Even as the Midwest was warned to watch for more twisters, residents began cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes and severe storms slammed areas in several states, tearing the roofs from buildings and overturning vehicles.
Another line of strong storms was moving from Oklahoma City, Okla., to Milwaukee, Wis., NBC's Al Roker reported. Parts of Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri could even see twisters.
The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that a tornado touched down Wednesday south of Stanley in northeastern Iowa. Another tornado was confirmed Wednesday night in Hastings, Minn., about 30 miles southeast of Minneapolis.
The weather service also was investigating reports of tornadoes in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
In Illinois, at least 19 people were hurt and dozens of homes and businesses destroyed in the Springfield area. One person was injured when the wind flipped a car and another was blown off his motorcycle, said Roscoe Cook, nursing supervisor at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Winds tore off part of a 90-year-old metal church steeple in downtown Minneapolis and damaged at least 40 homes in the south of the city.
Jack Freitag said he was standing in the lobby of the Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis when he saw "a wall cloud from the south coming across the parking lot." Then a "very loud roar" came through as he saw signs being blown around in the wind.
The wind tore off part of the church's 90-year-old metal steeple around 2 p.m. while about 120 people were inside, said church spokesman Joe Bjordal.
"I was worried about the people then," said Freitag, who told everyone to seek shelter in the church's basement. No one was injured.
Damaged church out of commission
Outside the church, strong winds ripped apart large outdoor tents and scattered chairs and folding tables across the parking lot that were set up for the national Evangelical Lutheran Church in America convention. The church was scheduled to serve breakfast to guests attending the event at the Minneapolis Convention Center next door.
"I think we're out of business" for entertaining convention visitors, Bjordal said.
At the Electric Fetus, a landmark independent music store near downtown, strong winds shattered one of the store's windows and caused the roof to cave in.
"It was just the loudest crashing noise," said Stephanie Covart, the store's co-owner. "We didn't know what was happening."
Meteorologist Dan Luna said it was the sort of storm that meteorologists dread — it didn't look dangerous until it was.
"We worry about the really benign thunderstorm that develops a tornado in the metropolitan area," Luna said. "These sort-lived ones form very quickly and dissipate very fast. They are very hard to predict."
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak toured the area later Wednesday to assess damage and saw a hole in the Convention Center's roof that caused water to leak in. Although there were many reports of downed trees and property damage, there were no reports of injuries, city officials said in a statement.
"It obviously had a significant physical impact but at this point it looks as if we're very fortunate there were relatively few injuries," Rybak said.
First responders were going house-to-house in the area looking for victims.
Indiana town hit by 105-mph winds
In northern Indiana, a storm tore the roofs from an apartment building and middle school gymnasium in Chesterton and damaged some nearby homes. Chesterton town manager Bernie Doyle said a tornado was suspected, but the National Weather Service had not confirmed it Thursday morning. No injuries were reported, Doyle said.
Winds reaching 105 mph pounded Chesterton and for six hours almost the entire town of 12,000 had no power, the local police department said.
Chesterton utility companies responded to downed power and telephone lines overnight, while residents struggled to cope with roofs partially or entirely destroyed, downed trees, damaged vehicles, and scattered debris, NBC News reported.
As many as four tornadoes may have hit northeastern Iowa. Along with the one confirmed near Stanley, National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Boyne said tornadoes were reported near Fredericksburg, Hawkeye and West Union.
Barns were destroyed and about 40 feet of roof ripped from a vacant poultry building north of West Union. Trees fell on homes near Hawkeye, Fayette County emergency management coordinator Mike McCloud said.
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SHOWERS, BUT THE COLD FRONT TOYDA HAS BROUGHT SOME RAIN. WERE A GOING TO SEE THAT PASS ROTHUGH PARTS OF ALLEGHENY, ALREADY STARTING TO POP UP INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BLEUTR COUNTY. AS WE ZOOM IN CLOSER RIGHT NOW INTO MOON TOWNSHIP NEW ETH AIRPORT, A POCKET OF SOME STEAERDI RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH. -- WILL MOVE THROUGH PRETTY QUICKLY. WE ARE SEEING A POCKET OF SOME HEAVY RAIN EMBEDDED HERE THAT WI MLLOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CAMBRIA, ENEV ALONG 4, RIGHT INTO ARMSTRONG COUNTY. SOUTHERN ARMSTRONG, WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS PASSING. THE BULK OF THAT HEAVY RAIN, WELL TO THE EAST. THIS DISTURBANCE JUST SPARKING UP A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS INTO WESTMORELAND, FAYETTE, SOMERSET. AS WE CONTINUE THROHUG THE REST OFHE T EVENING, SHOWERS ARE GOING TO MOVE OUT. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THAT IS GOING TO SHAPE US UP FOR A PRETTY NICE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, DOWN INTO THE LOW 50’S TOMORROW MOR.NG THE AFTERNOON. WE STAY DRY EVEN FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STAY DRY INTO THE WEEKENDS. TODAY, NOT A WHOLE LOT. MOST OF US AROUND 1/10 OF INCH OR LESS. AGAIN, EVEN INTO MONROEVILLE AND INDIANA. OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE CHANCE FOR THESE ISOLATED SHOWERS. WE WILL SEE THOSELO CUDS MOVE OUT, SEE SOME SUNSHINE BEFORE THE SUN SETS. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED TONIGHT, DIPPING DOWN INTO THE LOW 50’S. LOOKINATG YOUR FORECAST, A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOLER SIDE FOR US ON FRIDAY. THE NORMAL FOR TSHI TIME OF YEAR, NEAR 78. 76 WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON SATURDAY. AS WE GET INTO SUNDAY, WARMING BACK UP INTO THE 80’S. WE WILL STAYN I THE 80’S MONDAY AND TUESDAY
A weak disturbance will fire up a few isolated showers in the afternoon, but most areas will remain dry. High pressure in place through the weekend with temperatures back in the 80s by Sunday.Watch the forecast by Certified Most Accurate meteorologist Ashley Dougherty: Click the video player above.
A weak disturbance will fire up a few isolated showers in the afternoon, but most areas will remain dry. High pressure in place through the weekend with temperatures back in the 80s by Sunday.
Watch the forecast by Certified Most Accurate meteorologist Ashley Dougherty: Click the video player above.


