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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 49 cattle in Zambia


Lusakatimes.com
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:59 UTC
lightning kills cows
Lightning has killed 49 herds of cattle in a kraal of 90 animals in Ndiki area of Limulunga district in Western province.

This happened around 16 hours yesterday, lightning struck a kraal housing cattle belonging to Malebekwa Mbulai (91).

Mr. Mbulai, who was emotional charged said he wondered how lightning struck the animals that were under a tree which was however not affected at all.

He said the incident was strange considering the fact that the meat did not turn dark as usually is the case in lightning incidents.

The 91-year-old man said almost all the animals that died were oxen, which are used for transportation and ploughing.
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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snow on one end, 'bomb cyclone' on the other threatens U.S. Thanksgiving travel


MarketWatch
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:46 UTC
A jet passes snow-covered cars parked at Denver International Airport on November 26, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Flights were delayed and rescheduled due to a winter storm that dropped nearly a foot of snow in the city.
© Joe MahoneyA jet passes snow-covered cars parked at Denver International Airport on November 26, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Flights were delayed and rescheduled due to a winter storm that dropped nearly a foot of snow in the city.
Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sleep overnight in Denver's airport after hundreds of flights were canceled just as Thanksgiving travel moved into high gear.

The storm was heading to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, while a "bomb cyclone" weather phenomenon began toppling trees, knocking out power and dumping snow as it barreled into California and Oregon — making for a double whammy of early wintry weather.

Authorities on both sides of the California-Oregon border reported numerous crashes and closed roads. The National Weather Service urged people to wait to travel for the holiday until the weather improves.

At Denver International Airport, about 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow mixed with winds that limited visibility prompted the cancellation of about 30 percent of the airport's average daily 1,600 flights.


Comment: Blizzard slams Denver and Colorado's Front Range - with up to 33 inches of snow dumped, more on the way

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Snowflake

Parts of Minnesota get close to a foot of snow


cbslocal.com
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:36 UTC
snow
Many Minnesota roads are covered with snow on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday (6:28). WCCO This Morning - November 27, 2019

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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall at Lake Tahoe, Mt. Rose gets almost 2 feet, Heavenly a foot and it's still coming down


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:18 UTC
The view Wednesday morning from near the top of Ski Run Blvd at South Lake Tahoe.
© Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily TribuneThe view Wednesday morning from near the top of Ski Run Blvd at South Lake Tahoe.
Heavenly Mountain Resort is expected to open today and will do so with about a foot of fresh snow.

The resort received 11 inches of snow Tuesday into Wednesday according to onthesnow.com and it's still snowing at Lake Tahoe.

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe received almost 2 feet of snow. The resort above Incline Village is reporting 20 inches.

The National Weather Service in Reno is maintaining its winter storm warning through Thursday at 4 p.m.

Until then, 5 to 10 more inches of snow are expected at Lake Tahoe with 10 to 18 inches above 7,000 feet.

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Snowflake Cold

FRIGID cold spreads across northeast Russia, down to -54 °C reported in Verhojansk!

Marko Korosec
Severe Weather Europe
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:34 UTC
record cold air in Russia
An intense Arctic outbreak has developed over parts of Russia lately. During the mid/late November temperatures usually already drop below -25 to -30 °C, but NE parts of Russia have now slipped even more - below -50 °C in the last days! Although such temperatures are nothing off the charts in the region, getting below -50 °C at the end of November is rather extreme even there! While it was still 'only' around -35 °C last week!

The pattern supporting such evolution is led by disturbance of the polar circulation, allowing outbreaks of frigid cold airmass to spread south into Russia. As it happened this time, extremely cold airmass spread into parts of north and northeast Russia. Many areas are experiencing below normal temperatures as 850 mbar temperatures are even below -30 °C, supporting daytime maximum values not higher than -25 °C and mornings below -50 °C!
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Cloud Precipitation

Five family members perish after their car swept away by flash floods in Kenya

Amina Wako
All Africa
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:33 UTC
Members of the public mill around the vehicle in which five family members died after being swept away by flash floods
Members of the public mill around the vehicle in which five family members died after being swept away by flash floods
Five people from the same family died after the vehicle they were in was swept away by flash floods at Ngatatoek area in Kajiado Central on Monday morning.

The victims - two adults and three children - were travelling from Namanga to Bisil in Kajiado when the incident happened.

