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Cloud Lightning

Severe storms batter Sydney, and much of eastern Australia remains in the firing line

Kate Doyle
abc.net.au
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:25 UTC
Storms across the Sydney area have dumped large hail.
Storms across the Sydney area have dumped large hail.
The latest round of wild weather has brought large hail and heavy rain as supercell thunderstorms formed over eastern Australia.

Parts of Sydney have already felt the brunt; large hail has fallen in several areas and 24mm hit the rain gauge at Penrith between 3:00pm and 5:00pm AEDT.

The Bureau of Meteorology added a "risk of tornado activity" to its Sydney storm warning just after 3:00pm but it has since been removed.

Severe weather warnings remain current in several states so keep on top of the warnings for your local area.

South-east Queensland and northern New South Wales could well be in for more severe storms tomorrow.

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Attention

Storm surge so strong wave monitor was washed away in Wellington, New Zealand - swells up to 6 meters high

Georgina Campbell
New Zealand Herald
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:14 UTC
Swells were as high as 6m in yesterday's wild weather.
© Jack CrosslandSwells were as high as 6m in yesterday's wild weather.
Wellington's weather was so wild yesterday that a wave-height monitor was washed away across the harbour.

The Lower Hutt suburb of Eastbourne was completely cut off by large swells and debris. Roads on Wellington City's south coast were also closed after rocks from the seawall ended in the path of motorists.

Flights were disrupted and ferries across the Cook Strait cancelled.

By pure coincidence, regional and city councillors were visiting what is the maritime equivalent of an air traffic control centre on Beacon Hill at the time of the storm.

The signal station is staffed 24 hours a day and is the first point of contact for ships arriving to and departing from Wellington Harbour.


Comment: Related: The sting of spring: Late snowfall covers parts of South Island, New Zealand - up to a foot of snow

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Snowflake

Snowstorm hits Wyoming with as much as 20 inches of early snow

Brendan LaChance
Oil City News
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:55 UTC
snow
© Dan Cepeda, Oil City
The first snowfall of the season dropped as much as 17.4 inches of snow in the Casper area, according to final totals shared by the National Weather Service in Riverton on Wednesday.

The storm moved in on Monday night and dropped 17.4 inches by Wednesday west southwest of Casper. The Casper-Natrona County International Airport saw 12.7 inches of snow, according to the NWS in Riverton.

Snow telemetry (SNOTEL) sites in the eastern Bighorns recorded the highest snowfall totals in the storm. 20 inches fell at Soldier Park, 19 inches at Hansen Sawmill and 18 inches at Cloud Peak.

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Snowflake

Western South Dakota, Black Hills sees 27 inches of early snow in 24 hours in first major snowfall of the season (UPDATE)

Alfonzo Galvan, Annie Todd
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:26 UTC
Snowfall conditions photographed by the Custer County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
© CUSTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICESnowfall conditions photographed by the Custer County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
Western South Dakota experienced the state's first major snowfall of the season and saw up to 27 inches of snow in parts of the Black Hills.

A location three miles east/northeast of Deadwood received 27 inches during the 24-hour snow storm, according to the National Weather Service.

Residents of Rapid City reported just over three inches of snow accumulation, according to snowfall reports from the NSW.

Just outside Rapid City, nine inches of snow were reported near Rockerville. The biggest reports of snowfall were among those reported in the Black Hills National Forest, according to the NWS.

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Ambulance

13 dead after bus runs off flooded bridge into river in northern China

Jack Lau
South China Morning Post
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:14 UTC
A bus carrying 51 people veered off Wangmu Bridge and into the Hutuo River on Monday.
© CCTVA bus carrying 51 people veered off Wangmu Bridge and into the Hutuo River on Monday.
At least 13 people were dead and one missing after a bus ran off a partially submerged bridge and into a swollen river in northern China on Monday morning.

Hebei emergency management authorities said 51 people were on board the bus when it veered off Wangmu Bridge and into the Hutuo River in Pingshan county at around 7am, about 40km (25 miles) from the centre of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital.

