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Countdown to a Record: Hurricane Delta the 25th storm in 2020 Atlantic hurricane season - 3 shy of all-time mark

Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:33 UTC

The 2020 hurricane season could be record-breaking.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is nearing an all-time record for the number of storms, boosted by two recent Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico storms.

With the formation of Tropical Storm Gamma and now Hurricane Delta, we've seen 25 named storms so far this season.

Only the 2005 season - with 27 named storms and one unnamed storm - remains above 2020 on the list of seasons with the most storms.

2020 may be three storms behind 2005's total, but it's on a record pace. Through Oct. 5, the 2005 hurricane season generated 20 storms - five fewer than 2020, so far.

Flash floods and storms strike Saudi Arabia

The National
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:56 UTC

Saudi children play in the Nimar valley.

Flash floods sparked by torrential rain in Saudi Arabia have killed four people and left 10 missing over the past two days.

Lightning bolt kills 2 fishermen, injures 10 others in Chhattisgarh, India

Outlook
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:43 UTC

Two fishermen were killed and 10 others injured after lightning struck them when they had gone fishing in a reservoir in Chhattisgarhs Rajnandgaon district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place at around 1,30 pm under Chichola police station area, where 19 fishermen from two villages of Chhuirya had gone to Lal Mati reservoir, said Ajaykant Tiwari, station house officer of Chichola police station.

Owing to heavy rainfall, they were inside their temporary camps erected on the banks of the reservoir where the lightning struck, he said.

While two of them, identified as Rohit Nishad (50) and Bharosa Nishad (55), died on the spot, 10 others sustained minor burn injuries in the incident, he said.

Lightning strikes kill 2 people during thunderstorms in Gauteng, South Africa

Thabo Baloyi
The South African
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:32 UTC

At least two people have died after being struck by lightning during the severe thunderstorms which ravaged parts of the country on Monday, 5 October 2020.

A woman was killed by lightning in the late afternoon in Melville, Johannesburg.

Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) confirmed the news to The South African, saying the incident occurred at approximately 16h30.

"The City of Johannesburg's Emergency Management Services (EMS) received a call yesterday afternoon about an incident that occurred in Melville. On arrival we found a middle-aged female who was declared dead at the scene", said spokesperson Nana Radebe.

Rare tornado hits Antwerp, Belgium

Yahoo News UK
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:58 UTC

Residents in the suburbs of Antwerp in Belgium witnessed a rare tornado on October 5, according to local media.

Among the local residents to document the meteorological phenomenon was Dennis De Clercq, who recorded this video in the Antwerp suburb of Hoevenen.

The news site HLN said some trees were uprooted and a house reported damaged. Credit: Dennis De Clercq via Storyful

Flash floods hit several low-lying areas in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Malay Mail
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:12 UTC

Giling at Jalan Telipok-Tuaran is inundated by floodwater.

Several low-lying areas, especially in Jalan Tuaran and Telipok, were hit by flash floods following a heavy downpour here.

Kampung Rampayan in Menggatal was hit by rising floodwater, which was inching closer and closer to factories located nearby.

A resident said the flash floods were triggered by heavy rain that lasted all night, which showed no sign of ceasing anytime soon as of 9.30am today.

Roads closed, bridges hit by flash flooding as storm strikes Johannesburg, South Africa

Dan Meyer
The South African
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:39 UTC

Bridges have been hit by flash flooding in Gauteng, leading to traffic jams as a thunderstorm rocks the province.

Motorists in Gauteng have been urged to drive with extreme caution as heavy rain in the province led to flash flooding on Monday 5 October.

A large thunderstorm and "large hail" currently making affecting Johannesburg is causing drivers major headaches, with bridges hit by flooding causing peak traffic to grind to a standstill.

STORM ROLLING OVER GAUTENG

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned on Monday that a "yellow thunderstorm warning" is in place, meaning that residents can expect localised flooding in low lying areas due to heavy rain and large hail and large amounts of small hail which can damage vehicles and property.

Tropical Storm Gamma leaves 6 dead, 600,000 people affected in Mexico

Mexico News Daily
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:11 UTC

Flood victims salvage their belongings from flooded homes in Tabasco.

Tropical Storm Gamma claimed the lives of at least six people in two states and affected some 600,000 citizens as heavy rain and near-hurricane force winds wreaked havoc on Mexico's south and southeast over the weekend.

The worst affected state was Tabasco, where two people died and more than 590,000 people were adversely affected by the storm.

Federal authorities said there was one death in the municipality of Jalapa and another in Jalpa de Méndez. Both victims drowned in floodwaters.

Authorities in Chiapas said that four members of the same family, including two children, died after a landslide buried their home in San Juan Chamula.

Comment: An earlier report: Tropical Storm Gamma reaches coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula - trees knocked over, streets flood

Rare weather phenomenon: Water-tornado seen off Mumbai's coast

Badri Chatterjee
Hindustan Times
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:00 UTC

Malabar Hill resident Darshan Khatau was pleasantly surprised to spot a rare weather phenomenon on Monday morning. He saw a waterspout or water-tornado — a rotating vertical column or funnel shaped cloud formation as an intense vortex over water —around 3 km off the coast of Mumbai from Malabar Hill, near Prongs Lighthouse at 9.15am.

"I saw it when I had stepped out on my balcony to take photographs of birds like I do daily. The phenomenon lasted for about 20 seconds and I managed to take two short videos. The location of the waterspout may not have been more than 1 km off Colaba early this morning. Owing to cloud cover and haze, the photos were not very clear," said Khatau, an avian and wildlife enthusiast who has documented several bird species.

A similar image of the waterspout was shared on social media by Seju Nair on Twitter. The posts stated that it was spotted near Marine Drive on Monday morning.

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Fiji

Xinhua
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:47 UTC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji at 10:11:46 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 628.52 km, was initially determined to be at 18.0249 degrees south latitude and 178.4906 degrees west longitude.

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Earth Changes

Countdown to a Record: Hurricane Delta the 25th storm in 2020 Atlantic hurricane season - 3 shy of all-time mark

Flash floods and storms strike Saudi Arabia

Lightning bolt kills 2 fishermen, injures 10 others in Chhattisgarh, India

Lightning strikes kill 2 people during thunderstorms in Gauteng, South Africa

Rare tornado hits Antwerp, Belgium

Flash floods hit several low-lying areas in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Roads closed, bridges hit by flash flooding as storm strikes Johannesburg, South Africa

Tropical Storm Gamma leaves 6 dead, 600,000 people affected in Mexico

Rare weather phenomenon: Water-tornado seen off Mumbai's coast

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Fiji

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