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Severe storms spawn tornadoes in southern US

Sean Breslin
The Weather Channel
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:47 UTC
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© WeatherNation/Grace SicaAn Alabama sheriff says five people have been injured during a reported tornado
Four tornadoes were confirmed near the Gulf Coast on Sunday as a round of severe storms caused damage from southeastern Louisiana to southern Alabama and into the Florida Panhandle.

A pair of EF0 tornadoes that injured five people were confirmed by the U.S. National Weather Service in Baldwin County, Alabama, Sheriff Hoss Mack told WALA-TV. Five people were injured in the storm, one of whom was listed in serious condition, WALA-TV reported.

The first of these tornadoes overturned five recreational vehicles at the Anchors Aweigh RV Park in the town of Foley, about 30 miles southeast of Mobile.

Just 10 minutes later, another EF0 tornado touched down near Elberta, uprooting trees but causing only minor damage to a few homes.

In Florida, a waterspout roared ashore late Sunday afternoon on Okaloosa Island and Fort Walton Beach, about 140 miles west of Tallahassee, heavily damaging at least one home, downing trees and power lines and tossing vehicles.

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Huge waterspout filmed off the Bahamas


Sky News
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:08 UTC
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American tourist Marty Cely captured this dramatic video of a huge waterspout spotted off Rose Island in the Bahamas.

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Powerful waterspout hits Fort Walton Beach, Florida


wptv.com
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:52 UTC
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© Dave Perkins
Video posted on Facebook showed a large waterspout came on land Sunday in Fort Walton Beach.

The video was recorded from a high-rise building and shows the waterspout start in the ocean, cross over the beach, then travel into another body of water before hitting land again.

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Watch dust storm engulf historic Iranian city of Yazd


RT
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:28 UTC
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© Matthias Schmidt / ReutersSandstorm bearing down on Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018
Incredible footage posted by social media users in the Iranian province of Yazd shows an intense sandstrom engulfing the region like a terrifying, giant dark wave.

The fierce dust storm, known as a haboob, swept across the province in central Iran earlier this week but, despite its force and apocalyptic appearance, it left areas largely unscathed. Among the cities enveloped by the dense sand cloud was the region's capital city Yazd - a historic site recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Flood of tumbleweeds submerge Victorville, California

Ray Downs
UPI
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:08 UTC
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Heavy winds have caused a Southern California town to become deluged with tumbleweeds.

In Victorville, Calif., tumbleweeds accumulated so much, entire driveways and front sides of homes were covered in the dry, detached diaspores.

"Normally you get a few flying down the street or whatnot, but never this many that will stack up even this much," Victorville resident Tanya Speight told KABC-TV, referring to the hill of tumbleweeds in front of her home. "And this is mild compared to what it was actually in the back yard and in the front of the house. So no, it's never been this bad."


Comment: "Some good Ol' apocalypse weather": Thousands of tumbleweeds filmed blowing across frozen Montana lake

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Child killed, 17 injured as fierce storm rips through Moscow


RT
Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:05 UTC
Moscow storm damage
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A severe storm, toppling trees and flipping over cars and large trash containers, wreaked havoc in Moscow, killing one child and injuring at least 17.

Gusts of winds have reached 25 meters per second, turning over bins, small kiosks, and other objects with debris, injuring people

One child died after being taken to the hospital in critical condition. "Doctors couldn't save a girl who was in critical condition. I express my deepest condolences to her parents," Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin tweeted. Hundreds of trees were toppled by the storm across the Russian capital, he added.

Earlier, the Emergencies Ministry issued a storm warning.

A man has died after being hit by a construction cabin in a Moscow suburb, Interfax reported, citing their sources in the Moscow health service.

The Moscow health service confirmed that at least 17 people were injured in the massive storm, TASS reported.

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Rain, hailstorms hit crops in 5 districts of Pakistan

Riaz Khan Daudzai
The International News
Sat, 21 Apr 2018 16:51 UTC
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Farmers in the plains of about five districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa suffered heavy losses where rain and hailstorm wreaked havoc and caused damage to standing crops.

The rain that started late Tuesday night caused damage to houses and destroyed standing crops on a vast swathe of land in the low-lying areas and plains of the Peshawar valley.

The sporadic hailstorm that hit scattered areas of Peshawar, Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda and Nowshera damaged the ripe crop of wheat in these districts.

The rain and sporadic hail in the last three days, accompanied by strong winds, flattened the wheat crop in these areas causing huger losses to the farmers.

Comment: It's a similar situation in the Lamjung district of Nepal, where:
The hailstones that hit Madhyanepal Municipality ward no. 5, 6 and 7, completely damaged fruits, vegetables and maize crops, a local resident Ramchandra Paudel said.

The hailstorm that lasted for about half an hour also affected some parts of Kaski district, according to Yubaraj Ghimire, a secondary school teacher in ward no. 7.

Likewise, Ishaneshwar Campus Chief Ramchandra Ghimire of ward no. 6 said the loss incurred in the hailstorm of enormous magnitude was yet to be worked out.


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Lightning bolt kills 6, injures 17 in Negros Occidental, Philippines

Marchel P. Espina
Rappler
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:16 UTC
Two of the 6 fatalities in the lightning strike in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on April 18, 2018.
© Sipalay City Police StationTwo of the 6 fatalities in the lightning strike in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on April 18, 2018.
Six people, including 5 children, were killed when lightning struck a truck they had taken shelter in during a downpour in Barangay Manlocajoc in Sipalay City on Wednesday, April 18.

Police said 17 others were injured by the lightning strike.

Killed were Seminion siblings Charlyn, 12; Rose Ann, 12; Arbiel, 10; and May-An, 9.

Also killed were Mery Tejoc, 35; and Mariel Montesino, 12.
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US 'winter' storm Xanto brings all time record snow, drifts and white out conditions - in April


Weather.com
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:15 UTC
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Weary residents dig out from Winter Storm Xanto, which dropped record amounts of snow on the region.

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Winter Storm Xanto brought record April snowfall to the upper Midwest and Great Lakes in mid-April 2018.

Xanto was the heaviest April snowstorm on record in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Xanto was the second-heaviest snowstorm of all-time in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Comment: We're seeing similar weather patterns all over the planet:

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San Francisco battered by unusual hail storm then M3.8 earthquake strikes - the latest in a series of tremors

Lisa M. Krieger
The Mercury News
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:48 UTC
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Hello, Monday! A 3.8 magnitude quake jolted the South Bay this morning, in an area notorious for seismic restlessness, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Around 9:40 a.m., just after San Jose residents experienced hail, torrential rain and thunderous dark clouds, the earth beneath them suddenly shifted. The 3.9 quake was centered about nine miles northeast of downtown San Jose, in the Alum Rock region. Tremors were felt in Milpitas, Fremont and Santa Clara, the USGS reported. Office towers shook in downtown San Jose.

"It was snowing and hailing, with thunder, then there was an earthquake. It felt like a big jerk, not rolling," said Angel Barlow, park services attendant at Joseph D. Grant County Park, in the hills east of San Jose. "It was a landslide of weather!"'

Comment: The writer attempts to normalise the events of the day, but then goes on to state that there have been a series of quakes recently, one of them was above average in strength. And it is being recorded by mainstream US media outlets all over the country that this years winter has been unusually brutal dragging long into Spring.

The original title of the article was: 'Earthquake, hail, fierce rain rattle Bay Area - but, nope, there's no link'. So three unusual events strike in a day, but there's no link? It really is obvious when you take into account other unusual events around the world, but so many supposed journalists fail to connect the dots, or even remember what happened yesterday. Yes, they're connected!

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