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Lightning hits airplane in rare strike over Iceland

Paul Fontaine
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:46 UTC
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Lightning struck WOW Air's TF-GAY airbus as it took to the skies today, and an alert Icelander captured the moment on video.

As can be seen, a bolt of lightning struck the plane early in its flight. A plane being struck by lightning may be uncommon enough as it is, but in Iceland, the occasion is even more uncommon - lightning is a very rare sight in this country, as the weather seldom creates the conditions that make it happen.

Amazingly, the plane was undamaged, and continued on its merry way from Keflavík to Paris without incident.

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4 killed by lightning strikes in Nepal


My Republica
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:49 UTC
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Four persons were killed in lightning in separate parts of the country on Monday.

According to police, Dhankala Khadka, 60, of Narikot-7 and Bina GC, 26, of Badikot-7, Mulpani of Pyuthan district were killed in lightning. They were seriously injured in the lightning and breathed their last while undergoing treatment at Pyuthan District Hospital, Bijuwar.

Police said that Madhu Thapa, 25, and Akash Thapa, 14, were injured in the incident.

Likewise, Amit Mangbo, 5, was killed when lightning hit Memet-8 of Panchthar district.

Similarly, Nirmala Khadka, 13, died after being hit by the thunderbolt in Tilanla-2 in Solukhumbu district. Sovit Maya Khadka, 45, and Tola Khadka, 23, were injured in the incident, according to police. They are receiving treatment at Phalfu Hospital.
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Lightning bolt kills 2 siblings in Madhya Pradesh, India


WebIndia123
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:38 UTC
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Two siblings were killed when they were struck by lightning at Bhurwani village last evening, police said.

Roop Singh (15) and his sister Durga (12) died on the spot following the mishap while their uncle Hema sustained burns. His condition was stated to be out of danger.

In a separate incident, a boy, who was grazing cattle, sustained burn injuries after being struck by lightning at Valan village. His two cows and as many buffaloes were killed in the incident. The boy's condition was stated to be stable.
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Unusual Atlantic storm: Matthew may hit US as Category 5 Hurricane next week


Sputnik
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 02:32 UTC
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The unprecedented South Caribbean Hurricane remains on path for a direct hit with Kingston in the next 48 hours in what would be Jamaica's worst natural disaster in history before menacing the East Coast of the United States.

Matthew continues to intensify in the Southern Caribbean with the 8pm EDT advisory showing the storm with winds of 150 MPH and pressure at 940 millibars (MB).

The system is nearly stationary near a critical turning point adding tremendous unpredictability to its path. Everyone in the storm's potential path are advised to prepare with Hurricane warnings issued for Haiti and Jamaica.

Hurricane Matthew's path is further uncertain due to mechanical issues of the US Air Force Hurricane Hunters reconnaissance aircraft preventing a full update during the 8pm EDT advisory.

Additionally, the National Hurricane Center's satellite and radar systems over the Caribbean are suffering technical issues and have been down for nearly one hour. Despite this lag, those in the Caribbean should prepare.

UPDATE: The forecast track has Matthew splitting between Jamaica and Haiti before taking a Northwestern turn into the East Coast of the United States after the tropical system made a full 360 degree circle during a major intensification phase.

Comment: In other words, they don't know how bad this is going to be, but it's bad right now.



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4 killed as Hurricane Matthew begins whipping into Haiti, Jamaica


Fox News
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
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Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew drenched Jamaica and Haiti on Monday, flooding streets and sending many people to emergency shelters as the Category 4 storm approached the two countries. Two deaths were reported in Haiti, bringing the total for the storm to at least four.

Matthew had sustained winds of 140 mph as it moved north, up from 130 mph earlier in the day. The center was expected to pass just east of Jamaica and near or over the southwestern tip of Haiti early Tuesday before heading to eastern Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

"We are looking at a dangerous hurricane that is heading into the vicinity of western Haiti and eastern Cuba," said Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist with the center. "People who are impacted by things like flooding and mudslides hopefully would get out and relocate because that's where we have seen loss of life in the past."

