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The Netherlands receives 2 weeks worth of rain in 24 hours

Janene Pieters
NL Times NL
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:56 UTC
RAIN HOLLAND
Wednesday was a wet and rainy day for the Netherlands. According to Weeronline, between 40 and 45 millimeters of rain fell in the west of Zuid-Holland, the north of Noord-Holland and on the Wadden islands. That's about half of what is usual for the entire month of August.

By Wednesday night Leeuwarden had the most rain, with 52.2 millimeters measured. Places like Grouw and Stavoren also got over 50 millimeters of rain. "Locally the total rainfall can climb up to 60 mm by [Thursday] morning", the weather agency said on Wednesday night.

According to Het Parool, the heavy rainfall caused problems across the country. Places in Gelderland, Limburg and Noord-Brabant had to deal with flooded streets. And the rain also left lanes on the A10 near Sloterdijk underwater, causing a very busy evening rush hour in Amsterdam.
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Lightning bolt kills 3 in Khagrachhari, Bangladesh


en.prothom-alo.com
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:02 UTC
Lightning
Three people including a father and his daughter were killed as lightning struck them at Milonkarbaripara area under Tobolchhari union of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari on Wednesday evening, reports news agency UNB.

The deceased were identified as Nandamohan Tripura, 35, his daughter Lalita Tripura and Kallyan Chandra Tripura, cousin of Lalita.

Shaifur Rahman, on-duty doctor of Panchhari Upazila Health Complex said a thunderbolt struck them while it was raining and they were in and around their home around 6:45pm, leaving them critically injured.

Later locals rescued them and rushed them to the upazila health complex where doctor declared them death.

Lalita was a student of class seven of Tobolchhari Kadamtali T K High School and Kallyan was an intermediate second year student of Tobolchhari Greenhill College.

Comment: Another 3 people were recently killed by lighting strikes in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on August 30th.

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Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc on cattle across Texas

Tony Dreibus
Successful Farming
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:25 UTC
flood
Cattle ranchers in southeastern Texas had been moving livestock out of areas in the path of Hurricane Harvey for several days before the storm made landfall, but losses are likely as few anticipated the sheer breadth of the storm.

"Most of the producers started last Monday moving cattle out of the coastal region," said Texas A&M Extension specialist Tom 'Andy' Vestal. "By Tuesday or Wednesday they were asking producers who had cattle along rivers and watersheds to move their cattle. A lot of these guys have dealt with high water but nothing like this. Who could've imagined 40 to 44 inches of rainfall?"

About 1.2 million beef cows are in the 54 counties that have been declared disaster areas due to Hurricane Harvey, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The total is a "conservative estimate" and encompasses 27% of the state's herd, according to Texas A&M University livestock economist David Anderson.

Texas is the biggest cattle and calf producer in the U.S. and has the largest feedlot herd at 2.42 million head, according to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Gross income in 2015 from cattle sales and marketing totaled $11.5 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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Tropical storm Irma strengthening, tracking across Atlantic; landfall could be either the Caribbean islands, Bahamas or Carolinas

Faith Eherts
AccuWeather
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:29 UTC
Tropical Storm Irma
© NOAA/satelliteNewly-formed Irma is spinning over the south-central Atlantic and moving west of the Cabo Verde Islands on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2017.
While the Gulf Coast continues to deal with the devastating impacts of Harvey, emergency managers in the United States have another tropical threat to monitor by the name of Irma.

Far across the Atlantic, just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, an area of thunderstorms has developed enough circulation to gather tropical storm status and the name, Irma.

"There is the potential to ramp up to a powerful hurricane in the coming days," according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.

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12 tornadoes seen in a day near Sochi, Russia

Mohak Gupta
India Today
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:01 UTC
Plane makes harrowing landing in Sochi as tornadoes rip through Black Sea nearby
Plane makes harrowing landing in Sochi as tornadoes rip through Black Sea nearby
In a harrowing video, an airplane was seen landing in Sochi, Russia, with three tornadoes right behind it.

The infamous tornadoes of the Black Sea are known to be violent and up to 12 tornadoes were seen off the coast on the very same day.

