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Heavy rain shatters Los Angeles County rainfall records

Hannah Fry
Los Angeles Times
Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:58 UTC
California rain
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Heavy rain that pounded the Southland overnight shattered rainfall records across Los Angeles County and triggered a mudslide in Sherman Oaks that damaged at least one home.

A low-pressure system that originated in the Gulf of Alaska dumped half an inch to nearly 3 inches of rain across Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, said Kristen Stewart, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

Heavy rain was falling across Sherman Oaks shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday when Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to reports of flooding at a home in the 15500 block of Hamner Drive.

When crews arrived, they discovered a debris flow that had damaged the property, said Nicholas Prange, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The extent of the damage to the home was not immediately clear. No one was injured in the debris flow.

The persistent rain also brought enough moisture to rewrite the record books in some areas of Los Angeles County, Stewart said.

Los Angeles International Airport received 1.73 inches of rain Sunday, shattering the record for the day of 0.82 inches set in 2005. A record of 1.51 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles, breaking the prior record of 1.11 inches set in 1975.
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Storm in Oman brings hail, lightning and floods

Lakshmi Kothaneth
Oman Daily Observer
Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:50 UTC
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The weather experts are expecting around 30 to 60 millimeters of rain and hail during the night in most of the regions.

The temperatures are also expected to go down.

The trough of low pressure Al Rahma continues to have direct impact on the Sultanate said Jaifer al Busaidy, the Weather forecaster at the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre. According to him the varied intensity of rainfall, occasional thundershowers associated with fresh wind and hail will continue over the governorates of Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahira, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Al Dakhiliya, Muscat, North Al Sharqiya, South Al Sharqiya and parts of Al Wusta and Dhofar.

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UAE weather: Dubai hit by spectacular lightning, rain storm, hail and flooding

Rory Reynolds
The National
Sat, 21 Mar 2020 19:16 UTC
Motorists try to get through flooding on a
© Chris Whiteoak / The NationalMotorists try to get through flooding on a roundabout near Studio city in Dubai.
Dubai was hit by a spectacular lightning and rain storm on Saturday night, causing flash flooding within minutes.

The sky flashed continuously for almost an hour from 8pm, punctuated by cracks of thunder.

Hail followed and streets quickly filled up with water, in a repeat of the heavy flooding in late January.

Another deluge followed over night.

The storm followed torrential rain and thunderstorms earlier on Saturday that caused roads to flood. The Dubai Marina end of the city appeared to be worst hit.

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Colorado, Nebraska smacked by blizzard as spring began

Brian Lada
Yahoo! News
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:48 UTC
A shopper loads groceries into her sports-utility
© AP/David ZalubowskiA shopper loads groceries into her sports-utility vehicle as a spring storm envelopes Colorado while residents struggle with the spread of coronavirus Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Denver.
Spring officially began on Thursday, in the earliest start to the season in 124 years for the United States, but for Americans living in parts of the Central states, it felt more like the first day of winter as a blizzard swept across the region.

Wind-whipped snow caused major disruptions from the Colorado Rockies through Nebraska with as much as 23 inches of snow accumulating near Nederland, Colorado.

The worst of the snow hit Denver between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. MDT when heavy, blowing snow caused travel to shut down across the city. By the time the storm ended, many areas across Denver had picked up between 5 and 10 inches of snow.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Unusual atmospheric events over deserts and seas


Adapt 2030
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:06 UTC
Tornado in Oued Zem, Morocco on March 15
Tornado in Oued Zem, Morocco on March 15
Changes happening in the atmosphere and becoming more visible planet wide over Morocco double tornadoes sighted in the desert. Double typhoons slamming Australia right where the new Chinese cattle ranches are setting up in N Queensland. More greening areas on the way. Nitrogen Oxide (NO2) levels decreasing in both Italy and China, deceasing factory and vehicle traffic. Carbon Black shortages as N. Italy shuts down. Rich locked down and cant get flights even in their private jets, no permissions given for landing.


