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Three people dead as Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba


The Guardian
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:07 UTC
The winds of Elsa, the first hurricane of 2021 in the Atlantic basin, weakened and became a tropical storm again as it approached the island of Hispaniola, reported the US National Hurricane Center.
© Orlando Barría/EPAThe winds of Elsa, the first hurricane of 2021 in the Atlantic basin, weakened and became a tropical storm again as it approached the island of Hispaniola, reported the US National Hurricane Center.
Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island's southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.

The government on Sunday opened shelters and moved to protect sugarcane and cocoa crops ahead of the storm, whose next target was Florida, where governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 15 counties, including in Miami-Dade County where the high-rise condominium building collapsed last week.

Elsa was located about 175 miles east-southeast of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and was speeding west-northwest at 17 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The storm killed one person in St Lucia, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency. Meanwhile, a 15-year-old boy and a 75-year-old woman died Saturday in separate events in the Dominican Republic after walls collapsed on them, according to a statement from the Emergency Operations Center.

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Lightning bolt kills 5 of family in Jharkhand, India

Satyajeet Kumar
India Today
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:37 UTC
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Five members of a family were killed in Jharkhand's Khunti district on Saturday after they were struck by lightning.

The incident took place on Saturday evening when the family had gone to the field with a bullock. After some time, it started raining heavily and the family took shelter under a tree while returning home.

The deceased have been identified as Manga Munda (60), his wife Jeevanti (54), their son Puna (28), daughter-in-law Jaya (25), and grandson Ayush (1). Arpan, the two-year-old son of Puna and Jaya, was the lone survivor of the incident.

After the incident, the police reached the spot and brought the dead bodies to Karra police station.

In a separate incident, two women, Bhauwa Horo and Dulari Horo, received severe burns after being struck by lightning while they were working in their field in Bhusa Toli. They are undergoing treatment at Karra CHC.

(With inputs by Arvind Singh)
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Hurricane Elsa brings intense winds to Barbados

CHAD ROBINSON, KRYSTAL VOGEL
Miami Herald
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:39 UTC
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Storm Elsa was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Friday morning, July 2, as it hit Barbados with sustained winds of 74 mph.

A hurricane warning was in effect for Barbados, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

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Severe hailstorm leaves icy covering 4 inches thick in Madan, Bulgaria


dariknews.bg
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:50 UTC
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The streets of Madan turned white with hail , the Municipal Administration announced.

The icy precipitation lasted about 15 minutes, during which a hail cover of nearly 10 cm was formed.

Heavy rain mixed with hail falls in the afternoon in Smolyan as well.

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Incredible tornado hits Guyuan, Hebei, China

Chave Weather
YouTube
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:40 UTC
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A heavy tornado hits Guyuan County, Zhamgjiakou, Hebei Province, China, near the border with Inner Mongolia. July 2 2021.


Comment: Another hit China a few days earlier: Devastating tornado in Inner Mongolia, China - several killed

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Devastating tornado in Inner Mongolia, China - several killed

Meteored
YouTube
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:23 UTC
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These dramatic images were filmed last weekend in Baochang, where several people were sadly killed.

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Flash floods after heavy rain in China

Mr RCSekhar worlds weather videos
YouTube
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:27 UTC
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The bridge was washed down in the flood.

On June 28, Henan Linzhou area encountered extreme weather, leaving a mess after the violent storm... High-rise exterior windows were scraped off, big trees were uprooted, colored steel houses were overturned, and many cars were smashed.

Last night, rainwater had already invaded from the northern part of Hechi. With a sound of muffled thunder, the rain officially broke out. There were heavy rains in Hechi City, from local heavy rains to extremely heavy rains.

Starting on June 29 this morning, heavy rains began to raging in various towns and villages in Dahua, rivers surged, and mudslides occurred frequently.

The towns of Duyang and Yantan in Dahua were the most severely affected areas. Some residential houses and shops were washed into the road by the flood and vehicles parked on the side of the road were stranded and washed away.

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Incredible storm causes destruction in Jinan, Shandong, China

Chave Weather
YouTube
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:57 UTC
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Debris ripped from buildings and lamp posts bent over as winds batter Chinese city

Buildings are destroyed and trees uprooted as heavy winds hit Jinan, Shandong Province, China. June 30th 2021.

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June 2021: Flash floods, powerful lightning strike, and destructive storm hit the Netherlands

Amari Roos
Sott.net
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:59 UTC
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On June 29th, flash floods hit the region of South Limburg which lies in the southernmost province of Holland. The region around the Dutch municipalities of Kerkrade and Landgraaf was affected badly. Local observation stations measured more than 100 mm (4 inches) rain. It rained particularly hard between 6 PM and 7 PM. Police have been receiving many calls about water damage in houses and basements.

A resident of Landgraaf writes on Twitter: "Really not normal. Kitchen and cellar just flooded. Roof tiles could not handle the amount of water."

The flooding caused a gas leak in the Dutch village of Eygelshoven. The water washed away part of the sidewalk and damaged a gas pipe. As a precaution, the fire brigade evacuated a supermarket and a care center. Technicians are currently present to seal the leak.

A lot of rain also fell at the observation station of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute at the airport near the Dutch city of Maastricht. At 9 PM more than 75 mm (3 inches) of rain fell. This is more than the monthly average for June. Two videos of the flash floods were posted on Twitter:
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Waterspout filmed off Key Biscayne, Florida

Jennifer Correa
Miami.cbslocal.com
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:08 UTC
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A waterspout was caught on video in Key Biscayne this Tuesday, late afternoon. The National Weather Service of Miami confirmed the report of a waterspout located 1-mile northeast off of Key Biscayne at 5:20 pm.

The waterspout was produced by a severe thunderstorm in which prompted a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of Miami-Dade county. There was the concern that the waterspout could move onshore since it was attached to a storm tracking towards the northwest direction.

However, by 5:45 pm meteorologists at the NWS of Miami canceled the severe thunderstorm warning because the storm cell had weakened to below severe limits, and the rotation of the waterspout collapsed.

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