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Severe weather warnings issued as a once in 50-year storm barrels towards southeast Australia

Michael Morrow and wires
News Corp Australia Network
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:24 UTC
Australia low pressure chart
© BOMThis is the monster low pressure system barrelling towards southeast Australia.

South Australia is bracing for a second day of severe weather with heavy rain and destructive winds to lash large parts of the state.

An intense lower pressure system will continue to move across SA after super cell thunderstorms brought down the entire power network overnight. The winds ripped at least 22 transmission towers from the ground across the mid-north with about 80,000 lightning strikes hitting the state, some damaging generation facilities.

That caused automatic emergency systems to cut power across South Australia with SA Power Networks reporting 200,000 customers were left without electricity. Heading into Thursday most of the Adelaide metropolitan area had power restored with only the northern parts of the state and the Eyre Peninsula likely to still be without services.
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Major landslides triggered by Typhoon Megi leave dozens missing in China


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:14 UTC
typhoon megi flooding
© Stringer / ReutersPeople take a boat as Typhoon Megi causes flooding in Fuzhou, China
Chinese news outlets are reporting that around 30 people are missing after Typhoon Megi struck the east of the country on Wednesday, less than a day after battering nearby Taiwan.

The typhoon made landfall at Quanzhou city in Fujian province in the early hours of Wednesday morning bringing winds of up to 118km per hour, China Central Television (CCTV) reports.

Heavy rainfall and powerful winds were widespread in the southeast of the country. The treacherous conditions triggered landslides in Secun village, Zhejiang on Wednesday evening, destroying more than 20 houses and leaving at least 27 people missing, according to Xinhua news agency.

At least four people were killed and more than 500 injured when the typhoon barreled through northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday. Almost 4 million homes were left without electricity and nearly 300,000 houses were without water, Taiwan's Central News Agency said.

Megi is the 17th typhoon this year and it comes less than three weeks after Super Typhoon Meranti wrecked havoc in the Philippines, Taiwan and China.


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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills runner on trail near Austin, Texas; total lightning fatalities for U.S. in 2016 now 36

Claire Ricke
kxan.com
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:03 UTC
lightning
© 123RF
An Austin woman who was found dead on Sept. 25 in Travis County has been ruled death by a lightning strike.

Michelle Ann Wolfe, 37, was discovered by a runner around 5:36 p.m. on River Place Boulevard in west Travis County. The Travis County Sheriff's Office says there were no signs of foul play.

Detectives said a fallen tree limb near Wolfe's body appeared to have been burned. The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office has determined she died accidentally by a lightning strike.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there has been an average of 51 lightning strike deaths each year in the U.S. over the past 20 years.

KXAN meteorologist David Yeomans reported that July is the deadliest month relating to lightning strikes in the U.S. The National Weather Service reported 11 lightning-related deaths across the country during the span of two weeks in July this year.
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Severe hailstorm hits the town of Cleve, South Australia

SnappyNews
You Tube
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:32 UTC
Hail at Cleve
Hail at Cleve
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued across parts of South Australia on Septemeber 28 with winds of up to 140km/h predicted.

Nine News reported almost 4000 properties in the state are without power, with the Eyre Peninsula the hardest hit so far.

The Bureau of Meteorology put out an alert for the Adelaide area, warning of thunderstorms causing reduced visibility, flash flooding & wind gusts.

The video shows a severe hail storm hitting what appears to be the town of Cleve, SA.


Video credit goes to: Facebook/Julie Minge
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Waterspout caught on camera off Orange Beach, Alabama

Jasmine Anderson
weartv.com
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:13 UTC
Sydney Elizabeth lives in Indiana, according to her Facebook page.
© Sydney ElizabethSydney Elizabeth lives in Indiana, according to her Facebook page. She said she'd never even heard of a waterspout.
Orange Beach was the perfect place to be for lucky beachgoers in Alabama.

Many people posted their photos of a waterspout that formed in near Orange Beach Tuesday.

Sydney Elizabeth lives in Indiana, according to her Facebook page. She said she'd never even heard of anything like it.

