A 30-foot-by-50-foot (9-by-15-meter) section of Interstate 10 over a desert wash ‒ or dry riverbed ‒ in southeastern California west of Arizona has collapsed amid heavy rain, causing indefinite closure of a route used by 27,000 vehicles per day.

The eastbound section of the bridge over the normally dry Tex Wash in Desert Center, just east of the Coachella Valley and about 50 miles (80km) west of the Arizona border, collapsed on Sunday afternoon during the second day of record rainfall in Southern California. Though the westbound section of the interstate remained intact, it was also closed because it was compromised by flooding waters and will also need extensive repairs, the California Department of Transportation said.

Video compilation of extreme weather events (and general environmental chaos) from the past month or so.

Record high temperatures in Germany were immediately followed by unusually strong storms and hail. Record rainfall in China was followed by a record heatwave there. In the US, there's been a record heatwave in the West, and record rainfall in the South. There's been record cold in Australia, and record heat in Pakistan. Volcanoes erupted in Indonesia, Japan and Mexico, while there was a strong earthquake in China and an earthquake swarm in Iceland... And in between all that; powerful storms and record rainfall.

Things be intensifying!

Thunder rolled from the North Valley to the South Valley as lightning lit up the sky. Action News cameras caught a bolt near Ashlan Avenue and Fresno Street.

Heavy rain pounded many parts of the Valley. Video from Blackstone and Dakota avenues in Central Fresno showed the rain coming down hard earlier Saturday.

The storm caused several power outages throughout the Valley, with the largest in Fresno. Nearly 72,000 PG&E customers in West, Central and North Fresno, and Kerman were still without electricity Saturday night, including the area at Ashlan Avenue and Fresno Street. The outages started at about 5:15 p.m. and turned off several traffic lights throughout town, causing congestion at major intersections. PG&E did not have an estimated time when power would be restored.

The storm also forced the Fresno Grizzlies to postpone Saturday's game against the El Paso Chihuahuas. The lightning started right after the players took the field at Chukchansi Park. The teams are now planning a doubleheader for Sunday afternoon.

It's still too early say for certain, but firefighters say lightning is likely the reason why dozens of fires started in the area. Lightning rippled across the sky as the heavy storm moved through the Fresno area. Fires sparked by lightning were the first to impact first responders.

Manitoba residents spotted tornadoes and funnel clouds Saturday afternoon around the Interlake area.
Environment Canada confirms a tornado touched down near Winnipeg Beach before tracking onto Lake Winnipeg, where it became a waterspout.

Peter Tessier was at his cottage in Matlock on the south basin of Lake Winnipeg at the time. He says his son pointed the waterspout out to him.

"My son said, 'hey that's a tornado' and I said 'that's a waterspout, it's on the lake!'" Tessier says.

Torrential flash floods have destroyed builkdings and swept away cars after severe storms hit Arizona.

Up to 3,000 home and businesses were left without power as more than 50 electricity poles were knocked down, according to the Arizona Public Service.

Work was taking place on Sunday morning to reconnect power supplies in parts of the state.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for Maricopa County early in the evening on Saturday before flooding hit the state's capital and largest city Phoenix.

The Arizona Republic reported that flooding was especially bad near a caravan park in Wickenburg, where the water swept away part of the road and made it impossible for people to go in either direction.

A WAVY viewer sent in a video of a possible waterspout in Virginia Beach, Friday morning.

The video was taken by Christopher Rogers at the Oceanfront.

Several other viewers also sent in pictures of the waterspout.
WAVY Meteorologist Jeremy Wheeler said there were a few clouds and showers in the early morning. The water temperatures were warm, there was a little cool air above and some moisture, so there was a quick spin up.

There have been no reports of damage.

This past week the fishing charter Tight Lines took some video of a waterspout and a huge whale shark which were spotted about 20-30 miles offshore of Sarasota.

It's a rare event to see both, but in two days in a row is amazing. For the past several days now there has been several sightings of waterspouts. With the weather pattern expected to stay the same on Saturday we could see more as the storms push ashore.

This past Wednesday Captain Rob Roberts and his clients were offshore about 25 miles when a waterspout formed and began heading right toward the boat they were in. Capt. Rob took out his cell phone and snapped a photo and then took video of this amazing sight.

A day before they were about 28 miles offshore of the Suncoast when a huge whale shark approached. This time the Capt. took out his go pro and captured this incredible est. 30 foot gentle giant known as a whale shark. They have been known to visit Suncoast waters during the summer, even I had the chance to see one about 4 years ago. In the video you will see several cobia swimming around and under it.

Another great sight sent to PIX@mysuncoast.com was a giant sea turtle crawling back into the Gulf after laying her eggs on Longboat key a couple of weeks ago. The video was captured by LBK resident Nancy Seder.

Captain Scott Moore was vacationing near Boca Grande this past week and saw a baby sea turtle making it's way into the surf. The captain captured the amazing video of a baby hatchling swimming into the Gulf. If you see something interesting please send it in to PIX@mysuncoast.com

At least six waterspouts were spotted in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Annapolis Friday morning.

Waterspouts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sometimes begin as tornadoes over land and then move over water, but can also form in severe thunderstorms over a body of water.

They can wreak havoc with high winds, hail, and dangerous lightning. They develop most often over warm, tropical ocean waters. They're spotted in the Florida Keys more than any other place in the world.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police posted on Twitter that one of its patrol boats got caught inside one.

A YouTube video of one of the spouts forming was also posted online by user Justin Berk. It was taken from inside a car that was traveling over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Watch it below.

Typhoon Nangka lashed Japan yesterday, killing at least two people and triggering floods as the authorities urged more than 230,000 residents to evacuate.

Packing gusts of up to 126kmh, Nangka barrelled over the nation's main island of Honshu after making landfall near Cape Muroto on Shikoku island late on Thursday.

Nangka (Malay for jackfruit) paralysed traffic. A total of 165 flights were cancelled, trains in western Japan suffered delays and highways near the ocean were closed.

Television footage showed muddy water overflowing Naka river in Tokushima, flooding up to the second floor of nearby school buildings.

An overnight thunderstorm dropped 1½ to 2 inches of snow on the summit of Hawaii's tallest peak in July.

Cameras at Mauna Kea's summit showed some snow still on the ground midday Friday. Mauna Kea Weather Center forecast meteorologist Ryan Lyman says it should be melting quickly.

National Weather Service meteorologist Maureen Ballard says snow can fall on the summit any time of year, though there's a greater chance in the winter.

The latest snowfall came as a thunderstorm extended high into the atmosphere, above the mountain's peak elevation of nearly 14,000 feet.

Ballard says temperatures at the summit were about freezing overnight.

The low in the nearby city of Hilo was 71 degrees. Kailua-Kona on the west side of the Big Island, had a low of 78 degrees.