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Heavy rain, flash floods kill 3 in Vietnam


Vietnam Plus
Fri, 31 May 2019 18:02 UTC
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Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region and the central province of Thanh Hoa over the weekend, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre has warned.

The centre has warned of possible whirlwinds, lightning and hailstorms in northern localities, and flash floods and landslides in the mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Ha Giang.

Moderate rain is expected in the capital city during the day, and showers and thunderstorms are likely at night.

Temperatures will be between 24 and 31 Celsius degrees in northern localities and between 25 and 36 degrees in the central and Central Highland regions.

Heavy downpours have hit the country's northern mountainous region this week, killing three, injuring several more and devastating the region's infrastructure and agricultural production.
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Large, extremely rare tornado hits central Chile


BNO News
Fri, 31 May 2019 11:47 UTC
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© Municipalidad de Los Ángeles
A rare but strong tornado has hit the city of Los Ángeles in central Chile, causing damage and injuring more than a dozen people, local officials say. There were no immediate reports of fatalities.

The tornado formed just before 6 p.m. on Thursday when a storm with strong winds and large hail affected parts of the city and commune, the capital of Biobio province. It dissipated a short time later.

Officials said cars and trucks were overturned and more than 120 homes were damaged. At least 16 people, including a young child, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. About 12,000 customers lost power.

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Baseball-sized hail pound Pennsylvania lake


Yahoo! News
Thu, 30 May 2019 12:03 UTC
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It was hard for Ian Roberts to believe what he was seeing - massive chunks of ice splashing into the water.

The hail was the size of baseballs splashing into Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

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Tornado that obliterated Linwood, Kansas, was mile-wide EF4 twister with top winds of 170 mph

Chaffin Mitchell and Kevin Byrne
AccuWeather.com
Wed, 29 May 2019 06:26 UTC
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Tornado damage in Linwood, Kansas (May 29, 2019)
A tornado onslaught continued to rattle the central United States on Tuesday, making it the 12th consecutive day at least eight tornadoes had been reported across the country.

The most recent outbreak came in Kansas, where a massive tornado was confirmed Tuesday evening near Lawrence. The monstrous twister eventually tracked across the northeastern part of the state, pummeling several communities and prompting tornado emergencies in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

At least a dozen homes were damaged or destroyed in Linwood, Kansas, according to the Kansas City Star. At least 18 injuries were reported in Douglas County, emergency management officials said. Three of those were said to be serious.

On Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Kansas City released its final damage survey and determined that the tornado that ripped through Linwood was an EF4 storm with maximum winds of 170 mph. It was on the ground for more than 31 miles and had a maximum width of one mile.

This is only the third EF4 tornado of 2019 -- the first occurred in early March and was blamed for killing 23 in Lee County, Alabama. The second occurred in Dayton, Ohio, just one day prior to the Linwood twister. In 2018, there were no tornadoes stronger than an EF3 anywhere in the U.S.


Comment: Multiple tornadoes and severe storms have plagued the US from coast to coast recently, including:

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Multiple tornadoes and severe storms plague the US from coast to coast

Doha Madani and Phil Helsel
NBC News
Wed, 29 May 2019 17:27 UTC
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© Will Woodward / ReutersTornado is seen in Wabash County, Indiana on May 27, 2019.
The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes in Kansas and Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, marking the 13th consecutive day of severe storms.

Severe storms stretched across the nation Tuesday, including tornadoes in Kansas and Pennsylvania, while catastrophic flooding puts other states at risk. It's only the latest outbreak of extreme weather that's been plaguing the U.S. for nearly two weeks.

Tuesday's violent weather marks the 13th consecutive day of such severe storms, coming a day after a series of devastating tornadoes hit western Ohio late Monday. That dangerous streak included an average of 27.5 tornadoes occurring each day.

Storms capable of producing hail, damaging winds and tornadoes have hit from the Central Plains into the mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service. Police confirmed Tuesday evening that a tornado hit southwest of Lawrence, Kansas, in the eastern part of the state.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for the areas around Kansas City and urged residents to take shelter, advising them to seek the lowest level in the most interior room.
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Severe Hailstorm Rocks Romania


Sputnik
Wed, 29 May 2019 17:35 UTC
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Strong gusts of wind with heavy rain and egg-sized hail hit the Romanian cities of Baia Mare, Zalau, and Fagaras. The hailstorm reportedly lasted about 10-15 minutes.

