Max Golembo, Morgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro and Melissa Griffin abc7ny.com Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:46 UTC
Over 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as the Midwest is pummeled by snow and the South and Northeast brace for rough weather of their own.
The Midwest and the Great Lakes are facing blizzard warnings on Friday.
Whiteout conditions, heavy snow, wind gusts up to 50mph and low visibility will continue through rush hour Friday night from Iowa to the Great Lakes, including Chicago.
Days ahead of Monday's Iowa caucuses, the National Weather Service in Des Moines is urging drivers to stay off the roads.
The weather is also crippling travel by road and air in Illinois.
A man died at Keolaiya settlement in Sabeto, Nadi on Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning.
The victim Satendra Kumar was last seen working in his garden before he was found lying motionless on the ground.
Police spokesman Wame Boutolu said the incident took place about 2.30pm.
"A 60-year-old, farmer while at his cassava farm was found lying motionless with burnt smell from his body and torn shirt believed to be struck by a lightning," he said.
An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said.
The avalanche prompted Palisades Tahoe to close 30 minutes after it opened, and search crews combed the area to see if anyone was injured or trapped.
Sgt David Smith, a spokesperson for the Placer county sheriff, said hours later that one person, a man, had died. Another person suffered a lower leg injury and two others were treated for unspecified injuries and released, officials said.
Millions are under severe weather alerts across the U.S. as freezing temperatures and heavy snow blankets parts of New Mexico to Iowa and multiple cities in the south are under tornado watches as storms move in along the Gulf Coast.
According to a city official and at least one private building inspector, that depends. But, they say, it's probably not a bad idea.
Current estimates put the snow load at a level lower than what most residential buildings in the city are built to withstand. But with several winter months still to come, there's the potential for more snow, and ice-damming on roofs is an already present concern.
"If it keeps snowing and the weight keeps accumulating, eventually we're going to hit that point where we're concerned about the weight," said Ross Noffsinger, Anchorage's Acting Building Official. "And at that point, we're going to issue a notice to the community that we're concerned about the weight."
Adeshola Ore, Rafqa Touma and Australian Associated Press Guardian Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:52 UTC
Residents in north-eastern Victoria are bracing for further flooding in the coming days, after heavy rainfall inundated the state and forced two towns to evacuate.
An evacuation order was issued for parts of the Goulburn Valley town of Seymour, in central Victoria, shortly before noon on Monday, before similar orders were put in place for sections of nearby Yea.
An emergency evacuation order was issued for the northern Victorian town of Rochester on Monday evening.
About 30 homes in Goornong, about 30km north-east of Bendigo, and six homes in Redesdale have been evacuated after water inundated the properties.
Emergency services said the rain was expected to move to Shepparton and Wangaratta midweek.
Purwakarta Regency was hit by a landslide (Instagram/@bpbdpurwakarta).
Several regions in West Java, including Cimahi, Karawang and Purwakarta, have been hit by natural disasters including floods, landslides and windstorms, forcing thousands of residents from their homes.
According to the West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), 1,643 residents have been evacuated due to major flooding since Jan. 1 in Karawang regency, which has impacted four districts and five villages.
Meanwhile, more than 1,700 residents have been displaced due to landslides around the foot of Mount Anaga in Purwakarta regency, which occurred on Thursday.
On a day of relentless rain, Villa General Belgrano, a quaint town nestled in the Córdoba province of Argentina, found itself at the mercy of a fierce and unforgiving flood. The incessant downpour led to an alarming surge in water levels, transforming peaceful streets into turbulent rivers, and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Houses, public infrastructure, and life as the residents knew it, were all caught in the relentless grip of the floodwaters.
The Onset of Crisis
The storm descended upon Córdoba with unrelenting vigor, causing severe flooding across various cities within the province. Villa General Belgrano bore the brunt of its fury, with overflowing streams flooding the streets, turning them into torrents of rushing water. The neighboring city of Los Reartes wasn't spared either, as it too faced intense rainfall, hail, and strong gusts. The storm's impact wasn't just limited to flooding, it also disrupted the rhythm of daily life, leading to the suspension of events like the Festival of Dressage and Folklore of Jesús María.
Aaron Barker , Andrew Wulfeck Fox Weather Sat, 06 Jan 2024 10:54 UTC
A tornado rolled through Fort Lauderdale, Florida, damaging boats and downing power lines on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service office in Miami, officials received multiple phone calls and social media reports of a twister near Federal Highway about 5:50 p.m. ET. The NWS issued a Tornado Warning for the storm about 5 minutes before the twister was reported.
Fort Lauderdale officials said in a Facebook post that no injuries have been reported, and the damage from the storm appears to be minor.
A couple from New York was in South Florida to cheer on the Buffalo Bills when they got a Tornado Warning alert on their cellphones. Moments later, they witnessed the tornado roll through a residential area and a marina and captured the entire event on video.
Lightning strikes killed 84 people in Cambodia in 2023, up 33 percent from 63 deaths a year earlier, a disaster control spokesman said on Friday.
Besides the fatalities, thunderbolts injured 59 others last year, said Soth Kim Kolmony, the spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
"Climate change was the main cause behind the growing number of lightning strike incidents," he told Xinhua.
The provinces with the highest number of lightning strikes were Battambang, Siem Reap, Kratie, Kampong Thom, Takeo, Svay Rieng and Kampong Chhnang.
