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5,100+ lightning strikes an hour recorded at Northern Rivers, Australia

Samantha Elley
The Northern Star
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:08 UTC
Each dot represents a lightning strike in the past 24 hours.
© lightningmaps.orgEach dot represents a lightning strike in the past 24 hours.
It was a refreshing and awesome display of lightning, thunder and rain that hit the coastal areas of the Northern Rivers last night.

At the height of yesterday's storm when there was hail and the whole bit, lightningmaps.org recorded 5,100+ lightning strikes per hour.

As the storm moved off the coast the numbers dropped to between 2,000-4,000 delivering a beautiful lightning display.

Today will see a medium chance of showers most likely this morning and during the afternoon. Daytime temperaturs will be between 19 and 22 and winds will be southerly.

For the weekend the winds will be from the south and temperatures will remind people Winter is back with overnights reaching only 6-10 degrees.

On Sunday there will be a medium chance of showers in the evening.
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Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead as 27,000 are evacuated in China

Neil Connor
The Telegraph
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:03 UTC
People walk to a vehicle trapped in the flooding caused by Typhoon Hato and the astronomical tide on August 23, 2017 in Guangzhou, China
© BarcroftPeople walk to a vehicle trapped in the flooding caused by Typhoon Hato and the astronomical tide on August 23, 2017 in Guangzhou, China
The strongest storm to hit parts of southern China in half a century continued to wreak havoc on Thursday, leaving 16 people dead, dozens injured and forcing tens of thousands to be evacuated from their homes.

Powerful Typhoon Hato had brought widespread destruction to the gambling mecca of Macau and the nearby city of Hong Kong on Wednesday, but had continued to lash China's southern Guangdong province on Thursday.

Authoritieis in China "called for efforts to guard against geographical disasters such as mountain floods and landslides", Xinhua state news agency said.

Up to 30cm of rain was expected in some parts of Guangdong and the neighbouring Guangxi province as the storm passed through.

Eight people were killed in mainland China due to the storm, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, while another eight also died in Macau.

The former Portuguese colony was swamped in water when the storm was at its peak, packing winds of up to 160 kilometers (99 miles) per hour.

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Six dead as Typhoon Hato smashes into Macau and Hong Kong


Rappler
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:41 UTC
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Typhoon Hato left 5 dead in the gambling hub of Macau on Wednesday, August 23, as it brought chaos and destruction to the enclave after sweeping through neighboring Hong Kong, where one man also died.

Local media showed severe flooding had left cars underwater and people swimming in Macau's city streets, with the territory's mega-casinos running on back-up generators.

The Macau government said one of the men died after being injured by a wall that blew down, another fell from a fourth floor terrace and another was a Chinese tourist hit by a truck. Details on the two others who died were not immediately available.

Apple Daily showed footage of people swimming through muddy water in what are usually roads, and being swept off their feet by winds.

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Lightning bolt kills 2 and injures 25 in Savar, Bangladesh


The Daily Star.
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:52 UTC
Lightning
Two people were killed and several others were injured by lightning in Katlapur area of Savar early yesterday.

The deceased are Rofiq Mia Shohag, 25, of Mymensingh and Abul Hossen, 27, of Bogra. Rofiq was a garment worker while Abul worked at a furniture factory.

Police said a thunder bolt struck them when the two with around 150 people were crossing the Bonshi river by a trawler.

Rofiq and Abul with around 25 other injured were taken to Savar Upazila Health Complex. The doctors there declared them dead.

The condition of one of the injured is critical and rest are out of danger, said doctors at the hospital.

Officer-in-Charge of Savar Model Police Station Mohshinul Kadir said the bodies were handed over to their family.

Comment: Elsewhere recently lightning killed a farmer and his 2 oxen in India while another died after being struck in the Philippines.

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Irregular waterspout spotted on Black Sea near Sochi, Russia


RT
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:57 UTC
Sochi waterspout
© typodar / Instagram
At least two tornadoes have been spotted at sea just off the southern Russian city of Sochi. One of the whirlwinds attracted huge attention from online users thanks to its highly irregular form. The tornadoes did not inflict any damage.