PHUKET: Flash flooding brought traffic to a standstill across the island this morning after hours of heavy rains, which began late last night, continued to pour down across the island as the morning rush hour began.
Traffic ground to a halt along several stretches of Chao Fah West Road, the Bypass Road and several spots along Thepkrasattri Road, causing major tailbacks. A few stretches of the roads near British International School were also affected, with several cars reportedly broken down along the way.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office is to issue a weather warning to every local office to warn residents about flash floods and possible landslides.
According to the Thai Meteorological Department, the weather forecast for August 25 shows widespread thundershowers and heavy isolated rains in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun. Southwesterly winds will gust up to 35km/hr, with wave heights averaging 1-2 meters and higher during thunderstorms. The heavy weather is likely to last throughout today and tomorrow.
Earlier this month, Chalong Mayor Samran Jindaphol told the Gazette that they were ‘100 per cent’ prepared for this year’s floods (story here).
Additional reporting by Zohaib Sikander.
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Nearly all roads around and through the Highlands are currently closed. The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) today posted a map of current road conditions, and nearly all paths through the area are impassable roads due to heavy snowfall and ice.
According to Páll Halldórsson, the director of IRCA in Selfoss, the road closures have happened slightly earlier than usual.
The roads were declared “impassable”—meaning they should not be travelled on—last Saturday after several reports came in of foreign travellers who were trapped in their vehicles in the snow along mountain roads on the way to places like Askja and between Dettifoss and Vesturdalur, to the west of Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Among the impassable roads are: Sprengisandsleið, Skagafjarðarleið, Austurleið, Vesturheiðarvegur, and Kaldidalur. The IRCA has not yet formally closed the entrance to the roads, but they intend to do so over the next few days.
In East and Northeast Iceland, there are several impassable roads, as well as a few ice-covered roads that should only be driven upon in vehicles outfitted with winter gear.
Yellow Warning for the North and Northeast Has Passed
Although yesterday’s yellow weather warning for the North and Northeast have passed, travellers are nevertheless advised to take precautions at all times when traversing Iceland. It is essential to continually check the weather forecast, to let somebody know where you’re going, and to pack your vehicle with warm blankets. Under no circumstances should travellers drive on impassable roads.
Mild Weather in the South, Despite Impassable Roads Elsewhere
Yesterday, three rainbows were spotted over Reykjavík—a sign, one might say, of good things to come.
The forecast for Reykjavík, in contrast to the snowstorms in the centre, north, and east of the country, has remained steadily mild, with some sunshine and light rain. The Icelandic Met Office has forecast a rain shower or two over the next few days, and a bit of a breeze with partly cloudy skies.


Dust Cloud Rolls Through Phoenix
In Phoenix, Arizona, a massive dust cloud rolled through and practically swallowed the entire city!
A photographer who recorded a video that he later posted on YouTube was in a supermarket parking lot at the time with his camera rolling. He drove right into the cloud, where it was pitch black inside.
It was an eerie sight–day had turned into night. In fact, the wind kicked up by the dust storm had the strength of a Category One hurricane!
As the wind roared in Phoenix, the cloud covered everything in a blanket of dust.
Phoenix Airport was ordered to shut down, but not before the surreal sight left its city's denizens awe-struck and dusty.


The lightning, which almost hit the car, scared the people on the Chelyabinsk-Troitsk motorway in the Chelyabinsk region of the Southern Urals in southern Russia as they travelled in heavy rain.
The dashcam footage was filmed on the busy, slow-moving motorway during bad weather, with the driver of the car filming swearing as the bolt of lightning hits the ground in front of him and almost burns a car nearby.
A storm warning had been issued in the Chelyabinsk region at the time, with the footage showing it raining heavily at the time, with the driver’s wipers going back and forth across the windscreen.
According to weather forecasts, rain, showers, hail and squally gusts of wind were expected in a number of areas.
Due to weather conditions, locals were advised to refrain from long-distance travel.
Chelyabinsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia.
It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a population of over 1.1 million people.


Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chief secretary reminded the officials the resolve to have ‘zero causality’ as the cyclonic storm Titli heading towards Gopalpur coast in the state.
According to a India Meterological Department (IMD) bullentin, the cyclone would cross Odisha between Gopalpur in the state and Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh around morning of October 11. Under its affect, wind will blow at a speed between 110 to 125 km per hour. Four coastal districts of Odisha Ganjam, Gajapathi, Puri and Jagatsinghpur are likely to receive heavy rainfall too. Storm surge of height of about 0.5 m above astronomical tide is very likely inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda & Puri districts at the time of landfall.
The IMD bullentin said that the deep depression over Bay of Bengal which intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ Tuesday and is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours.
The chief secretary, AP Padhi, reviewed the cyclone preparedness measures taken up in the state. Padhi said that the state government is working for ‘zero casualty’ during the cyclone. Evacuation of people living in the possible cyclone affected areas has been ordered. People living in low laying areas have been asked to shifted to safer places. While total suspension of fishing operations has been ordered, the fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea till October 12.
While Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) has been deployed at strategic places, the cyclone shelters have been made functional with storage of food materials and other essential items like medicine.
The development commissioner, R Balakrishnan, additional chief secretary, home, Asit Tripathy, special relief commissioner Bishnupada Sethi, police DGP Rajendra Prasad Sharma and other senior officials of the state government attended the review meeting.
The SRC said that the district collectors have been asked to keep vigil round the clock on the situation. The educational institutions in four districts are going to remain closed for two days.


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More than a foot of swirling snow blanketed the East Coast on Saturday, as a major winter storm battering the region cut power for hundreds of thousands of people, brought most travel to a stop and was blamed for at least 18 deaths.
Parts of the Washington, D.C., area received more than 2 feet of snow, and Baltimore set a record with 29.2 inches, the National Weather Service said. The storm also dumped more than 2 feet of snow across parts of New York City and Long Island, according to weather service tallies.
“In the grand scheme, everybody is getting a big snowstorm,” said meteorologist Patrick Burke at the National Weather Service’s College Park, Md., office.
“Treat the storm with respect,” he said. “The winds are really going to be whipping up today. Snow continues to fall. Stick close to home. Don’t go out alone.”
Amid the eerie quiet in Washington, small groups of people ventured out on foot seeking sledding breaks, crucial supplies, camaraderie, coffee or a smoke.
“We’ve got the fastest sled in town,” boasted Justin Brindger with his 4-year-old son, Nate, on the west side of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill. The scene was more block party than snowy apocalypse. “Nate’s been up since six this morning ready to go sledding,” his father said.
Last year, Capitol Police tried to enforce a law banning sledding on Capitol Hill. This year, Congress added a line to a spending bill in December instructing officers to “forbear enforcement” of the law.


