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Floods and storms in Brazil leave 3 dead, 79 injured

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:07 UTC
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© Photo: Marcelo Rossi/ Prefeitura de Esteio Port AlegreFloods in Esteio, Brazil 14 July 2015.
Storms and floods have affected three southern states of Brazil since 10 July 2015, leaving 3 dead, 79 injured and nearly 1,000 displaced.

According to the Civil Defense of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, more than 30,000 people have been affected. Two people have died and 8 injured in Santa Catarina, and one death has been reported in Paraná, where 71 people have also been injured.

In Paraná, around 44 municipalities have been affected. Around 3,000 homes have suffered damage and 248 people have been evacuated.

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© Secom – SCFloods in Maravilha, Brazil, 14 July 2015.
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Scientists in Norway left completely baffled by freak storm that dumps 100mm of rain in one hour

David Trayner
The Independent
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:46 UTC
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Scientists in Norway have been left baffled by a storm at the edge of the Arctic Circle that dumped more than 10cm of rain on a village in a single hour.

More than 100mm of rain fell on the Norwegian village of Ogndal, an amount rarely seen outside the tropical rainforests of Brazil or Indonesia.

The downpour, which left farm animals petrified and meteorologists scratching their heads, is believed to have shattered records for the area, the Local has reported.

More than a month's rain fell in 60 minutes and the precipitation more than doubled a record-breaking storm in Oslo, the Norwegian capital, last summer.

Government meteorologist Geir Ottar Fagerli told national broadcaster NRK: "This just does not happen in Norway, we have a hard time believing that it's true.

"It's not that we doubt the observations, but it is absolutely amazing. These are figures that you only normally see in the jungle."
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2 dead and 6 missing after floods wipe out homes, trees and cars in Flat Gap, Kentucky

Kelly Mclaughlin
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:02 UTC
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At least one man and one woman have died and six more are missing after flash floods hit northern Johnson County
Floodwaters in Kentucky have killed at least one man and one woman, left six more missing and sent rescue crews to comb the hilly Appalachian terrain on Tuesday, as the threat of more floods bore down on rescue efforts.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Steven Mounts said emergency personnel in the hardest-hit neighborhoods in Johnson County struggled with the debris and difficult communication as they went door-to-door Tuesday, searching for those who might be trapped in their homes.

Some people were rescued from trees they climbed to escape the floodwaters, according to county Sheriff Dwayne Price. The missing range in age from 22 to 74.

Johnson County Coroner J.R. Frisby has identified the two people whose bodies have been found as 65-year-old Herman Eddie May Sr. and 74-year-old Willa Mae Pennington, both of the Flat Gap area.

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Flooding and mass power outages hit Auckland, New Zealand

Laura Walters
stuff.co.nz
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:45 UTC
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© Kat JacksonFinlayson Ave Manurewa is completely flooded just south of the marae.
Heavy rain has brought havoc to parts of Auckland, flooding roads and property, cutting power and disrupting traffic.

More than a thousand homes were without power during the night and dozens of homes are flooded.

Vector spokeswoman Sandy Hodge said power was out in the suburb of St Heliers, with about 1600 homes affected initially on Wednesday evening.

Crews were fixing the fault, which was believed to have been caused by branches coming down on power lines, Hodge said.

The fire service responded to 100 calls in the Auckland and Northland area during between 6pm and 9pm, with most of them related to the flooding. Fire crews have gone to more than 50 flooded addresses. It is still receiving 111 calls from affected residents in South Auckland.

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4 waterspouts seen near Tangier, Virginia


13newsnow.com
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:22 UTC
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© Anna E. Pruitt-ParksSeveral waterspouts were spotted off the coast of Tangier Island, Va. on Monday morning, July 13, 2015.
Numerous waterspouts were spotted in the Chesapeake Bay near Tangier on Monday, July 13.

According to a Eastern Shore of Virginia 911 report, a waterspout was spotted at about 9:40 a.m. on the west side of Tangier Island.

Tangier resident Anna E. Pruitt-Parks earlier Monday morning reported seeing four funnel clouds at one time in the area.

The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia, said to expect numerous showers and thunderstorms to move across Virginia and North Carolina on Monday and into the evening.

