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Hailstorm damages wheat crop in Punjab, India

Wheat damged
Rainfall accompanied by hailstorm damaged wheat crop in some villages of Patiala district in the past 24 hours. Farmers claimed to suffer huge losses as the revenue department has been asked to assess the damage to the crop. The crop was almost ready for harvesting in a couple of days.

Reports of wheat being affected to due inclement weather have come from Danipur, Lalgarh, Fatehpur, Khanpur, Kutbanpur, Fateh Majri, Gajewas and Asarpur where farmers claimed 80% of their crop is damaged.

Samana tehsildar Ram Kishan and local MLA Rajinder Singh on Wednesday visited the affected villages. Former Union minister Preneet Kaur, wife of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, ordered the deputy commissioner to assess the complete damage to crops in Patiala district and send a report soon.

Comment: Other crops hit recently by severe hailstorms across India, include apples, apricots, mangoes and walnuts in Shimla, Kishtwar, Uri and Nalgonda. Tea plants in Barak Valley have also suffered intense damage.


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Largest Ever Earthquake in Botswana, Purple Skies over India & Mini Ice Age Signs Uptick

Purple skies over India
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As our Sun and Earth descend into a grand solar minimum, mega quakes have always occurred during these lows in solar activity. One indicator that we are repeating this same cycle is to see earthquakes in strange areas of the globe, the North Pole and now the strongest earth quake ever recorded in Botswana and southern Africa. Electrical and atmospheric changes are very apparent now with purple skies, phenomenal electrical discharges and fierce hail in strange locations globally in the wrong season.


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Tornadoes, hail, high winds lash U.S. Southeast: 75M at risk of severe storms

Atlanta storm damage
© John Spink, Atlanta Journal-Constitution via APAn Atlanta Public Works crew got caught as Peachtree Creek overflows onto Woodward Way as they were delivering Road Block equipment and were rescued by the Atlanta Fire Rescue's Swift Water Dive Team in Atlanta.
A storm system with tornadoes, hail and high winds is expected to continue pounding the Southeast through Thursday, as a severe weather outbreak swept through several states.

Several tornadoes were reported Wednesday across Georgia. One destroyed structures near Weston, Ga., while another one hit in Newton, Ga., east of Atlanta, the Associated Press reported. Another was reported in South Carolina.

No injuries or deaths were reported as of late Wednesday, although authorities cautioned that it was too early to assess damage and casualties.

The storm canceled the Masters golf tournament opening day for the first time ever, NBC reported.

"We share in the disappointment of our patrons, but the safety of everyone on our grounds is always our primary concern," Billy Payne, chairman of the Masters golf tournament, said after players were ordered off the course in Augusta, Georgia.

Five Atlanta city workers had to be rescued Wednesday after getting caught in floodwaters, WSBTV reports. An Atlanta Watershed SUV became stuck around 2 p.m., followed by a public works truck that came to set up barricades to keep motorists from driving through high waters.

Widespread severe storms continued through Wednesday evening, primarily in Alabama, Georgia and parts of South Carolina, the Weather Channel said. Overall, about 75 million people are at risk of severe storms.


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Lightning bolt kills 2, injures 10 in Himachal Pradesh, India

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Two persons were killed and 10 injured, including two police personnel, in an incident of lightning strike today at Rampur Sub-Division's Khadahan village, around 130 km from here.

The incident took place when a police party along with some people were entering a vehicle with the body of an unidentified person, police said.

Gulshan and Tara Chand, both residents of Khadahan, died on the spot while Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjeev Kumar and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Hoshiar Singh were injured, they said.

Comment: Lightning strikes also killed another 3 people elsewhere in India.


Cloud Precipitation

Ex-cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc across North Island, New Zealand

Ex-cyclone Debbie over Tasman Sea
© NASA Terra/MODISEx-cyclone Debbie over Tasman Sea affecting New Zealand on April 4, 2017.
Floods and landslips blocked roads and closed schools across New Zealand's north island on Wednesday after it was swept overnight by the tail-end of powerful Cyclone Debbie, which left a trail of destruction in Australia.

In Auckland, the north island's biggest city, a cliff collapsed on to an apartment block and more than 1000 homes were without power. A state of emergency was declared in two other districts - Whanganui and Rangitikei - as river levels rose amid record rainfall.

No fatalities have been reported but police were investigating reports a person was missing on the Waikato River on Wednesday afternoon.