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Colorado’s steady pattern of cool, wet weather continues to be a boon for the mountain snowpack and the state’s water supply.
The combined San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan basins fared the best in May, receiving 154 percent of normal precipitation followed by the Rio Grande at 144 percent, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture media release.
The South Platte watershed was the only slacker in the state, still, it was 90 percent of normal precipitation at the end of the month, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Colorado State Office.
The Gunnison wrapped up at 123 percent of normal precipitation, with a snowpack at 209 percent of normal, making it the state leader at the close of May.
“Remaining snowpack across the state is near 200 percent of normal and poised to provide adequate runoff into early summer” said Brian Domonkos, Colorado Snow Survey Supervisor, in the release. “The majority of remnant snowpack in Colorado exists in the northern mountains, predominantly above 10,000 feet in watersheds such as the South Platte and Upper Colorado.”
Snowpack in the southern Colorado Rockies, such as the San Juan range, is greater than normal this time of year.
At the start of June, according to the release, statewide reservoir storage is currently at 108 percent of normal, down from 112 percent on May 1.


Your First Alert Forecast from Sat. Morning, Jan. 25, 2020
By Gabe Ross | January 24, 2020 at 5:08 PM EST – Updated January 25 at 10:59 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Good Saturday to you and thanks for checking into your First Alert Forecast for the Cape Fear Region! Atmospheric instability and wind shear profiles will be marginally favorable for severe-rated thunderstorms between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. so keep your WECT First Alert Weather App Handy. Following the passage of a cold front, expect continually improving conditions. Just in the nick of time for those running in the Get Fit with 6 Race and Wellness Expo. The Expo is free, but there’s still time to register. Click here to do so.
Expect weekend rain odds for the afternoon to hover at a slim 10% and 0% for Sunday. Temperatures will bounce around the 50s and 60s during the afternoon amid mostly sunny and clear skies and slide back to the cooler 40s and 30s Saturday and Sunday night.
Catch your seven-day planning forecast for Wilmington here. Note a quick chance for a few showers as you head back off to work and school. and elevated rain odds again by the close of the work week. Remember, you can grab a full ten-day forecast for any location you like on your free WECT Weather App!
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If you dread the thought of a long winter and being stuck inside with your family for weeks or months on end, you can make the most of the impending wintry doom by recreating this awesome sledding snow coaster in your backyard. I'm jealous I never thought of this when I was a kid.
You are required to watch this masterpiece at least ten times today. You're welcome. Happy Halloween.
A video making the rounds this afternoon purports to show a flash flood tearing through a Serbian neighborhood, tearing away fences and hurling cars and trees downstream as if they were toys.
We often see animated satellite images of storms over the Atlantic that show us 12- or 24-hour loops, but how about a satellite loop that lasts 2,150 hours? An ambitious YouTuber created this awesome time lapse video showing four months of storms over the western Pacific in just two minutes.
A resident of St. Louis took an awesome time lapse of a strong thunderstorm rolling across his neighborhood yesterday. The storm bubbled up on the horizon before racing towards the camera, developing an awesome shelf cloud along the way.
Chaos and relief erupted at a county fair in Montana over the weekend after a severe thunderstorm tore down two crowded tents and stopped a Rick Springfield concert from happening. The storm also set free a majestic herd of alpacas, bless its heart.
A Seattle man out for a walk this past Saturday stopped to film the sky in hopes of seeking out some bolts of lightning from an oncoming storm, but he got more than he bargained for when the lightning sought him out instead.
An Oregon photographer took an absolutely stunning time lapse video of a thunderstorm bubbling up near Mount Hood, sending its gorgeous, multicolored clouds streaming over the snow-capped mountain peak and across the horizon.
Slow-moving thunderstorms around Colorado Springs this afternoon dumped enormous amounts of rain over the region in a short period of time, leading to dangerous flash flooding across the area. One resident of the city took this incredible video of the water pounding a bridge with the fury of Niagara Falls.
Heavy rain caused by Tropical Storm Neoguri triggered this intense mudslide in Nagiso, Japan on Wednesday. The video shows a muddy waterfall violently overtaken by an onslaught of trees, mud, and debris. The mudslide destroyed numerous homes and businesses, killing a 12-year-old boy and sending more than 200 people to shelters in the area.
A gas station in Colfax, Wisconsin took a direct hit from an EF-1 tornado last Friday, and the dramatic event was caught on video by a surveillance camera directly in the path of the twister.
A meteorologist on board an American Eagle jet taxiing to the runway in Abilene, Texas yesterday took a video of golf ball size hail pounding the Embraer ERJ-145 for more than seven minutes while they sat on the taxiway. The plane had to turn back to the gate because of the damage.


More smoggy air is working its way along the Lake Michigan shoreline and into your lungs. Don't keep Gramps and the grandkids out in the ozone too long. This warning began Friday afternoon.
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WHDT Drops RTV For Weather Nation
Full-power RTV affiliate WHDT West Palm Beach, Fla. (DMA 38), today announced that it will change to Weather Nation this weekend. WHDT will carry Weather Nation as its primary feed in full HD and on its translators and mobile feed.
WHDT owner Günter Marksteiner said: “After three major hurricanes, the value of local broadcast television became obvious as nearly everyone obtained their storm information from this one source. With cable and telephone lines submerged for weeks, broadcast radio and TV were the only news source for most of the area’s residents. As we face new weather scenarios every season, Florida viewers once again turn first to local TV.”
Neal Ardman, president of Broadcast Partners, the licensing agent for Weather Nation, said: “WHDT is a perfect fit for Weather Nation. WHDT serves Floridians and millions of vacation-goers on cable, satellite and over the air. Weather Nation will provide WHDT with a 24/7 HD feed of meteorologists doing what they do best, forecasting, not just a boring radar loop or a rotating graphics package.”


The 23 other blocks which recorded deficit rainfall are in Angul (3 blocks), Sundergarhh (5), Mayurbhanj (4), two each blocks in Bolangir and Bargarah, one block each in Balasore, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Koraput, Nawrangpur, Nayagarh and Sambalpur, the officials said.
The cumulative average rainfall of the state from June 1 till September 11 comes to a surplus of 16.8 per cent over the long term average rainfall, they said.
The IMD in its forecasts said heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal and Deogarh districts during next 24 hours.
All major rivers in the state are flowing below the danger level, SRC sources said.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


