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First May snow in 15 years hits Mount Hermon as storms sweep Israel

Yair Kraus, Eitan Glickman
ynetnews.com
Mon, 04 May 2026 10:57 UTC
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Snow fell on Mount Hermon in May for the first time in 15 years Monday, as unseasonably cold, stormy weather brought rain to northern and central Israel.

The snow began falling on the upper Hermon, at an altitude of 2,000 meters. Temperatures on the mountain are expected to reach 0 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.

Rain fell in northern Israel and parts of central Israel, accompanied by thunderstorms. The highest rainfall over the past 24 hours was 8 millimeters in Shavei Tzion near Nahariya and in Tzuriel near Ma'alot. Kiryat Shmona and Haifa recorded 6 millimeters.

Strong winds blew across much of the country, and haze was expected in the northern Negev in the afternoon.
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Snowfall in 2 provinces of Türkiye in May


en.Haberler.com
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:47 UTC
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After a significant drop in air temperature in Çorum and Kastamonu, snowfall is affecting high-altitude regions.

Snowfall has begun in the high altitudes of Çorum, where the Meteorology Department predicted cold weather.

Snowfall, which started in the high-altitude villages of the Oğuzlar district, continues intermittently. In Çorum, where the air temperature has also dropped, snowfall is expected to continue intermittently in high-altitude areas.

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Donner Pass chaos: I-80 buried in May Snow in California


vocal.media
Sat, 02 May 2026 19:33 UTC
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Spring Storm Triggers Whiteouts, Closures, and Travel Nightmare

A Historic Pass Strikes Again:

Donner Pass is no stranger to brutal weather. Named after the ill-fated Donner Party of 1846, whose pioneers were trapped by early snowstorms and faced unimaginable hardship, the pass remains one of the most challenging transportation corridors in America. Today, it serves as a critical lifeline for travelers between the San Francisco Bay Area and Reno/Tahoe, carrying thousands of vehicles daily — including many big rigs hauling goods across the country.

This week's storm delivered a harsh reminder of nature's power. Winter Storm Warnings blanketed the region, with forecasters predicting 12 to 24 inches of snow at pass elevations and locally up to 2 - 5 feet at the highest points. Winds gusting up to 80 - 90 mph created dangerous whiteout conditions, reducing visibility to near zero at times and causing multiple spinouts.

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Algeria floods leave 7 dead after torrential rainfall


menafn.com
Sun, 03 May 2026 18:32 UTC
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At least seven people have lost their lives and six others have been pulled to safety after torrential rainfall triggered deadly flooding across multiple regions of Algeria, civil defense authorities reported over Friday and Saturday.

The deadliest single incident unfolded late Friday in M'sila province, approximately 250 kilometres southeast of the capital Algiers, when a utility vehicle carrying 11 people was overwhelmed by a sudden surge of floodwater while attempting to ford the normally dry riverbed of Oued Ain Sebaa in the municipality of Tamsa. The rising current seized the vehicle and dragged it downstream, killing five of its occupants.

Civil defense units mounted a large-scale rescue operation at the site, successfully pulling six survivors from the floodwaters. All six received immediate medical attention before being transferred to hospital for further care.

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18 dead as landslides, floods hit Kenya amid heavy rains

Mustafa Juma
PeopleDaily.digital
Sun, 03 May 2026 17:58 UTC
Floods cover homes in parts of Mombasa County.
© Kenya Red CrossFloods cover homes in parts of Mombasa County.
At least 18 people have died following a series of landslides triggered by heavy rains in parts of the country, as authorities warn of escalating risks linked to the ongoing wet weather.

The National Police Service (NPS), in a statement issued on Sunday, May 3, 2026, said the fatalities were reported in Tharaka Nithi County, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, and Kiambu County, where mudslides have devastated communities, displaced families, and destroyed property.

Rising death toll and destruction

Police said the landslides have caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure, leaving many residents homeless and in urgent need of assistance.

The death toll, which currently stands at 18, is expected to remain under review as search and rescue efforts continue in affected areas. This is a rise from the previous 10 that had been announced by the police earlier.

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Storms triggering floods and landslides kill 4 in northeastern Brazil


en.mehrnews.com
Sat, 02 May 2026 13:54 UTC
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rainfall in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (01.05.2026)
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rainfall in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (01.05.2026)
At least four people, including two children, were killed Friday in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides, authorities said.

Pernambuco's civil defence agency said five others were injured and about 1,500 people were evacuated.

In Recife, the state capital, emergency medical officials confirmed the deaths of a woman and her six-year-old son after a hillside collapsed in the Dois Unidos neighbourhood.

Two more deaths were reported in nearby Olinda, where a 20-year-old woman and her six-month-old son were buried by a landslide in the Alto da Bondade neighbourhood.

