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Flooding in S.C. traps drivers, 1 dead as hurricane Joaquin bears down


CBS
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:43 UTC
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© WSPAA driver was rescued Thursday morning after his truck fell into a sinkhole that opened up due to flash flooding in Spartanburg, S.C. The man was one several drivers trapped by flooding in Spartanburg County. One person died.
Officials in South Carolina say one person has died in street flooding in Spartanburg as the East Coast braces for drenching storms.

Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger tells local news outlets the death occurred early Thursday when several cars were submerged in flash floods.

The victim's name hasn't been released.

CBS Affiliate WSPA reports that one man was rescued Thursday morning after his vehicle was swept off the road where a culvert had washed out. Doug Bryson with Spartanburg County Emergency Management said the man, who'd managed to cling to a tree, was taken to a hospital for treatment.

There was no immediate word on his condition.
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Post-It Note

Hurricane Joaquin to hammer U.S east coast with serious flooding, strong winds

Alex Sosnowski
Accuweather
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:47 UTC
While there are still scenarios that would take Hurricane Joaquin out to sea, the possibility of the hurricane reaching the Eastern United States coast is gaining merit.

Joaquin Strengthening; Mid-Atlantic Coast on Alert for Weekend

Joaquin is forecast to continue to gather strength just northeast of the Bahamas during the next couple of days before it begins its northward run along the East coast. The system is forecast reach Category 3 strength.

The storm will bring pounding surf, dangerous seas, strong winds, drenching squalls and flash flooding to the central Bahamas. Wind gusts could reach between 75 and 100 mph on some of the islands.

As a result Joaquin will threaten lives and property in the Bahamas through Thursday, before turning northward.

Joaquin Track Scenarios
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The most likely scenario is for Joaquin to be guided westward this weekend with possible landfall between North Carolina and southern New Jersey on Sunday.

Exactly where the system rolls ashore and progresses inland will define the worst conditions in terms of wind and flooding. It is too early to say for sure exactly where Joaquin may move onshore.
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Should Joaquin track into northeastern North Carolina, conditions may get very nasty over the Delmarva Peninsula with significant rain, wind and coastal flooding westward to the Chesapeake Bay, including the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas. Conditions could approach that of Isabelle.
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Cloud Precipitation

Typhoon Dujuan causes flooding in eastern China


newscontent.cctv.com
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:52 UTC
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© EPAHeavy rain brought by Typhoon Dujuan lashed east China's Ningbo City, causing floods and cutting road access.
Typhoon Dujuan wreaked havoc coupled with astronomical tide in the coastal city of Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, after making landfall on Tuesday morning.

Many embankments collapsed and sea water flooded the nearby fishermen houses.

Local authority and border police station deployed over 30 staff members to evacuate residents and bring them to safety.



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Spectators are swept by huge waves brought by Typhoon Dujuan while watching tides of Qiantang River at a dike on September 29, 2015 in Hangzhou, China.
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Cloud Lightning

Vicious thunderstorm crashes through Queensland, thousands left without power after 10,000 lightning strikes hit Brisbane

Aneeta Bhole, Lucy Mae Beers and Marta Azzi and AAP
Daily Mail, UK
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 06:47 UTC
Lightning storm in Brisbane
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More than 4,500 homes in Brisbane have been left without power after a severe storm hit the Queensland capital just after 2.30 pm on Tuesday.

Properties were without power after 10,000 lightning strikes hit the city of Brisbane.

Flights at Brisbane Airport were also delayed in the chaos, while reports of road accidents were recorded in the Chermside, Greenslopes and Auchenflower area, reported 9news.

Severe weather warnings were cancelled by the Bureau of Meteorology at around 4.15pm who commented in a statement that: 'The immediate threat of severe thunderstorms has passed however thunderstorms are still occurring in the area with small hail possible.'

Brisbane residents were battered by both hail and torrential rains, as large thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland.

Dark clouds moved over the city just before 3 pm on Tuesday after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the region.

Comment: Such storms may not be so "unusual" when seen as an isolated event. Recently however, this region in Australia has been battered by 'golf-ball sized' hail, an enormous sinkhole swallowed part of a beach and campsite and the area was rocked by 2 earthquakes as powerful as an 'atomic bomb'- in the strongest shakes in nearly 100 years. Is this normal or usual?