The National Weather Service had issued a Winter Weather Advisory, which ended at midnight Saturday, as light rain and freezing temperatures made its way through the northeast. However, a Flood Advisory is still in effect until further notice along the Kankakee River.
Below freezing temperatures throughout the past few days could mean icy conditions. Ice accumulations could reach one-tenth of an inch.
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In response to the freezing rain and sleet, the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation said it deployed 211 salt spreaders to help treat the roadways.
DSS has transitioned salt spreaders to residential streets in response to today’s winter weather system. The fleet has been working since afternoon to ensure that main roads are safe and passable for motorists and buses. View City’s fleet in real time: https://t.co/GKweSz2oR0.— Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (@StreetsandSan) January 9, 2022
Indiana State Police also tweeted out a warning for drivers Saturday, advising them to slow "way down" after police said I-80 and I-65 are littered with crashes.
Folks, we're not kidding when we say slow down. Way down! We've already had one troopers vehicle struck on I-80.— Sgt. Glen Fifield (@ISPLowell2) January 8, 2022
Troopers are investigating numerous crashes and several have been rollovers. I-80 & I-65 are littered with crashes. pic.twitter.com/oCT4ijAqAO
An ice jam on the Kankakee River in Wilmington near the I-55 bridge was confirmed Saturday, the National Weather Service said., prompting the flood warning as fluctuations in river levels are expected and will likely rise to a flood stage over the coming days.
Update on the Kankakee River at Wilmington, IL in Will County:— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 8, 2022
An ice jam was confirmed near the I-55 bridge. Fluctuations in river levels near that area are expected, including likely rising to flood stage over the coming couple days.https://t.co/y1gMD6UPSJ #ILwx pic.twitter.com/hd74J23FB3
Difficult travel conditions still continue Sunday due to icy roads. Meteorologist Cheryl Scott said secondary roads, bridges and overpasses, parking lots and sidewalks are most susceptible. Even as air temperatures gradually climb to above freezing during Saturday evening, ground and pavement temperatures may lag behind, resulting in icy conditions on untreated surfaces.
Tips for driving in winter weather can be found on the Illinois Department of Transportation website.
The weather also caused more than 140 flights to be canceled from O'Hare airport and another 26 from Midway airport, as of late Saturday night, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.


Published: 13:42, 30 December 2019
| Updated: 13:46, 30 December 2019
Motorists are being warned of difficult driving conditions as foggy conditions are set to blanket Kent.
The Met Office says visibility will be reduced to less than 100 metres in some areas and travel disruption is likely.
Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning, which is in place from 5pm until midnight.
It says: "Fog is likely to lead to some travel disruption during Monday evening.
"Slower journey times with delays to bus and train services possible. There is a chance of delays or cancellations to flights."
It comes as Kent County Council revealed its gritters will be out in force treating "all primary routes" from 11pm with road surface temperatures set to dip below freezing.


Thick fog has disrupted about 25 flights at Melbourne Airport.
Domestic arrivals and departures have been affected.
Some international flights have been diverted.
Weather Bureau senior forecaster Dean Stewart says the fog is blanketing northern and eastern suburbs.
"It doesn't cover the whole of the Melbourne area, so some suburbs will start off sunny from sunrise this morning, and remain sunny," he said.
"The fog will start clearing, probably after about 8:00 or 8:30am (AEST)."
"In some areas it will take up until 10:00am before it's cleared completely," he said.
Mr Stewart also said there are reports that visibility is down to about 100 metres or so in some areas.
Qantas spokesman David Epstein says planes can now land.
"The weather's improving and we're expecting fine conditions for the rest of the day, so we've got to make up some ground," he said.
"There'll be a bit of a knock-on effect through the day, but we hope to recover that by the end of the morning."


Heavy evening downpour catches Nairobians off-guard
Nairobians were on Thursday night forced to spend hours on the roads following an impromptu heavy downpour in the evening.
Thousands of homes in Nairobi were also left without power after the heavy torrents.
The misery was shared by scores of city motorists trapped on impassable roads until the early hours of Friday morning, as well as by homeowners in some housing estates whose property was damaged by floodwater.
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) warned motorists using the Thika Superhighway where travellers were stranded for hours after the seasonal river between Kahawa Barracks and Kenyatta University broke its banks.
The overtopping caused a heavy traffic snarl up on both the main carriageway and the service lanes.
A billboard along the busy highway at Kenyatta University also fell and blocked part of the Thika bound service lane.
Thika Super Highway Traffic Alert pic.twitter.com/99xi3xWnDc
— Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) (@KeNHAKenya) March 26, 2020
Thika road a mess pic.twitter.com/agptDp1QYT
— Peter kinyua Njiru (@PeterkinyuaNji2) March 26, 2020
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 26, 2020
Kenya Meteorological Department had on Tuesday issued a warning to Kenyans telling them to expect evening showers over several places on Tuesday and Thursday and over few places on the other nights.
Nairobi, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a Kiambu, Meru, Embu and Tharaka Nithi in the highlands East of the Rift Valley will experience rainfall from Friday while the rest of the mornings will be sunny.
Afternoon rainfall in the regions is expected from Tuesday increasing to other places on Wednesday.
Evening showers are expected over several places on Thursday and Friday and over a few places on the other nights.


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Daytime temperatures usually reach -0°C in Oslo, Norway in December, falling to -7°C at night.
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There are normally 1 hour of bright sunshine each day in Oslo, Norway in December - that's 17% of daylight hours.
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The average sea temperature around Oslo, Norway in December is -0°C.
Does it rain in Norway in December?
There are usually 16 days with some rain in Oslo, Norway in December and the average monthly rainfall is 60mm. Rain may fall as snow in this month.
Norway December sunrise & sunset times
Browse the sunrise and sunset times for Norway in December 2022. Select a month to view Norway sunrise and sunset times for the next 12 months. The Norway sunrise and sunset times shown below are for Oslo.
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|Thursday, 1st December 2022||08:51||15:21|
|Friday, 16th December 2022||09:14||15:11|
|Saturday, 31st December 2022||09:19||15:21|
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Three electricity board officials in Chennai were suspended on Wednesday following the death of two minor girls who were electrocuted in Kodungaiyur area, according to media reports.
— News18 (@CNNnews18) November 1, 2017
The two girls, aged 7 and 8, died after stepping on a snapped electric wire lying under water, ANI reported.
In another incident, two students died in Anakaputhur area on Monday night after being struck by lightning while they were on their terrace, reported The Times of India.
The deceased, Lokesh, (19) and his friend, Kishore, (17), had met to study together when the incident happened. Until Wednesday morning, five people had reportedly died in the state due to heavy rainfall even as the government declared a holiday in schools across Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts for the second consecutive day.
Chennai as well as other parts of Tamil Nadu have been lashed by heavy rains since the last three days.
The weather department has predicted rain or thundershowers at most places over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and at many places over interior Tamil Nadu for the next four days.
Speaking to Firstpost, S Balachandran, Director of the Area Cyclone Warning Centre, IMD Chennai, on Tuesday said, “Coastal areas and central regions of Tamil Nadu will experience heavy rainfall with varying intensities in the next 24 hours. However, the western parts of the state like Coimbatore, the Nilgiris and Valaparai will experience light rainfall, which will start from Tuesday evening.”
Chennai’s northern areas, Vyasarpadi, Perambur, Choolai and Otteri in North Chennai as well as West Anna Nagar in Central Chennai were inundated by water, according to the Deccan Chronicle. Among the southern parts of the city, Madipakkam and Keelkattalai were affected by the rains. On Tuesday, Nungambakkam weather station recorded 12 cm rainfall while Meenambakkam Airport 17 cm.
However, the government assured the citizens that it was prepared to control floods.
SP Velumani, minister for municipal administration and rural development, told News18, “We have taken better steps than US or UK to control floods. Recently, heavy rains lashed London and America, but I assure we’ve done more work compared to these developed nations.”
While Chennai stares in the face of flooding, the heavy rains could help address water concerns in the city. Catchment areas of Chennai’s reservoirs, including the Poondi lake, Cholavaram lake, Redhills lake and Chembarapakkam lake, which provide drinking water to the city have been filled up with water, The Hindustan Times reported.
With inputs from agencies


KABUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snowfall and chilly weather have claimed 170 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Sunday.
"A total of 170 people including children and women have lost their lives and 30 others including women and children injured due to chilly weather and snowfall in 24 out of the country's 34 provinces over the past three weeks," Rahimi told Xinhua.
More than 150 residential houses have been completely destroyed or partially damaged over the period, the official said, adding the continued freezing climate and snowfall have also killed about 80,000 cattle including cows, sheep and goats elsewhere in the country.
The official also called on aid agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to needy Afghan families in this critical stage and help them survive the freezing winter.
In the cash-strapped and war-ravaged Afghanistan where there is no central heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm in winter, which in many cases claims human lives due to gas leakage or carbon monoxide emission.
Extreme chilly weather and snowfall have swept through parts of Afghanistan since the first week of January when the temperature fell down to minus 30 degrees Celsius in some areas. ■


August 28, 2014
Storms on Both Coasts Kick Up Dangerous Surf, Epic Waves
While Tropical Storm Marie continues to send waves crashing on the West Coast, Hurricane Cristobal on the East Coast has claimed at least six lives.
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Will ‘Hurricane Michael’ Affect Connecticut Weather?
Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle and is setting its sights on Georgia.
Currently what we do know is according to nbcconnecticut.com., is that airline passengers were able to fly from Bradley International Airport into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this morning but many are worried about transportation once they're on the ground.
According to wsbtv.com in Atlanta, Michael has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it moves northeast towards Georgia. Winds are still blowing at 125 mph and as I keep my eye on the Nexstar Hurricane Tracker live out of Dothan Alabama, they're calling for this hurricane to move through Georgia into the Carolinas and then eventually into the Atlantic Ocean.
What does Hurricane Michael have in store for Connecticut if anything? Michael's affect will be felt in here most likely on Thursday with possible heavy rains and flash flood warnings. To get the latest on Hurricane Michael as it travels northeast, click on weather.com.


Light snow/rain continue to develop along northern El Paso County, as well as wind picking up in this location. This trend will continue to extend to the south throughout the afternoon hours. Light snow accumulations and poor visibility will be possible for a time this afternoon and evening north of Colorado Springs and south/southwest of Pueblo. Blowing dust will be mostly likely on the Eastern Plains, where a Blowing Dust Advisory is in effect. Bottom-line, your Tuesday will feel (and look) a lot different than the past two days. Be prepared...
Colorado’s primary election is Tuesday. Voters will narrow down the candidates for the Republicans and Democrats, and the winners will move on to the November ballot.
A majority of the races are uncontested, but there are a few of interest on the county level.
We’ve linked the following websites so that you can get the latest primary election results for your area:


This Month May Be Among Top 5 Driest Septembers On RecordSeptember may wind up in the top five driest on record in Colorado and also has a good shot at being the warmest on record. This is really doing a number on the fire danger across the state.
3 Grass Fires On Tuesday Could Be Sign Of Things To ComeThree brush fires ignited Tuesday afternoon proving it does not take much to spark flames in Colorado.
Crews Contain 1,500-Acre Brush Fire Near Agate In Elbert CountyFirefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out Tuesday in Elbert County.
Fort Carson: 2 Injured In Black Hawk Helicopter Hard LandingAuthorities investigated a downed Fort Carson helicopter in a heavily wooded area in Douglas County on Wednesday afternoon.
Powerful Storm Does Damage In Eastern ColoradoDamaging hail and funnel clouds swept through Colorado as severe weather threatened several areas Monday night.
Colorado Rainfall Measured At Up To 4 Inches In Some AreasTorrential rain that dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain in and next to Colorado's Front Range finally stopped in the Denver metro area on Friday at midday.
Heavy Rain Causes Street Flooding In Metro AreaHeavy rain that pummeled the Denver metro area on Thursday evening caused some major street flooding that left dozens of cars stranded.
Tornado Destroys Man's Home: 'It Tore The Roof Off The House'A Berthoud man is among those trying to salvage what's left of his belongings after a tornado destroyed his home Thursday night.
2 Tornadoes Damage Homes In Elbert CountyTornadoes in Elbert County Thursday night severely damaged one home and caused damage to five others.
Tennis Ball-Sized Hailstones Damage Cars, HomesA massive complex of supercell thunderstorms rolled through Elbert County Wednesday evening and produced hailstones that were nearly as big as tennis balls.
Study: Denver Ranks 6th Fittest Metro Area In U.S.People who live in the Denver metro area have a greater walking access to parks than much of the nation. That helped make it the sixth fitted metro area in the U.S. according to one study.
Pine Sawfly Expected To Cause Heavy Damage To Ponderosa Pines In Elbert CountyA pine sawfly outbreak is projected to once a again wreak havoc on ponderosa pines in Elbert County this year.


