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Severe weather blows roofs from buildings, brings unseasonal snow and 'giant hail' to New South Wales, Australia


ABC Online
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 07:22 UTC
Storm damage in Kurri Kurri, NSW
© Nick HansenA tree down on a car in the main street of Kurri Kurri.
A roof collapse has sent two people to hospital as rain and hail caused widespread damage across NSW, with the bureau predicting more "giant hail" and destructive winds into the evening.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned "giant hail and destructive winds" were possible with thunderstorms over the North West Slopes and Plains, parts of the Upper Hunter and inland parts of the Mid-North Coast.

Areas that could be affected this evening are Port Macquarie, Taree, Armidale, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge.

The dangerous weather caused the roof of a community centre to collapse in the Hunter Valley town of Kurri Kurri, near Cessnock, just after 2:00pm.

Two people were taken to Maitland Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while everyone else inside the centre was accounted for.
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Lightning bolt kills two teenagers in Botswana

Boikany Sarefo
The Voice
Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:12 UTC
Lightning
Lightning
Two teenagers will be laid o rest today at Tobela settlement near Shakawe village after they were struck by lightning last weekend.

When giving a police update yesterday (Friday), Senior Superintendent Samuel Kgomo of police District No5 told this publication that the two siblings, a 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl were struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon as they were running from one house to another in their yard.

Their 63-year-old father who reported the case told the police that as it rained hard the deceased insisted on moving from the house they were in, as it had a porous roof, to another house in the yard. "Unfortunately as they tried to seek refuge at another house during the storm, they were struck by lightning and died".

Kgomo said the lightning further struck the house they were running to and burnt it to ashes.

Kgomo said it was imperative that people practice precaution measures during rain storms to avoid being struck by lightning. "Running in the rain as well as using cell phones are some of the examples that people should desist from when it is raining," he said
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19 dead after strongest typhoon in 16 years strikes southern Vietnam

Kristina Pydynowski and Adam Douty
AccuWeather.com
Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:07 UTC
Typhoon Damrey
© STR / AFPA women recovers a wooden window as she walks past heavily damaged houses at the coastal commune of Hai Thinh.
Damrey, the strongest typhoon to make landfall in southern Vietnam in 16 years, has left at least 19 people dead with hundreds of homes destroyed.

Damrey made landfall in southern Vietnam, near Nha Trang, with the equivalent strength of a Category 2 hurricane in the eastern Pacific or Atlantic oceans.

Not since Lingling in November 2001 has a typhoon that strong struck Vietnam south of Qui Nhon.

Damrey has left at least 19 people dead across central and southern Vietnam, according to Reuters.

Homes were damaged and destroyed. More than 370 homes had collapsed with the roofs of 1,000 others torn off. Hundreds of electricity poles were knocked down as trees were uprooted.

While the most destructive winds targeted Nha Trang and surrounding communities, the threat for flooding and mudslides expanded over a much larger area as heavy rain spread northward across central Vietnam and into the neighboring mountains of Laos.

Rainfall topped 130 mm (5.10 inches) in Nha Trang, while nearly 255 mm (10 inches) of rain inundated Qui Nhon in the 24 hours ending Saturday evening, local time.

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Large rare tornado strikes near Adana in southern Turkey


Sott.net
Thu, 02 Nov 2017 07:31 UTC
Tornado near Adana, Turkey
© haberum
A large rare tornado struck Adana's Karataş district in southern Turkey on October 29, 2017. There were no reports of injuries although at least 5 houses were damaged.

After forming as a waterspout in the Mediterranean Sea the tornado was on the ground for about 80 seconds around Kesik Mahallesine reports haberum.

A local resident Ahmet Avşar, who has lived in the area for 67 years, said it was the first time he had ever witnessed such a phenomenon.


Comment: Some other rare tornadoes have formed around the planet in recent times including countries such as Netherlands, Mexico, United States, Russia and China.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 students in Tamil Nadu, India


The Times of India
Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:13 UTC
Image for representation
Image for representation
Two ITI students, who were on the terrace of their house in Anakaputhur, died on Monday night after being struck by lightning. The two were using mobile phones -one was attending to a call and the other victim was listening to some songs.

Police identified the victims as Lokesh, 19, and his friend Kishore, 17, both students of a private institute. Kishore had come to Lokesh's house for group study . Since it was raining, they both decided to climb to the terrace and sat on a brick holding a huge black umbrella.

