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17 people killed in hailstorm in Rajasthan, India


The Quaint
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:20 UTC
7 people were killed in Dholpur, as a hailstorm hit the region on Wednesday, 11 April.
© ANI7 people were killed in Dholpur, as a hailstorm hit the region on Wednesday, 11 April.
A hailstorm hit Rajasthan on Wednesday evening, leading to the death of twelve people in Dholpur and five people in Bharatpur, reports ANI. Several others were injured, who are currently undergoing treatment.

Train movement along the Agra-Dholpur line was also affected by the hailstorm.

ANI further reports that the roads flanking the respective regions were completely water-logged as a result of the storm, making it difficult for the locals to commute.

Comment: Elsewhere in India 44 were killed by a hailstorm in the state of Uttar Pradesh on the 12th of April.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Devastating hail across the planet under reported in the media


Adapt 2030
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:01 UTC
Giant hailstone in Argentina
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
The amount of large hail coming from our skies is increasing day by day. Now come in reports of arrow shaped hail. What these accounts have in common is that 2lb hail and arrows from the heavens match with accounts from the Maunder and Sporer Grand Solar Minimums. We have snow storms in Saudi Arabia in April, 23 feet of snow pack in Switzerland, massive injuring hail across India, Bangladesh and Nepal but the media is downplaying it as a one off. Now twice in a month a new world record hail stone is found.


Comment: A small selection of severe hailstorms and giant hail posted on SOTT.net from around the world during the last year include: It is likely that atmospheric dust loading from increased comet and volcanic activity is contributing to these 'intense' or 'freak' hailstorms, the cooling effect of which causes ice crystals to form.

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Snowflake

Heavy snowfall expected in Morocco until Friday

bladi.net
Sott.net
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:08 UTC
Morocco snow 2018
© jbdodane - FlickrThe Middle Atlas under snow.
The weather in Morocco is raging. Heavy snowfalls, heavy rains and strong winds are forecast until Friday in several regions of the kingdom, says the National Meteorological Directorate (MND) in an alert bulletin.

Major snowfalls from 1,500 m are scheduled from Thursday from 18:00 to Friday at 24:00 in the provinces of Ifrane, Beni Mellal, Midelt, Khenifra, Azilal, Al Haouz, Sefrou, Boulemane, Taza, El Hajeb, Ouarzazate, Tinghir and Taroudant.
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Windsock

'Unprecedented' 200,000 homes without power as major storm hits Auckland, New Zealand


TVNZ
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:11 UTC
New Zealand storm
© EMELYN MCHARDY/STUFFThe storm caused widespread damage in Franklin downing many trees, including this one in Reynolds Rd, Pukekohe.

Vector says around 110,000 home and businesses in Auckland are still being affected by ongoing power outages after last night's storm.

In a tweet today Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says winds "caused outages for up to an unprecedented 200,000 properties".


Comment: While this major storm hit New Zealand's North Island, a 'very unusual' April snowfall surprised many on the South Island.

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Snowflake

Early full-on winter storm slams New Zealand with up to 19 inches of snow in 24 hours reported

Reggae Elliss
Mountainwatch
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:03 UTC
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
50cms and road closures in April

A full-on winter storm hit New Zealand yesterday with freezing levels down to 600 metres in the far south and 1000 metres over the central North Island.

"The bulk of the storm passed over the South Island yesterday and it worked its way across the North Island overnight," said the Grasshopper, Mountainwatch's snow forecaster. "The forecast was for 40-50cm in the Canterbury ski fields with about 15 cm on the Southern Lakes ski fields. Looking at webcams and observations, this looks to be the case."
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Snowflake

'Very unusual': April snowfall surprises South Island, New Zealand


RNZ
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:21 UTC
Snow in Tekapo.
© Bruce HopkinsSnow in Tekapo.
It appears winter has come early, with snow, rain and strong winds hitting much of the island, South Island locals say.

Snow blanketed the South Island's high country and alpine passes as a low swept across the country today. Much of the South Island's high country and alpine passes saw snow overnight, including Lewis Pass, and Porters Pass.

MetService said there could be more to come, with the Kaikōura Ranges and high country in Canterbury and Otago facing more snow down to 500m later today.

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Snowflake

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Volcanic dust devils, farmland snows and yellow peaks again in Europe


Adapt 2030
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:33 UTC
Pyrenees
Yet another "rare" yellow snow storm where Saharan dust meets blizzard conditions above our heads, blanketing parts of the European continent's peaks, this time its the Pyrenees. Dust Devils in the volcanic craters of Japan, comets over Hungary, another ARC storm headed to California and to top it off, snows cover the Saskatchewan fields when they farmers are supposed to be planting next week.


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Cloud Precipitation

Yosemite National Park floods due to California deluge with 6 inches of rain in 2 days


nbcbayarea.com
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:24 UTC
In this Saturday, April 7, 2018 photo released by the National Park Service, floodwaters cover Cooks Meadow
© National Park ServiceIn this Saturday, April 7, 2018 photo released by the National Park Service, floodwaters cover Cooks Meadow and the pedestrian trail through Cooks Meadow in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite, Calif. Sections of Northside Drive, Southside Drive, and Sentinel Drive remain closed due to high water in the roadway. Parts of Yosemite National Park remained closed as the Merced River peaked several feet above flood stage through the Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite National Park reopened Sunday after flooding that washed out roads during a strong Pacific storm, park officials said.

Forecasters said up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell over two days as rivers swelled in Northern California.

Roads within Yosemite Valley were swamped by up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of water that affected electrical and water systems. Most facilities reopened at midday, but officials warned that traffic could be slow as cleanup work continues.

The area was closed Friday as a powerful "Pineapple Express" storm moved through. The heaviest rain was in the northern Sierra and in coastal counties from San Francisco north to Mendocino during a 48-hour period ending Saturday afternoon.

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Tennis ball-sized hail smashes windows and damages roofs as huge storm downs trees in northern Texas


Daily Mail
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:16 UTC
The ice storm only lasted 10 minutes, but hailed down with fury, covering the ground in white
The ice storm only lasted 10 minutes, but hailed down with fury, covering the ground in white
A severe storm in Texas dropped tennis ball-sized hail in the Dallas Forth Worth area.

The massive storm saw thunder, heavy rain, and hail fall from the sky Friday night.

The deluge released a heavy downpour of hail around 7pm Friday for about 10 minutes, sending the balls of ice flying through the air, destroying windows and cars.

Locals shared the astonishing images of the hail on social media, where the balls of ranged from the size of a pea to a tennis ball, according to NBC.

Several people shared video footage of the torrential storm that covered front lawns in white as millions of pieces of hail fell to the ground.

In some footage viewers can hear the thuds and taps of the heavy ice balls hitting the earth.

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Dozens of geese fall from the sky into Idaho Falls parking lot during severe hailstorm

Nate Eaton
East Idaho News
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:37 UTC
dead geese
Dozens of geese plummeted from the sky during a severe hail and thunderstorm Saturday evening.

Witnesses tell EastIdahoNews.com the birds suddenly fell into a parking lot near Yellowstone Highway and Lincoln Road in Idaho Falls around 7 p.m. It's likely they were struck by lightning.

Workers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game arrived with a truck and picked up the geese, according to witnesses.

EastIdahoNews.com is working to get more information from IDFG and will post additional details as we receive them.

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