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El Paso County in Colorado sees worst overnight hailstorm in more than 20 years


kktv.com
Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:51 UTC
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Several homeowners in southern Colorado woke up Wednesday to extensive hail damage. Based on statistics from the National Weather Service (NWS), it was the strongest overnight hail storm in El Paso County in more than 20 years.

The strong storm tore through the county, with much of the impact in Fountain. Hail in the area was reported as large as 3 inches. According to NWS, El Paso County has not seen hail more than 2 inches during the overnight hours since 1995.

11 News first warned of the severe storm. After it ended, several viewers shared photos and videos of broken glass from their homes and shattered car windows. One woman showed the hail that broke through her windows in her new home, sending hail throughout her living room.

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Lightning strikes kill at least 10 in West Bengal, India


Xinhua
Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:39 UTC
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At least 10 people were killed and several others injured after lightning struck them at different places in India's eastern state of West Bengal, officials said Wednesday.

The lightning struck Bankura, Hooghly, West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts on Tuesday.

"Yesterday lightning killed 10 people and injured several others in the state," a disaster management official said.

"Four people were killed in Bankura district, three in Hooghly, and one each in West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas."

Comment: On the same day a single bolt killed 3 and injured 7 on a boat in Bangladesh.

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Hurricane watch: Another wave of storms stirring in the Caribbean

Jenny Staletovich
Miami Herald
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:14 UTC
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Hurricane forecasters are watching another blob of showers and thunderstorms in what's turning out to be a messy start to the Atlantic hurricane season.

On Monday afternoon, forecasters said a system churning off the South American coast has a 20 percent chance of forming over the next five days. It's not expected to become any better organized as it remains close to the Central American coast and the Yucatan Peninsula through the week.

But as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico toward the end of the week, conditions could become more favorable. A track forecast so far points the storm toward Mexico, away from Florida.

The system comes less than three weeks after Alberto made a rare preseason arrival as a lopsided subtropical storm when it formed the last week of May. Having another potential storm develop so soon is not unusual, hurricane center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said, even if it seems stormier than usual in Florida. Last month, the state broke a century-old record for rainfall.

Comment: Meanwhile, on the other side of Mexico:

Major Hurricane Bud threatens western Mexico with rainfall on areas already flooded

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Major Hurricane Bud threatens western Mexico with rainfall on areas already flooded

Eric Leister
AccuWeather
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:49 UTC
hurricane Bud
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Major Hurricane Bud continues to strengthen and will threaten western Mexico with flooding rainfall this week.

Bud became the second major hurricane of the season in the East Pacific basin on Monday morning, less than a week since former Hurricane Aletta passed over similar areas.

Bud will track toward the north-northwest the next several days, keeping the powerful tropical system off the coast of Mexico. However, it will track close enough to bring heavy rainfall to parts of the country.

Comment: This is no good news for western Mexico. The state of Jalisco, in particular, which will be affected by Bud, has just been hit by flash floods. See here for some dramatic pictures and footage.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 3 at hockey match in Odisha, India

Rajesh Mohanty
The Telegraph India
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 17:38 UTC
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Lightning killed three persons during a hockey match at Sagbahal village in Talsara police limits, nearly 80km from here, on Sunday.

The three, all in their 20s, are among the seven persons killed in lightning strikes across the state on Sunday. Other than the hockey players, three were killed in Balasore and one in Mayurbhanj.

Those killed in the hockey match, which was being watched by a crowd of 700-800 villagers, have been identified as Rabi Narayana Tanty, Sumanat Gouda and Susanta Goudain.

Eyewitnesses said the victims had stopped the match midway and took shelter under a big banyan tree when it started to rain heavily.

The match was being played between the host village and a neighbouring village with a goat as the trophy.

Comment: Additionally across Asia over the last 2 days lightning strikes have killed 2 children in Pakistan, another 2 in Nepal and one individual in Calcutta, India.

