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Tropical Storm Pilar slamming portions of Central America with up to 10-15 inches of rain

Hillary Andrews
Fox Weather
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:40 UTC
Tropical Storm Pilar

Tropical Storm Pilar
Central America is currently being hit with heavy rains from Tropical Storm Pilar, following deadly Hurricane Otis.

El Salvador has declared a State of National Emergency as the strengthening storm threatens the Pacific Coast of Central America with over a foot of rain, which could trigger mountain landslides.

"Coming up against the Pacific coast of Mexico, an oddball situation with Otis which turned into a deadly, destructive Category 5 at landfall," FOX Weather meteorologist Amy Freeze said. "And all of a sudden, we're watching Pilar under a microscope."

Tropical Storm Pilar is about 175 south-southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador, moving east-northeast at 3 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 50 mph and tropical-storm-force winds stretch out 70 miles.

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Hailstones the size of golf balls hit several parts of South Africa

Corné van Zyl
The South African
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:37 UTC
Hailstones the size of golf balls hit several parts on Sunday

Hailstones the size of golf balls hit several parts on Sunday
Hailstones the size of golf balls hit several parts on Sunday. More severe thunderstorms are expected in the coming days.

WATCH: HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS HIT SEVERAL PARTS

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Aspen Snowmass pounded by snowmageddon! - 2 feet of snow in 24 hours

Cam Burns
Powder.com
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:56 UTC
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It sounds like the plot to a highly questionable adult documentary, but it's true. Hey, I'm just quoting Open Snow.

The 'Mass and Highlands got "24 inches in 24 hours."

Everyone in the 'hood here in the RFV has been posting and reporting pics of the measuring stick at AS this morning.

And in the wake of this white tsunami, that "stake" is lookin' mighty short.

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Attention

Ground uplift continues at Thorbjorn Complex, volcano-tectonic unrest affecting wide area of Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland


Icelandic Met Office
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:00 UTC
Torbjorn
© Golli
Updated 29th of October at 2pm

The latest cGPS deformation data around the Þorbjörn and Svartengi area confirm that the deformation, which started 27 October, continues. As initially stated, the ongoing deformation rates are higher than in previous events which occurred in a similar area in 2020 and 2022. Overall, the seismicity north of Grindavík has been declining over the past 24 hours and there are no significant changes in earthquake depths. However, it is important to emphasise that the current deformation may trigger renewed seismicity in the area that could be felt by people.

New satellite data are expected to be delivered later today, and a new interferogram will be processed as soon as the data are available. The results will allow us to identify and interpret the deformation processes that have occurred on the peninsula over the past 12 days. We expected to publish the results tomorrow.

An episode of complex volcano-tectonic unrest is currently affecting the Reykjanes Peninsula. It is interpreted to result from multiple deformation sources at depth, which are interacting and affecting a wide area across the peninsula.
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Fire

Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia continues erupting


Volcano Discovery
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:29 UTC
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Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 29000 ft (8800 m) altitude or flight level 290 and is moving at 20 kts in E direction.


The full report is as follows:
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Cloud Precipitation

Torrential rain and flooding hits parts of Saudi Arabia and adjacent Oman and Qatar

Ramadan Al Sherbini
Gulf News
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:05 UTC
Several areas in Saudi Arabia including Al Baha have been experiencing torrential rain.

Several areas in Saudi Arabia including Al Baha have been experiencing torrential rain.
A Saudi man was able to save a family trapped in their car by flooding resulting from heavy rain.

An online video showed the man using a bulldozer in the successful rescue that was reportedly carried out in Al Makhwah governorate in Al Baha in south-western Saudi Arabia.

In the footage, the volunteer rescuer is seen positioning the bulldozer to head off the family's car from being swept away by the strong flood.

He eventually manages to escort the car with the riders inside to safety. People, who happened to be on the scene, greeted the rescuer for his good deed.


Comment: Similar recent scenes form nearby countries in the region:



Additionally, see these other recent reports from the Middle East:

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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu


Xinhua
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:06 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 55 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu, at 0432 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 79.9 km, was initially determined to be at 19.41 degrees south latitude and 168.77 degrees east longitude.
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Cloud Precipitation

Rain, thunderstorms hit North, Central Texas - up to 8 inches of rainfall overnight - tornado reported in San Antonio

Ryan Cohick
Lone Star State
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:54 UTC
This graphic from the National Weather Service shows how much rain fell in North Texas between Monday, Oct. 23, and Thursday, Oct. 26. Glen Rose was especially hard hit with over 8 inches of rain.
© National Weather Service
This graphic from the National Weather Service shows how much rain fell in North Texas between Monday, Oct. 23, and Thursday, Oct. 26. Glen Rose was especially hard hit with over 8 inches of rain.
A slow-moving line of rain and thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain on North and Central Texas.

Overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex was slammed with downpours, causing flooding in some areas and wreaking havoc on the Thursday morning commute.

As the southwest edge of the line moved slowly east, it brought storms and flooding to San Antonio and Austin, as well.

One of those storms briefly produced a tornado in downtown San Antonio on Thursday morning.

The line of storms is expected to break up as it moves into East Texas, forecasters say. This should lower the chances for flash flooding, but minor flooding is still possible since around 2 inches of rain is still expected to fall in that part of the state.

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Cloud Precipitation

Cyclone Hamoon slams Bangladesh, killing at least 3


Global News
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:21 UTC
A tree falls on a tin shed house due to the impact of cyclonic storm Hamoon on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
© Dhaka Tribune
A tree falls on a tin shed house due to the impact of cyclonic storm Hamoon on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
Cyclone Hamoon moved into southeastern Bangladesh early Wednesday, bringing with it heavy winds and rains that battered hundreds of houses and left at least three dead.

Thousands of trees were uprooted while houses built with corrugated sheets were destroyed by the power of the storm. Hundreds of tarpaulin-covered bamboo shanties in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar were also damaged, according to local officials.

"Last night, the heavy wind took away my house made with corrugated sheets. We took shelter in another house. Everything is soaked in rainwater. Now what should I do, I don't know," local Cox's Bazar villager Nurjahan Begum said.

Authorities in Bangladesh said most people were evacuated to cyclone shelters in Cox's Bazar before the storm made landfall, but many families who failed to reach the shelters were left to sleep outside under an open sky. Power supply and internet connection remained down as of Wednesday afternoon, and road links to many of the towns near the main city remained blocked.

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Lemon

Rain and wind storm causes damage to berries, citrus and subtropical fruits in western Andalusia, Spain


Fresh Plaza
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:33 UTC
Several large trees fell due to the strong wind storm in Seville.
© Efeagro/Isabel Díaz-Rus
Several large trees fell due to the strong wind storm in Seville.
Agroseguro has reported that storm Bernard, which hit Andalusia on October 22 with heavy rains and winds that reached 100 kilometers per hour in some municipalities in the provinces of Huelva, Seville and Cadiz, has caused significant damage to various crops.

Although it is still early to make assessments, Agroseguro has already started to receive damage reports. Sources from the entity said to Efeagro that berries are the most affected crops, due to the damages caused to infrastructure.

More than 3,000 plots have already reported damages, said the territorial director of Agroseguro in Andalusia, Juan Francisco Delgado, who assured that the production will also be damaged, as blueberries and raspberries were already in an advanced stage of development.

Significant damage is also expected in subtropical crops, such as avocados, especially in Cadiz and the westernmost part of Malaga.

Agroseguro added that the rains and wind have also had a negative impact on the citrus productions, which still need time to develop.

Source: efeagro.com

Comment: Related: Storm Bernard leaves 2 dead, several injured in Spain

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