A waterspout was spotted swirling off the coast of Florida near Panama City Beach on Thursday, August 31. Becky Norton provided the footage and told Storyful her boyfriend, who is a surfer and paddleboarder, spotted the weather phenomenon while at St Andrews State Park checking out the waves.
"He saw two clouds forming into this funnel cloud," she said. He can be heard in the video explaining there were "two [waterspouts] and then they came together as one." The footage shows a large funnel descending from dark clouds. The National Weather Service (NWS), issued a special marine warning confirming a waterspout was observed and cautioning of winds up to 39 mph. Credit: Becky Norton via Storyful
Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China as Typhoon Saola swept close to the coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what could be the region's strongest storm in five years.
Typhoon Saola has made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, leaving at least one dead and a trail of destruction and flooding in many areas.
Hong Kong and China's neighbouring provinces cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday and shut businesses and schools as the super typhoon - packing winds of more than 200 kilometres per hour (125 miles per hour) - edged closer, forcing some 900,000 people to leave areas at risk in Guangdong and Fujian provinces.
But as southern China's coastal areas braced for the storm's arrival, Saola was downgraded before dawn on Saturday, after the typhoon passed Hong Kong without the much-feared direct hit on the financial hub, and then weakened.
Chinese authorities said Saola had made landfall in Guangdong's Zhuhai city with winds slowing to about 160km/h (99mph) and was expected to weaken further as it moved along China's southern coastline.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Kuril Islands region in far eastern Russia to the northeast of Japan, on Saturday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ).
The quake was at a depth of 142 km (88 miles), GFZ said.
Minutes after 6 pm on August 30, the first drops of rain fell that would take the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area by surprise.
Main streets and avenues ended up flooded
With 30 minutes of storm , the first areas flooded were Avenida López Mateos from Avenida del Sol to Avenida Mariano Otero, circulation in the central lanes had to be closed.
Traffic congestions were reported in various parts of Metro Manila due to the flooding brought by the heavy rains on Thursday morning, Aug. 31, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said.
Citing reports from bases in some parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), the MMDA said some areas were hit by deep flooding, especially in portions of the Araneta Avenue in Quezon City where a handful of vehicles were seen submerged in flood water.
As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, the MMDA reported that the flooded areas in Manila City were Pedro Gil-Quirino Avenue with gutter deep flood, España-Lacson intersection with six-inch deep flood, España corner Dela Fuente with six-inch deep flooding, Kalaw-Roxas Boulevard with eight-inch deep flood, España Boulevard- Antipolo with six-inch deep flood, and Quiricada corner Abada Santos with four-inch deep flood.
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Charleston County Sheriffs Office tweeted this photo on Wednesday evening of the flooding, and urged people not to go out into the streets
Sea defenses in Charleston, South Carolina were breached on Wednesday night as Idalia continued cutting a swathe through the United States.
The massive storm cell killed at least two people, destroyed thousands of homes and has left 300,000 people without power.
The Battery, a sea wall and promenade district famous for its stately antebellum homes, was hammered by waves as night fell.
The water was knee-high along the streets lining the historic area - South Battery, King Street, and Murray Boulevard.
Road cones and barricades were washed away, WCBD reported. One woman was filmed leaning against the railing above the Battery, bracing as she took photos as the waves washed into her legs and boots.
Hurricane Idalia hit Florida as a Category 3 storm, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia.
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A large sinkhole has forced an emergency road closure in the City of Wixom.
A sinkhole was discovered on North Wixom Road, which is currently closed between Pontiac Trail to the south, and Maple Road to the north. The closure is just south of the Wixom Elementary School, near the Michigan Air Line Trail.
A void formed under a section of the road, and the Road Commission for Oakland County is working with the City to identify the cause.
Two 11-year-old boys were struck by lightning yesterday afternoon at the "Dunav" stadium in Ruse. One of the children died, the condition of the other remains serious.
The boys are from the children's school of the local football club and were training on one of the auxiliary pitches at the "Dunav" stadium when lightning struck.
The injured children were taken by 2 ambulances to the two university hospitals in the city. The boy was brought to "Kanev" hospital in clinical death. He was resuscitated for an hour, but the doctors were unable to save him.
The other child was taken to "Medica" Hospital, also clinically dead. The resuscitation team on duty was able to restore his basic vital signs. He is intubated, in a medically induced coma, and in critical condition. Consultations are underway to determine if there are additional disabilities, the health facility said.
The overall flood situation in the north districts of the county deteriorated on Monday as the rising major rivers and its tributaries coupled with heavy rain inundated vast tracts in many areas, leaving thousands of people marooned.
Village after village has been wiped out while hundreds of houses have been destroyed.
There has been immense destruction as heavy downpour and overflowing rivers submerged vast areas in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Sirajganj and other districts in northern region.
"Flood has washed away everything before my eyes. I along with my family members managed to survive somehow," a 56-year old man of Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district broke down in tears as he spoke.
"I used to live my family members at my 2-storey building. I was happy and solvent. But, the river erosion devoured my house while flood washed away everything overnight. I'm now destitute. I don't know how and in what way I shall run my family as I don't have either food or house," another man said as wailing.