Comment: Several tornadoes filmed across Morocco

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Ten million Americans are hit by severe storms as tornadoes flip cars in Texas

Andrew Court
Daily Mail
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:24 UTC
A tornado flipped cars when it roared through Abilene, Texas
© APA severe storm system is making its way across the middle of the country, bringing blizzard conditions, tornadoes and thunderstorms. A tornado flipped cars when it roared through Abilene, Texas Wednesday night
A severe storm system is battering the country, bringing blizzard conditions, tornadoes and thunderstorms, disrupting the lives of more than 10 million Americans.

On Wednesday night, several tornadoes hit towns in Texas, flipping cars and damaging homes.

The National Weather Service confirmed at least two tornadoes hit the Abilene area, west of Dallas, while another tornado later hit near the town of Alvord, 150 miles north.

While no fatalities were reported at either location, the damage was clear in Abilene, where where a van and SUV were seen stacked atop other vehicles in a parking lot on Thursday morning.

The tornado also ripped the roof off one home, according to Fox 4.

Meanwhile, aerial footage from Alvord showed the area scattered with debris and downed trees.

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Storm continues to drop heavy snow on northern Arizona on first day of spring - 25 inches in 5 days


Fox10phoenix.com
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:46 UTC
Snow in Northern Arizona.
© ADOTSnow in Northern Arizona.
Plows were clearing roads on parts of northwest Arizona on the first day of spring after a storm dropped heavy snow and created backups on one major highway.

The Arizona Department of Transportation said roads across the region were snowy and icy Thursday morning.and drivers were urged to postpone travel.

The National Weather Service reported 11.5 inches (299 centimeters) of snow in Flagstaff through 5 a.m. and said snow showers would continue through Thursday.

ADOT said Interstate 40 was open in both directions near Williams about 35 miles (57 kilometers) west of Flagstaff but that it would take time to clear miles of traffic backup.

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All-time record snowfall buries parts of Sweden - 3.25 M (10.7 ft) - Don't tell Greta...

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:46 UTC
Record snow Sweden

The first flakes of the season in Kiruna, Sweden fell back on Sept 30 and from then on have continued relentlessly, with accumulations now comfortably surpassing the region's all-time snowfall record.

On Thursday, March 19 heavy snow fell over Sweden's northern town of Kiruna further adding to the record-breaking 3.25m (10.7 ft) that has already accumulated this season-accumulations that busted the old snowfall record from 1997-98 (solar minimum of cycle 22).

Stefan Sydberg, vice chairman of the municipal council, is reportedly more excited than concerned.

"We have already set a record and we know that it can be another meter before the season is over," he said.

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Roads swamped in Fiji after nearly 7 inches of rain in 24 hours - (UPDATE) 3 killed in landslide


Floodlist
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:28 UTC
floods fiji
Heavy rain of over 200mm in 24 hours has caused flooding in parts of Fiji.

Local media said that hundreds of residents in Nausori, Central Division, on the island of Viti Levu were isolated after flood waters cut roads access. Nausori recorded 222.9mm of rain in 24 hours to 19 March.

Some flooding was also reported in Navua, where buildings were inundated, and in the capital, Suva, where traffic was disrupted.

The Fiji Roads Authority said that a number of roads in the Central Western and Northern Divisions were closed due to flooding.

Flood warnings remain in place for parts of Viti Levu.

Comment: Update: RNZ reports on March 20th:
Three people have died in a landslide in Fiji's Namosi province.

A fourth person is injured.

Police have recovered the bodies where two trucks and a crushing machine were buried in the landslide at about 3pm on Friday afternoon.

Director of the National Disaster Management Office, Vasiti Soko, said the condition of the survivor was not clear.

"Four people were involved in the accident. Details of the incident are still sketchy as I'm still on my way to the site. But I can confirm that of the four people, one has survived while three are dead."


Bad weather in Fiji is likely to continue into the weekend, Ms Soko said

Meanwhile, a heavy rain and flash flood warning is in place for most of Fiji.

The National Disaster Management Office said flooding had closed roads in low lying parts of Viti Levu.

There was a danger of more landslides and the public should notify authorities before trying to clear any slips, it said.


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Heavy rains bring floods to Jakarta and surrounding cities, Indonesia

Chave Weather
YouTube
Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:52 UTC
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Heavy rains bring floods to Jakarta, Depok, Bogor, Cipanas amongst other areas of Java, Indonesia.


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