The family had made a stopover for the night in Namanga after spending the weekend in Tanzania where they had attended a wedding.

The bodies are currently at Kajiado County Referral Hospital.


Comment: Landslides during flooding and heavy rainfall kill at least 60 in Kenya (UPDATES)

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Doberman

Bear-hunting hounds attack hikers and pup in Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont

Christopher Ross
Addison County Independent
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:18 UTC
Two hikers and their dog were attacked by several bear hunting dogs last month.
© ESOlex / iStockTwo hikers and their dog were attacked by several bear hunting dogs last month.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, around mid-day, a pack of bear hunting dogs attacked two hikers and their puppy on the Catamount Trail in the Green Mountain National Forest near the Ripton-Goshen border.

Former Ripton resident Meryl Siegman, 65, and her husband, Ron Scapp, 64, who have been hiking in the area for more than 30 years, had completed roughly one-quarter of their intended walk when they heard barking, they told the Independent.

"Almost instantaneously we were swarmed by five dogs," Siegman said.

Scapp described them as "big hound dogs, in the 60- to 80-pound range, wearing GPS collars."
The couple had been aware that it was hunting season.

"We're always running into hunters on the trail and we've encountered people with hunting dogs before," Scapp said. "Usually they're on a scent trail. But these dogs attacked immediately."

Comment: Four weeks later in Europe: Pregnant woman killed by hunting dogs in France

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Seismograph

Greek island of Crete hit by 6.0-magnitude earthquake - One day after deadly Albania quake

Tim Stickings
Daily Mail
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:01 UTC
Crete earthquake map
A 6.0-magnitude tremor rattled the Greek holiday island of Crete this morning and was felt on the southern mainland, a day after tremors were felt across south-eastern Europe
A powerful undersea earthquake has rattled Greece's holiday island of Crete and was felt in the southern mainland.

The 6.0-magnitude tremor this morning left the 'whole island shaking' and houses trembling 'dramatically', witnesses said.

Experts said there were 10million people living in areas where the quake was felt, but there were no initial reports of damage.

'It was a major earthquake, the whole island shook but fortunately so far no damage has been reported,' Crete regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis told state TV.

One witness at Efthymi in Crete said: 'It went on for a long time. I was outside and I could here the rails on the balconies creaking.'

'Strongest I have ever felt. House shook dramatically, scary ... felt that it wouldn't stop. A very long few seconds!' said another, 30 miles from the epicentre.

Comment: See also: 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Albania: Major damage as buildings collapse, at least 18 dead - UPDATES

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Fire

Santa Barbara fire burns 4,200 acres, threatens thousands of homes

Carla Herreria
HuffPost
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:13 UTC
santa barbara fire
© Noah Berger/APA helicopter drops water on the Cave Fire burning in the Los Padres National Forest above Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday.
A brush fire that broke out in Santa Barbara County, California, on Monday had grown to over 4,200 acres by late Tuesday morning after winds fueled the flames throughout the night.

The Cave Fire, as it has been named, started out in the Los Padres National Forest and swept over parts of Highway 154 near Santa Barbara's city limits, forcing officials to shut down the highway until further notice.

Firefighters were unable to contain the blaze as of Tuesday afternoon, officials said at an afternoon press conference.

Thousands of people had to evacuate their homes just days before the Thanksgiving holiday.

An incoming winter storm, expected to hit this part of Southern California late Tuesday night and last to Thursday, may help firefighters rein in the blaze.
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Cloud Precipitation

Storms in France, Greece and Italy leave 'biblical' destruction


UK Guardian
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:12 UTC
collapsed road from flooding Piedmont, Italy
A collapsed road in Piedmont. Two people are dead and two others are missing after a wave of storms in northern Italy
Nine people die as weekend of heavy rain brings landslides, floods and collapsed overpass

Greek media described the storms as leaving a trail of "biblical destruction" in some areas of the country while the overpass collapse in northern Italy brought back a chilling reminder of Genoa's Morandi bridge giving way during a thunderstorm in August 2018, killing 43 people.

Flash floods in France's Côte d'Azur claimed the lives of four people, while two others are believed to still be missing. Three of the victims were found in cars that were swept away in floods in the Var region, and the fourth was among a group being rescued by the fire brigade when the dinghy carrying them to safety capsized.

Comment: See also: At least six dead as Europe battered by storms, floods and a landslide

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