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Weather extremes: As western Europe burns, thunderstorms, epoch-making hail, floods and sub-average temperatures hit Russia

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The downside of the intense heat wave that is affecting Europe.

The intense heat wave that has affected and is still affecting a large part of Central Western and Northern Europe has had opposite consequences on the other side of the continent.

The scorching air that from the African latitudes has pushed up to Scandinavia has kept active a flow of colder currents on the far east of Europe and in particular on Russia where for days the temperatures have overall been below average, albeit slightly. But cooler-than-normal weather was not the only noteworthy event, where these cold currents came in contrast to the heat. One such event hitthe city of Lipetsk in European Russia, literally covered by hail that fell from the sky with the air temperature dropping during the event up to 9 ° C.

A similar situation affected the city of Olkovatka, also in southern Russia, while the city of Nizhny Novgorod was hit by a violent flash flood.


Better Earth

Unexpected sea surges slam into Cook Islands and Tahiti, video shows high waves crashing over 2-storey houses in Hawaii

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An unexpected weather event has damaged properties and flooded roads in the Cook Islands while French Polynesia is dealing with the aftermath of huge swells.

Swells of up to 4.5 metres inundating coastal areas, driven by a high-pressure system pushing up from New Zealand have been labelled a highly unusual weather event by Cook Islands' emergency management director.

John Strickland said the impacts were the most far-reaching he had seen in a decade.

"It was a sudden hit at night, there was damage that took place Tuesday night local time," Strickland said.

He said there was an "unexpected sea surge" in Rarotonga.

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Cloud Precipitation

6 dead, 12 missing after heavy rains trigger flash floods in southwest China

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Six people have been killed and 12 have gone missing after heavy rain triggered severe floods in Baishi Town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Sunday.


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Spectacular waterspouts on both sides of Finnish gulf

Fully- and partly-formed waterspouts snapped off the Finnish archipelago on Monday.
© Merivartiosto - LSMV / Social MediaFully- and partly-formed waterspouts snapped off the Finnish archipelago on Monday.
Spectacular waterspouts have been snapped on both sides of the Gulf of Finland during the stormy conditions of recent days.

Over the weekend, Madis Rehepapp, who is a member of the sea rescue association on the Estonian island of Muhu, spotted and photographed a waterspout at sea as he sat on his terrace at home, regional, Postimees-owned daily Saarte Hääl reports (link in Estonian). The phenomenon lasted 10 to 15 minutes, he said.

Meanwhile one person who was on the sea during the rough conditions over the weekend said that they had not experienced anything like it.


Cloud Precipitation

Flash flood roars down Pipeline Fire burn scar near Flagstaff, Arizona

Monsoon rain overflows washes in Flagstaff, creating muddy mess
Monsoon rain overflows washes in Flagstaff, creating muddy mess
A wild week of monsoon weather had floodwater roaring down the Pipeline Fire burn scar near Flagstaff on Thursday. Tim Holt with the Arizona Game and Fish Department filmed the muddy water surging down the burn scar on the San Francisco Peaks.

Holt was on the mountain helping with closures and said he knew where the flooding would be. "I saw the storm cell developing over the burn, the Pipeline Fire burn. I kinda knew what wash it would come down so I drove up there, into a safe location, so I could get good video while still being safe," said Holt.


Cloud Precipitation

84 dead in Maharashtra floods, Mumbai on alert in India

People wade through a flooded road in Mumbai on Tuesday
© PTIPeople wade through a flooded road in Mumbai on Tuesday
Heavy rainfall and flooding over the last 10 days has wreaked havoc in Maharashtra, leaving 84 people dead and 66 others injured. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red alert in Mumbai, Thane, Konkan region and Gadchiroli district.

As many as 249 villages have been severely affected due to floods in the Gadchiroli district, according to disaster management officials. Thirty five relief camps have been opened for people who have got displaced due to the situation.

While 44 houses have got fully damaged, 1,368 residential units are partially damaged. About 180 animals have died. So far, the state government and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have evacuated 5,968 people from various places.


Cloud Lightning

Father of 15 dies after being struck by lightning during storm in Sidney, Ohio

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Daryl Lewis, a beloved Pennsylvania father of 15 and husband, died after being struck by lightning during a storm last week.

Lewis, 50, was driving across Ohio with his father and one of his children on July 6 when his truck broke down during a severe storm, reported ABC station WTAE-TV. His wife, Tanya Lewis, told the outlet that he then went outside to try to fix his vehicle "so he could finish his route."

While on the side of the road, he was struck by lightning, according to a GoFundMe organized to help support his family.

"The next phone call I got was my frantic 10-year-old screaming and crying," Tanya told WTAE-TV. "They were doing CPR and putting him into an ambulance."

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Astonishing moment it starts raining FISH as hundreds pummel town amid severe floods in Telangana, India

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Monsoons battering areas of India caused it to suddenly rain fish on baffled villagers.

Telangana has experienced heavy rainfall in recent weeks, leading to the issuing of a red alert for 12 districts for five days as severe flooding hit millions of people.

National highways have been waterlogged, causing problems for emergency services attempting to reach deluged villages and towns.

Onlookers were shocked last weekend when they found fish were also dumped on their roads from the skies above as the rain continued down in stair-rods, apb LIVE reported.

When they went to check they found many of them were still alive and floundering for air.



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Avalanche danger after huge snow dump (2 feet) at Canterbury ski fields in New Zealand

Mt Hutt was closed on Wednesday as staff worked to clear the access road to the skifield.
Mt Hutt was closed on Wednesday as staff worked to clear the access road to the skifield.
The wild weather bomb has left Canterbury ski fields caked in deep snow with a high risk of avalanches.

The New Zealand Avalanche advisory from the Mountain Safety Council has put out high level warnings for South Island mountain ranges that stretch from Nelson to Ohau.

The Nelson Lakes, Craigieburn Range, Mt Hutt, Aoraki/Mt Cook, Two Thumbs, and Ohau ranges are all at level 4 High on the avalanche danger scale.

According to Mountain Safety, there are very dangerous avalanche conditions and travel in the avalanche terrain is not recommended.


Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike blamed for death of man in Brewton, Alabama

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A Brewton man died Saturday as the result of a lightning strike in an area near O'Bannon Park.

The incident claimed the life of Greg Shipp who was found unresponsive on a sandbar along Burnt Corn Creek during a thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon.

Capt. James Carroll with the Brewton Fire Department was among the first responders who went to the aid of Shipp.

"He was already on the sandbar when I arrived and CPR had started," Caroll said. "When the medics arrived, they tried to save him, but they weren't able to."