This is the second week in a row when these destructive vortexes of violently rotating winds have ripped through Black Sea.

The entire daring incident was caught on camera .


Comment: See also this report from last week: Irregular waterspout spotted on Black Sea near Sochi, Russia

From August of last year: Multiple waterspouts form off coast near Russian resort city Sochi where tornadoes are very rare occurrence (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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Tornadoes and microbursts: Weather opposites, but equally destructive


Montreal Gazette
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:03 UTC
Damage in N.D.G. Park following microburst rain storm
© John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteDamage in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Park following microburst rain storm.
In Lachute, where on Tuesday one resident saw part of their rooftop torn away like a sheet of paper and another found their trampoline wrapped around a nearby tree, they learned what a tornado can do.

In Montreal, where on the same day high winds punched a 20-block path of destruction through the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, we learned what a microburst can do.

Meteorologically speaking, the phenomena are utterly different. But when it comes to their capacity for destruction, they are chillingly alike.

Environment Canada meteorologist Max Desharnais said Wednesday that his office was able to determine that N.D.G. had been hit by a microburst simply by the grim symmetry of the destruction left in its wake.

"Based on the signature of the damage - (fallen) trees laid out in one direction - that's a microburst," he said. "It's a unidirectional signature. ... With a tornado you'll have a roof literally peeled off and a visible signature of rotation."

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Monsoon floods brings Mumbai to a standstill

Rajendra Jadhav and Swati Bhat
Reuters
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:51 UTC
Heavy rain, flooding paralyze India's financial hub
Heavy rain, flooding paralyze India's financial hub
Heavy monsoon rains brought India's financial capital to a halt on Tuesday, with authorities struggling to evacuate people with the scheduled high tide adding to the chaos.

Incessant rain flooded several parts of Mumbai and paralyzed train services used by millions of commuters daily, with many stranded at stations and hundreds of others walking home through waist-deep water on railway tracks.

Poor visibility also forced airport authorities to divert some flights while most were delayed by up to an hour.

Thousands, some abandoning their water-logged cars, waded through waist-deep water to reach home after some parts of the city received as much as 297.6 millimeters (11.72 inches)of rainfall. Children were sent home early from school.

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Update: Death toll increases to 17 in China landslide


Belarus News
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:59 UTC
landslide
The death toll has risen to 17 people with 18 still missing, after a landslide at Nayong county in southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday morning, local authorities said Tuesday.

As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 25 people had been found, of which 17 were dead and eight injured. The injured are being treated in a local hospital and in stable condition, according to a press conference at the scene.

The landslide occurred at about 10:40 a.m. Monday in Zhangjiawan township, affecting 34 households. More than 600,000 cubic meters of rock and mud fell 200 meters and hit a village.

Over 2,000 people, including police, firefighters and medical staff are at the scene and more than 90 emergency vehicles, 20 life detectors, 17 diggers and eight drones.

Comment: See also earlier report with video: Two dead, 25 missing after landslide in Bijie, China

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Turkey unprepared as Istanbul battered by 3rd mega-storm this summer (VIDEOS)


RT
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:01 UTC
Istanbul flooding
© Ozan Kose / AFP
Istanbul is in the teeth of a major storm with winds reaching up to 75kph (47mph) and torrential downpours flooding streets and choking the city's major transport arteries.

Climate scientists warned earlier this month that Istanbul residents should prepare for far more flooding in the future as recent climate dynamics indicate the increased likelihood of 'supercells' forming, which have caused major flooding in the city twice already this summer.
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'This is a nightmare event': Levee breached south of Houston in 800 year flood event


RT
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:11 UTC
flooding in Houston
© Nick Oxford / Reuters
Officials of Brazoria County, Texas have urged residents in the Columbia Lakes area, South of Houston, to evacuate immediately following a breach of the levee at the Brazos river.

'This is a nightmare event,' Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta said of the levee failure.

The Brazos River has risen to historic heights as a result of storm Harvey and caused the levee to fail Tuesday, a scenario that authorities feared.

More heavy rain is expected through Wednesday, raising concerns that other levees are at risk.

Houston's Addicks dam began to spill over Tuesday.
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