Hey Whatnext..great thread. Hope it catches on because this is a very important subject in current events. There's no doubt that fireballs have
dramatically increased over the last couple of years, especially in 2013. Over the course of a few posts, I'm going to submit some information that
begs to differ with the folks who claim that all these fireballs are normal, don't believe that nonsense. Over the course of 60 years, there were
only a handful of reports of space rocks actually crashing through a home, vehicle or striking an individual (that we know of) and in just the year
2013, there were four of these incidents alone and a several others that were unsubstantiated whether they were actually space rock...the verdict is
still out on those ones. And there were a dozen other cases of people actually finding the space rocks after observing these exploding fireballs.
The AMS states that these significant events (observed by at least 25 people and then verified to be a meteor) usually only happen about four times a
month. The month of September 2013 saw 13 of these events and all the events were witnessed by hundreds and thousands. This was from a story in the
Chicago Tribune on September 27.
Significant events - defined as being reported by more than 25 people - usually happen three to five times in a month, Hankey said. While
meteors fall to the earth all the time, he said, they usually go undetected as they are most easily seen during the middle of the night and because
they often fall where there are no people - such as over oceans, deserts or remote parts of Wyoming.
"For it to happen at rush hour in a densely populated area where there's millions of people on the road that have a capability of seeing it is
pretty rare," Hankey said. "It's a special thing for someone who saw it, and they will probably never see it again for the rest of their
September was a very active month. For three days Sep. 19-21, Japan saw numerous fireballs with thousands of witnesses to each event, and then on Sep.
23, another massive fireball was witnessed across nine Midwestern states with over 500 reports to the AMS. This was a report from the AMS that
appeared at Intellihub.com on Sep. 30
Reports of meteor sightings are coming into the American Meteor Society by the thousands. According to one of the latest reports posted at the
American Meteor Society website, "Its been a busy week for the AMS as we are bombarded by fireball reports from all different parts of the country.
The latest event took place over Alabama and Georgia last night September 28th 7:30 PM local time. Over 250 witnesses from Virginia, Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia have reported the event so far.
Exactly why these meteors are coming into the atmosphere at this time is unknown. NASA and NOAA have yet to publish any reports on this phenomenon,
although they did confirm the September 10, 2013 meteor that streaked across the sky in Alabama in theguardian.com article 'Meteor enters atmosphere
over Alabama and disintegrates, says Nasa'.An excerpt from the article reads, "Officials at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville say a
baseball-size fragment of a comet entered Earth's atmosphere above Alabama at 8:18pm CDT Monday. Nasa officials say the meteor traveled at a speed of
76,000 mph. They say just three seconds after hitting the atmosphere, it disintegrated 25 miles above the central Alabama town of Woodstock, producing
a flash of light. Nasa spokeswoman Janet Anderson says that because it penetrated so deep into Earth's atmosphere, eyewitnesses heard sonic
I've been following this phenomenon for nearly two years now along with other events and for anyone here who knows me, I'm the methane guy, and I
still hold fast that this fireball phenomenon has everything to do with gases in our mesosphere (the layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up)
and that they are reacting away in that layer. Gas normally would make the air more dense, which is what is believed to have always worked in the
mesosphere to cause meteors to burn up once they hit the more dense air, but instead, I believe somehow the methane gases rising to this layer are
actually thinning the air here, which is allowing the space rocks to fall much deeper into our atmosphere causing the spectacular light shows and
frightening explosions in the air above our heads. Don't ask me how the methane would thin the air rather than make it more dense. I'm not a
scientist and can't explain that, I'm just making a hypothetical guess simply because after studying the release of methane gas and its affects on
our planet and our atmosphere, this would make sense, and because the fireball phenomenon also started up along the same time as so many other current
phenomenon, such as mass animal die-offs, disease outbreaks, sinkholes, unexplained fires and explosions, the sonic booms, earthquakes and volcanoes,
and the extreme weather events (hot and cold, drought and floods, massive rain and snow events, etc.).
Anyways...I hope this thread catches on. I wish you had started it in the Fragile Earth forum, but either way, this is a very important topic right
now and more people need to pay attention. I'll contribute some more information and also, post more fireballs to the thread as they come up if some


According to initial estimates, between $3-$4 billion worth of damage was done during the 2023 hurricane season.
The images reveal the extensive damage to the Pearl of the Pacific, which has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 27 lives. Four people were still missing at last check from Mexico’s Minister of Security and Civil Protection.
Mexican officials say they are moving supplies into Acapulco and getting people out of the devastated city three days after Hurricane Otis pummeled Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Acapulco, known as the Pearl of the Pacific, is recovering after being pummeled by deadly Hurricane Otis, the most powerful storm on record for the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The latest analysis shows Lee has sustained wind speeds of around 120 mph, making the storm a Category 3, as it slowly churns in the southwestern Atlantic ocean.
Hurricane Lee is undergoing rapid intensification and reached Category 5 status on Thursday evening.
Hurricane Lee continues to gain strength as it churns west in the Atlantic Ocean, forecast to reach at least Category 4 strength by the weekend as it brushes past the northern Leeward Islands.
President Biden arrived in Florida Saturday, visiting parts of the state that were nearly destroyed after Hurricane Idalia ripped through earlier this week.
FOX Corporation has launched a donation drive for relief efforts by the American Red Cross following Hurricane Idalia, the company announced on Friday.
Copper the pup went on an "unexpected adventure," the Charlotte County Emergency Management team said, but was reunited with its owner, thanks to an animal control officer.
The Biden administration initially asked for $12 billion in additional funding for FEMA's disaster relief fund, which helps with rescue and relief efforts.
Analysts said the fast-moving nature of the storm and its path over rural communities helped prevent a worst-case scenario. Some of the worst impacted counties were Dixie, Levy and Taylor.
Authorities have attributed at least three deaths to Idalia -- two in Florida and one in Georgia. The storm is forecast to move away from North Carolina on Thursday while dumping heavy rain on coastal areas of the state.
Dramatic video shows the moment a vehicle, propelled by a strong gust of wind, flies into the air before crashing down onto another car.
A man is missing after going overboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship Tuesday night as it passed Cuba, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and the cruise line.
The deadly Category 3 hurricane hit along the coast of the Florida Big Bend near Keaton Beach about 7:45 a.m. local time, posing an immediate threat to lives and properties with 125 mph winds and significant flooding.
Casey DeSantis shared a photo of a 100-year-old oak tree that fell on the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.
Roads are turning into rivers as the storm continues to strengthen.
A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm.
The time to prepare is over and a dire situation is unfolding along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Category 4 Hurricane Idalia continues to rapidly intensify in the Gulf of Mexico. Catastrophic, life-threatening storm surge and destructive winds will pound the state’s Big Bend region as the monster storm nears the coast just hours away from landfall.


