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Bridge collapses amid flash-flooding in North Carolina as Tropical Storm Eta kills at least 7

Lauren Edmonds
Daily Mail
Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:54 UTC
Fox46 reporter Amber Roberts and photojournalist Jonathan Monte were caught in a scary moment on Thursday when a bridge collapsed in Alexander County

Fox46 reporter Amber Roberts and photojournalist Jonathan Monte were caught in a scary moment on Thursday when a bridge collapsed in Alexander County
At least seven people have been killed and two are missing in flash flooding in North Carolina caused by Tropical Storm Eta.

Parts of the Tar Heel state experienced torrential downpours and as much as 10 inches of rain inundated roadways on Thursday.

The heavy rain in North Caroline came as Eta spiraled away from Florida, but left behind tropical moisture that mixed with a cold front to produce flash flooding.

At least seven people have died due to dangerous flash floods in Alexander and Iredell counties, while two others are missing.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office revealed on Thursday afternoon that the body of an 11-year-old-child was found in Rolesville.

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No respite for central Vietnam from landslides, flooding as 12th storm hits - at least 235 people killed or missing since October

Xuan Ngoc, Pham Linh, Nguyen Dung, Thanh Vuot
VnExpress.net
Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:04 UTC
Two men on motorbikes were buried under mud and rocks on Truong Son Dong Street before being rescued.

Two men on motorbikes were buried under mud and rocks on Truong Son Dong Street before being rescued.
Heavy rains brought by Storm Etau over the past three days have caused landslides and severe flooding in central provinces, disrupting traffic and badly affecting people's lives.

In Quang Ngai, landslides have unleashed massive amounts of mud and rock at Ra Pan village in Son Tay District since Wednesday.

Do Thanh Vuot, a local official, said people heard loud explosions from cracks in mountainsides at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Etau, which made landfall Tuesday morning and weakened into a tropical depression, has brought prolonged rains to Quang Ngai and other provinces.

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Snowflake Cold

Recap: The changing jet stream and global cooling

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:18 UTC
the changing jet stream


Studying the JET STREAM has long been an indicator of the weather to come, and to study the jet stream attention must turn to the SUN.

When solar activity is HIGH, the jet stream is tight and stable and follows somewhat of a straight path. But when solar activity is LOW, that meandering band of air flowing 6 miles above our heads becomes weak and wavy, it effectively buckles which diverts frigid Polar air to atypically low latitudes and replaces it with warmer tropical air.

The jet stream reverts from a Zonal Flow to a Meridional Flow and, depending on which side of the jet stream you're on, you're either in for a spell of unseasonably cold or hot weather and/or a period of unusually dry or wet conditions.

Comment: See also: The changing jet stream, global cooling and a lot more relevant information can be found in the book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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Cloud Precipitation

Storm Eta wipes out half of Honduras' banana production


Fresh Plaza
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 07:43 UTC
bananas
Tropical storm Eta has hit a country that was already hurting from the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the productive sector. During the critical months of the health crisis, the agricultural sector was one of the few activities that had managed to continue to grow; however, Eta has caused damage to a considerable amount of crops for local consumption and has caused heavy losses in an important export product, bananas.

The banana sector estimates that 8,000 hectares of crops have been lost due to the floods, i.e. more than half of the 15,000 hectares existing in Honduras.

"I think this is the biggest damage in history for bananas," said producer Hector Castro. The leader estimates that at least 16,000 direct jobs are in danger and that the export volume will decrease.

As of last August, agricultural product exports had increased by 10.7% over the same period of 2019, totaling $ 631.0 million, thanks to the $63.6 million year-on-year increase in banana exports, mainly to the United States. The volume of fruit shipments fell by 4.6%, but the average international price increased by 26.3%, according to data reported by the Central Bank.


Comment: Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world

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Snowflake

10 inches of snow in Minnesota, damaging winds in Wisconsin


Fox6 Now
Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:34 UTC
SNOW
A November storm has dumped as much as 10 inches (25.40 centimeters) of snow in Minnesota and whipped up damaging winds in Wisconsin where tens of thousands were left without power.