Keep informed on these increasingly chaotic, global events by viewing the monthly SOTT Earth Changes Summary.

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning kills one in India


Kaumudi Online
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:12 UTC
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Rain wreak havoc in hilly regions of Kozhikode causing damages and losses. A woman died after being struck by lightning. The dead has been identified as Kattippara Mampalikkara Surendran's wife Pushpa.

At Parappan Koyilil three houses were damaged after a tree fell on it. More agricultural and financial losses are being reported as it continues to rain heavily.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike kills one, hurts three other in Cambodia

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:07 UTC
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A lightning strike killed one worker and injured four others while they were loading cassava onto a truck in Battambang province's Kamrieng district on Sunday afternoon, police said yesterday.

According to Pich Kin, the O'Da commune deputy police chief, survivors told authorities that they were loading cassava to take it into Lumphat village when a torrential rainstorm swept in, but the five continued working.

"Suddenly, the lightning struck - and it sounded like a bomb - right into the cassava pile where they were loading them onto the truck. It hit Sem Borie hard and he died instantly at the site," Kin said, referring to the 25-year-old victim. "Another four workers including a four-month pregnant woman fell unconscious."

Pean Manet, a technical officer at the Kamrieng district police station, said that the two women injured in the lightning strike, Thear Keun, 20 and Yi By, 22, were treated at the Ta Krei commune health centre.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill three in Sri Lanka


Hiru News
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:29 UTC
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Three persons including two women died due to lightning during the last few hours since last evening.

A 54-year old resident of Attanakadawala at Bakamuna in Polonnaruwa who accompanied his wife for a bath last night died on the spot by lightning.

Moreover two women died by lightning while they were asleep in their house of Handawalpola at Diddeniya in Kurunegala yesterday.
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Cloud Precipitation

Floods damage homes and schools following 7 days of rain in Honduras

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:04 UTC
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© Copeco HondurasLandslide in Ciudad del Ángel, Honduras.
Heavy rain has caused flooding in several departments of Honduras over the last few days, according to the country's civil defence agency, Copeco. Heavy rain has also affected several other countries in Central America, including Panama and Guatemala.

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Damage to homes, schools and roads has been reported around the capital, Tegucigalpa, and in the surrounding department of Francisco Morazán. The wall of a supermarket collapsed as result of the heavy rain. No injuries were reported. The heavy rain has also caused several landslides, and caused damage to the storm water drainage system in La Cabaña areas of Tegucigalpa.

River levels are also high, in particular the San José, Guacerique and Sabacuante, according to Copeco.

The authorities have issued three flood warnings over the last 7 days. Yesterday Copeco issued a green (low) level weather warning for the next 48 hours for the nine departments of Copan, Ocotepeque, Lempira, Santa Barbara, Comayagua, La Paz, Francisco Morazan, Valle and Choluteca.

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© CopecoHeavy rain forces a wall to collapse near a supermarket in La Kennedy, Honduras.
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Cloud Precipitation

Golf-ball-sized hail reported in Brisbane, Australia


abc.net.au
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 14:17 UTC
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© Bec RobinsThe deluge caused isolated flash flooding in Indooroopilly.
No major damage has been reported after a hailstorm passed over south-east Queensland this afternoon.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 2:30pm, warning of heavy rainfall and large hailstones near Brisbane's CBD.

The storm had earlier been near Logan before it moved north-west toward the city.

The bureau said "golf-ball-sized hail" was reported at Indooroopilly at 2:15pm, with small hailstones reported south of Brisbane.

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strikes kill two people in Ariyalur, India


The Hindu
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 13:53 UTC
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Two persons were struck dead by lightning in two different incidents in the district on Saturday.

Seven goats also died in the lightning strike.

In the first incident, Palanisamy (58) of Sathamangalam was reported to have struck dead while grazing goats in the village along with seven goats. Two others sustained injuries and were rushed to the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital.

In another incident, Thaiyamuthu (65) of Lalgudi, who was visiting her daughter, was killed while grazing goats at Vilagam in the district.
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