April showers bring May flowers, but what do June hail storms and tornadoes bring? After several days of warm weather, on Wednesday night the Colorado sky opened up and unleashed severe weather upon the state delivering spectacular lightning, large hail balls and even some weak tornadoes around the Front Range.
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A viewer sent in this photo of a rain shaft over her home in west Toronto near Kipling Avenue and The Queensway on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
A viewer sent in this photo of a rain shaft over her home in west Toronto near Kipling Avenue and The Queensway on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
The warning, issued shortly after 5 p.m., said the severe thunderstorms in the area had the potential to produce large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall, as well as tornadoes. The tornado warnings ended just before 7 p.m.
A wall of rain collapsed onto Montreal in one torrential instant that flooded city streets, closed subway stations, caused power failures, damaged private property and forced evacuations from public buildings Tuesday.
It took only a few minutes to transform downtown streets into miniature canals. The foul odour of overflowing sewage floated over the area near the port.
It took only a few minutes to transform downtown streets into miniature canals. The foul odour of overflowing sewage floated over the area near the port.
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Wind gusts accompanied by hail and rain ripped through the City at around 5 pm. The cloudburst wreaked havoc. Many vehicles were also crushed under trees which came down under the impact of the storm.
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Campbell Miller looks over the wreckage of the Grand Fresniere Presbyterian church caused by a force one tornado in Saint Benoit, Quebec, on Saturday.
Campbell Miller looks over the wreckage of the Grand Fresniere Presbyterian church caused by a force one tornado in Saint Benoit, Quebec, on Saturday.
No one appears to have been injured after the twisters struck within minutes of each other in largely rural communities which lay about 35 kilometres apart.
"Someone at the wrong place at the wrong time could have been seriously injured, but fortunately that wasn't the case," said Environment Canada meteorologist Rene Heroux, who spent Saturday touring the areas where the tornadoes touched down.
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Kelly Escue, of Wichita, carries items salvaged Saturday afternoo from the rubble that was the home of her grandmother, Pat Strecker. Strecker's home half a mile south of Russell was destroyed Friday night by a tornado.
Kelly Escue, of Wichita, carries items salvaged Saturday afternoo from the rubble that was the home of her grandmother, Pat Strecker. Strecker's home half a mile south of Russell was destroyed Friday night by a tornado.
The Kansas Department of Emergency Management said one person was injured in Russell when a modular home was destroyed. That person was taken to Russell Hospital. Several other homes in the area were also damaged.
CBS Affiliate KWCH reports five tornadoes touched down in Rush County. The most significant damage happened in La Crosse, a town of about 1,400, where a tornado struck a four-block area. No injuries were reported.
The Kansas Department of Emergency Management says one building, a car wash, a farm shed and three camping trailers were destroyed.
Authorities closed U.S. 183 north of the town and Kansas 4 west of the town because of downed power lines.
Tree limbs, power lines and poles are also down as a result of the storm. Downed power lines forced the closure of U.S. 183 north of town and K-4 west of town.
Hurricane Bud lost some strength as it moved closer to Mexico's Pacific Coast and was forecast to hit land south of the popular tourist town of Puerto Vallarta Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
