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Snowstorm creates havoc on Colorado mountain roads, power outages in 45,000 high country homes

Jack Queen
Summit Daily News
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:01 UTC
Summit county resident Ron Gilligan clears snow off his driveway in the Summit Cove neighborhood Monday, Oct. 2 near Dillon.
Summit county resident Ron Gilligan clears snow off his driveway in the Summit Cove neighborhood Monday, Oct. 2 near Dillon.
The first major snowstorm of the season came in force overnight Sunday, battering the mountains with heavy, wet snow that clogged traffic, cancelled school and left more than 10,000 high country homes without power into Monday morning.

Simultaneous closures at major choke points on Interstate 70 at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel and Vail Pass left drivers marooned in Georgetown and at a shelter in Vail, which soon filled to capacity.

"It's been a long morning," said Colorado State Patrol Sergeant Patrick Williams. "Welcome to winter, right?"

Despite the mayhem and lengthy mop-up efforts, which started to wrap up at around 9:30 a.m., Williams said he was not aware of any serious injury or fatality crashes in the Summit County or Vail Pass area.

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Monthly rainfall record smashed in one day in Bundaberg, Australia; 339mm (13inches) in 24 hours

Toby Crockford
Brisbane Times
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:54 UTC
Major flooding reaches the heart of Bundaberg.
© Melbourne Hotel BundabergMajor flooding reaches the heart of Bundaberg.
Severe weather has drenched and damaged the Queensland coast with power outages, flooding, intense rainfall and what locals in one city believed to be a "tornado" striking on Monday.

Bundaberg was battered by wet and wild weather resulting in the all-time rainfall record for October being knocked out of the park in just one day.

The city recorded 286mm in the six hours to 6.30pm with a total of 339 millimetres falling in the 24 hours prior, smashing the October rainfall record of 280 millimetres.

In addition, more than 3000 properties were without power in Bundaberg and significant flooding had taken hold across the city.

Emergency services in the area had responded to more than 90 calls for help by the early evening, including roof damage, minor house flooding and fallen power lines.
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Lightning bolt kills 3 fishermen in Rajshahi, Bangladesh


The Star (Bangladesh)
Sun, 01 Oct 2017 16:15 UTC
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Three fishermen were killed in lightning strike during storm at Baghmara upazila of Rajshahi this noon.

The deceased Abul Hossain, 40, Jalal Uddin, 38 and Khorshed Alam, 50, were residents of Barabihanali village of the upazila, our Rajshahi staff correspondent reports quoting Nasir Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Baghmara Police Station.

Mahbubur Rahman, chairman of Barabihanali union said a thunderbolt struck the trio while they were fishing in a water body around 12:30pm, leaving them dead on the spot.

On information, Fire Service and Civil Defence divers rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies, the chairman said.
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Microburst caused storm damage in Ottawa, weather agency confirms


CBC.ca
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:27 UTC
Ottawa storm damage
A tree felled during a severe storm in Ottawa on Sept. 27 landed on a car at Woodlawn Avenue and Monk Street in the Glebe. (Submitted by Carolyn Brule)


Britannia Yacht Club recorded wind gust of about 160 km/h at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday

A rapidly moving column of sinking air called a microburst is likely to blame for the damage caused when a powerful storm moved through the National Capital Region Wednesday afternoon, Environment Canada says.

The Britannia Yacht Club on the Ottawa River recorded a wind gust of about 160 km/h at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, the weather agency said in a French-language notice posted on its website Friday. Staff at the club confirmed the reading to CBC Thursday.

Winds moving that fast are consistent with F1 tornadoes, but microbursts can also cause winds at speeds of more than 100 km/h.

Damage was spread over an area stretching about seven kilometres, Environment Canada said, adding that the data contained in its notice is preliminary and doesn't constitute a final report.
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Man swept away by swollen river after heavy rain hits eastern Japan; 4 inches in an hour


The Asahi Shimbun
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:22 UTC
National Route 127 in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, was blocked by flooding on the morning of Sept. 28.
© Hayato MuraiNational Route 127 in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, was blocked by flooding on the morning of Sept. 28.
Torrential rain in the Tokyo metropolitan area caused landslides and flooding that disrupted train services and stranded motorists on the morning of Sept. 28.

One person was reported swept away in a river in Yokohama, and nearly 2,000 residents were issued evacuation orders in Chiba Prefecture.

Although the heaviest downpours have passed, the Japan Meteorological Agency is still urging people to take precautions against possible disasters.

In the hour to 5:40 a.m., 87 millimeters of rain fell in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, a record for the city, according to the agency. Four passenger vehicles in the area were stranded on flooded roads around 5:30 a.m.

