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Hailstones damaged cars, homes and injured 12-year-old girl in Calgary, Canada

Calgary and area pummelled again, this time by a powerful hail storm that has left widespread damage over the weekend. East of the city - especially hard hit. the northeast communities like Taradale, Falconridge and Coral Springs. In rural areas,crops wer
Calgary and area pummelled again, this time by a powerful hail storm that has left widespread damage over the weekend.
Saturday evening's storm caused extensive damage throughout northeast Calgary, the neighbourhoods of Taradale and Coral Springs were especially hit hard.

Residents said the hail started pounding on their homes at around 5:45 p.m.

"It sounded like if you are in a small room with a closed door and like 10 or 15 people hit around the room," Abul Kashem, who was taking pictures of the damaged siding on this home on Taravista Drive, said.

People living on Tarawood Road watched, as the golf ball sized hail crashed down on their homes and cars.

"Everybody was excited and scared at the same time. I saw some people getting out of their house and trying to cover their cars to try to avoid the damage," Gaurav Singh said. His car's windshield was cracked by the hail.

"The hail was pretty big. Almost half of my fist. Many of them were half of my fist size," Singh said.


Comment: See also: Air Canada plane to Calgary makes emergency landing after hail cracks windshield


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More rain forecast in 24 hours than for the whole of July in the UK; fears that the whole month will be a washout

Visitors and residents in St Ives scramble for cover from the rain (pictured) as 'Awful August' gets off to a wet start
Visitors and residents in St Ives scramble for cover from the rain as 'Awful August' gets off to a wet start
Britain could face more rain in some areas in the next 24 hours than fell during the whole of July, forecasters have warned.

August will get off to a chilly, bright start in the North with rain over parts of the South feeding into a changeable seven days, the Met Office said.

Today will be mostly cloudy in the South with rain moving in from the West, which will turn heavy and persistent this afternoon.

It will be predominantly cloudy tomorrow across the UK with outbreaks of rain extending north and some sunny intervals possible in the South.

Southern areas will be mostly dry on Wednesday with sunny spells and the odd shower, although there will be widespread showers in the North.

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Dashcam footage shows Vietnam town ripped to shreds by tornado

Vietnam tornado
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A tornado swept through a town in Vietnam, flattening everything in its wake in an epic video that has to be seen to be believed.

The twister struck the Yen Phong District of the northern Bac Ninh Province on Thursday, causing buildings to collapse, trees to fall and parasols to go flying.

The shocking footage was captured by a dashcam as the driver slowly reverses out of the tornado's dangerous path.


While no one was killed in the wild winds, they left the town looking like an Ikea flatpack wasteland.

Quang Tung, an engineer working close by, told local media the tornado could be seen from 2.5 miles (4km) away.

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Update: Lightning death toll rises to 47 over two days in Odisha, India

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With six more deaths, the toll due to lightning rose to 47 in the State on Sunday. While Dhenkanal reported four deaths, two persons died in Nabarangpur district. In Nabarangpur district, Usha Soura (30) of Turunji village in Nandahandi block and Ramsingh Gond (60) of Mangarapalli village in Raighar block died when they were struck by lightning while they were working in their paddy fields.

Seven women of Turunji village of Nandahandi block, who were injured in the incident, were admitted to District Headquarters Hospital and Tentulikhunti Community Health Centre. Their condition is stated to be stable. In Dhenkanal district, four persons died and eight others sustained burn injuries after being struck by lightning. The victims belonged to Ganjeidihi, Saurali Santhasara and Kalamati villages. All of them were working in their agricultural fields when the incident occurred. The injured have been admitted in different hospitals.

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Man killed by lightning while mowing lawn in Tillsonburg, Canada

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Police say a 52-year-old Tillsonburg, Ont., man has died after being struck by lightning.

OPP say Dave Johnson was mowing his lawn on Sunday afternoon when he was struck as a violent storm hit the area.

Police say emergency personnel attempted to revive him.

Johnson was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Source: The Canadian Press

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Lightning bolt kills boy on beach in Carova, North Carolina

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Authorities say a 5-year-old boy on vacation with his family died after being struck by lightning on a North Carolina beach.

According to WTVD-TV, authorities say the family was on the beach Sunday in Carova at about 4 p.m. when the child was struck.

The family put the boy in their SUV and met EMS part way. He was then taken to a hospital where he died.

Authorities did not identify the family.


Source: AP

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Intense straight-line winds hit Komárno, Slovakia

straight-line winds in Slovakia
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Intense straight line winds in Komárno, Slovakia 01/08/2016


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Dramatic waterspout seen over Suffolk, UK

Suffolk waterspout
© Phil Hannam /Geoff Robinson Photography Chef Phil Hannam captured the waterspout spiralling over the small village of Thorpeness
Sky-spotters were stunned to capture photos of a dramatic waterspout in stormy skies over Suffolk.

Phil Hannam, a chef, was taking a break from the kitchen when he saw the intense vortex spiralling over the small village of Thorpeness.

Reinhard Olbrich also took a remarkable picture of the funnel-shaped cloud from a pub garden in the village on Saturday evening.

Although witnesses believed they had seen a tornado it was actually a waterspout, which is a type of funnel cloud that occurs over a body of water.

Mr Hannam and his colleagues at The Kitchen at Thorpeness restaurant were stunned to see it circling over their village, which is near the coast.


Comment: Incidents of 'rare' UK tornadoes in the past year include those in: West Sussex, Northampton, Somerset, Newport, Northern Ireland and Wales.


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Air Canada plane to Calgary makes emergency landing after hail cracks windshield

A view of the damaged windshield of Air Canada flight AC1159 after it landed in Lethbridge, Alta., Saturday, July 30, 2016. The plane was diverted from Calgary when the windshield sustained heavy hail damage. No injuries were reported from the 144 passeng
© Nick Kuhl / Lethbridge HeraldA view of the damaged windshield of Air Canada flight AC1159 after it landed in Lethbridge, Alta., Saturday, July 30, 2016. The plane was diverted from Calgary when the windshield sustained heavy hail damage. No injuries were reported from the 144 passengers and five crew members.
An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Calgary was forced to make an emergency landing in Lethbridge, Alta. Saturday afternoon after the aircraft's windshield was cracked by hail.

Air Canada spokesperson Angela Mah told The Canadian Press in an email that Flight AC1159 was approaching Calgary when the A320 airbus with 144 passengers on board flew into the hail storm and sustained damage to its windshield.

Mah said the Captain followed standard operating procedures and diverted to the closest airport, landing at Lethbridge about 210 kilometres south of Calgary "normally and without issue."

Pictures of the jet that were later posted on Twitter clearly showed several cracks in its left-side windscreen.

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Rare waterspout observed in Karimnagar, India

waterspout in Karimnagar, India
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Rare waterspout observed on Lower Manair Dam, Karimnagar, India.


Comment: A few days ago a rare, huge waterspout hit China. See also: Huge waterspout filmed off Hainan, China