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Busy street is hit by lightning before sparks come down like pouring rain in Shenyang, China

Julian Luk
Daily Mail
Mon, 15 May 2017 20:20 UTC
A flash of white bright light appeared over Heping Road as the lightning struck on Thursday
A flash of white bright light appeared over Heping Road as the lightning struck on Thursday
A dashcam footage has captured the terrifying moment a flash of lightning struck a busy road in China.

The footage was filmed on May 11 during the rush hours in Liaoning province, Chinese media reported.

Bright sparks were seen pouring down onto the road full of vehicles.

The 23-second clip, posted to Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo, had attracted 37 million views in the past few days.

It was believed to be filmed by the dash cam on a vehicle travelling on Heping Road, Shenyang, at around 5pm on Thursday.

The beginning of the clip shows the car driving down the road during a thunderstorm.

Suddenly a flash of white bright light appeared over the busy street.

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15ft high dust devil filmed in Oswestry, UK

Liz Dunphy
Daily Mail
Mon, 15 May 2017 18:31 UTC
The giant dust devil first gathered into clouds of dust before it concentrated into a compact spiral of whirling dust and wind. The phenomenon is usually found in arid environments
The giant dust devil first gathered into clouds of dust before it concentrated into a compact spiral of whirling dust and wind. The phenomenon is usually found in arid environments
This is the incredible moment a huge dust devil, more commonly seen in deserts, was caught on camera swirling around an industrial park - in SHROPSHIRE.

Managing director Stuart Jones was walking across his site when the piles of dust suddenly whipped up several feet into the air in front of him.

He managed to get his phone out and film the dust swirling around the yard like a mini tornado.

His one-minute video shows the 15ft high dust devil gathering pace as it moves around the site before it eventually fizzles out.

The phenomenon, which is known as a dust devil, is more common in desert or arid landscapes.

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On this day in 1697 the worst British hailstorm on record wreaked havoc

JP Asher and Layth Yousif
The Comet
Mon, 15 May 2017 15:55 UTC
Hailstones bouncing off the pavement
Hailstones bouncing off the pavement
The outbreak of extreme weather today in 1697 saw a young man 'keeping sheep' unfortunately lose his life after his eye was ripped from its socket by the killer ice - as hailstones bigger than fists fell from the heavens and smashed houses, glass and even oak trees.

The murderous ice piled up to 5ft high in Hitchin after the fatal storm began at 9am, wreaking its deadly havoc until 2pm.

And according to the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation, in its 2016 book Extreme Weather, there has been no more serious hailstorm in Britain in the last 350 years.

Sir Hans Sloane, the then-secretary of the Royal Society, received word of the storm from Hitchin apothecary Robert Taylor, who told of 'a sharp storm of hailstones, seven and eight inches about'.
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Waterspout filmed in Lee County, Florida


nbc-2.com
Sun, 14 May 2017 17:14 UTC
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A small area of showers popped up Sunday morning on the NBC2 First Alert Live Doppler Radar, just offshore from the Lee County islands. As it tracked inland, around 8:45 a.m., this shower produced a brief waterspout over the Caloosahatchee. The location is approximately between Gulf Harbour Yacht and Country Club in Fort Myers and the Cape Coral Yacht Club.

As of 10:30 am, there were no reports of any damage.

This video was taken by Tom Hendricks.

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Lightning strikes kill seven persons in Bihar, India


The New Indian Express.
Sun, 14 May 2017 16:27 UTC
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Seven persons, including three children were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them in Bihar today, police said.

A 30 year-old woman Gulo Devi and her one-year-old son were killed when lightning struck their house in ward number one of Sakhatia bazar under Gopalpur police station area in Bihar's Naugachhia police district, Gopalpur police station in-charge Shiv Yadav said.

In Sitamarhi district, two persons, identified as Shivji Pandit (45) and Sanjay Ram (35), were killed in different villages of Bathnaha police station area after lightning struck them, Bathnaha police station in-charge S K Sharma said.
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Lightning bolt kills 5, injures 2 others in Andhra Pradesh, India


India Today
Sun, 14 May 2017 16:15 UTC
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Lightning struck a tiny village in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh this evening, killing five persons and injuring two others.

According to Information and Public Relations Minister Kalva Srinivasulu, nine villagers tried to take shelter in a small shed in the village fields at Kalugodu under Gummagadda mandal following rain this evening.

"Suddenly, lightning struck the shed killing five persons. Two others were also injured in the incident," the minister told PTI over phone.

Others had a lucky escape.
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Lightning strikes kill 9 across Bangladesh


bdnews24.com
Sat, 13 May 2017 08:00 UTC
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At least nine people have been killed as lightning strikes different parts of the country for the second consecutive week.

The deaths on Saturday were reported in Naogaon, Khagrachhari and Brahmanbaria districts, just a week after lightning killed 16 people across the country.

Two farmers were killed in lightning while working in Atari Upazila of Naogaon, Superintendent of Police Mozammel Haque said.

Another person died at the same Upazila. He was returning home with cattle when the lightning struck him.

A seven-year-old schoolboy died after being hit by lightning in Mohadebpur Upazila of the district. The boy was on his school's veranda when he was hit by lightning.
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Dark tornado flips vehicles and cuts power to 9,000 homes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana


RT
Sat, 13 May 2017 18:44 UTC
Baton Rouge tornado
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Louisiana residents are counting the cost of storm season after a tornado cut power lines and flipped vehicles in Baton Rouge.

Jaw-dropping footage shows the damage caused by a dark twister that tore through parts of Louisiana's second largest city.

According to ABC's WBRZ 2, the EF-1 tornado touched down Friday morning with wind speeds reaching up to 90 miles (145km) per hour.
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6 killed in lightning strikes across Odisha, India


The Pioneer
Sat, 13 May 2017 08:55 UTC
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As many as six persons were killed and five others injured after being struck by lightning at different places in the State on Friday afternoon.

According to information, two persons, Krushna Chandra Raul (50) and Debraj Behera (24), were killed and three others sustained injuries in Ichhapur village under Cuttack district's Athagarh police station. All these persons were in crop fields and sitting under a tree when lightning struck them. The three injured have been shifted to the SCB MCH in Cuttack. Similarly, one person was killed in a village in Kendrapada district.

Besides, three persons were killed and two others injured after explosives for stone blasting went off accidentally in lightning strike in Ganjam district.
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Intense hailstorm in United Arab Emirates cracks car windscreens


Gulf News
Thu, 11 May 2017 19:56 UTC
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Moderate to heavy rain and hail hit different parts of the northern Emirates, including Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah on Thursday afternoon.

Thundershowers were continuing over some parts of Hatta on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology.

Fujairah police urged motorist to exercise extra caution while driving on the roads and to abide by traffic rules.

Police patrols have been deployed on the roads to regulate traffic as rainwater filled many interior roads and highways.

Shaikh Khalifa Road in Fujairah witnessed heavy rain and hail causing damage to several cars.

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