstorms will occur, which may become heavy and intense in some localities in the West.
Intense rainfall on Friday afternoon and evening caused unusually large hailstorms, downed trees, fences, public boards, flash floods and downed power lines.
The National Electricity Union (UNE, in Spanish) reported that more than 260,000 users in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Mayabeque, Matanzas and Havana are without electricity service, particularly in four Havana municipalities where more than 120,000 homes are affected.
The UNE announced that crews of linemen and electricians from the center of the island, particularly from the provinces of Ciego de Avila and Villa Clara, are heading in solidarity to western areas to help their local colleagues repair the damage.
With more rain predicted Sunday, the deluge pounded the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, where authorities described a chaotic situation due to flooding.
The death toll rose there from four to 12 on Sunday as rescuers advanced.
The most affected municipality is Mimoso do Sul, a town of almost 25,000 inhabitants located in the south of Espirito Santo, where at least 10 people died in floods, though officials fear the toll may yet rise.
State Governor Renato Casagrande described the situation as "chaotic," saying that so far it has not been possible to assess the damage in some of the more isolated areas, with fears the toll could yet rise.
On March 21, 2024, Bogotá, Colombia experienced a strong storm that caused floods and severe damage. Many homes and a school in the USME region were affected by the strong winds that tore off their roofs. Heavy rainfall also caused chaos in the city, affecting several areas and causing emergencies in different residential areas. Bosa, Kennedy and La Cumbre neighborhoods are among the areas worst affected by the storms. These situations are all part of the first rainy season that the national territory faces under normal conditions.
The rains that were effective throughout Şırnak paralyzed life in Cizre district. Due to the rain that increased in the evening hours, the streets and avenues were filled with water and the manholes overflowed. While some houses and workplaces on the ground floor were flooded, those trapped in the houses were evacuated with the help of fire crews and surrounding people.
Pedestrians and drivers had a difficult time in the streets and streets where water accumulated. Municipal teams started cleaning work on the roads. It was learned that approximately 60 houses and vehicles in the district's Cudi, Sur, Nur, Caferi Sadık, Vatan, Yafes and Dağ neighborhoods were damaged due to accumulated water.
Flooding in the department of Florida in the south of Uruguay has displaced almost 2,000 people after the Santa Lucía Chico River reached record highs.
Six temporary evacuation centres have been set up to house those displaced. The hardest hit areas are in the city of Florida, departmental capital.
Local officials said 120 mm of rain fell in the city of Florida in 24 hours to 21 March 2024. This comes after an earlier period of rain that began around 14 March which also caused flooding in the city and forced almost 300 people to evacuate.
The latest bout of rain caused the Santa Lucía Chico River which runs along the outskirts of the city to jump to record highs. As of 21 March, officials reported the Santa Lucía Chico River stood at 10.56 metres, beating the previous high by 1.2 metres.
Excess rainfall has caused eight of the 10 reservoirs that supply water to La Paz and the neighbouring city of El Alto to overflow, flooding the city's low-lying neighbourhoods.
A strong storm moving towards the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) affected the interior of the Buenos Aires territory on Tuesday afternoon, where in several locations there was damage to homes and public roads due to the fall of hail and winds of more than 100 kilometers per hour. A red alert has already been issued at the Ezeiza Airport.
The phenomenon, which is expected to reach the suburbs around night, caused roofs to fall and trees to fall in some cities.
Vehicles struggle to navigate through flooded Highway 331 Mab Eiang-Laem Chabang Road near Pintong 1-2 Industrial Estates, showcasing the hazardous driving conditions caused by relentless downpours and runoff in Sri Racha.
The aftermath of a scorching heat wave was swiftly replaced by torrential rain, plunging several regions in the east into a state of chaos as flooding wreaked havoc on local infrastructure.
On March 19, at 6 p.m., in Sri Racha district, 40 kilometres north of Pattaya, specifically beneath the Nong Yai Bu Bridge-Nong Kho intersection, water levels surged to nearly a meter high, leaving small cars and motorcycles stranded in its wake. The deluge also inundated the Tiger Zoo - Nong Kho Road, prompting authorities to issue warnings advising small vehicles to steer clear of the flooded streets.
Simultaneously, relentless downpours on Highway 331 Mab Eiang-Laem Chabang Road near the Pintong 1-2 Industrial Estates combined with runoff from nearby hills, submerged vehicles and created treacherous driving conditions for commuters.
