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Michigan's total snowfall this winter shows heaviest area over 20 feet of snow

Total snowfall for the snow season of 2022-2023
© Mark Torregrossa/Scott Levin | MLiveTotal snowfall for the snow season of 2022-2023 through April 22, 2023 )
For some Michigan cities the snow tallies for this winter did pile up much higher than normal. Like many winters in Michigan we can also find areas that had less than normal snow amounts.

Far southern Michigan had about normal snowfall this winter. Most cities in southern Michigan have come between 5 inches below normal and 5 inches above normal for the snow season. The Grand Rapids area has had over 33 inches more snow that normal.

Just up the road at Muskegon the snowfall has only tallied 60 inches, which is 27 inches below normal. Working our way up into northwest Lower, most cities had just slightly above normal snowfall. Traverse City at 114.5 inches of total snow is 14 inches above normal. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette both have significantly more than normal snow totals.

Cloud Precipitation

Several parts of Mombasa, Kenya flooded after heavy downpours

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Several parts of the coastal city of Mombasa were flooded on Saturday after a heavy downpour.

The heavy downpour started in the wee hours and continued for the better part of Saturday.

The downpour left many roads and streets flooded.

Residents took to social media to express their disappointment at the condition of the roads and posted advisories to apprise people of the situation.

The heavy rains also caused street flooding and congestion in most parts of Mombasa and left stall owners along the Mombasa-Kwale highway counting after flood waters swept their structures.


Doberman

Man dies after being mauled in horror dog attack in Derby, UK

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A man has died after being mauled to death by a dog. The attack happened yesterday when an out of control dog attacked the man in Normanton, Derby.

He sustained serious injuries and died at the scene. Armed officers called to the scene shot the dog dead.

A Derbyshire Police spokesperson told DerbyshireLive : "We are now able to confirm that the man injured during the incident in Cameron Road, Derby, died at the scene.

"His family have been made aware and our thoughts are with them at this time."


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18-month-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Andhra Pradesh, India - Boy killed in similar incident in Russia

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In a horrific incident, a toddler was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The 18-month-old child was playing outside her residence in G Sigadam in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh when she was attacked by the strays.

The girl child had received bleeding injuries in the attack and was immediately shifted to a local government hospital for treatment. The child succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.

Similar incidents of stray dog attacks have been reported in different parts of the country in last few days. Last week, an elderly man was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district. The incident took place at the campus of Aligarh Muslim University. The elderly man was attacked by stray dogs when he was roaming in the park.

Comment: Also recently another fatality caused by feral dogs occurred in Russia:
Following a string of attacks by stray dogs on kids across Russia, the authorities and public figures have revived the possibility of culling them. The bill is advanced by former Yakutsk Mayor Sardana Avksentyeva and residents of the affected cities. Animal rights activists vehemently oppose the amendments.

On 16 April, a pack of stray dogs mauled a boy to death in Orenburg, southern Russia near the border with Kazakhstan. According to media reports, second-grader Maxim and his friend were collecting candy from their neighbours for Easter. After he brought all the prizes home, he asked his parents for another hour outside. That's when the dogs got to him.

Maxim died instantly from the injuries.



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Rare big tornado near Myanmar capital kills 8

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A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw killed eight people and destroyed more than 200 houses, a rescue worker said Saturday.

The tornado hit Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages on Naypyitaw's southern outskirts at around 6:10 p.m. on Friday, Thet Paing Soe, a leading member of the Doh Lewe charity organization, told The Associated Press.

He said local charity organizations had transported 128 people to hospitals, and 232 houses in the two villages were destroyed.


Snowflake Cold

April cooldown to plunge across US with over 11 million under frost, freeze threats

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It's another temperature roller-coaster ride across much of the nation as another cold front will send temperatures plunging as we move into the weekend.

Millions of people are currently under a winter or temperature alert.

The FOX Forecast Center says temperatures would go from well above average to well below average for a majority of the US. For many, this could equate to nearly a 30- to 40-degree temperature drop within 24 hours.

"For the past couple of weeks, we've been talking about temperatures warming up being anywhere between 10 to 20 degrees above average," FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazier said. "But look at how many people are going below average - nearly 200 million of you by (Sunday). And it's pretty much the midsection of the country."

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Huge Waterspout Caught on Video at Beach in Islamorada, Florida

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Beachgoers in South Florida had cameras rolling when a huge waterspout formed in the waters of Islamorada.


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Waterspout comes ashore as tornado on Hollywood Beach, Florida

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Video from Sky 10 showed a waterspout off Hollywood Beach Friday afternoon that knocked over a beachgoer.


Seismograph

Indonesia: Magnitude-6.1 offshore earthquake occurs in Banda Sea, April 22

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Event

A magnitude-6.1 offshore earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea around 17:23 April 22. The epicenter was about 320 km (70 miles) east of Katobu, South East Sulawesi Province. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 44 km (27 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout the Banda Sea, far eastern parts of South East Sulawesi Province and far western parts of Maluku Province.

There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake, and significant damage is unlikely. It could take several hours until authorities can conduct comprehensive damage assessments, especially in remote areas. Aftershocks are likely over the coming days; one magnitude-5.5 aftershock has occurred. The event has not prompted any tsunami advisories.

Snowflake Cold

Early snowfall recorded in Brazil - historic cold March for Guadeloupe - 19 US resorts broke all-time snowpack records

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© Photo: Cristiano Gomes/NSC TVOne day after the first snow of the year, Santa Catarina recorded the lowest temperature of 2023 this Friday (21).
Last night, Brazil witnessed an early taste of winter.

Exceptionally-rare April snow hit the highlands of Santa Catarina do Sul at Bom Jardim da Serra (3280 ft asl).According to meteorologists, "this is one of the earliest snowfalls ever recorded in Brazil".

Temperatures have also crashed, with daytime highs across the Brazilian highlands holding below 10C (50F) — record-breaking.

Reports are currently thin on the ground where this news is concerned — more to come, soon...

Historically Cold March For Guadeloupe

The Caribbean has been holding unusually frigid for the past six-or-so months.

Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea, just suffered its third coolest March of the past 70 years.While in nearby Martinique, located 150km to the south, March 2023 finished with an average temperature of 25.8C (78.4F), which is 0.2C below the baseline.