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Deadly nor'easter wreaks havoc in New England as nearly 2 feet of spring snow falls in Vermont, New Hampshire

Steven Yablonski, Hillary Andrews, Aaron Barker, Andrew Wulfeck, Chris Oberholtz
Fox Weather
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:10 UTC
This graphic shows top snow totals in the Northeast so far.
© FOX WeatherThis graphic shows top snow totals in the Northeast so far.
At least four people have died in the storm that brought nearly 2 feet of snow to higher New England elevations and winds gusting to 70-85 mph, knocking out power to over 600,000 customers.

A deadly late-season nor'easter that has hammered the Northeast and New England with drenching rain, heavy snow and gusty wind continues to pummel the region Friday.

Snow will continue at times for Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, but the worst of the weather should be on a downward trend by Saturday, the FOX Forecast Center said.

Tragically, two people lost their lives during the recent storm in Pennsylvania when trees fell onto their cars. One of the victims was an 82-year-old woman who was waiting at a stoplight in Collegeville on Wednesday when a tree fell and crushed her car.

A 70-year-old man was also killed when a tree fell onto his car in Aston Township late Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

Another death was reported in New York when police say a tree fell onto a car on Route 128 in Armonk, killing the driver. Police said the driver was the only person in the car then and was later identified as the wife of a New York Yankees front office executive.

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Large waterspout looms over Lisbon bridge on March 28

Oliver Browning
Independent (UK)
Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:05 UTC
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A large waterspout was spotted over a Lisbon bridge on Thursday 28 March.

The waterspout formed over the Vasco da Gama Bridge across the Tagus Estuary next to the Portuguese capital.

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Over a foot of spring snow in the Great Lakes, Appalachia

Lucy Bergemann
WeatherNation
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:15 UTC
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Heavy snow has been falling since Tuesday night in the Great Lakes - up over a foot for parts of the U.P.!

Snow continues into Thursday with the heaviest snow will be in the UP of Michigan where lake enhancement could help pile up close to a foot near Marquette where blizzard warnings were in effect at one point.

A few winter weather alerts linger through Thursday morning for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Schools closed, nearly 300,000 without power as spring storm rolls through Quebec, Canada


CBC News
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:53 UTC
A large tree branch blocking Bourbonnière Avenue, between Mont-Royal Avenue East and Rachel Street in Montreal's Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough.
© Simon-Marc Charron/Radio-CanadaA large tree branch blocking Bourbonnière Avenue, between Mont-Royal Avenue East and Rachel Street in Montreal's Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough.
A spring storm bringing heavy, wet snow swept through Quebec overnight, knocking out the lights for nearly 300,000 Hydro-Québec customers and shuttering schools in multiple areas.

All schools under the English Montreal School Board, the Lester B. Pearson School Board and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board are closed due to a mixture of snow and power outages.

Around a dozen schools with Montreal's French school service centre, the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM) are also closed, as well as some under the Riverside School Board in Longueuil, due to power outages.

As of Thursday morning, Hydro-Québec was logging 971 outages, affecting 281,116 customers across the province.

The most affected regions include Montreal, with more than 73,000 customers affected, followed by the Laurentians and the Montérégie, with more than 86,000 and and 41,000 customers in the dark, respectively.

Tens of thousands of people in the Outaouais, Laval and Lanaudière are also without power.

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Mudslides and floods in Quito, capital of Ecuador - at least one killed


telesurenglish.net
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:30 UTC
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© Daniel MolinerosThe vehicles were swept away by the landslide in La Gasca.
On Tuesday, floods and floods were reported in the area of La Gasca, Quito, capital of Ecuador. The situation appears to be similar to that of January 2022, when the waters claimed the lives of more than 20 people.

The waters began by taking Fulgencio Araujo and Antonio José de Sucre streets, where neighbors notified authorities of the presence of large amounts of water and mud coming down the street.

Mayor Pabel Muñoz and managers of technical teams from Quito are on the scene attending the emergency. Among the teams present are, Fire Department, Public Enterprise Metropolitan Mobility and Public Works, among others.

The Metropolitan Transit Agency (AMT) carried out closures on different roads such as Mariscal Sucre and America, which, according to AMT, still have large vehicular and pedestrian flows.

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18 taken to hospital after lightning strikes football game in Japan


KYODO NEWS
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:21 UTC
Photo shows the site where a lightning strike resulted in 18 people being hospitalized in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 3, 2024.
© KyodoPhoto shows the site where a lightning strike resulted in 18 people being hospitalized in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 3, 2024.
Lightning struck during a football game at a high school sports field in southwestern Japan, leaving a high school student in serious condition while 17 others were also taken to hospital, local authorities said Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. while students from Hosho High School in Miyazaki and Kamoto High School from Kumamoto Prefecture were holding a practice match. The game took place at the school in Miyazaki.

Two of the students from Kamoto High School were initially in serious condition but one of them later regained consciousness, school officials said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said warm humid air flowed in toward a front and low pressure system over Kyushu region in southwestern Japan, creating ideal conditions for lightning.

A thunderstorm advisory has been in effect for Miyazaki since Tuesday.
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Best of the Web: Severe storms and 16 tornadoes leave a path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois

Dalia Faheid and Gene Norman
CNN
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:42 UTC
Widespread storm damage is seen in Jeffersonville,
© WLKYWidespread storm damage is seen in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Homes and businesses were damaged, several people were injured and tens of thousands remained in the dark Wednesday after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley, and blizzard conditions and snow in the Great Lakes.

Severe storms injured at least 10 people in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just north of Louisville, the town's mayor told CNN affiliate WLKY. Photos posted by the mayor showed chunks taken out of several homes' roofs and debris strewn about an area neighborhood.

Severe thunderstorms brought "flooding, downed trees, power outages, and road blockages" across West Virginia, according to Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a state of emergency Tuesday for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and Nicholas counties.

At least 13 homes were damaged and some residents were injured, Fayette County, West Virginia, Office of Emergency Management director Kevin Walker told CNN. The injuries were non-life threatening, Walker said.

"Some are destroyed, and some have major damage," Walker said.

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Deadly storm kills 7, people blown away from flats in southern China


MIRROR NOW
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:54 UTC
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A rare storm has caused massive damage in China's southern Jiangxi province. The typhoon-like winds reportedly blew away 3 people from their high-rise apartment. Nanchang and Jiujiang provinces remain the worst affected. According to reports, at least 7 people have lost their lives.

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Rivers flood French towns and giant hailstones over weekend

Zane Lilley
The Connexion
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:46 UTC
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Several areas of France saw rivers burst their banks and flood through towns over the Easter weekend with storms and heavy rain sweeping across the south-west and east. Hundreds of homes had to be evacuated.

Many departments still face warnings over river levels, particularly in the south-west and east.

The Arroux and Armançon rivers in the east of France remain at the highest possible risk level for flooding today (April 2).

The videos below posted on social media show the impact of flooding from these rivers.


Comment: Another report: Town submerged after heavy rain triggers severe flooding in central France

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Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

Stephen Burgen
Guardian
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:27 UTC
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Easter processions in southern Spain have been cancelled after heavy rain from Storm Nelson, as the country was hit by strong winds and four people drowned on its storm-battered coasts.

All of the big processions in Seville on Holy Thursday were cancelled because of the rainstorms that were otherwise welcome in a region that has been experiencing a severe drought.

The processions of the Nazarenes, famous for their purple, pointed hoods, were also cancelled in Huelva and Cádiz.

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