"This was the coolest thing ever! I guess it's called a waterspout," she wrote.


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Lightning storms knock out power to the entire South Australia state; 21,000 strikes in 12 hours

Jonathan Barrett, James Regan and Tom Westbrook
Daily Mail
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:45 UTC
Police direct traffic in the central business district (CBD) of Adelaide after severe storms and thousands of lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire state of South Australia, September 28, 2016.
© David MariuzPolice direct traffic in the central business district (CBD) of Adelaide after severe storms and thousands of lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire state of South Australia, September 28, 2016.
Severe storms and thousands of lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire state of South Australia on Wednesday, authorities said, leading to port closures and commuter chaos.

South Australia is the country's fifth most populous state, with 1.7 million people, and is a major wine producer and traditional manufacturing hub.

The Bureau of Meteorology said a vigorous cold front was moving across the state with an intense low pressure system due on Thursday.

"We'll have gale force winds and large seas (across the south of the country); also heavy rain and thunderstorms, which will lead to renewed river rises," it said on its website.

SA Power Networks said repairs to its transmission network were underway.

"There were more than 21,000 lightning strikes recorded over a 12-hour period from midday yesterday on the West Coast, and as a result it is likely some damage has occurred to our distribution network," it said.

The state has been brought to a standstill, with ports closed, trains and trams stopped, traffic lights out and long commuter delays, state agencies said.

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Typhoon Megi: Deadly storm batters Taiwan and mainland China


BBC News
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:54 UTC
Typhoon Megi hits Taiwan
© EPAMegi is the third and worst storm to hit Taiwan in the past two weeks.
At least five people have been killed and hundreds injured by Typhoon Megi, which has battered Taiwan and mainland China.

Megi has now reached eastern China, causing widespread disruption, though it has weakened to a tropical storm.


Comment: Typhoon Megi: Taiwan braces for third severe storm in two weeks

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Flooding in Siracusa, Italy caused by heavy rains

Space
The Earth Chronicles of Life
Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:01 UTC
Flooding Siracusa Italy
© http://earth-chronicles.comFlooding in Siracusa Italy
The flood occurred due to heavy rains in Syracuse. In the last hours in Sicily fell more than 100 mm of precipitation.



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Typhoon Megi: Taiwan braces for third severe storm in two weeks

Ben Westcott and Katie Hunt
CNN
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:52 UTC
Typhoon Megi
© AFP/NASAA NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Megi in the western Pacific.
Typhoon Megi is forecast to make landfall in northeast Taiwan on Tuesday, the third storm system to hit the island in two weeks.The typhoon will slam into the island around 3 p.m. (3 a.m. ET), according to CNN meteorologists, bringing strong winds, extreme rainfall and the risk of landslides to Taiwan's less heavily populated east coast.

"The storm is a dangerous typhoon and is expected to dump heavy rain over much of the island," said Michael Guy, a CNN meteorologist. "Some areas could get upwards of 300-500 mm of rainfall."

"This can cause mudslides and landslides. Also, expect more power outages and flash flooding as well," he added.

After tearing through Taiwan, the typhoon -- equivalent to a category three hurricane in the Atlantic -- is expected to weaken and make a second landfall in Fujian, eastern China, 24 hours later.

Storm chaser James Reynolds, who is in the eastern city of Hualien, said that winds were picking up and surges of sea water were consuming the port's sea wall.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 farmers in Jharkhand, India


Business Standard.
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:29 UTC
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© 123RF
Two farmers were killed after lightning struck them at Khairadohar village within the limits of Naudihabazar Police station of Palamau district today, officials said.

The victims, identified as Putai Yadav (36) and Tulsi Viswakarma (40), were working in the field when rain accompanied by thunderbolt struck the area, officials said.

Both victims ran to take shelter under a tree, but were struck by lightning and were killed on the spot, they said.

The bodies have been sent to Sadar Hospital, Medininagar for post-mortem.

The Deputy Commissioner of Palamau, Amit Kumar has assured to provide compensation as per government provisions.
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