About 7000 hectares of agricultural land in Bulgaria have been damaged by recent torrential rains and hailstorms, Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva said on May 21.
To compensate farmers for the damage, the state has provided assistance of four million leva (about two million euro), which would be sufficient, Taneva said.
The damage will be assessed, after which farmers will be compensated, but only those who produce has been 100 per cent destroyed, she said.
Dennis Rettke Fresh Plaza Tue, 21 May 2019 08:57 UTC
California cherries hammered by unseasonable storms
Cherry growers in California are counting the cost as storms over the past week destroyed a significant amount of the current cherry crop. While official estimates are still several days or even weeks away, the general feeling is that a few million boxes worth of cherries have been lost, with the worst affected being early season varieties and also a large portion of the Bing crop. There is some hope that some of the later season cherries can still be salvaged.
"The cherry crop has been devastated, especially the early season varieties," said Tom Valenzuela of Sunriver Sales. "There is a chance some of the later season cherries can be salvaged, but we won't see those until mid-June at the earliest. Tree fruit in general was hit hard, not just from the heavy rain, but also the hail. This was on the back of an already wet winter and spring which could also have an impact on future crops such as grapes."
As a weather front lashes large swaths of Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has issued a level 1 flood warning for Taipei City and New Taipei City, while it has issued a level 2 flood warning for Keelung today (May 20).
As of noon today (May 20), the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has reported that 18 flights have been affected by the inclement weather. Of those 18 flights, 7 were flights which had to be diverted to other airports including, Kaohsiung International Airport, reported CNA.
Flooding occurred in an underpass below Zhongyang North Road and Ligong Street in Taipei's Beitou District, causing a taxi to become trapped inside. The driver was able to successfully escape from his vehicle and police have since cordoned off the underpass on both sides.
Parts of Germany have come to a standstill after storms and torrential rain, especially in the south. One person died and daily life has been disrupted. The worst weather appears to be over, for now.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in southern and central Germany, have left rivers overflowing and streets flooded. A man was reported to have died in the Bavarian town of Aurach on Tuesday after his car skidded off the highway.
The heaviest rainfall was recorded on Germany's southern border with Austria. The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) weather service reported that some locations in the region experienced a month's worth of rain in 48 hours. Areas in western Austria and eastern Switzerland were also affected by the storm.
It was a scorcher Tuesday across Central Florida with highs reaching between 87 and 93 degrees, with feels-like temperatures between 5-7 degrees higher than the actual temperature.
Tuesday night will bring mostly clear skies with a low of 71 degrees.
The rip currents are moderate at the beaches. Anyone planning to be outside is advised to drink plenty of water.
Despite the fair weather, there was a bit of a sea breeze, the right humidity and just right conditions over lake Jesup to initiate a funnel cloud, turning into a waterspout. Channel 9 viewer Phil Hancock sent a video of the phenomenon Tuesday afternoon. Chief meteorologist Tom Terry said he couldn't even spot the cloud it descended from, as skies were mostly clear in this area.
L@@K at this skinny waterspout/lakespout over Lake Jesup in Sanford! It's formed as warm air rises rapidly over the water and forms this funnel cloud, which can touch down over the water and/or the surrounding land areas. Very cool!
A person was killed when roof of his house collapsed due to heavy rains and thunderstorm that hit different parts of Mansehra district on Tuesday. According to police Muhammad Nazeer of Lambi Dheri Mansehra was entrapped under the rubble of his house roof that collapsed due to heavy rains. Locals retrieved his body from the debris after hectic efforts.
Meanwhile corrugated roofs of several houses in Baffa, Shankiari and other localities of the district were blown away due to thunderstorm. Trees, billboards and electricity poles have also been reported fallen in the rain blocking many links roads. The storm also disrupted electricity supply to various localities of Mansehra city where power supply system was damaged due to fallen trees.
The inclement weather also killed 35 goats and injured many others due to lightning that struck a flock at Kund Bangla Manshera. A shepherd also sustained injuries in the incident.
Lightning struck a farmer's family, leaving three members dead and one injured in Vikarabad district, located around 90 kms from Hyderabad on Monday.
The victims were standing under a thatched platform in the field located on the outskirts of Rajapur village of Dharur mandal in the district, taking cover from the unexpected heavy rain.
The victims were identified as Khaja Bee(38), her daughter Tabassum(16) and son Akram(12), while the head of the family Fakruddin received injuries in the incident. Two goats belonging to the family also died due to lightning. According to police, Fakruddin along with his second wife Khaja Bee and her two children went to their maize field located on the outskirts of the village.
Ominous moment caught on camera where a strong tornado slowly starts approaching Ballinger in West Texas.
A large tornado was filmed moving across a field in Texas as powerful thunderstorms sweep through the Great Plains. With tornado season in full swing, more than a dozen states have experienced outbursts of severe weather.
The imposing twister was spotted in the town of Ballinger in Runnels County, central Texas, making its way across an empty field. Several structures can be seen in the background but it was unclear how far they were from the tornado.
Comment: Accuweather storm chaser, Reed Timmer recounts his up-close encounter with a tornado in McCook, Nebraska, one of several major tornadoes that touched down across the region.
Thunderstorms kicked off across much of the southern Arabian Peninsula this weekend after hot and humid conditions in the region.
In Oman, images out of Muscat's international airport showed very strong downpours on Sunday evening. Visibility was reduced to several hundred metres and flights were delayed while the storms moved through.
A bit further south in Oman, the town of Sur has picked up 66mm of rain in the last 48 hours. This is well above average for the month of May when the town would normally only see about 1.7mm.
Maria Luigia Brusco Fresh Plaza Tue, 14 May 2019 18:35 UTC
Heavy rain, flooding in Puglia, Emilia-Romagna
After the strong hailstorm recorded on Sunday May 12 in the Italian regions Basilicata and Apulia, new 'water bombs' mixed with hail affected the same areas. The situation is worrying for stone fruit, watermelon and table grapes. It was a very wet awakening, Monday May 13, in the provinces of Forlì-Cesena and Ravenna (Emilia Romagna). The plentiful rains have swollen all the rivers and some have overflowed. The most difficult situation is in the territory of Cesena with flooded orchards and closed bridges and roads.
"The damages on peaches, apricots, nectarines and some goji plants are enormous, with damaged fields and fruits that will rot in a few days. We had just finished with the thinning of the apricots and waited for them to be completely ripe to proceed with the harvest", says Anna Camarda, a farmer from Basilicata who has her crops in Metaponto. "The varieties of apricots affected are Vitillo and Thirintos (early apricot), while for peaches it is Sagittaria. The citrus orchards in bloom are also affected."
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