Futtsu, Isumi and other cities in Chiba Prefecture received about 100 mm of precipitation in one hour, the agency said.
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Lightning bolt kills 2 police constables, injures another in Bihar, India


Outlook
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:35 UTC
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A lightning strike has killed two police constables and injured another in a tent of their training centre in Bhagalpur district, a senior police officer said.

The three persons were in the tent of a constable training centre at Nathnagar when lightning hit the tent at 12.45 am, Senior Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar said.

The constables were rushed to a hospital where two of them were declared brought dead, the SSP said.

The injured constable is out of danger, he added.

Lightning followed rains in Bhagalpur and other parts of Bihar late last night.

Source: Press Trust of India
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Lightning strikes claim 5 lives in Karnataka, India


The New Indian Express
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:29 UTC
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Three children died on the spot when a lightning bolt struck them in an agricultural filed in Yadgir district on Thursday. In another incident in the district, a 42-year-old man also died due to lightning.

The siblings Kareppa Tippannanavar (16), Nagaraj (13), and Nagendramma Tippannanavar (9), were rearing sheep outside Goudagera village of Yadgir talukin the evening when lightning struck.

In another incident at Yanni Wadagera village of Surpur taluk, a man was killed and three others sustained injuries after lightning struck them. While Nagappa Abaleppa, 35, died on the spot, Sabava Hosamani , Jayashri Hosmani and Ayyamma Hosmani sustained injuries. Police said the deceased and the injured were harvesting their field when lightning struck them. The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Vijayapura.

Meanwhile in Koppal, four persons including three women were injured at Adavichikkabavi tanda in Gangavati taluk when lightning hit them. The injured are Paramma, Shivamma, Jalamma and Ramappa, who were admitted to hospital in Gangavati and are said to be out of danger.
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Samothraki in Greece floods after 270mm (10 inches) of rain in 3 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:48 UTC
Flood damage in Samothraki, Greece September 2017.
© Civil Protection GreeceFlood damage in Samothraki, Greece September 2017.
Over 270 mm of rain in 3 hours fell on the northern Aegean Sea island of Samothraki, Greece, causing severe damage roads, cars and buildings, including a health centre.

Images showed streets buried in mud and flood debris over 1 metre deep. Power and drinking water supply has been cut and schools closed. Greek Civil Protection said the city hall and health centre have suffered some of the worst of the damage on the island. However, no deaths or injuries have been reported.

Authorities have declared a state of emergency and teams from Greece's military and civil protection have been deployed to help with recovery efforts.

The heavy rain began to fall on Monday 25 September and continued into the early hours of Tuesday, 26 September. Meteo Greece said that their automatic weather station at Samothraki reported 273.4mm of rain in 3 hours and 309mm in 8 hours.
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Storm-driven tropical seabird discovered in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Ethan Genter
Cape Cod Times
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:00 UTC
Wild Care staff are working to save a rare tropical seabird found Tuesday at LeCount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet
Wild Care staff are working to save a rare tropical seabird found Tuesday at LeCount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet
Wild Care staff is working to save a rare tropical seabird found Tuesday at LeCount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, after it was apparently blown ashore by Tropical Storm Jose, according to a statement from the wildlife rehabilitation hospital.

Wild Care received a call about what was originally believed to be an injured gannet at the oceanside beach but it turned out to be the first masked booby to ever touch down on Massachusetts soil, officials said.

"Much to our surprise, the bird was not a gannet, but instead was a species of booby (a tropical relative of the Northern Gannet)," Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care's executive director, said in the statement. "The bird is very thin, weak and is experiencing respiratory discomfort likely due to a fungal infection. The bird's condition is grave, but we are providing supportive care and keeping it comfortable at this time."
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4 killed in separate lightning strikes across Odisha, India


Odisha Sun Times
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:44 UTC
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At least four people including a woman were killed in separate lighting strikes on Wednesday as heavy rains lashed large parts in Odisha.

According to reports, the lighting struck a man at Govindpur village under Kuchinda block in Sambalpur district.

A woman from Srirampur village under Bari block of Jajpur district and an old man at Chhoti village in Kenndrapara were killed due to lightning strikes.

In another incident, a man at Kenduapada village under Baliapala police station in Balasore district was also hit by lightning and killed.

Meanwhile, the local Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for as many as 23 districts of Odisha.

Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur in Angul, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Malkangiri, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Cuttack, Koraput, Kendrapara, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Sonepur, Bargarh, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Boud and Dhenkanal districts between 2.15 pm and 6.15 pm today, a bulletin of the meteorological centre said.

Comment: Over the last few days lightning strikes have additionally killed 3 in Telangana, India and 2 farmers in Bangladesh.

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