Heavy rains have caused flooding in the Danish capital Copenhagen, damaging homes and sparking travel chaos in parts of the city.
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Heavy rains have caused flooding in the Danish capital Copenhagen, damaging homes and sparking travel chaos in parts of the city.
Landowners living along the Rush River say its running faster and 18 feet deeper. Typically it runs only a couple of feet deep. Farmers in the area also say much of their soybean crop has been ruined by the water. And never have they dealt with this much flooding this late in the year.
Lowell Siebells - Lives on Rush River: "And you know all the water sitting in the fields, vector control will be able to control the mosquitoes just think what the mosquito population is going to be in a week, ya know."
The Rush River is expected to go down later this week.
Emergency officials sifted through damage and debris scattered across roadways Saturday after a line of fast-moving storms and high winds swept through northwestern Wisconsin the night before, leaving at least one person dead and 39 others injured.
Three people were critically injured and a second person died, though not as a result of the storm, Burnett County spokeswoman Dawn Sargent said.
The storms also contributed to "widespread power outages" in a county with a population that normally swells to more than 80,000 people during the Fourth of July weekend.
Burnett County's typical population is about 17,000.
Uttar Pradesh got a break from five days of continuous heavy rains on Friday. Though light to moderate intermittent rains were reported from many parts of the state, the intensity has decreased. While total rains in the monsoon so far have been 89 per cent above normal, incessant rains have also claimed 18 lives so far, including three more deaths in a house collapse incident in Kanpur on Friday. The weatherman has predicted low rainfall activity for the next 2-3 days. The monsoon, however, will revive again from July 4-5.
According to the monsoon assessment report of UP MET department, the monsoon arrived in UP on June 17, two days behind schedule, but has given ample rains so far. The per district average rainfall in the state between June 1-30 was 170 mm against the normal of 89.8 mm, which was 89 per cent above normal. The west UP received more rains in comparison to the east. The average per district rainfall in west UP was 168.1 mm against the normal of 58.1 mm, which was 147 per cent above normal. In east UP, the average per district rainfall was 117.2 mm, 64 per cent higher than normal 104.1 mm. In Lucknow, the rainfall in the same period was 47 per cent.
According to the monsoon assessment report of UP MET department, the monsoon arrived in UP on June 17, two days behind schedule, but has given ample rains so far. The per district average rainfall in the state between June 1-30 was 170 mm against the normal of 89.8 mm, which was 89 per cent above normal. The west UP received more rains in comparison to the east. The average per district rainfall in west UP was 168.1 mm against the normal of 58.1 mm, which was 147 per cent above normal. In east UP, the average per district rainfall was 117.2 mm, 64 per cent higher than normal 104.1 mm. In Lucknow, the rainfall in the same period was 47 per cent.
NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday at 1:45 a.m. ET
The heart of Tropical Storm Arlene struck land near Cabo Rojo, a cape just off the mainland between the cities of Tampico and Tuxpan. It had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and was moving inland at 8 miles per hour, said the US National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Coastal towns appear to have escaped serious damage from the initial storm. Tree branches fell, water accumulated on some streets, and a neighborhood of Tuxpan lost electricity, civil protection authorities reported.
Bazlur Rashid, an official at the Met Office, told bdnews24.com on Friday that the active southwestern monsoon had created deep clouds over the North Bay.
The country's coastal areas, he said, might be affected by heavy winds due to the deep clouds.
The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla were advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3.
Fishing boats and trawlers plying the North Bay were also advised to move cautiously until further instructions.
It is feared that tidal waves, surging 1-3 feet higher than usual ones due to the southwestern monsoon and the appearance of the new moon, could flood the coastal areas of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Feni, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Comilla, Bhola, Barisal, Patuakhali, Barguna, Pirojpur, Jhalakati, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, and adjacent islands and chars, Rashid said.
Violent storms pelted the area with rain and golf ball-sized hail Thursday night, leaving more than 100,000 ComEd customers without power.
The "supercell" storm hit shortly after 9 p.m. The south suburbs had about 56,000 ComEd customers without electricity. About 16,000 customers did not have power in Chicago and near west suburbs.
The severe storm collapsed part of the roof at the conference center at Illinios Beach State Park and felled trees and snapped utility poles, knocking out power in Waukegan, Beach Park, Zion and Winthrop Harbor and as far north as Racine.
The "supercell" storm hit shortly after 9 p.m. The south suburbs had about 56,000 ComEd customers without electricity. About 16,000 customers did not have power in Chicago and near west suburbs.
The severe storm collapsed part of the roof at the conference center at Illinios Beach State Park and felled trees and snapped utility poles, knocking out power in Waukegan, Beach Park, Zion and Winthrop Harbor and as far north as Racine.
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Golf ball-sized hail that fell in the Little Village neighborhood (Chicago) Thursday evening.
Golf ball-sized hail that fell in the Little Village neighborhood (Chicago) Thursday evening.
Several injuries were reported in Kenosha, Wis., where winds between 70 and 80 mph downed or damaged hundreds of trees and knocked out power to some 22,000 homes and businesses by early Friday, authorities said.
The 31-year-old man who died was riding his motorcycle on a local road at 8:12 p.m. CDT when he was struck by the tree, according to a news release from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Two other residents were injured when they touched live electrical wires, and a woman was treated for a broken hip after she was struck by debris from a shed, authorities said.
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We don't have specific rain totals for Beaufort, but reports from the surrounding areas show we indeed got hammered.
The National Weather Service in Charleston is reporting rain totals of 2+ inches all around Jasper, but seems Savannah got the worst of it with 5.6 inches at Fort Pulaski and almost 5 inches at Savannah airport.
Today's forecast shows a 30% of more thunderstorms late today and tonight.
The death toll from a flash flood that caught Davao City residents by surprise Tuesday night has now climbed to 27.
Five barangays have also been placed under a state of calamity.
As the local government assesses the damage, the search for the 15 people who are still missing continues.
Weather bureau PAGASA, meanwhile, warns of even more rains in the coming days.
Local officials and residents said the rains began around 10 p.m. Tuesday, with the Balusong river overflowing its banks that led to flashfloods in 4 barangays.
While some residents were able to evacuate in time, many were caught unprepared.
The latest bodies to be found were those of 16-year-old Keizl Tanio, who was seen floating on the bay in front of a resort in Punta Dumalag, and 1-year and 8-month old Rogelio Valderosa from Matina Pangi.
Five barangays have also been placed under a state of calamity.
As the local government assesses the damage, the search for the 15 people who are still missing continues.
Weather bureau PAGASA, meanwhile, warns of even more rains in the coming days.
Local officials and residents said the rains began around 10 p.m. Tuesday, with the Balusong river overflowing its banks that led to flashfloods in 4 barangays.
While some residents were able to evacuate in time, many were caught unprepared.
The latest bodies to be found were those of 16-year-old Keizl Tanio, who was seen floating on the bay in front of a resort in Punta Dumalag, and 1-year and 8-month old Rogelio Valderosa from Matina Pangi.
