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Heavy rain causes river to overflow in Quito, Ecuador


Floodlist
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:35 UTC
Floods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
© Riesgos EcuadorFloods in Quito, Ecuador, April 2020.
A river broke its banks in Quito, capital city of Ecuador, causing damaging floods in the south of the city on 12 April, 2020.

Flooding was reported in over 20 locations in the south of the city. Two houses collapsed in the flooding in the San Pedro de Guajaló neighbourhood, where the Fire Department were called on to carry out rescues. Around 10 other homes were damaged. No fatalities were reported.

Jorge Yunda Machado, Mayor of Quito, said "All emergency services activated and working in floods south of Quito."

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Easter storm drops up to 15 inches of snow on parts of South Dakota

Makenzie Huber
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:16 UTC
Some parts of the state got up to 15 inches of snow from an Easter snow storm
Some parts of the state got up to 15 inches of snow from an Easter snow storm
An Easter weekend snow storm made its way across South Dakota, dropping more than a foot of snow in some parts of the state.

The storm is expected to continue through Sunday night across southern South Dakota. Several counties in the southern part of the state have been issued a winter storm warning through the day, including Minnehaha County.

Sioux Falls has received over 5 inches of snow as of 1:30 p.m.

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Deadly tornadoes in southern US cause 'catastrophic' damage

Allison Chinchar, Jay Croft and Brandon Griggs
CNN
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 23:12 UTC
Tornado damage
© Twitter / City of Monroe, LA
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused "catastrophic" damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say.

So far, officials say hundreds of structures have been damaged by the storms.

Two people are dead in Lawrence County, Mississippi, according to Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard, saying there were reports of two tornadoes in the area."It's pretty bad," he said "We have downed trees and multiple homes with major damage."

The Mississippi State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the Lawrence County deaths. It said on Twitter that one person had died in Walthall County and there had been three confirmed fatalities in Jefferson Davis County.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency over the storms.

"This is not how anyone wants to celebrate Easter Sunday," Reeves said in a statement. "The state and our first responders are working around the clock and will not rest until this is over. We are mobilizing all resources available to protect our people and their property."

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Lightning bolt kills 2, injures 9 in Khotang, Nepal


My Republica
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:43 UTC
LIGHTNING
At least two persons died and nine others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Khotang district last night.

The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Rajmani Rai and 38-year - old Nirmala Bishwokarma from Kopilasgadhi rural municipality-1 of the district. The lighting along with rain has hurt nine persons.

Nirmala Bishwokarma's daughter Mankala, 14, and son Asan, 6; 45-year-old Dhaniram Rai, 18-year-old Manisha Bishwokarma and 38-year old Man Kumari Rai. They are severely injured.
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Baseball-sized hail pounds Del Rio, Texas

Ruben Cantu
Del Rio News Herald
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:12 UTC
Hail
A severe thunderstorm with strong wind gusts and softball size hail hammered Del Rio Saturday night, causing extensive damage to vehicles, roofs and windows.

Neighbors throughout the city reported large hailstones, ranging from quarter size to golf ball and even softball size in their properties.

A severe thunderstorm warning issued by the National Weather Service alerted residents of Kinney County, Val Verde County and South Central Texas area of the storm, encouraging everyone to seek shelter immediately.

At 8:30 p.m the storm was located 12 miles east of Del Rio, moving east at 25 mph.

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Heavy spring snow, high winds leave thousands without power across New Brunswick, Canada

Brad Perry
Country94.ca
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:44 UTC
Very few vehicles were out on Bathurst streets on Friday during heavy snow and highway winds.
© Gail Harding/CBCVery few vehicles were out on Bathurst streets on Friday during heavy snow and highway winds.
Heavy snow and strong winds have knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses across New Brunswick.

NB Power's online outage map shows more than 2,700 customers without power as of 9:30 a.m. Friday.

More than 260 customers are in the Kennebecasis Valley-Fundy region while more than 540 others are in Charlotte Southwest.

The utility is also reporting more than 1,000 customers without power in Central York Sunbury, including 266 customers in Fredericton.

There is no word from the utility on the lights will be back on.

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Hailstorms cause heavy damage to fruit crops in east China


Fresh Plaza
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:57 UTC
fruit dam
Hailstorms suddenly arrived in east China on 4 April to 5 April. Production areas in Pingdu, Laizhou, and Laiyang in Shandong suffered heavy damage.

The hailstones damaged cherry trees, pear trees, peach trees, and apple trees. The cherry and peach trees in particular are in the middle of the flowering season, while apples are ripening on the trees. Some of the flowers have already begun to open in some of the warmer production areas.

The impact of these hailstorms was disastrous for the upcoming production volume of cherries and peaches. The overall production volume will be greatly reduced and some farmers may have lost their entire harvest.

Source: ifreshfair.com
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Winter returns to northern New England as potent storm unleashes heavy snow

Mark Puleo
AccuWeather
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:20 UTC
Photos taken by the Dover-Foxcroft police show fallen trees causing power outages in central Maine.
© Twitter/@NWSCaribouPhotos taken by the Dover-Foxcroft police show fallen trees causing power outages in central Maine.
Residents throughout New Hampshire and Maine woke up on Good Friday morning to a blanket of snow far more customary for January than April. An early-spring snowstorm had painted a similar scene across much of northern New England as it lifted off into Atlantic Canada Thursday night.

The National Weather Service (NWS) recorded over a foot of snow in nearly 50 locations, almost all of which were in Maine. In New Hampshire, the areas of Pittsburg, Jefferson and Berlin all recorded over 6 inches.

After Bangor, Maine, recorded one of the least snowy stretches in its history, the storm dumped nearly 8 inches of snow on the city according to a NWS spotter at Bangor International Airport. AccuWeather Meteorologist Ryan Adamson previously noted that the city averaged less than 4 inches of snow in April most years.

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Spring storm brings more rain and snowfall to California - Mountain High resort tops 31 inches of snow


L A Times
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:12 UTC
Mountain High
Mountain High on April 9
Rain and snow continued to fall Thursday on parts of California as a wet spring following a no-show winter pushed back against resurgent dryness that spread over three-quarters of the state this year.

Mountain peaks from the Sierra Nevada to major ranges crossing Southern California glistened with new coats of white as hillsides sported increasingly vivid shades of green fueled by precipitation that began in March after a largely withering January and February.

The latest storm entered the state from the north last weekend and slowly moved down the coast.

In its fifth day, it was still drawing bands of rain into Southern California and producing remarkable amounts of snow at higher elevations.


Comment: Two days prior to the above report 4 FEET of spring snow had already smothered Mammoth Mountain in the same state.

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Spring snowstorm leaves over 264,000 Maine customers without power - up to 21 inches of snow dropped

Gillian Graham and Glenn Jordan
centralmaine.com
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:41 UTC
An ambulance crew checks on a vehicle off the road on the northbound side of the Maine Turnpike in Saco during Thursday's snowfall.
© Shawn Patrick OuelletteAn ambulance crew checks on a vehicle off the road on the northbound side of the Maine Turnpike in Saco during Thursday's snowfall.
A spring storm featuring rain, snow, thunder, lightning and gusty winds knocked out power to more than 264,000 customers across Maine at its peak and created hazardous driving conditions that closed state government.

Central Maine Power reported around 200,000 customers without power in its service area at 9:30 a.m Friday, down from a peak of more than 204,000 earlier in the morning.

Customers in areas hardest hit by strong wind gusts and heavier-than-expected snow should expect to be without power for more than a day and restoration times may not be immediately available as crews wait for safer road conditions, a CMP spokeswoman said Friday morning.

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