Several tornadoes were seen along the coast near Sochi on Tuesday, flooding social media with numerous photos and videos.

The peculiar weather occurrence was not completely unexpected, as the emergency services in the Krasnodar Region issued tornado warnings ahead of the whirlwinds.

Some social media users reported that they observed as many as five tornadoes.

One particular tornado attracted much attention due to its highly irregular form, with one of the segment of the whirlwind moving almost parallel to the ground.

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Terrifying footage shows powerful tornado destroying houses and tossing cars in the air in Nenjiang, China

Sophie Williams
Daily Mail
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:49 UTC
iles and other objects can be seen ripped from the residential area in northern China
iles and other objects can be seen ripped from the residential area in northern China
Terrifying video footage has caught the moment a tornado rips through a Chinese county causing havoc.

The powerful storm hit Nenjiang County in China's Heilongjiang province on August 21.

No casualties were reported however some crops were damaged and cars can be seen thrown into the air by the sheer power of the storm.

The sheer size of the tornado can be seen in the footage posted to Pear Video.

It can be seen nearing a residential area in Heilongjiang.

All of a sudden, tiles can be seen ripped off houses and flying through the air.

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Lightning never strikes twice? 3 killed, 5 injured in double lightning strike in Jharkhand, India


DNA
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:24 UTC
Lightning
Three persons today were killed and six football lovers seriously injured after lightning struck them at Tetulia under the jurisdiction of Sonardih police station in Dhanbad district, police said.

Tetulia is around 30 km away from Dhanbad and victims were watching a semi-final match of a football tournament at Tetulia Khel Maidan when lightning struck them twice, a police officer said.

The deceased were identified as Gopi Bhuiya (16), Akash Kumar (19) and Ashim Ansari (32), the officer said.

The injured were identified as Sanjay Bhuiya, Pramod Kumar, Shankar kumar, Ritik Kumar and Saurabh Rajwar, he said.
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Woman at restaurant dies after being struck by lightning in Trabzon, Turkey


Al Arabiya
Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:14 UTC
Lighning witnessed over the city of Bodrum in Turkey.
© ShutterstockLighning witnessed over the city of Bodrum in Turkey
A Saudi woman died after she was struck by lightning while dining at a restaurant in Trabzon at Sultan Murat Parks in northern Turkey.

The lightning left three of her family members injured.

According to Abdulaziz al-Suwaid, the wife's husband, his family members were with their uncle in the heights of Sultan Murat in Trabzon last Thursday.

Whilst dining, lightning struck the site, which resulted in the death of his wife. His two daughters were also struck but it was not fatal, while their uncle suffered from burns.
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Tropical storm Harvey threatens Central America with flooding, strong winds

Alex Sosnowski and Eric Leister
Accuweather
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:10 UTC
Tropical storm Harvey path
After drenching the Windward Islands, Harvey will continue to track toward Central America and may bring dangerous conditions early next week.

Harvey developed on Thursday afternoon east of the Windward Islands, becoming the eighth named tropical system of the 2017 Atlantic season.

After inundating the Windward Islands to end the week, the system is expected to track across the warm Caribbean Sea this weekend. While warm waters will favor strengthening, wind shear and other factors may keep the system from doing so quickly.
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Ten persons hit by lightning bolt at tourist attraction in Jamaica

Shanice Watson
The Gleaner
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 13:05 UTC
Lightning
Ten persons are now being treated at the St Ann's Bay Hospital after they were stuck by lightning at the Mystic Mountain tourist attraction in St Ann yesterday afternoon.

Managing Director of the attraction, Mike Drakulich, says the incident happened about 4:30 p.m.

Six of the injured were tour guides and four were tourists.

According to Drakulich, the affected persons were partaking in a zip line tour when the lightning stuck.

Showers, brought about by a weather system affecting Jamaica over the past few days, had been affecting Ocho Rios prior to the incident.
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