There is a risk of severe storms in the region Tuesday as a storm system moves southeast into the mid-Atlantic. Primary threats Tuesday will be large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

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Source: The Daily Times ( Salisbury)
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Heavy rainfall lashes north India for third day; 10 die in Rajasthan


The Times of India
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:25 UTC
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© Hindustan TimesA man wades through an inundated market place in Sikar after the heavy showers on Thursday
Incessant rains continued to lash vast swathes of north India and caused flooding, water logging and traffic snarls throughout the region for the third day on Saturday.

Rajasthan has been the worst hit state, where at least 10 people have died in rain-related mishaps.

A sudden rise in water levels in a pond drowned three boys at Gangapur in Sawai Madhopur district on Friday. Police identified the three as brothers Arbaz (15) and Dilbaz (10) and Nagraj (10).

Hours later, six people were killed when a building collapsed at Bharatpur due to heavy rainfall. Officials said three people were rescued alive from the debris of the building. In Sikar, floodwaters washed away a man at Gothada on the same day.

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Thunderstorm causes power outages, flooding in Calgary, Canada


cbc.ca
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:43 UTC
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© jermc10/Twitter Streets were flooded in Chestermere, Alta. on Sunday morning after a major thunderstorm tracked eastward from the Calgary area.
People in Calgary woke up with a bang early Sunday morning as a line of thunderstorms hovered over the city, bringing lightning, power outages and overland flooding in communities to the east.

As the storms moved eastward, severe thunderstorm warnings issued by Environment Canada remained in effect for Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail and Stettler by 3 p.m. MT. An earlier storm warning for Calgary was cancelled at 9:40 a.m. MT.

"Meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing up to penny size hail and flooding rain," the agency said on its website.

Thunderstorm watches — the agency's less urgent category of alert — were still in effect for much of the southeastern part of the province by late afternoon.

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Torrential rainfall triggers flash floods in Kentucky

Kathryn Robinson
nbcnews.com
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:43 UTC
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Heavy storms overnight Saturday into Sunday morning left cars stranded, homes flooded and streets impassable in Kentucky.

Residents felt the downpour with more than three inches of rain falling over the course of a few hours in Metro Louisville and parts of southern Indiana.

The Weather Channel's Chris Friedman said the flash flooding was triggered by a round of torrential rain.

A flash flood warning was issued for eastern Jefferson County just after 7 a.m., but expired at 10:15 a.m.

NBC station WAVE reported that the ground was already saturated from a wet start to July, leaving no place for the water to go.

Jody Duncan, a spokeswoman with the Louisville Metro Government said the water is beginning to recede but they are already preparing for another big storm expected to hit late Sunday night.

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Wettest day since 1886 for Abilene, Texas with 8 inches of rain


newsok.com
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:15 UTC
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© Nellie Doneva/The Abilene ReporterA homeowner throws a rock at a motorist driving through deep water on South 11th Street near Catclaw Creek, as the waves are lapping into the man's garage nearby Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Abilene, Texas.
A West Texas city has had its wettest day since forecasters began keeping rainfall records for the area in 1886.

The National Weather Service says Abilene on Tuesday received 8.26 inches of rain, leading to street flooding and high-water rescues. Abilene remained under a flash flood watch until Wednesday afternoon, with a 50 percent chance of showers.

Forecaster Jim Wingenroth (WING'-en-rahth) says a frontal boundary stalled over the area Tuesday, at times dumping 2-3 inches of rain per hour.

He says the previous daily rainfall record for Abilene was set on May 11, 1928, with 6.54 inches. The prior record rainfall for July 7 in Abilene happened in 1905, with 2.47 inches of rain.

Abilene police officers Tuesday responded to at least 70 reports of stalled vehicles or accidents.



Source: AP
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Blizzard and damaging winds forecast for parts of Australia


The Guardian
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:01 UTC
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© Tracey Nearmy/AAP Skiers in Falls Creek in Victoria on Saturday.
New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria residents are bracing for damaging winds expected to reach blizzard intensity in the Snowy Mountains over the weekend.

Parts of South Australia and Queensland are also experiencing adverse weather as the country experiences some of its coldest conditions in 15 years.

Families returning from school holidays have been warned about road conditions as rain sweeps across Australia's southeastern states and move towards Queensland.

A strong cold front with a low to the south will move through New South Wales in the coming days, bringing cold, vigorous, westerly winds, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Blizzard conditions with winds in excess of 90km/h are expected to develop in the Snowy Mountains on Saturday, with the alpine peaks potentially experiencing gusts of about 125km/h.
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