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'Bomb cyclone' breaks records off Alaska - lowest ever sea level pressure for the state - 51 foot wave recorded

Michelle Theriault Boots
The Seattle Times
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:39 UTC
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Bomb cyclone off the Aleutian Islands
A ferocious and record-setting storm hammering the far western Aleutian Islands on Thursday was not expected to cause major damage to communities in the region, weather forecasters say.

That's only because of where the storm is centered: over uninhabited islands and ocean in the very far western Aleutian Islands, said Rick Thoman, a climate scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

"Kind of like a tornado in a cornfield versus in the center of a city," he said.

The storm, which has been described as a "bomb cyclone," has already set records for the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in Alaska and is considered the "deepest" cyclone in the state since record keeping began in the 1950s, according to climatologist Brian Brettschneider.

Early Thursday afternoon it was windy in Adak, but not remarkably so, said Barbara Tolliver, who operates a hunting lodge with her husband on the island.
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Severe hailstorm leaves thick white crust over desert in Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Disasters News
YouTube
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:40 UTC
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Hailstorm in Qassim, Saudi Arabia desert!

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Parts of Japan see record low temperatures, down to -32C° (-25.6F°)

Kevin MacKay
The Weather Network
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:37 UTC
The outside of Sukayu Onsen in late December 2012.
© Nogiuchi via Wikimedia CommonsThe outside of Sukayu Onsen in late December 2012.
Japan is home to the snowiest inhabited place on Earth and has many world-renowned ski resorts.

A record breaking low pressure system, now centred over the Aleutian Archipelago in Western Alaska, is transporting the coldest airmass on the planet from Siberia and over the Pacific Ocean. This system triggered record low temperatures in many locations across northern Japan during the last week of 2020, with Horokanai bottoming out at a bone-chilling -32.6°C and many nearby regions seeing temperatures around -30°C.

This system also brought enormous amounts of snow to Japan that has many winter sport fans around the world impressed.

Comment: View videos here: Heavy snow continues in mountainous areas of Japan - up to 2 meters

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Heavy snow continues in mountainous areas of Japan - up to 2 meters


NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:20 UTC
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Snow caused by a powerful frigid air mass is intensifying mainly in mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan coast on New Year's Day.

The Meteorological Agency says heavy snow is falling along the Japan Sea side of the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions.

Snow has accumulated in mountainous areas and on lower ground. At 6 a.m. on Friday, there were two meters of snow in Okura Village in Yamagata Prefecture, and 141 centimeters in Uonuma City in Niigata Prefecture.

The snow is expected to continue through Sunday. More snow will likely accumulate on the plains as well.

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Сars washed away by floodwater in Sao Paulo, Brazil

When The Earth Is Angry
YouTube
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:32 UTC
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In the Brazilian state of São Paulo, in the Capao Redondo region, a heavy downpour caused flooding. The water washed away the parked cars. Eyewitnesses of this event filmed the flood and shared it on social networks.

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Heavy flash flood in Tucuman, Argentina - 4 inches of rain in an HOUR


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Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:07 UTC
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According to the provincial director of Civil Defense, Fernando Torres, quoted by La Gaceta de Tcumán, the storm, which began last night minutes before 8:00 p.m., was concentrated in the area of Greater San Miguel de Tucumán and more than 30 thousand residents suffered cuts of light following the rain.

In the western area of San Miguel de Tucumán, 105 millimeters fell between 20:05 and 21:08. The Hospital del Niño Jesús also suffered the ravages of the storm and water flooded its corridors.

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Umbrella

Tropical storm Chalane makes landfall in Mozambique


CGTN Africa
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:44 UTC
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A powerful tropical storm dubbed Chalane made landfall near the central Mozambique city of Beira early on Wednesday.

The storm brought heavy rain and wind to an area devastated by Cyclone Idai nearly two years ago.

Beira, a low-lying coastal city of 500,000 people is home to Mozambique's second-largest port that serves as a gateway to landlocked countries in the region.

Residents living in the path of the tropical storm Chalane and near rivers were asked by the government to move to safer areas.


Comment: Some earlier footage as it struck the island of Madagascar:



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Record-breaking storm with 135 km/h winds blasts Nunavut, Canada

Emma Tranter
National Observer
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:02 UTC
The aftermath of a blizzard in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
© THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Sky PanipakThe aftermath of a blizzard in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is shown in this recent handout photo. A Dec. 27 blizzard that saw winds reach 135 kilometres per hour tore apart cabins and ripped windshields from snowmobiles in Pangnirtung. One person was flown to a southern hospital with injuries.
Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday.

That's when a record-breaking blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says Sunday's storm brought record wind gusts and heavy snow to communities across Nunavut. In Pangnirtung, winds reached 135 km/h that day.

"It was like an all day thing. The wind was so strong," Lawlor said.

Sky Panipak, who also lives in Pangnirtung, posted a photo to Twitter of one resident's home where the front steps were torn clean from the door.
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Moment runner is swept off pier in northern Spain by huge wave during storm Bella

Imogen Braddick
The Sun (UK)
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:20 UTC
The moment the 28-year-old was swept off the pier by a huge wave
The moment the 28-year-old was swept off the pier by a huge wave
This is the shocking moment a runner was swept off a Spanish pier by a huge wave during Storm Bella.

Oinatz Arretxe, 28, was left with broken bones after he was washed off a wall while jogging with colleagues in the city of Orio, Basque Country.

In the footage, two people are seen running across the pier when a huge wave suddenly crashes over them.

The wave swept Arretxe off the wall and he plummeted four metres to the boardwalk below, El Mundo reports.


Comment: More footage of the massive waves in the area:



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Umbrella

Major flooding in summer caused by super storm closed 64 roads across Queensland, Australia - 4 inches of rain in an HOUR

Sahar Mourad
Daily Mail
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:35 UTC
A total of 64 roads have been closed off due to flooding from heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours
A total of 64 roads have been closed off due to flooding from heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours
More than 60 roads across Queensland have been closed off due to major flooding caused by a super storm which saw some some regions collect 100mm of water.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast wet and wild weather for the east coast of Australia with increased rainfall in Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.

The rain has caused major headaches for those trying to travel along 64 different roads in Queensland, which have flooded from a trough which moved up from Northern NSW.

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