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Two girls killed after being hit by lightning bolt while swimming in the sea in Mexico

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Emergency services were called and the beach was cordoned off by authorities while the bodies were brought back to shore
Two teenage girls were killed and a third injured when they were hit by lighting while swimming in the sea in Mexico.

The tragedy happened off Carmen beach, in the municipality of Solidaridad, in the south-east Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

Victim Paula Cantoral Cordova, 13, was with her school friends Andrea Hernandez Sandoval, 13, who also died, and Maria Eugenia Aceves Pulido, 13, at one of the most popular tourist beaches in Mexico.

As stormy weather started to close in, there was a loud bang and a flash and two of the teenagers were instantly killed.

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Hurricane Fred makes history in the Atlantic

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Hurricane Fred is making history in the Cape Verde Islands this morning. It is the first hurricane to hit the islands in more than 100 years. Records, dating to 1908, show no developed hurricanes hitting the small island nation of half a million people.

In 1961, Hurricane Debbie formed on the western side of the island chain and proceeded west.

What's interesting is the fact that no hurricanes have struck the island nation, even though many of us have heard of it because of the weather term "Cape Verde Hurricane Season." That's the time of year (from late August through early October) when tropical waves move off the western African coast, developing into hurricanes after passing over the Cape Verde Islands.

Hurricane Fred is an anomaly, as it quickly achieved hurricane status Sunday night. Dangerous flash flooding and wind gusts to 90 m.p.h. are expected today before it moves out to sea, eventually weakening in the days to come.

Comment: Another hurricane record has just been set in the Pacific ocean, with THREE simultaneous Category 4 hurricanes occurring.


Cloud Precipitation

Half-foot of rain hits Charleston, South Carolina

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© WCBD-TVWhen an unusually high tide — called a “King Tide” — coincided with more than six inches of rain in Charleston on Monday — even the alligators got caught up in the flooding.

When an unusually high tide — called a "King Tide" — coincided with more than six inches of rain in Charleston on Monday — even the alligators got caught up in the flooding.

During Monday — now officially the 5th wettest on record in the town — part of an embankment collapsed off Interstate 526 in Charleston as heavy rain led to flash flood warnings in the Lowcountry.

Heavy rain caused the collapse near the intersection of I-526 and Dorchester Road according to the National Weather Service.

Firefighters had to carry children home though flooded streets after buses dropped the students off in still-flooded neighborhoods in the afternoon.



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Tropical Storm Erika has left over 7,300 people displaced in the Dominican Republic

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Tropical Storm Erika has left 7,345 people displaced in the Dominican Republic.

Tropical Storm Erika has left 7,345 people displaced and over 820 houses damaged in the Dominican Republic, director of the country's Center for Emergency Operations (COE) Brig. Gen. Juan Manuel Mendez said.

The storm caused over 400 road obstructions and massive power outage and caused the country's authorities to issue a red alert, Mendez told reporters on Friday, as quoted by the Listin Diario newspaper.

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Powerful windstorm topples trees, causes massive power outages in Washington state

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© Kirotv.comHigh winds and rain caused power outages throughout Washington state.
A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers, a TV report showed.

A father driving with his three-year-old daughter in Gig Harbor, just west of Tacoma, was killed on Saturday when a tree fell on his car, KOMO 4 TV reported.

Within two hours, a falling branch struck and killed a 10-year-old girl in Federal Way, just east of Tacoma, the television station reported.

Gusting winds were blamed for massive power outages affecting as many as 450,000 customers.

Umbrella

Waterspout spotted off Jacksonville Beach, Florida

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A waterspout was spotted in the ocean off of Jacksonville Beach this morning.


A few onlookers and beach-goers could be seen checking out the weather phenomenon in the Atlantic Ocean. Reports came in from Ponte Vedra Beach, as well as Jacksonville Beach.

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Large waterspout forms at Laguna Nichupté, Cancun, Mexico

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A large waterspout formed at Laguna Nichupté in Cancun, Mexico, on August 28. The natural phenomenon was caught on camera by Nicola Rustichelli.


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Canada: B.C. Lower Mainland storm cuts power to 400,000 homes

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© @FrankMoore56/TwitterStorm winds have brought trees down on roads, cars and at least one person in Metro Vancouver.
Surrey woman suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by falling tree

Winds maxing out at 90 km/h in some parts of southwest B.C. have made for dangerous conditions on roads, with downed trees and power lines. At least 400,000 homes are without power.

Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast are also experiencing damage from the winds. Environment Canada says winds peaked at 117 km/h on Saturna Island.

High winds forced the closure of Vancouver's jewel, Stanley Park, although the east side of the park re-opened Saturday afternoon.

The annual Pacific National Exhibition initially said it would close but later announced it would stay open after Environment Canada cancelled a wind warning.

Cloud Precipitation

Baseball-sized hail recorded in Kittson, Pembina counties, North Dakota

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Baseball-size hail hit parts of Pembina and Kittson counties this morning as a storm moved through the northern Red River Valley.

Reports of golf ball to baseball-size hail were reported from near Neche, N.D., to Minnesota's Humbolt-St. Vincent and Northcote areas in Kittson County, National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Knutsvig said.

Pembina County Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking received his first report about the storm at about 8:20 a.m.

Meanwhile, strong thunderstorms redeveloped early Friday afternoon near Angle Inlet, Minn., on Lake of the Woods, according to a weather service reports. Boaters were being cautioned that the conditions could last through 4 p.m.

Source: Forum News Service

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Baseball-sized hail damages roofs and smashes cars in Altona, Manitoba

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© Glenda MacPhailAltona got hit with baseball-sized hail, leaving behind damaged roofs and smashed car windows.
A section of southern Manitoba was hit hard with hail on Friday morning.

The town of Altona, about 115 km southwest of Winnipeg, got hit with baseball-sized hail, leaving behind damaged roofs and smashed car windows.

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© Glenda MacPhailThe storm, that lasted a solid 10 minutes, produced hail the size of golf balls.
Environment Canada said they received reports of hail from toonie to golf ball and baseball-sized hail, the latter two in the vicinity of the Altona area.

Glenda MacPhail, a resident of Altona, said parking lots and streets were flooded as a result of the hail storm that lasted a solid 10 minutes.

She said multiple cars around the town were left smashed up.