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Heavy rainfall kills at least 8, causes landslides and flooding in Greater Recife, Brazil

The Rio Times
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:17 UTC

According to the Fire Department, eight people died this Wednesday, July 24th, as a result of the heavy rainfall that has been affecting the Metropolitan Region of Recife (RMR) since dawn.

The storm also brought down walls and trees and caused several flooding points, hindering bus traffic. In some neighboring cities, school classes have been canceled.

Two deaths recorded by the Fire Department occurred on the Estrada do Passarinho, in the Recife area, and another in the neighborhood of Dois Unidos, also in the capital city of Pernambuco. Two other deaths were confirmed in Águas Compridas, in Olinda. There were also three deaths recorded in Caetés, in Abreu e Lima.

On Estrada do Passarinho, Natalicio Vicente da Silva, 69, and Ivonete Maria da Silva, 63, are victims of a barrier landslide.

Death toll due to floods reaches 108 in Nepal

India Today
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:42 UTC

The torrential downpour has affected around 35 of the 70 districts across the country.

The death toll in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains since last two week in Nepal has risen to 108, with 33 others still missing, the country's Home Ministry said on Wednesday.

At least four people were killed, and seven others went missing in flash floods in western Nepal's Lamjung district on Wednesday.

In addition, nine other people have sustained injuries in the incident, Chief District Officer Dijan Bhattarai told ANI.

The identities of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, albeit they are believed to be workers at a hydropower project in the region. The infrastructure at the hydropower project has also been damaged due to flash floods.

At least 73 people killed by lightning in 24 hours across 3 states of northern India

The Logical Indian
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:51 UTC

As monsoon batters India, incidents of death due to lightning are being reported across the country. At least 73 people died and many more were injured due to lightning in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. While Bihar reported 39 deaths, Jharkhand reported 28 and Uttar Pradesh reported six.

In Jharkhand, six people died each in Jamtara and Latehar, four in Chatra, three each in Garhwa and Dumka, two each in Giridih and Pakur, and one each in Dhanbad and Deoghar.

In Jharkhand, six people died each in Jamtara and Latehar, four in Chatra, three each in Garhwa and Dumka, two each in Giridih and Pakur, and one each in Dhanbad and Deoghar. Three in Dhanbad and Latehar, and two in Chatra were also injured. Rs four lakh ex-gratia has been announced to the victims' families by both Jharkhand and UP government.

Lightning strikes kill at least 32 in a day across Bihar, India

India Today
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:34 UTC

FILE PHOTO: Lightning strikes over Jaipur,

At least 32 people, including women and children, were killed and over a dozen injured in incidents of lightning strikes across Bihar in last 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday.

Eight deaths were reported in Jamui, seven in Aurangabad, five in Banka, three each in Bhagalpur and Rohtas districts followed by two deaths in Nalanda and one death each in Gaya, Munger, Katihar and Araria districts.

Comment: Just two days earlier lightning killed another 32 in 24 hours across the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Cape Cod hit by rare tornado

Theresa Waldrop
CNN
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:41 UTC

EF-1 tornado rips through Cape Cod communities

Cape Cod was hit by a rare tornado Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

There were reports of downed trees and power lines but no known injuries, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency spokesman Christopher Besse said.

More than 50,000 customers were without power as of 6 p.m. ET, energy company Eversource said.

Of the 1,253 tornadoes that the United States has on average each year, Massachusetts sees only one, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; only Alaska and Rhode Island average none.

Video from CNN affiliate WHDH showed extensive damage to the Cape Sands Inn in West Yarmouth. Megan McGuire, who told the affiliate that she and her mother took shelter between beds at the inn, said she'd never seen anything like it in the 24 years she's been vacationing on Cape Cod.

"It was shocking," McGuire said.

Man dies after being struck by lightning on Indiana lake

theindychannel.com
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:10 UTC

A coroner says a man died of cardiac arrest after being struck by lightning while boating on a northern Indiana lake.

Marshall County Coroner John Grolich says 65-year-old Richard Eberhardt and a friend were trying to reach shore at Lake of the Woods after a strong storm blew in Saturday, causing several lightning strikes in the area. Lightning struck hit Eberhardt before their pontoon could make it to shore.

Grolich says CPR was started immediately and emergency responders were dispatched, but Eberhardt was pronounced dead at the scene.

Eberhardt's friend was not injured.

Source: AP

Hailstorm events on the rise in Alberta

Lyle Adriano
Insurance Business
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:52 UTC

Alberta is seeing an increase in the number of hailstorms it is experiencing this year - a troubling trend that has insurance experts worried.

More than 40 major hail storms have come through the province each summer, and over the last decade, these storms have caused billions of dollars' worth of damage.

"In the last decade, the number has been about $1 billion that the insurance industry has paid in severe weather damages across the country," Insurance Bureau of Canada director of consumer and industry relations Rob de Pruis told Global News in an interview.

Pruis added that in 2018 alone, the insurance industry paid in excess of $1.9 billion for severe weather damage claims.

Comment: A couple of the more notable reports from the province this July: 'Nothing left but the crying': Powerful hailstorm destroys pea crops on 20 farms in Mannville, Alberta

Calgary hit by huge hailstorm

Monsoon death toll tops 650 with 10 million affected as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia

France24
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:24 UTC

In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (pictured) states cut off because of flooding

Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region.

More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam states cut off because of flooding.

In Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, lightning strikes killed 37 people in separate incidents, a disaster management official told AFP. The latest fatalities took the northern state's toll to 228 dead.

Lightning kills 32 in a day in Uttar Pradesh as monsoon batters India

RT
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:46 UTC

At least 32 people have died in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and many more were injured across the country after being struck by lightning, the deadliest weather event in India, which claims over 2,500 lives every year.

Lightning claimed the lives of at least 32 people across 10 cities and districts in Uttar Pradesh in northern India, the authorities reported Sunday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and ordered the district administrations to provide compensation to the relatives.

The strongest summer Jet Stream to hit the Pacific Northwest EVER!

Cliff Mass
Weather and Climate
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:41 UTC

An extraordinary weather event has been occurring above our heads during the past 24-hour. A record that was not only broken, but shattered to little pieces.

The strongest summer jet stream ever observed over the Pacific Northwest.

The jet stream is a narrow current of strong winds in the upper troposphere (roughly 25,000 ft to 35,000 ft above sea level). It is often the conduit for storms and is associated with a large temperature gradient (change in temperature with horizontal distance) in the middle and lower troposphere. Winds in the jet stream are westerly (from the west) and aircraft like to fly in the jet stream going east, while avoiding it going west. You are now Jet Steam certified!

The ECMWF 12-h forecast for 5 AM this morning for the wind speed at the 250 hPa pressure level (about 35,000 ft) clearly shows the jet stream, with the orange/red colors being the strongest winds.

Comment: View in addition: Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Record jet stream as Earth's atmosphere shifts to Grand Solar Minimum pattern