A family mourns today after a 62-year-old Moody man was killed by Africanized bees yesterday.

Family members said there wasn't any skin visible that hadn't been stung by the killer bees.

Larry Goodwin just celebrated his 62nd birthday on Friday.

Yesterday he was consolidating a brush pile on a neighbor's property when he upset a killer bee hive in an old chicken coop.

That neighbor's wife and daughter tried to help and got stung around a hundred times between the two of them.

Responders tried to resuscitate Goodwin at the scene but he was pronounced dead

According to Larry's daughters Tanya Goodwin and Kelley Flores, "If anybody has any brush or anything on their lands, please clear it, because they don't want to go through this. Nobody needs to go through this."

"Anywhere you think a bee's going to be. Really take precaution if you have any doubt. Call somebody or call the fire department out here and they'll check it out for you," said neighbor John Puckett.

Allen Miller's Bees be Gone removed the killer bees from the yard yesterday.

According to Miller killer bees are still extremely rare but he's seen at least five cases of Africanized hives in the last month.

That's more than he usually sees all year.

Professional storm chasers in a specially rigged 'tornado intercept vehicle' dubbed TIV2 captured video from inside a strong wedge tornado around 7:15pm on Monday in Smith County, Kansas.

Brandon Ivey and Sean Casey, who appear in the Discovery Channel series Storm Chasers, captured the footage in eastern Smith County before the tornado ripped instruments from the top of the vehicle.

The two said one of TIV2's doors and the top hatch were blown open by the storm but the vehicle stayed on the ground.

Three dead whales have washed up on West Coast beaches in as many days.

A local marine scientist said it was unusual for whales of different species to wash up so close to one another, but the deaths were not believed to be connected.

Curious locals were drawn to the beach at Greymouth after the 6m carcass of a Cuvier's beaked whale washed up on Saturday morning.

The next day, a 15m sperm whale washed up halfway between Greymouth and Hokitika. And today, a small 2-3m whale or dolphin of unknown species washed up near Westport.

Hokitika-based Department of Conservation marine scientist Don Neale said it was uncommon for three whales to wash up so close to one another in such a short space of time.

"It's not unusual to have whales washed up on the beaches on the West Coast - we do get anything between a couple and half a dozen a year of various species," he said.

"But when they come up one after the other, it's a little bit less usual."

"Holy crap, this is the rarest scene I've ever captured and likely ever will," said photographer Mike Hollingshead. "I was standing there just watching when bam, big red sprites 'squirting' up into the air in the aurora."

Mike said was hoping to see the aurora the night of May 31, 2013, and felt lucky when he saw a faint yellow glow begin to rise in the skies. At the same time, a thunderstorm could be seen off on the horizon and almost before he could even ponder the possibility of seeing something unusual, sprites started appearing.

This is an extremely rare event to be captured on film; in fact an image appearing just a few days ago on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) on May 22 showed red sprite lighting with an aurora, and the APOD team said the image was a "candidate for the first color image ever recorded of a sprite and aurora together."

The earthquakes experienced today in Carmen town, North Cotabato and the rest of Mindanao will possibly last for weeks or months. This was according to Jenila de Ocampo, Officer-in-charge of the Davao Seismic Station of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in a phone interview. She added the intensity might either be "felt" or "unfelt" by humans. On Monday morning, two strong quakes struck Carmen. A 5.7 magnitude was felt at 4:08 AM with epicenter at seven Kilometers (Km) Northeast of the town. It has a depth of 10 Km. The town was placed under Intensity VI. "An Intensity VI in the PEIS (Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale) means there will be a minimal damage to poorly built structures, or those with light materials and even concrete structures which do not meet building standards like the proper placement of steel bars," De Ocampo explained.
At 7:31 AM, another quake jolted Carmen town. A 4.0 magnitude was recorded with epicenter at 7 Km Northeast of the town. It has a depth of 3 Km. Intensity II was felt in Matalam town, North Cotabato. On Saturday evening, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the town which hurt 5 people, damaged 60 houses in Kimadsil village alone, and destroyed a bridge as well as agricultural facilities, school buildings and health centers. The said quake, according to De Ocampo, "is shallow and tectonic in origin." Its depth was at 5 Km. "Strong earthquakes which are tectonic will cause aftershocks until the energy dissipates. In the case of Carmen which was hit by shallow quakes, the energy of the quake has little chance to dissipate when it reaches the surface," she said.

Authorities in parts of Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defenses as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to burst their banks. Several people have died or are missing in the floods in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland since the rains began on Thursday. The floods have killed at least one person and left several missing across the Czech Republic. Czech officials warned that the waters of the Vltava river could reach critical levels in Prague late on Sunday as soldiers erected metal barriers and piled up sandbags to protect Prague's historic center from flooding after days of heavy rains swelled rivers and forced evacuations from some low-laying areas. Prague authorities also limited public transport and closed underground stations as water from the Vltava River overflowed into parts of the Old Town.
The area is a UNESCO heritage site boasting hundreds of well-preserved buildings, churches and monuments dating back mostly to the 14th Century, including the Charles Bridge that straddles the Vltava. "Due to the current situation, I have declared a state of danger for the area of the capital city," acting mayor Tomas Hudecek told a news conference. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said 200 soldiers have been deployed so far to help local authorities. In Germany, where at least four people have died or are missing, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised federal support for affected areas and said the army would be deployed if necessary. Several cities, including Chemnitz in the east, and Passau and Rosenheim in the south, issued disaster warnings. Passau, which is located at the confluence of three rivers, could see waters rise above record levels of 2002, said Mayor Juergen Dupper.

MetService has issued severe weather watches for parts of the country. Westland, Buller, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Wellington, Wairarapa, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua are among the regions set to face heavy rain and wild weather over the next 24 hours. Pictures sent to ONE News show heavy snow has been causing disruptions for motorists on the last day of the long weekend. Vehicles with chains waited for hours this afternoon for roads to open in Burkes Pass, just north of Tekapo. Eight firefighters in the area were called to push at least half a dozen cars out of the snow and assist police with road control, Volunteer Fire Chief Officer Craig Willis said.
MetService says there is a high possibility of heavy snow in North Canterbury and Marlborough tomorrow as the cold southerly rain turns into snow above 400 meters. Heavy rain and gales are expected for central New Zealand tomorrow as a front is expected to move slowly across the upper South Island and lower North Island. Snow of about 500 meters is predicted for Hanmer Springs and Seddon areas. As of early evening, there had been no deaths on the road this long weekend, putting the country on track to achieving the first zero road toll over the Queen's Birthday Holiday since records began. But with snow and flooding in many southern areas, police are warning motorists to take extra care. -TVNZ

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Indianapolis - The 15-month-old girl who was found alive in an Indiana field 10 miles from her home after violent storms ripped through the Midwest has died from traumatic brain injuries.

Angel Babcock of New Pekin, Ind., was found after her family's mobile home was destroyed in the storms that ravaged the Midwest and South.

She had been in critical condition at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Chief nursing officer Cis Gruebbel made the announcement about her death.

Her grandfather, Jack Brough, had told the Courier-Journal of Louisville earlier that she had suffered head injuries and that the weekend was a critical time for her.

The girl's death brings the overall toll from the storms to 39 across five states.

She had been in critical condition at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Chief nursing officer Cis Gruebbel made the announcement about her death.

Her grandfather, Jack Brough, had told the Courier-Journal of Louisville earlier that she had suffered head injuries and that the weekend was a critical time for her.

The girl's death brings the overall toll from the storms to 39 across five states.