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Utah, US: Girl dies, father hurt in crash caused by sinkhole


The Associated Press
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:29 UTC
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© Utah Highway Patrol
An image provided by the Utah Highway Patrol shows the wreckage of a car that ran into a sinkhole.
A 15-year-old girl died after heavy rains caused a huge sinkhole to open on a Utah highway, swallowing one vehicle and causing her father's SUV to careen off the road.

Authorities said the crash that killed Justine Barneck and injured her father, Michael Barneck, late Wednesday night happened when the road collapsed in front of them, leaving a patch of asphalt on the edge of the hole that the vehicle hit, causing the fatal accident.

At about the same time, a second car actually went into the 40-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep hole, said Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Todd Johnson. The driver of that vehicle, 37-year-old Helen Paulson, was hurt, but the extent of her injuries was not immediately clear.
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1 Dead, 150,000 Affected in Northeast India Floods


The Seattle Times
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:32 UTC
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© AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
Commuters, riding on a horse cart, cover themselves with a plastic sheet to shelter from the rain in Allahabad, India, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
Heavy monsoon rains have led the mighty Brahmaputra River to overflow its banks and submerge scores of villages in India's remote northeastern state of Assam.

District magistrate Anwaruddin Chowdhury says more than 150,000 people have been hit by floods in three districts of northern Assam.

Chowdhury said Sunday at least one person died after he was swept away by the strong current when he jumped in the river to try to rescue his cattle.

Relief agencies are distributing rice, lentils and salt to tens of thousands of people in temporary shelters set up in schools, offices and other government buildings.
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Cloud Lightning

Idaho, US: Lightning Sparks Off Wildfires Across Valley

Justin Corr
KVTB
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:28 UTC
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© KVTB
Firefighters say lightning is likely responsible for three grass fires early Saturday morning in the Boise area.

Crews responded to a fire off Highway 55 by the Shadow Valley Golf Course, a small grass fire near Broadway and Myrtle and a large fire near Gowen and Orchard.

It made for a busy morning for fire crews, which turned into a busy afternoon as crews continued to fight the fire off Highway 55.

Firefighters said it's just unfortunately that time of year when weather, heat, and fuels combine to create a demand on their resources.

"Last night was very busy when that lightning storm rolled in," said David Cooper, the Boise Fire Battalion Chief. "We had multiple grass fires going on."
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Umbrella

US: Minnesota: Heavy rains flood neighborhoods, metro roads


KARE 11
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:55 UTC

Heavy rains flooded metro neighborhoods and roads, including a half-mile stretch of Interstate 35W near Interstate 694.

Crews closed that section of the well-traveled freeway early Saturday morning, after receiving reports of stalled vehicles. Both directions of I-35W were reopened by around 9:30 p.m.

"With the intense rains we had overnight, the overflow ponds have overflown onto the freeway," said Trooper Kyle Klawiter of the Minnesota State Patrol.
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Cloud Lightning

North Carolina, US: Flash flood slams Cherokee hatchery

Clarke Morrison
Citizen-TImes
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:59 UTC
Thousands of fish were killed when a wall of water swept through the Cherokee Fish Hatchery.

The flash flood washed many of the young trout out of the raceways where they were being raised as well as taking down about 75 feet of fence surrounding the facility, hatchery supervisor Doug Reed said.

The hatchery has about 800,000 fish at any one time. Reed said Saturday he and other workers were still trying to determine how many had been killed as they cleaned up the mess. He estimated the damage at about $30,000-$50,000.

"It overflowed the raceways and poured the fish out onto the ground," he said. "It washed leaves and sticks into the raceways."
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Cloud Lightning

US: Father and Son Both Victims of Lightning, 48 Years Apart

Reshma Kirpalani
ABC News
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00 UTC

A New Jersey man followed the tragic fate of his own father 48 years ago when he was struck dead by lightning during a weekend barbecue with his family.

On Thursday, family members said 500 people from the tight-knit Hammonton, N.J. community attended the funeral to mourn the death of Stephen Rooney, 54, who was "well-known" and a "real nice guy," according to the town's Chief of Police Robert Jones.