The hailstorm, which affected several regions of Romania, has damaged dozens of cars and caused serious damage to buildings.

Note: in the above video, it appears that the hail is passing through dense foliage and causing bark or something similar to fall from the trees. That is to say, it does not seem to be true that 'brown rocks' are falling from the sky.
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Hailstorm devastates north Kashmir's apple orchards


The Dispatch
Tue, 28 May 2019 11:01 UTC
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The rain and hailstorm accompanied by fast winds wreaked havoc with apple orchards in several villages in north Kashmir on Sunday causing massive damage to the growers.

The areas badly hit by the hailstorm are Watergam, Dangiwacha and Zainageer, where the growers pegged the losses to the orchards up to Rs 150 crore.

"The hailstorm not only damaged the year's early harvest, it also devastated the fruit-bearing trees," the growers said.

"There is no mechanism to measure the exact quantum of loss. But the rough estimates suggest that losses could be in the range of Rs 100 crore to Rs 150 crore this year alone," said Bashir Ahmad Basheer, chairman, Kashmir valley fruit growers cum dealers union, Srinagar.

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May snow tornado intensifies in few seconds in a Canadian town


Yahoo! News
Mon, 27 May 2019 10:19 UTC
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While driving down a snowy highway in Quebec, Canada, this person spotted a rare sight of a snow vortex spinning in the area.

Soon it intensified and grew bigger before disappearing in the air.

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Large, destructive tornado strikes Dayton as severe storms ravage Ohio

Renee Duff
AccuWeather.com
Tue, 28 May 2019 06:16 UTC
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© Twitter/Josh MartinezThe 'large and dangerous' tornado wreaked havoc after touching down near Daytona, Ohio late Monday night and causing widespread damage and injuries
Dayton, Ohio, and surrounding communities were under a tornado emergency as a large and destructive tornado was reported on Monday night.

The National Weather Service (NWS) was calling it a life-threatening situation as the tornado swept through the heavily-populated area.

There have been some reports of injuries, but no word on the number or extent of these injuries.

"A large, dangerous tornado touched down last night in northwest Montgomery County, we are focused on supporting life saving measures, such as shutting down gas lines or locating people who are trapped by debris," a post on the county's Twitter page said. "Call 911 or contact your local fire station for emergency assistance."

Pictures on social media showed strewn trees and severely damaged homes in the area. Law enforcement reports that the New Life Worship Center just north of Dayton was completely destroyed.

Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck told WKEF-TV in Dayton that the storm damage is the worst he has seen in his career.

Some schools have announced closures on Tuesday due to the storm damage.


Comment: Some other tornado events in the US in the past few days include:

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Is the latest spate of tornadoes in Kansas and Missouri the new normal?

Eric Adler, Laura Bauer & Steve Vockrodt
The Kansas City Star
Mon, 27 May 2019 19:58 UTC
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© DAVID PULLIAM/ THE KANSAS CITY STARA neighborhood near 65th Street and North Brighton Avenue in Gladstone was hard hit by a May 2003 tornado.
Perched in front of his laptop in his Wichita home, meteorologist Mike Smith watched on his screen Wednesday as one tornado after another, five in a single day, touched down with devastating force.

The first was in Kansas, followed by another that cut through tiny Golden City, Missouri, killing three people. Then, as the clock ticked toward midnight, a twister with EF-3 winds in excess of 135 miles per hour cut a path through Jefferson City, the state's capital, heaving bricks and turning homes into dollhouses ripped open to the sky.

A thought went through Smith's head.

"Here we go again. ... It's just part of the natural cycles of weather."

Indeed, Smith is right. Missouri and Kansas this past week were stuck in a cycle of severe weather that rolls around roughly every 15 to 20 years. The last time the region had so many back-to-back tornadoes was in May 2003.

Nothing new there, Dorothy.

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