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Golf ball sized hail hits Great Falls, Montana

KRTV Great Falls News
Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:02 UTC

People in and around Great Falls were awakened by the sound of huge hailstones coming down overnight.

Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported throughout Great Falls, causing damage to trees, vehicles, and property.

Among the damage - the Great Falls Police Department, who said: "Most of our fleet was damaged by last night's storm. We have dings and cracked windshields galore."

STORMTracker meteorologist Mike Rawlins says the storms virtually came out of nowhere.

"One minute we were fine and the next, the radar lit up with storms," said Rawlins.

The STORMTracker Weather Team was expecting showers and thunderstorms, but severe weather wasn't a big concern.

Rawlins noted, "I expected some small hail, but nothing like what we got in Great Falls."

The National Weather Service did issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the city of Great Falls at 12:33 a.m. Thursday, but the storm was already dropping large hail on the city by the time it was disseminated.

Much cooler, wetter weather is expected on Thursday, however severe thunderstorms are unlikely.

Comment: Meanwhile in France, a brutal hailstorm destroyed half the grape crop in Languedoc. See also:Atmospheric changes: Strange cloud anomalies, rare ball lighting and more hail damaged aircraft

6.4 magnitude earthquake near South Georgia island

Earthquake Track
Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:56 UTC

6.4 magnitude earthquake 325 km from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

2016-08-21 03:45:23 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, August 21, 2016 03:45 AM

Your time: 2016-08-21T03:45:23Z

Magnitude Type: mwp

USGS page: M 6.4 - South Georgia Island region

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

Comment: This latest event comes just 2 days after another major quake in the region: Massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake near South Georgia island

Rare force of nature: What is a firenado?

Charlie Northcott
BBC News
Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:25 UTC

Amidst the devastation of a huge wildfire in the US state of California, photos have emerged of a rare force of nature.

Firenadoes, torrents of wind and flame that burn at extreme temperatures, have been spotted in the hills near San Bernardino, 60 miles (96km) east of Los Angeles.

The whirlwinds form when a fire heats air above it and pulls in cool air at its base, creating a self-sustaining vortex. When large enough, these swirling columns are capable of ripping trees from the ground and pulling roofs off houses.

California's inferno currently spans 58 sq mi (150 sq km) in a dry, drought-ridden region of hills. More than 82,000 people have evacuated their homes. Only 22% of the fire has been contained.

Firefighters tend to avoid firenadoes due to their extreme heat and volatility. They instead focus on tackling more stable areas, where the movement of a fire can be safely predicted.

Comment: Some other rare firenadoes observed over the last couple of months include:

Hail wipes out vineyards in Languedoc, France; half of crop destroyed

Wine-searcher
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:22 UTC

France's weird weather causes more chaos - just as the grapes are due to be harvested.

Growers in Languedoc are in shock after a brutal hailstorm wiped out half the grape crop just days away from the start of harvest.

The sudden storm arrived in the Hérault department on Wednesday afternoon and pelted the vineyards - especially in the area around Pic Saint-Loup - with hailstones the size of golfballs, according to French media reports.

In the village of Lauret, where the storm was at its fiercest, some vineyards were wiped out, according to Mas de l'Oncle winemaker Fabrice Bonmarchand.

Bonmarchand, who has been in the region for five years, said he had never seen a storm like it. "I don't have much experience of this kind of disaster, but I was speaking to the former winemaker, who is 92, and he told me this morning that he can't remember as violent an incident of hail either."

Waterspout caught on camera over the Tennessee River near Decatur, Alabama

Jake Reed
whnt.com
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:12 UTC

Several WHNT News 19 viewers sent in pictures of a waterspout near Decatur on the Tennessee River Friday evening.

The picture above was submitted through our Live Alert 19 app by user "baker630456."

Waterspouts can sometimes cause damage if they move onshore, but the National Weather Service in Huntsville said it had not heard of any damage reports from this storm system.

Waterspouts fall into two categories: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.

Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water. They have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning.

Man killed by dogs in Jacksonville, Florida

Cole Heath
kiro7.com
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:43 UTC

Owner releases photo of all 4 dogs seized after deadly attack

Four dogs were removed from a Florida home Friday night after police said a man died as the result of an animal attack.

Investigators said the dogs may have left their yard and dragged the victim back in but the dogs' owner is defending his pets.

