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Flooding in Zadar, Croatia after 280mm (11 inches) of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:15 UTC
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Torrential rainfall of almost 280 mm in 24 hours fell in Zadar, Croatia, causing damaging floods in the city.

Many roads schools and hospitals in Zadar were closed as a result. Local media report that a bridge was completely destroyed by raging flood water.

Local emergency services received over 1,000 calls for assistance. Since yesterday authorities and emergency services have helped drain 127 flooded buildings.

Local media say that 242 mm fell in just 4 hours. According to Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Državni hidrometeorološki zavod - DHMZ), 279.6 mm fell in 24 hours to 12 September. DHMZ says the average rainfall for the month of September in Zadar is 105 mm.

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Lightning strikes kill 4 and injure 17 in Madhya Pradesh, India


India Today
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:42 UTC
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Lightning strikes killed four persons and injured 17 others in three separate incidents in Seoni, Hoshangabad and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh.

While two persons were killed in Seoni this afternoon, one person each died in Hoshangabad and Sehore districts yesterday.

In Seoni, two farmers died when they were struck by the bolt from sky this afternoon in Turiya village, located in the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve, Kurai police station sub-inspector SB Sharma said.

"The incident occurred when the two farmers were standing under a tree amid heavy rains when they were hit by lightning, killing both of them. The duo are identified as Insaram Bhondve (45) and Nandkishore Bhondve (35)," Sharma said.

Comment: Other fatalities caused by lightning strikes across southern Asia in the past week include a woman in Cambodia, with 4 deaths across Bangladesh while in India 2 were killed Odisha, 2 in Tamil Nadu and a farmer and his cow in Karnataka.

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Woman killed by lightning in Port Morant, Jamaica

Shanna Kaey Monteith
The Gleaner
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:03 UTC
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A St Thomas woman is dead after she was reportedly struck by lightning while at her home in Port Morant yesterday.

She has been identified as 33-year-old Marsha Whyte of Works Yard in the community.

It's reported that Whyte was at home yesterday when she went to catch water from an outside pipe during the rain and was struck during a lightning storm.

Whyte was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A post mortem is to be conducted to determine the cause of death.
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Nearly 40,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours lit up the sky in southwest California

Veronica Rocha
Los Angeles Times
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:48 UTC
A volatile storm brewing over Southern California produced nearly 40,000 lightning strikes and threatened to bring more rain Monday, forecasters said
© National Weather ServiceA volatile storm brewing over Southern California produced nearly 40,000 lightning strikes and threatened to bring more rain Monday, forecasters said
A volatile storm brewing over Southern California produced nearly 40,000 lightning strikes and threatened to bring more rain and thunderstorms Monday, forecasters said.

The lightning and in-cloud flashes were observed in the last 24 hours over Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties, with the most activity occurring Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. In one instance, forecasters recorded more than 5,000 lightning bolts in the area over a three-hour period.

"That's a lot," said meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie of the weather service in Oxnard.

Although the storm brought plenty of lightning, rain totals were less than half an inch in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. The greatest rain total was observed at Sudden Peak, which received .44 inches.

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Power surge: 800 lightning bolts strike San Francisco in one day


RT
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:25 UTC
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© Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP

After a spell of intense heat in the Bay Area, a huge storm finally broke over San Francisco on Monday, unleashing more than 800 lightning strikes in mere hours, according to the National Weather Service.

Starting around midday, the lightning blitz continued after night fell, treating locals to a spectacular light show.

The incessant storm forced the baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and their California rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to be delayed, as bolts of lightning rained down around the stadium.

According to local news station KRON 4 a worker at San Francisco Airport was struck during the barrage of lightning strikes.

The worker was operating an aircraft towing vehicle when he was struck. Luckily he did not sustain serious injuries and wasn't even taken to hospital.
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San Francisco meteorologists baffled by bizarre isolated winds that whipped Bay Area

Amy Graff
SFGate
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:11 UTC
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© PG&E outage mapA surprising wind storm caused power outages in San Jose and elsewhere on Monday Sept. 11, 2017.
The gusts knocked some communities while others areas were completely still

KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson said wind storms gusting up to 40 miles an hour ripped through parts of the South Bay last night but should calm down today. Highs in the 70s to 90s with mostly cloudy skies.

Meteorologists are baffled by strong wind gusts that ripped through concentrated pockets of the Bay Area early Monday morning, while other areas remained completely still.
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Storm chaser battles to record 117 mph winds in Florida Keys during Hurricane Irma

Mike Wright
The Telegraph
Sun, 10 Sep 2017 18:32 UTC
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© Agence France-PresseStorm chasers recorded winds of up to 117mph on the Florida Keys
A storm chaser has demonstrated the full force of Hurricane Irma as he attempted to stand up against its lashing winds in the Florida Keys.

Juston Drake, a meteorologist, was filmed stumbling backwards as he battled winds exceeding 100mph in Saddlebunch Keys, just off the mainland Florida.

Wearing a paintball mask, which was quickly ripped from his face, Mr Drake is almost blown off his feet at points as he attempts to get a wind speed reading.

The footage emerged as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida, with the eyewall hitting the Keys, which are a string of islands off its south coast.
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Why Hurricanes Irma & Harvey are so powerful - it's cosmic rays not CO2

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:50 UTC
Hurricane Harvey
© Agrees Latif / ReutersHouses partially submerged in flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, Texas, US
With Hurricane Irma bearing down on the west coast of Florida with 140 mph winds, and last week Hurricane Harvey drowning Texas, there is much talk of CO2 causing the weather intensity changes. Why is it that longer term cycles, cosmic rays and the grand solar minimum are not discussed as causes in intensification for the changes globally we are seeing. I present my findings that cosmic rays are causing the extreme weather we are seeing and a timeline for more intensification based on feedback loops of more cloud cover due to a weakened magnetosphere allowing cosmic rays to form more clouds between 15,000-18,500 ft in the Earth's atmosphere.

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Ahead of #Irma 'water is literally being sucked out of Tampa Bay'

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That
Sun, 10 Sep 2017 17:42 UTC
Hurricane Irma
When a hurricane approaches, there is storm surge that piles up water, but when it is out at sea, especially in shallow waters, the vacuum effect of the low pressure of the storm can suck water away from the shores. Offshore winds also play a big role. Such is the case here. This photo, taken by Dana Young and posted on Twitter, shows the effect.

She writes:
Hours before Irma hits, the water is literally being sucked out of Tampa Bay. I took this photo at the end of my street. This was at Albany and Bayshore 15 min ago.

Comment: See also: Hurricane Irma: Florida declares State of Emergency as storm upgraded to Category 5 - UPDATES

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Satellite images reveal eerie 'face' of Hurricane Irma


RT
Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:11 UTC
Hurricane Irma
© NASA
Satellite images have revealed a spooky, face-like formation in the eye of Hurricane Irma as the deadly storm is poised to make landfall in the US.

After roaring its way along the Caribbean leaving a trail of carnage in its wake, the Category 4 hurricane is now set to crash into the coast of Florida, with Governor Rick Scott warning that the state is facing the "most catastrophic" storm it has ever seen.

NASA has been sharing satellite images and timelapse videos as the hurricane hurtled through the Bahamas and Cuba, leaving at least 22 people dead and destroying countless homes, businesses, and even hospitals.

The images convey the immense ferocity of the storm as it barrels along its way, though several social media users have noticed an even more chilling feature in some of the pictures - the appearance of a face.
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