Five others were rescued from the same site.

Heavy rains also caused damage in other parts of the Recife metropolitan area and inland municipalities.

Operations at Recife's international airport were suspended for more than five hours because of the storms.

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Early floods devastate Habiganj haors in Bangladesh; Boro farmers staring at heavy losses

Mintu Deshwara
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:10 UTC
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Early flooding has submerged vast swathes of Boro paddy fields across Habiganj's haor areas, leaving thousands of farmers in uncertainty at the peak of the harvesting season.

According to Additional Deputy Director Deepak Kumar Biswas of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Habiganj, paddy on 3,360 hectares have gone under water as of noon today, affecting more than 1,500 farmers.

An estimated 10,840 tonnes of ripe paddy have already been lost, he said.

Of the total affected land, 1,207 hectares are in Ajmiriganj upazila, with the rest spread across haor areas in other upazilas. However, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) could not provide a breakdown of the damage outside Ajmiriganj.

Deepak added that nearly 49 percent of the ripe crop remains unharvested, warning that continued rainfall and rising water levels could significantly increase the losses.


Comment: Related report from 3 days prior: Northern Bangladesh faces early flood threat after record rainfall of 17.2 inches in 24 hours

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Heavy rainfall hits South China, causes flooding, residents evacuated - 10 inches of rain in 24 hours and 8 inches in just 3 (UPDATES)


Global Times
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:27 UTC
Stranded residents are transferred on a boat in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 27, 2026. Heavy rainfall hit Qinzhou on Monday.
© Ao Shuaichang/XinhuaStranded residents are transferred on a boat in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 27, 2026. Heavy rainfall hit Qinzhou on Monday.
A short-duration heavy rainfall hit Qinzhou, Qinzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, causing flash floods, and some schools announced class suspensions, local media reported.

According to the local fire department, 25 fire trucks and 150 firefighters were dispatched, and 30 trapped people had been urgently evacuated and relocated as of 11 am.


Comment: Update April 28

AP reports:
Heavy flooding from torrential rain left cars submerged and forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents in a southern Chinese city, state media reported Tuesday.

Rescue crews deployed inflatable boats to help relocate some residents trapped in their homes in Qinzhou city in Guangxi region, official news agency Xinhua reported. Video footage from Xinhua showed rescuers wading through chest-high water and firefighters carrying elderly residents in their arms.

Qinzhou authorities said the city's meteorological station recorded rainfall of over 270 millimeters (about 10 inches) during a 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. on Monday. That was the highest amount recorded there on a single day in April.

The authorities quoted meteorological analyst Lin Nan in a WeChat post saying that such intense rainfall in South China's coastal regions typically occurs only after the arrival of the summer monsoon in mid to late May. It is rare to see such a heavy downpour in late April, Lin said.

On Tuesday morning, schools across the city resumed classes and traffic ran normally in most places, according to a news outlet operated by the Chinese emergency management authorities.
Update April 29



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Giant hailstones strike near Springfield, Missouri - smashing up cars and killing an emu at zoo

Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Scientific American
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:49 UTC
This is a huge hail stone that fell near Springfield, MO
This is a huge hail stone that fell near Springfield, MO
Hail pellets the size of softballs pelted the area near Springfield, Mo., on Tuesday, reportedly damaging cars, homes, and gas meters and even killing a 21-year-old emu at a local zoo.

Hail is basically made up of balls of frozen rain—during thunderstorms, as warm air carries rain droplets high up into the atmosphere, the rain freezes. As more water layers on top of a frozen droplet, it forms a hailstone. Some of the largest hailstones can fall as fast as 72 miles per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

This week's hailstorm was "unusual" but "not unheard of" in the region at this time of year, says Alan Gerard, a former NOAA meteorologist and founder of the newsletter Balanced Weather.

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Deaths by lightning: An unsettling reality - Study shows nearly 4,000 killed from 2010-2023 in Bangladesh

Dwoha Chowdhury
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:44 UTC
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As farmers across the country worked in the fields on Saturday to bring in the season's largest rice harvest, 10 of them were killed by lightning in seven districts.

That very day (April 18), lightning also killed two fishermen.

These deaths once again highlight how Bangladesh's rural workforce remains dangerously exposed, despite government pledges to mitigate the impact of one of the country's deadliest weather hazards.

For the family of Abdul Kalam, a farmer who died after being struck by lightning in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Saturday, the loss is immediate and devastating.

His father, Abu Bakar, said, "My son died from lightning and left behind twin seven-year-old sons and a toddler daughter. Of my five sons, he was the only one who stayed with us and was the breadwinner of the family. Now, at the age of 70, I don't know how my family will survive."
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