While Lokesh was speaking over mobile phone, Kishore was listening to songs with earphones connected to the mobile. At 8.28pm, Lokesh's mother, seeing the lightning flashes, called out for the duo to come down.

"When the lightning struck, the power supply went off and the street lights broke causing panic among residents," said an investigating officer.

Comment: Elsewhere in Asia recently 3 farmers were killed by a lightning bolt in Sri Lanka

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Lightning bolt kills two schoolgirls in South Africa


news24
Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:06 UTC
Image for representation
Image for representation
Two children, eight-year-old Nomcebo Shabala and 13-year-old Amahle Sithole were struck and killed by lightning last Tuesday while walking to Mandlethu Primary School in Msinga.

Family and friends are devastated by the loss of these two young girls.

A Cogta spokesperson said that the frequency of lightning incidents in summer has increased because of climate change. An awareness campaign, in partnership with municipalities, is being undertaken in schools.

In the past two weeks, thunderstorms have occurred in the area and it is important to know what action to take.

The SA Weather Service points out that lightning occurs with every thunderstorm - it is a build-up and discharge of electrical energy between positively and negatively charged areas in the atmosphere, and clouds.
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Ferocious electrical storms, incredible cloud formations and giant earthworms emerge from ground

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:19 UTC
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© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Intense cold fronts known as the Arctic vortex descend through N. America and Europe the last days of October. The colliding warm and cold air masses have created some of the most beautiful cloud displays that nature offers on our planet. Additionally ferocious electrical storms across the east coast of Australia with record flooding where giant earthworms a meter / 3 feet long emerge from the ground.


Comment: See also: Electric universe: Lightning strength and frequency increasing and Picket fence auroras and plasma ropes, electrical phenomenon in Earth's skies intensifies

The Electric Universe model is clearly explained, with a lot more relevant information, in the book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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Waterspout filmed near Ludington, Michigan


fox2detroit.com
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:03 UTC
waterspout
A funnel cloud spotted over on the west side of the state Tuesday in Ludington. It formed over the city as a form of hail and strong winds swept through the area.

Someone captured video of the funnel cloud outside the junior high and high school.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids confirmed the sighting of the funnel cloud in a Facebook post.

The National Weather Service explained it started as a water spout over Lake Michigan, underneath a developing shower which grew tall enough to form graupel.

"Waterspouts dissipate fairly quickly after reaching shore, but the funnel cloud can persist and any remnant ground circulation could produce a wind gust over 50 mph before diminishing," the National Weather Service wrote.

Graupel is granular snow pellets, and also sometimes called soft hail. The National Weather Service confirmed you can see graupel in the video as well.

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Typhoon Saola brings record rainfall to Kyushu in Japan; 400 mms (nearly 16 inches) in 24 hours


Kyodo News
Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:13 UTC
People are seen outside JR Nagoya Station on Sunday afternoon
People are seen outside JR Nagoya Station on Sunday afternoon
Typhoon Saola traveled along the Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu on Sunday after bringing record rainfall to Kyushu, with the weather agency saying the typhoon will next dump heavy rain in the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan.

The season's 22nd typhoon was moving 170 kilometers west of Miyake Island in central Japan as of 6 p.m. Sunday, with an atmospheric pressure of 975 hectopascals, it was heading north-northeast with winds of up to 162 km per hour.

In Kyushu's Miyazaki Prefecture, more than 400 millimeters of rain was recorded in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, a record in the region.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the public to expect high winds, flooding of rivers and mudslides in wide areas of Honshu. The typhoon is expected to become an extratropical cyclone by Monday morning.

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Huge lightning bolt filmed striking a hotel balcony in Gladstone, Australia

Stephen Johnson
Daily Mail
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:16 UTC
The lightning strike caused sparks to fly only centimetres from an outdoor table on the balcony
The lightning strike caused sparks to fly only centimetres from an outdoor table on the balcony
This is the terrifying moment lightning struck centimetres from a hotel balcony.

Terror came to Tim Allfrey and his young family as they stayed at the Oaks Grand in Gladstone.

The Newcastle man captured the bolt on his camera phone as storms and heavy rain swept across central Queensland on Monday night.

Less than 30 seconds earlier, he was shooting panoramic footage of the regional city showing the bleak, grey night skies momentarily flashing pink as lightning was striking on the horizon.

Then, a white bolt of lightning causes sparks to fly centimetres from an outdoor table on the balcony.

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