On July 3, Rooney, and 25 members of his extended family took part in the "normal Fourth of July kind of antics," at a weekend barbecue--a 30-year family tradition at Rooney's residence at 59 Plymouth Road.
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Cloud Lightning

US: Severe Thunderstorms Cause Delays at Minneapolis Airport

Jonathan Yuhas
KARE 11
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:22 UTC
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and frequent lightning is causing delays for air travelers Friday in the Twin Cities.


As of 2 p.m. the FAA website said travelers were experiencing delays of up to 78 minutes at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Officials expect flights to be affected throughout the day Friday due to backups on the grid and urge travelers to check with their airline for flight status.

Airport spokeswoman Melissa Scovronski says the lightning also temporarily caused air traffic controllers to ground flights Friday morning.

Thunderstorms will continue to move through the Twin Cities with heavy downpours of rain and frequent lightning into the early afternoon. Some of the storms may contain hail and gusty winds at times.

The storms will mainly be north and east of the metro by 3 p.m. but additional storms could redevelop at anytime. The most likely time for dry weather today will be from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. then more storms likely after midnight.
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US: Severe Weather, Flooding Slams Greater Minnesota

Kenny King
KSAX-TV
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:01 UTC
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Friday morning's heavy rains left greater Minnesota wading in flood waters; almost seven inches of rain fell, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Streets in Alexandria, Osakis and Nelson were all reported flooded Friday morning.

Classic Autobody in Nelson reported more than six inches of water poured into his business. The total damage has not yet been calculated.

The media center in the Jefferson High School building in Alexandria was left soaked and soggy following the rain downpour Friday morning.

Kim Fuchs said people near Alexandria Recreational Vehicles on Highway 29 were forced to use a paddle boat to get to the mailbox.

KSAX viewers sent in pictures of what appeared to be significant flooding near the St. Agnes School in Osakis.
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US, Maine: Severe Weather Toppled 200-Year-Old Tree in Littleton

Joseph Cyr
Bangor Daily News
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:49 UTC
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© Joseph Cyr / Houlton Pioneer Times
David Corey of Manchester, Conn., stands next to the massive tree that was knocked down by severe weather on July 6 at his mother Marie Corey’s home on the Foxcroft Road in Littleton. The tree missed the home by about two feet.
A line of heavy thunderstorms that rolled through Aroostook County on July 6 caused a 200-year-old tree on the Foxcroft Road to come crashing down, narrowly missing the home of Marie Corey.

The massive tree, standing more than 100 feet high, missed Corey's house by a mere two feet. Additionally, the high winds scattered several pieces of lawn furniture, some of which blew across the town line and international border into Canada.

Corey's son, David, who lives in Manchester, Conn., was visiting with his mother when the tree was uprooted at about 7 p.m. on July 6. The Coreys also lost power to their home before the tree fell.

"It was crazy," David Corey said. "We heard all the chairs blowing around outside and then we heard, I don't even know what it sounded like. It was loud."
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Igloo

China: Snow Covers Sichuan State Highway 318 in Summer


NTD Television
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:41 UTC

While people in other regions of China, are enduring the hot summer, a bizarre scene of drifting snow covered the Zheduo Mountain section of the Sichuan State Highway 318 on Wednesday.

The snowfall measured more than 12 inches deep. The temperature was less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Heavy snow and fog almost paralyzed traffic on the state highway - as vehicles moved bumper to bumper on the snow-covered road.

While the snowfall was creating a traffic jam, some people enjoyed the unusual sight, and got out of their cars to take pictures.

Tourist: "I came from Nanjing City of Jiangsu Province. I've come to Sichuan for a tour. I never saw snow in July. It is indeed rare. Even in winter, I rarely saw snow in Nanjing."

Meteorologists offer two reasons for the sudden snowfall in summer. The first is the altitude of Zheduo Mountain, which is more than 13,000 feet high. The second reason is the continuous rain with low temperatures in the region.
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