Floods forced the closure of several country roads and highways throughout the north island, including Auckland. Schools remained closed on Wednesday in Whanganui and Rangitikei, and in Clevedon and Brookby in rural Auckland. Some train and ferry services were replaced by buses due to landslides and flooding.

Comment: In Australia, more than 60 locations in Queensland affected by Cyclone Debbie received the highest amounts of March rainfall ever recorded, in many cases breaking records that had stood for more than 50 years.

Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Dr Jeff Sabburg said the extraordinary rainfall figures could largely be attributed to the low pressure system left over from the cyclone. "What was exceptional in causing the records was the amount of moisture in the air associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie," he said.

Damage from cyclonic winds and flooding has affected thousands of properties across Queensland, with more than 750 homes deemed uninhabitable. Electricity has been restored to about 45,000 people blacked out by Cyclone Debbie but by yesterday morning almost 20,000 homes were still without power.


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Water spout filmed on Lake Travis, Texas

In a video, a CBS Austin viewer captured a spotted possible tornado/waterspout in the Spicewood area.
© Matthew ComerIn a video, a CBS Austin viewer captured a spotted possible tornado/waterspout in the Spicewood area.
Overnight Sunday, heavy rain, hail and strong winds hit parts of Texas.

Residents in the Point Venture community are still working to clean up after storms damaged the area along Lake Travis.

In a video, a CBS Austin viewer captured a spotted possible tornado/waterspout in the Lake Travis area.

It happened in Bee Creek, near Rod and Gun Club Road in Spicewood.

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service have not yet confirmed a tornado in the area, but are hoping to piece the puzzle together.


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600 chickens and cow killed by hail the size of tennis balls in Myanmar (Burma)

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Trees, buildings, and animals were pounded by "hail the size of tennis balls" for about 15 minutes last night in Kyun Hla Township, Sagaing Region. A cow and 600 chickens were killed by the hailstorm.

"We are now compiling a record of the damage," township administrator Than Lwin told Eleven. "Two villages - Hteintaw and Yabin - were damaged. In Hteintaw Village, the roofs of 30 homes, schools, monasteries, and rural healthcare centers were blown away. In Yabin village, hailstones destroyed the roofs of nearly 50 houses. There were no [human] casualties."

Local administrators, police, and members of parliament are now working to secure aid for the ice-battered community.

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Huge hailstones and torrential rain destroy crops in Manipur, India

The pre-monsoon rains hit the farmers rather hard. Vast fields growing cabbages, leafy green vegetables and others were destroyed by hailstorm in some of the northeastern states.
The pre-monsoon rains hit the farmers rather hard. Vast fields growing cabbages, leafy green vegetables and others were destroyed by hailstorm in some of the northeastern states.
Farmers in some northeastern states are suffering as the torrential rain and hailstorm in the past four days have destroyed crops, causing them staggering losses.

The rain stopped on Sunday for a few hours after a heavy downpour on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, the action committee formed by the Manipur government is yet to make its presence felt.

The pre-monsoon rains hit the farmers rather hard. Vast fields growing cabbages, leafy green vegetables and others were destroyed by hailstorm in some of the northeastern states.

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2 dead as severe storms batter southern US; deadly tornadoes, damaging winds, flooding

Lightning
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From Louisiana to the Carolinas, a round of severe thunderstorms are sweeping through the South. Damaging winds and flash flooding are a definite, as the strong weather moves east, potentially dealing out large hail.

A tornado with peak winds of more than 110 miles per hour (180kph) tore through rural Louisiana west of Baton Rouge on Sunday, killing two people inside a mobile home, according to the National Weather Service.

"It hit the trailer, flipped it and tore its side off," St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Major Ginny Higgins said, according to AP. "There was a mother and daughter inside and both were killed," she added.

Francine Gotch, 38, and her three-year-old daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. The father was at the store and returned to find the bodies and ruined home, according to KLFY.

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April Fools' Day snowstorm drops up to 18 inches in New England

Snowfall accumulation map from Mar. 31- Apr. 1, 1997.
© NOAASnowfall accumulation map from Mar. 31- Apr. 1, 1997.
It's April Fools' Day but it's no joke: People across northern New England woke up to a foot of heavy, wet snow on parts of the region Saturday and conducted weekend business as more fell throughout the day.

The storm caused power outages and numerous highway accidents. By mid-afternoon the number of electric customers without power across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine had dropped to about 8,100 from overnight totals almost three times that number. A winter storm warning in Vermont had expired, but remained in effect for parts of New Hampshire and Maine.

"This is Mother Nature's idea of an April Fools' joke," said meteorologist Eric Schwibs of the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.