Many were taking that advice. In Jamaica, more than 700 people packed shelters in the eastern parish of St. Thomas and the Salvation Army said there were about 200 people at its shelters in Kingston as it put out a call for mattresses and cots.

Comment: See also: Hurricane Matthew to show horrific cost of Clinton Foundation theft from Haiti

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Powerful downburst damages Florida homes in seconds

Casmira Harrison and Katie Kustura
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:07 UTC
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© WESH2"It only took about five to ten seconds for all this to happen," said resident Ray Del Greco
The last thing Susan Selesky expected Thursday was to be awakened from a nap by a tree penetrating her roof.

So it's understandable she compared a strong afternoon storm to some of the hurricanes that have lashed her Florida Shores neighborhood.

"I've been through Charlie, Frances and Jeanne and this was worse than all three of those," Selesky said. "It scared me worse."

Selesky's home was one of at least three damaged by the strong storm as winds knocked down several large trees and took down a few power lines, according to Edgewater Fire Chief Stephen Cousins. Crews from Florida Power & Light were in the area working to restore power Thursday. And more than 100 homes in the area were without power, according to FPL's power map.

"We're not exactly sure the spacial extent of the winds, but it was definitely a downburst with straight-line winds," said Meteorologist Jessie Smith of the National Weather Service of Melbourne.
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Lightning bolt kills 2 in Sylhet, Bangladesh


The Financial Express
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 16:41 UTC
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Two people were killed in a lightning strike in front MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in the city on Sunday morning.

One deceased was identified as Abdul Mukit.

Witnesses said the thunderbolt stuck them as they were standing in front of the emergency unit of the hospital around 8.30am, leaving Mukit dead on the spot and another unidentified man injured.

The injured was admitted to the hospital where doctor declared him dead, according to a news agency.
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Update: Death toll due to lightning strikes climbs to 9 in Rajasthan, India


Press Trust of India
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:03 UTC
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Three more persons including two women were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 9 in the state.

Taijabai Bagri (40), a resident of Saimle village of Jhalawar district was killed last evening after being struck by lighting while she was working in the field, police said.

In a separate incident, Sugnabai Bheel, a resident of Khajuri village, was killed after she was struck by lighting.

The minor was rushed to a government hospital in Jhalawar but doctors declared her as brought dead, police said, adding the bodies of the deceased were handed over to family members after postmortem.

Harnavdashahaji, Chipabarode and Chhabra areas of Baran district witnessed light to moderately heavy showers with thunders and sky lighting yesterday afternoon.

Five women labourers, Chandabai, Seema, Manbhar, Santosh and Balchandibai, were killed after they were struck by lightning while working in the fields at three different places in Balapura, Harnavdashashaji and Deegod-Jagir area, ASI of Harnavdashahaji Police Station, Mohanchand, said.
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Sprites and lightning captured above hurricane Matthew

Jonathan Belles
The Weather Channel
Sat, 01 Oct 2016 18:45 UTC
Sprites above Hurricane Matthew
© Frankie LucenaSprites seen near Aruba and Colombia high above Hurricane Matthew from a vantage point 400 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

As major hurricane Matthew rapidly intensified into a Category 5 just north of Colombia, something peculiar was lighting up the skies far above Matthew's devastating winds and gargantuan waves. Lightning was electrifying the skies for hundreds of miles around Matthew's eyewall and eastern feederbands.

But this wasn't entirely the normal lightning that you think of that zig-zags its way to the ground. Although lightning was also striking the Caribbean Sea below, there were also upper atmospheric lightning strikes, called sprites, exploding above the high thunderstorm cloud tops below.



Comment: A couple of weeks ago an enormous 'jellyfish' sprite was photographed over the Caribbean Sea. Rare red sprites have also been captured this year over Texas and Arizona.

Electric universe theory provides rational, intelligible explanations for such atmospheric phenomena as sprites, ball lightning, plasma discharges, noctilucent clouds, lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes. For more information on this and much more read, Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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Waterspout filmed on the James River, Virginia

WAVY TV 10
You Tube
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 19:14 UTC
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Water spout spotted on the James River

Heather Berry Saunders captured this video while riding the Jamestown Scotland Ferry to Surry, on the James River, Sept. 30, 2016

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