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Storms and floods strike across western Germany


The Local (Germany)
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:24 UTC
A fireman crosses a flooded street in Bottrop,
© dpa/Feuerwehr BottropA fireman crosses a flooded street in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday, June 3rd.
Firefighters and police were called out numerous times on Thursday evening as thunderstorms brought traffic to a standstill, overturned trees and flooded cellars.

Extreme weather struck the western and central German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hessen on Thursday evening, with thunder, torrential downpour and hailstones wreaking havoc in the region.

The German Weather Service (DWD) urged residents of those areas to stay "vigilant" as they warned of oncoming thunderstorms, hail and downpour on Twitter on Thursday.

As thunderstorms picked up throughout the evening, firefighters were called out to deal with numerous incidents of falling trees, flooded streets and waterlogged cellars. In the town of Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, a fir tree was struck by lightening and burst into flames - but the fire was quickly extinguished by the heavy rains, local residents and firefighters.

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Amazing photos of rare sunset 'quadruple' microburst in Texas

Anagha Srikanth
The Hill
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:58 UTC
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Mike Olbinski and his crew were about to call the day a bust, he shared on YouTube, when '"magic unfolded right before our eyes."

On the way to Lubbock, Texas, from New Mexico, the storm chasers caught a quadruple microburst as it came down with large hail in a "spectacular" storm. A microburst is a localized column of sinking air, usually about 2.5 miles or less in diameter, according to the National Weather Service, but at sunset Tuesday, Olbinski captured four massive downdraft plumes fanning outwards from a central point, painted in the pink, purple and blue of the sky.

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Thunderstorms trigger flash floods in northern France - 2 inches of rain falls in 1 hour

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:19 UTC
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Thunderstorms and heavy rain crossed northern France and into Belgium from 01 June 2021, causing flash floods and mudslides. Météo-France reported 55mm of rain fell in 1 hour at Joigny in Yonne department on 02 June 2021.

Heavy rain triggered flooding or mudslides in several departments of northern France from 01 June, in particular the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Oise and Meuse.

Hundreds of calls were made to emergency services. However the situation was complicated by a telecoms network outage that left people unable to reach emergency services by the standard telephone numbers. The ministry of Interior said via Social Media, "Some 15-17-18-112 emergency call centers are having difficulty receiving calls. Everything is being done to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."

In Seine-et-Marne department, flash floods were reported in city of Thieux, while images shared on Social Media showed flood waters raging through the town of Doudeville.

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Flash floods hit Samsun, Turkey

EarthPedia News
YouTube
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:41 UTC
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Flash floods in Samsun, Turkey.

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Waterspouts filmed off the coast of Galveston, Texas

Saltwater-Recon.com
YouTube
Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:39 UTC
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Waterspouts formed rapidly along an outflow just offshore of Galveston Island on June 1st, 2021. The complex of storms associated with the outflow remained offshore and prompted numerous special marine warnings for the associated waterspout activity.

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One dead, 16 injured as tornado hits China's northeast Heilongjiang province


SCMP Clips
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:51 UTC
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A tornado slammed China's northeast Heilongjiang province on June 1, 2021, killing one and injuring 16 people. According to Chinese state media, the tornado, which brought along hail, stormed through a suburb of the provincial capital Harbin, damaging 168 homes and wreaking havoc on farmlands. The economic loss was estimated at 5.12 million yuan (US$800,000).

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Severe thunderstorms, strong winds, floods and record-breaking rains hit many places in Guangdong, China - almost 16 inches of rainfall in 3 HOURS

Chun Ming Ng
YouTube
Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:59 UTC
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In last two days, thunderstorm, strong winds and heavy rains fell in many places in Guangdong, and the prolonged drought in eastern Guangdong ushered in large-scale rainfall. The Pearl River Delta, western Guangdong and other cities began to experience large-scale heavy rainfall in the afternoon of May 31. It is expected that such rainfall will continue in the next few days. In the face of flooding and other risks, Guangdong has issued a level IV emergency response to flood prevention.

From the afternoon of May 30th to the afternoon of May 31st, heavy rain to heavy rain occurred in Heyuan, Huizhou, Jieyang, Shanwei, Shaoguan, and northern Guangzhou, local extremely heavy rains, of which extremely heavy rains occurred in Huizhou Longmen, Boluo, Shanwei Lufeng, Heyuan Zijin Jieyang Huilai.

As of 17:50 on May 31st, due to the heavy rain, the province has relatively high risks of disasters such as floods in small and medium rivers, mountain torrents and geological disasters, and urban and rural waterlogging. On May 31, the Guangdong Provincial Office of Three Preventions and the Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department issued a notice, deciding to initiate a flood prevention level IV emergency response at 8:30 that day.

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Best of the Web: FOUR metres of snow dumped on Mount Hutt Ski Area in New Zealand over 2 days


Star News
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:36 UTC
Four to five metres of fresh snow has fallen at Mt Hutt Ski Area over the last two days.
Four to five metres of fresh snow has fallen at Mt Hutt Ski Area over the last two days.
Mt Hutt has had a dumping of fresh snow and ice as the severe weather sweeps across the South Island.

Two to three months of rain pelted Canterbury in the space of a few days in the deluge.

Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said four to five metres of snow fell at the summit between Monday and Tuesday.

About 40-50cm has also fallen at the base.

He said they were having access issues getting to the top of the mountain and took a helicopter up.

"It was pretty impressive, right up to the top of our big wind fence up there.

"The Hutt is pretty much buried in snow at the summit."

McKenzie said the snow at the summit is crusted with ice.


Comment: Related: New Zealand - Emergency declared after floods in Canterbury - up to 11 inches of rain in 21 hours

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Tropical Storm 'Choi-Wan' (Dante) triggers deadly flash floods and evacuations in the Philippines

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:16 UTC
Searching for a missing person after floods
© PDRRMO South CotabatoSearching for a missing person after floods in South Cotabato, Philippines, May 2021.
Tropical Depression Choi-Wan (local name 'Dante') intensified into a tropical storm on 31 May, 2021 as it entered the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR).

As of 01 June the centre of the storm was estimated at 125 km east-southeast of Guiuan in Eastern Samar. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Choi-Wan is forecast to make initial landfall over Eastern Samar or Leyte late 01 June or early 02 June (local time). The storm is forecast to maintain its strength prior to landfall. Choi-Wan may weaken into a tropical depression on 04 June and to a Low Pressure Area on 05 June. PAGASA warned of heavy rain, rough seas, storm surge and strong winds.

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Lightning strike kills 71-year-old woman, 50-year-old man in Liloan, Philippines

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro
Cebu Daily News
Sun, 30 May 2021 20:43 UTC
Roselio Antogop, 51, is one of two people, who died after they were struck by lightning during heavy rains on Sunday, May 30, at past 1 p.m. in Liloan town northern Cebu.
© Paul LauroRoselio Antogop, 51, is one of two people, who died after they were struck by lightning during heavy rains on Sunday, May 30, at past 1 p.m. in Liloan town northern Cebu.
A 71-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man died after they were struck by lightning while taking shelter under a makeshift shanty at past 1 p.m. today, May 30, in Liloan town in northern Cebu.

Nisa Momo and Roselio Antogop died after lightning struck them in the makeshift shanty in the town's Purok Tambis, Barangay Poblacion, said the Liloan Police in its report.

The 71-year-old Momo was the owner of the garden, selling ornamental plants, where the makeshift shanty that the victims took shelter from the rain was located, and it was there that they were struck by lighning.

The 51-year-old Antogop, a resident of the area, was just there to take shelter in the shanty from the rain.
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