Huge Man-Made Bubble Discovered Around Earth – How Was It Formed And Why Is It There?
– Astronomers have discovered a huge man-made bubble around Earth. So, how was it formed and why is it there?
Humans have long been shaping Earth’s landscape, but now we’ve discovered that we have the potential to shape our near-space environment as well.
The man-made barrier we created is not a bad thing as it offers effective protection against natural particle radiation in space.
The bubble was formed by very low frequency waves (VLFs). VLFs interact with particles in space and affect how and where they move. VLFs are used for radio communication, including submarines because they can penetrate deep into the ocean.
While these waves are intended for communications below the surface, they also extend out beyond our atmosphere, shrouding Earth in a VLF bubble.
This bubble is even seen by spacecraft high above Earth’s surface, such as NASA’s Van Allen Probes, which study electrons and ions in the near-Earth environment.
Space weather is the source of aurora that shimmer in the night sky, but it also can disrupt satellites, cause power grid failures and disrupt GPS communications. The Van Allen Probes help scientists to understand this region and to better design spacecraft that can survive the rigors of space.
The probes have noticed an interesting coincidence — the outward extent of the VLF bubble corresponds almost exactly to the inner edge of the Van Allen radiation belts, a layer of charged particles held in place by Earth’s magnetic fields. Dan Baker, director of the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, coined this lower limit the “impenetrable barrier” and speculates that if there were no human VLF transmissions, the boundary would likely stretch closer to Earth.
Indeed, comparisons of the modern extent of the radiation belts from Van Allen Probe data show the inner boundary to be much farther away than its recorded position in satellite data from the 1960s, when VLF transmissions were more limited.
“A number of experiments and observations have figured out that, under the right conditions, radio communications signals in the VLF frequency range can in fact affect the properties of the high-energy radiation environment around the Earth,” said Phil Erickson, assistant director at the MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, Massachusetts.
Understanding how VLFs shape our environment in space we can learn how to protect our satellites from dangerous natural radiation in space. Plans are already underway to test VLF transmissions in the upper atmosphere to see if they could remove excess charged particles — which can appear during periods of intense space weather, such as when the sun erupts with giant clouds of particles and energy.


Winter storm moves east after covering West Texas
Updated 11:31 pm, Friday, January 4, 2013
EL PASO — West Texas residents were digging out of several inches of snow Friday after a winter storm stranded motorists, delayed businesses and buried El Paso in more than half its average annual snowfall.
The wintry mix was easier in and around San Antonio, where as an inch of snow fell Thursday night, officials said.
About a half-inch fell in Fredericksburg, and San Antonio received trace amounts of sleet mixed with rain Friday.
The storm left as much as 10 inches of snow overnight in some West Texas areas, including Fort Stockton and Terlingua.
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Most of the major roadways that were closed late Thursday because of snow and ice had reopened by Friday afternoon, including Interstate 10 from Fort Hancock to Van Horn.
“There were hundreds of people sleeping in their cars in my truck stop and every other place they could find in town,” said Cary Robinson, manager at a Pilot truck stop in Van Horn. “We have a Wendy's and it ran out of food.”
In El Paso, which averages 6.6 inches of snow annually, four inches fell in less than a 24-hour period.
The heavy snowfall covered the usually dirt-brown desert landscape with a thick white blanket.
“We've seen snow in El Paso before, but nothing like this. There is enough snow to play in and it's actually nice outside,” Kelly Cano said while with her husband and two children at Memorial Park, which several visitors said is among the few places in El Paso with hills fit for sliding.
“We drove about 30 minutes to get here, but my daughter is enjoying it,” Robert Guevara said after descending a smooth slope.
The National Weather Service reports that between four and eight inches of snow fell on mountains and foothills, and up to six inches elsewhere in the region.
The storm fizzled before reaching northern and central Texas, where light snow and sleet were reported.
Reporter Ana Ley contributed to this report from San Antonio.


Can humans live in 120 degree weather
A 1958 report by NASA explained that our bodies are made to live in environments that are between 4-35 degrees, however if humidity is lower than 50%, we can withstand slightly hotter temperatures.
The higher the humidity, the hotter it feels because it makes it harder for us to sweat and keep ourselves cool..
Can you survive 50 degree weather
Hypothermia, a condition in which the body’s core temperature drops below 95 degrees, is the No. … Most cases occur in air temperatures of 30 to 50 degrees. But people can succumb to overexposure even at 60 or 70 degrees.
What is the coldest place on Earth
OymyakonOymyakon is the coldest permanently-inhabited place on Earth and is found in the Arctic Circle’s Northern Pole of Cold. In 1933, it recorded its lowest temperature of -67.7°C.
How cold can a human survive
The average body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. At an internal temperature of 95 degrees, humans can experience hypothermia, shivering and pale skin. At 86 degrees, they become unconscious and, at 77 degrees, cardiac arrest can occur. Most people cannot survive if their core temperature drops to 75 degrees.
What is the hottest place on earth
Death ValleyDeath Valley, California According to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Weather & Climate Extremes Archive, temperatures in Death Valley reached international extremes when they hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit in 1913 — the hottest temperature recorded anywhere in the world.
Can humans live in 150 degrees
What would it be like at 150? It is difficult to know for sure. Any human activity would stop. Even at temperatures 40 to 50 degrees below that, humans would be at a high risk of heat stroke, which happens when body temperature reaches 104 degrees.
What temperature can kill you
More serious fevers, in which body temperature rises to 108 °F (42.22 °C) or more, can result in convulsions and death.
Is it easier to die from heat or cold
Cold weather is 20 times as deadly as hot weather, and it’s not the extreme low or high temperatures that cause the most deaths, according to a study published Wednesday. Of those, 5.4 million deaths were related to cold, while 311,000 were related to heat. …
What is the lowest temperature in the world
World: Lowest TemperatureRecord Value-89.2°C (-128.6°F)Formal WMO ReviewYes (2011)Length of Record1912-presentInstrumentationMaximum/Minimum Thermometer in Standard Stevenson ScreenGeospatial LocationVostok, Antarctica [77°32’S, 106°40’E, elevation: 3420m (11,220ft)]1 more row
Why is Death Valley so hot
Why so Hot? The depth and shape of Death Valley influence its summer temperatures. The valley is a long, narrow basin 282 feet (86 m) below sea level, yet is walled by high, steep mountain ranges. … These moving masses of super heated air blow through the valley creating extreme high temperatures.
Is Death Valley the hottest place on earth
Death Valley in California is often said to be the hottest place on Earth, holding a blistering record of 56.7 degrees Celsius (or 134.1 degrees Fahrenheit) – but that’s just the warmth of the air. … In 2004 to 2007 and 2009, this slice of sand experienced the highest surface temperatures on Earth.
What is the hottest temperature a human can survive
108.14°FBody temperature: 108.14°F The maximum body temperature a human can survive is 108.14°F. At higher temperatures the body turns into scrambled eggs: proteins are denatured and the brain gets damaged irreparably.
Can humans survive 130 degrees
Answer: At 130 degrees F, the survival time of a human being begins to decrease drastically. The actual temperature at which someone might die, however, can vary.
What temperature is unsafe for humans
High environmental temperatures can be dangerous to your body. In the range of 90˚ and 105˚F (32˚ and 40˚C), you can experience heat cramps and exhaustion. Between 105˚ and 130˚F (40˚ and 54˚C), heat exhaustion is more likely. You should limit your activities at this range.
What is the coldest it has ever been
The Earth’s lowest temperature was recorded at the Vostok station operated by Russia, -128.6 degrees, on July 21, 1983. That record stood until a new and colder reading was registered in the interior of Antarctica in August, 2010: -135.8 degrees.
At what temperature do brain cells die
Brain damage from a fever generally will not occur unless the fever is over 107.6°F (42°C). Untreated fevers caused by infection will seldom go over 105°F (40.6°C) unless the child is overdressed or in a hot place.
How hot has the Earth gotten
According to NOAA’s 2020 Annual Climate Report the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.13 degrees Fahrenheit ( 0.08 degrees Celsius) per decade since 1880; however, the average rate of increase since 1981 (0.18°C / 0.32°F) has been more than twice that rate.
What was the hottest day in the world
10 July 1913The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States.
What temperature can kill you cold
Hypothermia is a condition brought on when the body temperature drops to less than 95°F. It can kill.