"My dogs ain't no vicious dogs," Lephus Felton said, adding that he believes his dogs were provoked. "They're vicious to protect this yard. ... My dog is trained to protect this yard I have signs, beware of dog signs, all over."

Owner releases photo of all 4 dogs seized after deadly attack. pic.twitter.com/KBE6HqZUVh — Cole Heath (@ColeANjax) August 19, 2016

The deadly attack took place Friday afternoon in Felton's backyard on the 1100 block of Jessie Street. Felton found the killed man, who has not been publicly identified except to say he was in his 60s, along his home's back fence.

Woman killed by pack of stray dogs in Kerala, India

Jisha S
The Times of India
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:28 UTC

In a shocking case, a 65-year-old woman was killed by a pack of stray dogs at Pulluvila beach on Friday night. According to police, Siluvamma, wife of Chinnappan, was attacked by around 15 dogs. She died on way to hospital.

Due to lack of toilet in home, Siluvamma went to the beach side for urination at around 8 pm when the incident happened. Hearing her cries, Siluvamma's son Selvaraj came and tried to rescue her. However, he too was attacked by the stray dogs. Selvaraj escaped unhurt by jumping into the sea. Hearing the cries of Selvaraj, neighbors came and rescued Silvamma. However, she sustained serious injuries by then.

People in the locality said that stray dog attacks are common, but a gruesome incident like this happened for the first time.

Silvuamma's body is kept at Govt Taluk Hospital, Neyyatinkara.

Elvis has left the sinkhole: 20 foot deep sinkhole opens up and swallows miniature horse named Elvis in Garrard County, Kentucky

Lex18
Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:01 UTC

A miniature horse who was missing for 10 days is back in his stable tonight.

Elvis, a family favorite, was found 20 feet down a sinkhole on his owner's property in Garrard County.

"And we brought him back from the dead. He's alive, healthy and doing great," said Robin Snowden, the property owner.

The Snowdens thought Elvis had run away, or was lost in the woods.

They had no idea he was still on the property until a worker noticed a large sinkhole, with Elvis at the bottom.

'Unprecedented': Deadly parasite kills thousands of fish and prompts Yellowstone river closure

RT
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:23 UTC

Nearly 200 miles of a popular Yellowstone river is closed to the public, as thousands of fish have gone belly up in an "unprecedented" way. Officials in Montana suspect the cause is a human-spread parasitic disease.

Fishing, rafting, swimming and other water-based recreational activities were banned for an undetermined amount of time as of Friday morning. The immediate closure is stretching from Yellowstone National Park's northern boundary at Gardiner to the Highway 212 Bridge in Laurel, the area surrounding the affected zone.

Officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) say the 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River would not reopen until fish stop dying. As of Friday morning, up to 4,000 fish have been counted, but a real number is believed to be in the tens of thousands. The fish kill has extended for nearly 100 miles, the FWP said.

"This kill is unprecedented in magnitude. We haven't seen something like this in Montana," FWP spokeswoman Andrea Jones said.

Northern Nevada wildfire increases to ten square miles

kolotv.com
Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:16 UTC

A federal official says more firefighters are being brought in to contain a wildfire that spread across more than 10 square miles of grassy rangeland just hours after a lightning strike in northern Nevada.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokesman Gregory Deimel said Friday there have been no injuries reported among the more than 200 firefighters currently battling the fire 25 miles north of Battle Mountain.

Deimel says the fire started late Thursday and grew to some 6,600 acres by mid-day Friday. It's about 20 percent contained, but has been erratic during changing weather conditions.

Deimel says flames are threatening sage grouse habitat, but the closest ranch is several miles to the northwest.

No evacuations have been ordered.

He says air tankers are helping firefighters on the ground.

Source: AP

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Earth Changes

Golf ball sized hail hits Great Falls, Montana

6.4 magnitude earthquake near South Georgia island

Rare force of nature: What is a firenado?

Hail wipes out vineyards in Languedoc, France; half of crop destroyed

Waterspout caught on camera over the Tennessee River near Decatur, Alabama

Man killed by dogs in Jacksonville, Florida

Woman killed by pack of stray dogs in Kerala, India

Elvis has left the sinkhole: 20 foot deep sinkhole opens up and swallows miniature horse named Elvis in Garrard County, Kentucky

'Unprecedented': Deadly parasite kills thousands of fish and prompts Yellowstone river closure

Northern Nevada wildfire increases to ten square miles

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