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Early full-on winter storm slams New Zealand with up to 19 inches of snow in 24 hours reported

Reggae Elliss
Mountainwatch
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:03 UTC
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
The snow hit the North Island overnight, with snow showers continuing today. The maintenance crew, loving it on the upper slopes of Turoa this morning.
50cms and road closures in April

A full-on winter storm hit New Zealand yesterday with freezing levels down to 600 metres in the far south and 1000 metres over the central North Island.

"The bulk of the storm passed over the South Island yesterday and it worked its way across the North Island overnight," said the Grasshopper, Mountainwatch's snow forecaster. "The forecast was for 40-50cm in the Canterbury ski fields with about 15 cm on the Southern Lakes ski fields. Looking at webcams and observations, this looks to be the case."
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'Very unusual': April snowfall surprises South Island, New Zealand


RNZ
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:21 UTC
Snow in Tekapo.
© Bruce HopkinsSnow in Tekapo.
It appears winter has come early, with snow, rain and strong winds hitting much of the island, South Island locals say.

Snow blanketed the South Island's high country and alpine passes as a low swept across the country today. Much of the South Island's high country and alpine passes saw snow overnight, including Lewis Pass, and Porters Pass.

MetService said there could be more to come, with the Kaikōura Ranges and high country in Canterbury and Otago facing more snow down to 500m later today.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Volcanic dust devils, farmland snows and yellow peaks again in Europe


Adapt 2030
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 19:33 UTC
Pyrenees
Yet another "rare" yellow snow storm where Saharan dust meets blizzard conditions above our heads, blanketing parts of the European continent's peaks, this time its the Pyrenees. Dust Devils in the volcanic craters of Japan, comets over Hungary, another ARC storm headed to California and to top it off, snows cover the Saskatchewan fields when they farmers are supposed to be planting next week.


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Cloud Precipitation

Yosemite National Park floods due to California deluge with 6 inches of rain in 2 days


nbcbayarea.com
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:24 UTC
In this Saturday, April 7, 2018 photo released by the National Park Service, floodwaters cover Cooks Meadow
© National Park ServiceIn this Saturday, April 7, 2018 photo released by the National Park Service, floodwaters cover Cooks Meadow and the pedestrian trail through Cooks Meadow in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite, Calif. Sections of Northside Drive, Southside Drive, and Sentinel Drive remain closed due to high water in the roadway. Parts of Yosemite National Park remained closed as the Merced River peaked several feet above flood stage through the Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite National Park reopened Sunday after flooding that washed out roads during a strong Pacific storm, park officials said.

Forecasters said up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell over two days as rivers swelled in Northern California.

Roads within Yosemite Valley were swamped by up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of water that affected electrical and water systems. Most facilities reopened at midday, but officials warned that traffic could be slow as cleanup work continues.

The area was closed Friday as a powerful "Pineapple Express" storm moved through. The heaviest rain was in the northern Sierra and in coastal counties from San Francisco north to Mendocino during a 48-hour period ending Saturday afternoon.

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Tennis ball-sized hail smashes windows and damages roofs as huge storm downs trees in northern Texas


Daily Mail
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:16 UTC
The ice storm only lasted 10 minutes, but hailed down with fury, covering the ground in white
The ice storm only lasted 10 minutes, but hailed down with fury, covering the ground in white
A severe storm in Texas dropped tennis ball-sized hail in the Dallas Forth Worth area.

The massive storm saw thunder, heavy rain, and hail fall from the sky Friday night.

The deluge released a heavy downpour of hail around 7pm Friday for about 10 minutes, sending the balls of ice flying through the air, destroying windows and cars.

Locals shared the astonishing images of the hail on social media, where the balls of ranged from the size of a pea to a tennis ball, according to NBC.

Several people shared video footage of the torrential storm that covered front lawns in white as millions of pieces of hail fell to the ground.

In some footage viewers can hear the thuds and taps of the heavy ice balls hitting the earth.

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Dozens of geese fall from the sky into Idaho Falls parking lot during severe hailstorm

Nate Eaton
East Idaho News
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:37 UTC
dead geese
Dozens of geese plummeted from the sky during a severe hail and thunderstorm Saturday evening.

Witnesses tell EastIdahoNews.com the birds suddenly fell into a parking lot near Yellowstone Highway and Lincoln Road in Idaho Falls around 7 p.m. It's likely they were struck by lightning.

Workers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game arrived with a truck and picked up the geese, according to witnesses.

EastIdahoNews.com is working to get more information from IDFG and will post additional details as we receive them.

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Lightning bolt kills woman, injures 4 others in White Springs, Florida

Danae Leake
Action News Jax
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 09:59 UTC
lightning
Five people were struck by lightning in White Springs, Florida on Saturday as storms moved through the northeast part of the state.

A woman died and four people were injured, according to a local storm report by the National Weather Service.

A source tells us the woman is Kourtney Lambert.

The people were struck at Woodpecker Mud Bog, officials say.

A source tells Action News Jax the strikes happened at about 2:50 p.m. near a camper where people were seeking shelter under the camper's gooseneck.

The source says a 23-year-old woman was struck and killed instantly.


Comment: In Asia fatalities caused by lightning strikes during the past week across India include a woman killed in Bengaluru, 3 struck in separate incidents in Jaipur and 2 hit by bolts in Odisha while in Jamalpur, Bangladesh a teenage boy succumbed.

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Eight tornadoes touch down across the Heartland

Amber Ruch
kfvs12.com
Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:10 UTC
Crenshaw Road in Marion, Ill.
© Brittany Jacob/KFVSCrenshaw Road in Marion, Ill.
Eight tornadoes hit the Heartland on Tuesday, April 3, according to the National Weather Service. The latest report was a twister in New Madrid County, Missouri.

There were two tornadoes reported in Hickman County, Ky., one in Massac County, Ill., one in Williamson County, Ill., one in Livingston County, Ky, in Saline County, IL, one in Dunklin County, Mo and one in New Madrid County, Mo.

Comment: See also: Tornadoes and deadly storms strike in South, Midwest US

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Sheeple

Death toll for Scotland's lambs sees a sharp increase after heavy snow


BBC
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 19:31 UTC
lambs
The death toll on Scottish sheep farms has seen a sharp increase following spells of heavy snow this winter, according to official figures.

Farming leaders said sheep farmers were facing a "war of attrition" from the weather after a severe winter followed a wet summer and autumn.

And they warned that it could affect productivity for the rest of the year.

Gary Mitchell, vice-president of NFU Scotland, said spring lambs were having a "really tough time".
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Hailstorm destroys orchards, vegetables in several areas of Kurram Agency, Pakistan

Umer Jamshaid
Urdupoint
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:18 UTC
hail damaged
Heavy rain and hailstorm has destroyed fruit orchards and vegetable fields in most of the areas of Kurram Agency the other day.

According to Peshawar correspondent , the Kurram Agency areas of Zeran, Malana, Karman Boghki and Para Chamkani were hit by heavy rain and hailstorm where scores of fruit orchards and fields of vegetables were destroyed.

In Zeran Brabata area, the roof of the house of a poor man, Ilayas caved in causing him losses of thousands of rupees besides death to his two cattle. On other side thousands of acres of land along side Kurram River was in danger of being washed away due to lack of protected embankments.
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