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Enormous waves wipe away balconies in Tenerife, Canary Islands


Pirate FM
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:11 UTC
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© RTVCGiant wave
Enormous waves are battering buildings on the north coast of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.

According to local reports 39 people have been evacuated from their homes, although fortunately nobody has been injured.

Footage uploaded to social media by Nelson Acosta shows the gigantic waves sweeping out of the sea and crashing into the side of a high-rise building, brushing away the railings from concrete balconies.

The turbulent sea has also battered the southern coast of the island according to Huffpost Spain, where the windows of a hotel restaurant were reportedly broken while several people were dining.

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Big tornado filmed in mid Canterbury, New Zealand

Jamie Morton
New Zealand Herald
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 10:48 UTC
The twister was captured by local resident Alesha Plew as she and her husband were driving along State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.
The twister was captured by local resident Alesha Plew as she and her husband were driving along State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.
A tornado has rolled through Canterbury this afternoon.

The twister was captured by local resident Alesha Plew as she and her husband Richard were driving along State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.

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At least 7 killed as powerful snowstorm blasts across huge swath of US


The Associated Press
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:22 UTC
Pedestrians walk through snow and ice in Manhattan on November 15, 2018 in New York
Pedestrians walk through snow and ice in Manhattan on November 15, 2018 in New York
The first snowstorm of the season to hit the New York City area brought several inches of snow, slowing Thursday's evening commute to a crawl, after contributing to at least seven deaths as it swept across the country.

From St. Louis to the South and into the Northeast, snow, freezing rain, and in some parts, sleet, made driving tricky and closed schools Thursday.

In New York City, the wet snowfall and wind gusts Thursday downed numerous tree branches. Police advised people to stay indoors and avoid the roads. Commuters also were advised to avoid the Port Authority Bus Terminal - which is also used by some to travel to New Jersey - due to overcrowding.

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Cyclone 'Gaja' makes landfall in south India, kills 11 people

Mayank Bhardwaj
Reuters
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:08 UTC
A fallen pole and a damaged motorbike are seen in a road after cyclone Gaja hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, November 16, 2018.
© REUTERSA fallen pole and a damaged motorbike are seen in a road after cyclone Gaja hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, November 16, 2018.
A cyclone made landfall in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday, killing at least 11 people, uprooting trees and knocking down electricity poles after more than 80,000 people were moved out of its path to safety, officials said.

Cyclone "Gaja" made landfall in the early hours of Friday but then weakened as it moved inland, K. J. Ramesh, director general of the state-run India Meteorological Department, told Reuters.

Eleven people were known to have been killed, said an official from the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority.

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Double trouble: Twin tornadoes touchdown in Turkey


RT
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:16 UTC
Turkey tornadoes
© RuptlyThe tornadoes descended on the coastal Turkish village without warning on Sunday afternoon.
A serene day at the beach was rudely interrupted by not one but two giant tornadoes that suddenly marauded through a provincial town in southern Turkey.

While the vast majority of the residents and tourists evacuated Salinas beach on Sunday, a few foolhardy photographers stuck around to film the massive sea spouts as they swept across the surface of the Mediterranean sea.
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"Considerable damage" to fruit crops from major hailstorm in Chile


Freshfruitportal.com
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:25 UTC
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A major hailstorm has hit fruit production in Chile's central and southern regions, and although damage assessments are still being made, it seems that there have been significant losses for numerous crops including cherries.

The adverse weather event struck on Monday between the Metropolitan and Biobio regions, with the most severe impacts being reported in the foothill areas of the mountains.

While there was also heavy rainfall, most of the damage to fruit production was caused by unusually large hailstones, which appear to have had the biggest impact in the central O'Higgins region.

The storm comes at a key time as harvesting ramps up for many fruits including cherries, blueberries and stonefruit. However, evaluations on the full impact on the country's fruit production are not expected to become clear for some time.

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Three unusually early snows make Kansas City weather history

Robert A. Cronkleton
Kansas City Star
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 01:00 UTC
Kansas City snow
© JOHN SLEEZER The Kansas City Star
If you think winter weather has come early to the Kansas City area this year, you're not wrong.

The first snow came on Oct. 14, when Kansas City had its earliest measurable snowfall in more than a century - .2 of an inch at Kansas City International Airport.

That broke a 120-year-old record. The last time it snowed this early in Kansas City was on Oct. 17, 1898, when 3.3 inches of snow fell, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill.

The average first measurable snowfall date for Kansas City is Nov. 28.

The metro's second snow, 1.3 inches at KCI, came on Thursday.

And on Monday, Kansas City had its third winter storm, which dropped 1 to 3 inches of snow across much of the metropolitan area. KCI reported .5 of an inch of snow.

This is only the third year in the city's 131 years of recorded weather history where it has seen three measurable snow events by Nov. 12. The other two years were in 1898 and 1992, according to the Weather Service.
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Qatar again hit by heavy rainfall - 6 months rain in just a few hours


France24
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 11:55 UTC
A motorist drives through the flooded streets,
© Xinhua/NikkuA motorist drives through the flooded streets, due to the heavy rainfall in Doha, capital of Qatar, Nov. 11, 2018.
Thunderstorms brought heavy rains, strong winds and fresh flooding to the desert state of Qatar on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, as bad weather battered the region claiming lives.

Some areas of Qatar received almost half-a-year's worth of rainfall in just a few hours as thunderstorms struck, said the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD).

It said a northwestern part of the country received almost 31 mm (more than an inch) of rainfall, compared to the emirate's annual rainfall of 77 mm.


Comment: For details of the first event in October, see: Desert state Qatar drenched by floods as almost a year's rain falls in ONE day.

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Winter is coming: Timelapse video shows 'snow tsunami' covering Siberian city


RT
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:27 UTC
Snow in Siberia
© Reuters / Ilya Naymushin
An ominous video of a snow tsunami covering the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk reminds us to brace ourselves for the coming winter.

This winter, before complaining about running out of your house to heat your car in the morning, consider that the unfortunate residents of Krasnoyarsk Siberia are currently lucky if they can get their door open in the first place.

If it wasn't enough that the city's residents have to deal with temperatures as low as -50°, on Sunday, the Siberian Times posted a timelapse video to their Twitter account which captures a massive snow cloud rolling over the city like a tsunami. The video has been viewed about 12,000 times, provoking awe over the power of nature, along with stress over the coming seasonal-struggles of winter.

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12 months' worth of rain in 2 days and unexpected snow hit New Zealand's South Island


tvnz.co.nz
Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:36 UTC
Bridge collapse on South Island, New Zealand
© RNZBridge collapse on main road between Christchurch and West Coast, South Island, New Zealand on October 8, 2018.

A massive dumping of spring snow hit South Canterbury today, leaving the town of Fairlie looking like a winter wonderland.

Spring lambs were also feeling the cold, caught out by the unexpected snow.

One Fairlie resident told 1 NEWS: "I think it's global warming gone mad, November the 9th and look at it, it's incredible, who would have forecast this?"

The weather made for an unexpected day off school for kids, some who were out and about on their bikes embracing the novelty.

Road snowfall warnings have been put in place for Arthur's Pass and Porters Pass (SH73).

The snow comes as NIWA says the amount of rain which fell on one West Coast glacier between 12am Wednesday and 9am today was more than Christchurch typically gets in a year.


Comment: See also: Road closures as spring snow hits South Canterbury, New Zealand

Stormy weather: Woman swept away by floodwater in New Zealand - Over half a metre of rainfall in 24 hours

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