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Wild weather! Torrential rain and winds batter UK

The Guardian
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:11 UTC

Met Office issues severe weather warnings for Wales, southern England and Midlands as Atlantic storm moves north-east

The UK faces a day of horrendous weather, with winds of up to 65mph battering coasts and torrential rain threatening flooding.

Severe weather warnings have been issued for Wales, south-west England, the Midlands, London and the south-east and eastern parts of the country.

The unseasonable weather has already seen a number of trees brought down, including one which crushed a car near Tavistock, Devon, on Thursday afternoon.

Crews from Devon and Somerset fire and rescue service used cutting gear to remove the roof of the vehicle and release a woman, who was taken to hospital.

A fallen tree also caught fire after it brought down power lines across the River Axe at Forde Abbey in Chard, Somerset, on Thursday night.

Tornados and heavy storms leaves residents in Wyoming and Colorado standing knee-deep in hail

Associated Press
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:04 UTC

© AP Photo/ The Gazette, Christian MurdockSteven Carpe sinks knee-deep in hail in the southwest parking lot of The Citadel mall Thursday, June 7, 2012, after a hail and rain storm hit Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday night. Snowplows were used in Douglas County to clear hail up to 8 inches deep.

Storms brought a tornado and golf-ball-sized hail to Wyoming that downed power lines, damaged homes and pushed some empty train cars on their sides Thursday, a day after thunderstorms pummeled parts of Wyoming and Colorado with 2-inch hail and heavy rain.

Five structures were heavily damaged by the tornado Thursday, and 10 to 12 other structures also have damage, said Kelly Ruiz of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security.

One person was treated at a hospital for a cut on the head, said local radio station owner Kent Smith, speaking for the Platte County Sheriff's Office.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crew reported the tornado struck a train that had stopped in the Wheatland area due to 55 mph winds and a tornado warning, BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said. Five empty train cars derailed onto their sides, and another was leaning over, he said. No injuries were reported.

Some power lines also were downed, Ruiz said.

Tornado leaves 3 dead in Missouri

USA Today
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:23 UTC

A man and his two adult sons died when a tornado obliterated a mobile home in southeast Missouri, officials said Tuesday.

The twister was part of a storm that struck Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky late Monday, but hit hardest in the tiny village of Diehlstadt, in Scott County, where the three men were killed.

Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said the mobile home was smashed beyond recognition.

"The frame was probably 100 yards away from where it was sitting," Walter said. "It was just debris everywhere. It just obliterated it."

Storm brings golfball-sized hail, tornado to Montana

USA Today
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:21 UTC

A storm system that moved north through central Montana has brought hail and at least one tornado in the rural Hobson area, leaving behind downed trees and power lines.

Central Montana 911 dispatcher Dorothy Gremaux says there were no immediate reports of injuries Tuesday night, but cars, houses and outbuildings have been damaged.

National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Brusda says funnel clouds were reported near White Sulphur Springs. He says law-enforcement officers reported a tornado touching down in the Coffee Creek area north of Hobson and moving toward Big Sandy.

He says golf ball-size hail was reported in White Sulphur Springs, penny-size hail in Bozeman and pea-size hail in the Great Falls area.

The storms then moved across the Canadian border into Alberta, where at least one tornado was spotted near Taber.

Source: Associated Press

Tornado touches down in Perth, Australia

PerthNow
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:10 UTC

A Mini-tornado has ripped through suburban Perth, ripping down powerlines and trees and leaving a trail of damage.

Several reports on Twitter described the storm as a "small tornado''. It is believed the destructive winds centred on Light Street, Dianella and Alexander Drive, and hit around midday WA time.

A real estate office and video store on Walter Road, Morley, has been damaged with the roof torn off and one wall collapsed.

Nobody was injured in the building collapse. Several cars may also have been damaged.

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that a "tornado'' was reported in the Tuart Hill/Morley/Dianella area just after midday.

Taber, Calgary damaged by tornado

Bryce Forbes
Calgary Herald
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:01 UTC

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© Shannon Reynolds, THE CANADIAN PRESSDust is kicked up as tornado touches down in Taber, Alberta on Tuesday June 5, 2012. A strong storm cell moving north out of Montana triggered several tornado warnings and watches between Coaldale and Taber.
o injuries but toll includes downed power lines, countless trees, smashed windows, minor flooding, torn-off shingles

Cam Cleland watched helplessly from his brick farmhouse as 25-metre-tall poplar trees were snapped over like dominoes as a tornado passed through the region Tuesday night.

Located seven kilometres south of Taber, his property would have likely been in direct line of the tornado that pulverized the southern Alberta town.

"I'm just glad it didn't snap all the big ones that would have fallen on my house," Cleland said Wednesday, adding 20 to 25 trees were knocked over in total.

Across southern Alberta, there were reports of severe weather that included strong winds, flash flooding, golf ball-sized hail and three unconfirmed reports of tornadoes near Brooks, Bow Island and Vulcan.

Severe Colorado Storm: Large Hail, Tornado Near Denver International Airport And Heavy Flooding Around Front Range

Huffington Post
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:18 UTC

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.

Severe weather rips through southern Ontario

CTV News
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:52 UTC

A band of thunderstorms prompted Environment Canada to issue tornado warnings for parts of cottage country north of Barrie, including Parry Sound, Rosseau, Killbear Park, Hunstville and Baysville, Wednesday evening.

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.