The Minnesota State Patrol handled hundreds of crashes and spinouts as snow piled up late Tuesday. Between 4:30 and 9:30 p.m., troopers responded to 176 crashes, 156 vehicles that had spun out or slid off the road, and 11 jackknifed semitrailer trucks. Twelve people were hurt in the crashes, but no weather-related deaths were reported, the patrol said.

The National Weather Service record 5.5 inches (13.97 centimeters) of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with Brainerd picking up the most snow with 10.1 inches (25.65 centimeters).

In northeastern Minnesota, Grand Rapids picked up 9.5 inches (24.13 centimeters), the weather service said.

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Snowflake

Storm systems deliver nearly 3 feet of snow to mountain areas of Colorado

Ashton Altieri
Denver.cbslocal.com
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:04 UTC
SNOW
© Winter Park Resort
Officially Denver only received a trace of snow on Monday but most neighborhoods in the metro area measured 1 to 3 inches. Meanwhile some mountain areas saw almost 3 feet of snow from the same storm system.

The foothills including areas like Conifer, Central City, and Nederland saw as much as 6 inches of snow on Monday.

No location in Colorado seems to have received as much as the eastern San Juan mountains near Pagosa Springs. Wolf Creek ski area reported a total of 34 inches of snow from Saturday through Monday. Wolf Creek is now open 7 days a week along with Keystone and Arapahoe Basin who quietly opened on Monday.

Other ski areas that are no quite open also saw large amounts of snow on their snow stakes. Winter Park has received at least a foot of snow ahead of their scheduled opening on November 30.
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Cloud Lightning

Thousands of homes left without power after freak storm with 300,000 lightning strikes battered South Australia

AP and Alana Mazzoni
Daily Mail
Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:28 UTC
More than 8,000 properties across SA remain without power after storms lashed the state, with 300,000 lightning strikes reported (pictured, the storms on Tuesday over Adelaide)

More than 8,000 properties across SA remain without power after storms lashed the state, with 300,000 lightning strikes reported (pictured, the storms on Tuesday over Adelaide)
More than 8,000 properties across South Australian remain without power after storms lashed the state, with a heatwave now expected across the country.

SA Power Networks said its crews were continuing to return services to customers across the Adelaide Hills and the mid-north, on Kangaroo Island and in the southeast after the wild weather on Tuesday night.

At one stage more than 32,000 of its customers lost electricity with the storms also sparking a spate of scrub fires caused by 300,000 lightning strikes.

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Umbrella

Dozens rescued after flash floods hit Crete, Greece - 10 inches of rain in 24 hours


Floodlist
Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:50 UTC
flood
Dozens of people were rescued in Greece after severe flooding on the island of Crete.

Flash flooding struck on 10 November after days of heavy rain. Some areas saw more than 250mm of rain in 24 hours on 10 November. More heavy rain has fallen since.

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Snowflake Cold

Blizzard paralyzes the Prairies, cars snowed in - up to 18 inches dumped


The Weather Network
Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:43 UTC
Messy day of clean-up as 40+ cm of snow buries parts of the Prairies

Messy day of clean-up as 40+ cm of snow buries parts of the Prairies
Several roads were shut down in Saskatchewan and Alberta as a result of the poor visibility from the blowing and drifting snow on Sunday.

The potent weekend snowstorm on the Prairies brought blizzard conditions with heavy snowfall that buried cars and made travel dangerous and nearly impossible in several regions.

There have been reports of 20-40 cm of snowfall near Edmonton, Alberta and a wind gust hitting 102 km/h was recorded in Ardenville. In Kindersley, Saskatchewan 47.6 cm of snow piled up, making it the snowiest November day on record and the largest two day snowfall event for the city.

Several roads shut down in Saskatchewan and Alberta as a result of the poor visibility from the blowing and drifting snow. Police urged people to just stay home, but said if they must head out on the roads, they should go slowly and take extra precautions.

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Boat

Heavy rain brings torrential floods in Al-Bayda, Libya

NA Weather
YouTube
Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:21 UTC
floods
Heavy rain in Al-Bayda in eastern Libya caused floods Friday and Saturday in the city, leading to considerable damages to people's houses and cars as well as to public infrastructure, including a hospital in the city center.

Sources from the city said rain water flooded into houses and public facilities as the sewers were all blocked and couldn't absorb the rain water, in a clear indication of the city's deteriorated infrastructure and public services of the east-based government.

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