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Lightning strike burns house down in Scotland

Mattha Busby
Independent
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:11 UTC
House destroyed by fire after lightning strike in Scotland
© @impaulharperThe roof of a detached house stands ablaze following a lightning strike.
A lightning strike set a house on fire which went on to destroy the property near Glasgow.

As flames tore through the home in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, residents in neighbouring properties watched and posted photos of the scene on social media.

The blaze could be seen burning through the roof.

The resident family - a couple and two children - managed to safely escape after neighbours alerted them to the blaze.

Comment: The nature of weather is changing and the danger associated with it is increasing: For more information on our changing planet, check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Three people struck by lightning at Patterson Park, Baltimore


cbslocal.com
Sat, 09 Jun 2018 10:49 UTC
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Two kids and one adult have been struck by lightning, according to Baltimore fire officials.

Fire chief Roman Clark confirmed the lightning strike happened near the tennis courts in Patterson Park Saturday afternoon.

"She just said that they got struck by lightening, just be careful," Ashley Blackford of Baltimore said.

Baltimore fire officials say the victims were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

"I mean, we've had rain for the last month. You just don't expect something horrible to happen from it," Kim Jolley of Baltimore said.

The identities of the victims or any other information has not been released.

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Cloud Lightning

Unusual outburst of red sprites during storm over Europe, and cosmic ray mapping expands


Sapce Weather
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:44 UTC
Red Sprites
© Martin PopekRed Sprites June 8, 2018 @ Nýdek, Czech republic


Sprite lightning storm over Europe

This weekend, a powerful mesoscale convective system (MSC) of thunderstorms over central Europe produced a furious outburst of sprites. "It was unreal," says Martin Popek of Nýdek, Czechia, a veteran photographer of the upward directed bolts. "I recorded more than 250 sprites in only 4.5 hours of observation! That's nearly as many as I typically see in the entire summer thunderstorm season."

This is a jellyfish sprite--so called because it resembles the eponymous sea creature. Jellyfish sprites are typically very large, stretching as much as 50 km between the tops of their heads to the tips of their tentacles below. "Regular jellyfish sprites are associated with very strong positive cloud-to-ground lightning strokes in the underlying convective storms," notes lightning scientist Oscar van der Velde of the Technical University of Catalonia, Spain.

However, not all of the jellyfish were regular. Some were "decapitated"--without heads. "I recorded about 20 sets of tentacles only," says Popek.

Here is one example of many:

Comment: We're seeing a surge of unusual phenomena on earth and in tandem similar changes are happening in our skies: For more, check out SOTTs monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Lightning caused more deaths than floods, landslides across India in 2015 - with 2,641 fatalities


The Times of India
Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:49 UTC
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On June 8, 2018, at least 11 people were killed and 13 got injured in lightning strikes in Bihar.

Few are aware that lightning has been killing more people than other natural causes like floods, landslides, etc
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In 2015, it claimed 2,641 lives when the total deaths due to natural causes stood at 10,510.

Surprisingly, lightning is not considered a natural disaster and victims are not entitled for financial compensation.

Here are some facts about lightning deaths you should know...


Comment: Sott Exclusive: Shocking weather! Lightning fatalities across the planet on the increase

29 killed in lightning strikes in 24 hours across Bangladesh - 112 such deaths in May so far

Lightning strikes have killed 65 people and 69 cattle across Cambodia so far this year

Lightning strikes kill 3 in Rwanda - over 50 such fatalities so far in 2018

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Man dies after lightning strike in Maumelle, Arkansas

Susan El Khoury
kark.com
Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:27 UTC
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A 27-year-old man is dead after lightning struck while he worked on a water main project in Maumelle Friday.

Family is remembering Tyler Grisham as a devoted husband and father to his 2 young daughters.

"He was one in a million," said Grisham's Father-in-law Wade Boughner. "Whatever you needed Tyler was there."

Boughner says his family's world shattered when they got the news.

"He was here one minute and then just blink of an eye he's gone. He never even had a chance," Boughner said.

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