The bridge was partially submerged because the Gangnan Reservoir upstream had discharged water over several days, The Beijing News reported, quoting Qie Yonggang, the official in charge of management and protection of the section of the river.

"The bridge should not be open. There should be security guards watching over the bridge," Qie was quoted as saying.

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Boat

Typhoon Kompasu causes flooding in China's Hainan province


South China Morning Post
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:57 UTC
makes landfall in south China island province
Typhoon Kompasu makes landfall in south China island province
Typhoon Kompasu made landfall in China's Hainan island on October 13, 2021, bringing heavy rains and coastal flooding to the southern island province. The local meteorological office recorded winds up to 119km/h (74mph) as the storm hit the seaside city of Qionghai.


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Cloud Precipitation

Hurricane Pamela hits Mexico as a Category One storm


France24
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:41 UTC
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite handout image shows Hurricane Pamela at 15:10:20 UTC, on October 12, 2021
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite handout image shows Hurricane Pamela at 15:10:20 UTC, on October 12, 2021
Hurricane Pamela made landfall on the western coast of Mexico Wednesday as a Category One storm, with life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall predicted, the US National Hurricane Center said.

At 1200 GMT, Pamela crossed on to land about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of the Pacific port of Mazatlan, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, with sustained winds of 120 kph (75 mph) and was moving at 22 kph (14 mph), according to data from the Miami-based NHC.

The "center of Hurricane Pamela was making landfall on the west-central coast of Mexico near Estacion Dimas," a community of about 3,600 inhabitants, the NHC reported.

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Giant waterspout spotted off Greek island of Kythera

Thomas Kissel
Greek Reporter
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:17 UTC
The waterspout at Kythera, Greece.
© Notos PressThe waterspout at Kythera, Greece.
A waterspout formed off the coast of the island of Kythera on Monday. A waterspout is a cylindrical vortex that forms over water and connects to the clouds in the sky.

Waterspouts are typically known as 'sea-tornadoes.' These rotating winds appear to reach down to the sea and take it up as they spiral into the air, but in reality, the water inside the spout originates in the clouds above and snakes its way down to the sea.

Such weather events can be extremely dangerous, especially when they occur over dry land in the form of twisters and tornadoes. Human fatalities from these vortexes are typically between 300-400 each year, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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Snowflake

Rocky Mountains experience 1st big snowfall early in the season - over 2 feet of snow reported

Eric Manges
FOX6 News Milwaukee
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:57 UTC
While Wisconsin struggles to get any hint of fall weather, parts of the Rocky Mountains have already received their first big snowfall of the season. Since Monday, Oct. 11 parts of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming have received well over 2' of snow with isolated pockets at higher elevations receiving more.

Another system that arrives Wednesday, Oct. 13 lasting into the weekend of the 15th will drop easily over a foot of snow in some areas of Wyoming and Colorado.

Snowfall forecast from Wednesday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 15
Snowfall forecast from Wednesday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 15
Generally, higher elevations are the first to start seeing big snows in Fall but a sign of changing seasons is yet to arrive in the midwest. Enjoy this abnormally warm start to Fall while we have it. Start planning those ski trips soon!

Comment: For videos and images, view: Winter weather arrives early, foot or more of snow in high country of Colorado

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Snowflake

Summer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow to US

Judson Jones
CNN
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:02 UTC
WEATHER
A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is colder and severe storms, along with tornadoes and flash flooding, where it's warmer.

There's a "big temperature contrast across the country as a battle of the seasons commences," said the Weather Prediction Center.

Cooler-than-average temperatures have infiltrated the West, while above-average temperatures are occupying the East.

Between the two competing air masses is where the extreme weather will battle.

Autumn severe weather is very similar to severe outbreaks we see in early spring -- as colder air clashes with oncoming warming, says CNN meteorologist Chad Myers.

"The shorter fall severe weather season occurs when the warm air of summer is pushed away by the incoming colder air of winter."
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