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Freak Brisbane storm dumps half a year's worth of rain in ONE HOUR

Kylie Stevens
Daily Mail Australia
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:06 UTC
Brisbane flash floods
© NineSome Brisbane streets turned into rivers as almost 135mm of rain was dumped in the city's east
Brisbane has copped a badly needed drenching from a a wild storm that triggered flash flooding and left thousands of homes without power.

More than 100mm of rain in just over an hour was dumped on the Queensland capital on Wednesday night.

Brisbane recorded one of its highest 24-hour rainfall total in two decades, the amount equivalent to what Brisbane had seen in the previous six months.

The Bureau of Meteorology described the wild weather as a very dangerous storm with extremely intense rainfall.

Up to 3,000 lightning strikes recorded in the state's south-east.

East Brisbane recorded 135mm while the CBD weather station received 130.4mm.

Almost 2,000 homes lost power during the freak storm, with 400 still in a blackout on Wednesday morning, according to Energex.

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Cyclone Belna hits Madagascar killing 9 and making 1,400 homeless


India Today
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:26 UTC
Tropical Cyclone Belna over Madagascar, December 2019.
© MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFCTropical Cyclone Belna over Madagascar, December 2019.
Cyclone Belna has hit northern Madagascar, with nine dead and three missing from the first tropical storm of the season, according to local officials.

Belna blew into the western town of Soalala, where more than 1,400 residents were made homeless because their houses were destroyed, damaged or flooded, Col Elack Olivier Andriakaja of the national catastrophe management office, said Tuesday.

Those displaced have found temporary shelter in primary schools, mosques and district offices but they need food, Andriakaja said.

Many government administrative buildings and roads have also been damaged, he said.

Emergency food rations will be delivered to Soalala by sea, said officials.

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Cyclone in Iceland: Heavy snowfall, power outages and avalanche warnings

Andie Fontaine
The Reykjavik Grapevine
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:00 UTC
Incredible snow amounts in Akureyri, Iceland this morning 11th December!
© Stella ÁrnadóttirIncredible snow amounts in Akureyri, Iceland this morning 11th December!
The cyclone that has been merciful to southwest Iceland is still wreaking havoc elsewhere in the country, and has left extensive damage where the storm has passed.

As reported, roads virtually all over the country are still closed. Despite repeated warnings yesterday that travel should be avoided entirely, some people apparently could not help themselves. RÚV reports that a moving truck was amongst the vehicles that had to be unstuck from blizzard conditions on the road in North Iceland. In fact, there is an avalanche warning for the Westfjords—a region that already is susceptible to them during any given winter.

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Heavy snowfall hits the Alps yet again - 27 inches of new snow in 24 hours

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:39 UTC
Chatel in the Portes du Soleil region
Chatel, Portes du Soleil
After two weeks of generally dry weather it has been snowing hard again over large parts of the Alps.

Ski areas in Switzerland have reported up to 70cm of new snow in 24 hours to start the week. In Austria the biggest dump was in the Arlberg region where Lech (pictured below today) reported a 50cm accumulation and in France up to 30cm (a foot) of snow was reported in the same period in the Chamonix Valley.

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Rare tornado forms at 13,200 feet in Bolivia - Possibly one of the highest-altitude tornadoes ever observed

Matthew Cappucci
Washington Post
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:58 UTC
El Alto International Airport, Bolivia
© Ronaldo Schemidt/AFPEl Alto International Airport is the highest international airport in the world and serves the Bolivian city of La Paz.
A rare tornado touched down near the El Alto International Airport in Bolivia on Sunday, tossing debris into the air and possibly swirling its way into record books as one of the highest-altitude tornadoes ever observed.

The tornado descended Sunday afternoon, causing minor damage as it passed along the northern periphery of the airport and into nearby neighborhoods. El Alto International Airport is the highest international airport in the world at 13,313 feet, serving the city of La Paz.

The whirlwind reportedly came without warning from El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología, Bolivia's equivalent to the National Weather Service. The main weather hazard highlighted before the tornado had been river flooding well to the east amid recent heavy rainfall.


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Cloud Precipitation

Severe storm hits Northern California, causing flooding and rock slides


cbsnews.com
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:28 UTC
Flooding at 15th Avenue and Wawona Street in San Francisco.
© TWITTER / AGUSTININSFFlooding at 15th Avenue and Wawona Street in San Francisco.
A severe storm flooded parts of Northern California, including San Francisco, and led to rock slides near Big Sur this weekend. In San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood, torrential rains overwhelmed intersections and waist-deep floodwaters poured into homes, CBS San Francisco reported.

The storm system will track from the Rockies to the Great Lakes through Monday, the National Weather Service said. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow, gusty winds and hazardous travel conditions.

Storm total snowfall of 4 to 8 inches is expected by Monday evening from North Dakota into north-central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said. Some of the snow will be heavy at times, with accumulations approaching 1 foot over northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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Delays in citrus and leaf vegetable deliveries due to storms in southern Spain


Fresh Plaza
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:36 UTC
floods
Heavy and persistent rains and storms, accompanied by hail in some cases, have hit the southern half of Spain's Mediterranean regions: Almeria, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Between Wednesday and Thursday, the storms have moved towards Castellón and Catalonia.

The worst damages have again been recorded in the Region of Murcia and Alicante, where roads have been cut to traffic and classes have been suspended. The most affected Murcian municipalities have been San Javier and Los Alcázares, where there have been significant floods.

Campo de Cartagena is the area where agriculture has been most affected, even though the rain actually seems to have been beneficial for some producers. Hail has fallen in San Javier, where more than 120 liters per square meter have been recorded.
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Snowflake

Another storm delivers up to 28 inches of snow on mountains at Lake Tahoe in 3 days


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:37 UTC
at the base of Sierra at Tahoe
The base of Sierra at Tahoe
A three-day storm exiting Lake Tahoe Sunday evening has so far dropped about 2 feet of snow on the mountains and a few more inches are expected before the clouds move out of the area.

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe received 16 inches Saturday and leads the Tahoe Basin with 28 inches of fresh snow heading into Sunday.

Several mountain resorts received a foot or over Saturday including Northstar California with 16 inches, Heavenly got 15, Homewood received 13 and Kirkwood got a foot of fresh snow overnight. Sierra at Tahoe received 6 inches.

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Cloud Precipitation

Floods kill at least 12 people in western Uganda as country is battered by torrential rain


News 24
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 19:16 UTC
Red Cross volunteers are assisting with relief and recovery efforts in Uganda
© UGANDA RED CROSSRed Cross volunteers are assisting with relief and recovery efforts in Uganda
Twelve people have been swept to their deaths by floods in western Uganda, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as the East African country is battered by torrential rain.

"We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries," said Diana Tumuhimbise, Red Cross branch manager in the Bundibugyo district.

"The rain started last night and continued until 9:00 am (0600 GMT)," she told AFP on Saturday.

"Several houses have been swept away, roads have been blocked and some washed away completely."

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It's a record: 109,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours for New Zealand


Scoop
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 19:05 UTC
lightning
News from MetService

In the 24 hours leading up to 7am this morning, 109,000 lightning strikes were recorded over New Zealand and our surrounding waters, with 18,000 over the land.

Previously our records had only seen 44,000 strikes over both land and sea.

Thunderstorms can bring localized flooding and downpours which have caused disruptions to travel.
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