We just had a nice hourlong thunderstorm push through town. The National Weather Service forecast has changed some since yesterday and now says the nighttime showers could start around 7 p.m. Whenever they do arrive, they are expected to last all night.
Well I hate that! So tired of all this. Will be glad when spring gets here and stays here.not much better forecast for tomorrow either I don’t believe
Spring is here. This is what an Arkansas spring has looked like my entire life.
The forecast looks fine tomorrow. If they can’t play tonight, I bet they play a doubleheader beginning at 3.
I hope so…need to get all 3 in
Matt, my weather app says the rain is over til after midnight.
Can you check yours again. Trying to decide when to leave LR
The Weather Channel says there is a 15-25 percent chance between 8 and midnight. The Weather Service, which I trust more, says:
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
It’s a crapshoot as to whether they are able to play tonight. It looks like there might be a window, but no guarantees.
Ugh! Planning on leaving LR at 4:00 to head up for the night. We are planning on the game tonight and tomorrow and then heading home.
I guess we’ll see…
I have a question… How many completed innings count as a full game in case of rainout during the game in college baseball?
Five innings count as an official game, but if the game were postponed at any point tonight it would be picked up sometime tomorrow.


Parts of Southwest Florida experienced some severe weather Friday night, from heavy winds and rain to hail. But we found Port Charlotte was one of the hardest hit areas.
Powerful winds and rain swept through Charlotte County, knocking out power and reminding some of the worst storms they've seen.
Winds tore down a 50-foot tall tree on Cornell Avenue that landed in Crystal Schram's driveway.
"I looked out the window and I saw it was really windy and I saw the tree just tipped over," she said.
By 8 p.m. Friday, officials with FPL were reporting that around 1,000 customers in Charlotte County had lost power.
At 10:30 p.m. Friday, FPL says there were about 300 customers that were still without power.
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Nearly 1 million people were left without power as a second major winter storm in less than a week brought as much as 60 centimeters (20 inches) of wet, heavy snow to the U.S. East Coast.
But before the snow brought by Wednesday’s nor’easter could begin to melt, forecasters tracked the possibility of another late-season snowstorm to run up the coast early next week.
“The strength of it and how close it comes to the coast will make all the difference. At this point it’s too early to say,” said Jim Nodchey, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Massachusetts. “We’re just looking at a chance.”
Heavy snow and icy roads prompted officials to close schools and cancel or delay thousands of flights across the region. Snow still was falling Thursday in some places; storm warnings were in effect in Vermont until the evening.
A train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed in Wilmington, Massachusetts, after a fallen tree branch got wedged in a rail switch. Nobody was hurt. Tory Mazzola, a spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services, which runs the system for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said the low-speed derailment remained under investigation.
In New Hampshire, Interstate 95 in Portsmouth was closed in both directions because of downed power lines, leaving traffic at a standstill for hours.
Amtrak restored modified service between New York City and Boston on Thursday after suspending it because of the storm.
Two deaths were being blamed on the storm, including an 88-year-old woman who died after she was struck by a falling tree in Suffern, New York.
Up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) of snow could fall on northern New England, according to the National Weather Service.
The governors of New Jersey and Pennsylvania declared states of emergency, allowing for the release of government funds for recovery and redevelopment operations if necessary.
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NEW: Man in South Carolina dies as storms flipped mobile home
Severe storm system has claimed at least 5 lives
At least five people have died as a severe storm system swept through several Southern states.
In South Carolina, Jason Matthews, 66, died Monday when strong winds flipped his mobile home several times, Union County Sheriff David Taylor said.
“He was barely alive when (his) brother found him. By the time EMS and law enforcement could get to him he had died from his injuries,” Taylor said.
Earlier, in Florence, Mississippi, 52-year-old Jacqueline Williams was on the phone Monday morning with 911, trying to direct rescuers after her vehicle went off the road into a creek, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth said. She was unable to get out and died.
Greg Flynn with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said a tree fell Sunday night on a house in Glendora, killing a woman inside.
In Louisiana, 38-year-old Francine Gotch and her 3-year-old daughter Nevaeh Alexander, died Sunday when a tornado with winds of 100 mph blew their mobile home off its foundations in St. Martin Parish, the National Weather Service and local sheriff’s office said.
The system that swept through Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia was bringing some rain and thunderstorms to the Carolinas on Monday evening. It was expected to continue moving north late Monday through Tuesday and could bring some rain to cities like Washington, Boston and New York.
Two new systems of storms are expected to emerge in Oklahoma and Louisiana on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
The storm system reached North Carolina late Monday afternoon, bringing heavy downpours.
Tornado watches issued for Charlotte, North Carolina, and about a dozen counties in North and South Carolina until 9 p.m. have been canceled, the National Weather Service said.
A two-hour ground stop for arriving aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport tweeted.
Tornado warnings were issued for communities in west Georgia earlier in the day, and CNN affiliate WSB-TV reported two tornadoes touched down in Paulding County late Monday morning.
Afternoon practice for the Masters, the golf tournament in Augusta, was suspended, organizers said on Twitter.
Numerous trees were reported down in Carroll County, about 30 miles west of Atlanta, and a video posted on Twitter by WSB showed high winds ripping the roof off a fire station.
Georgia Power’s website said nearly 18,000 customers remained without power as of 8 p.m. Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop on aircraft at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for about 30 minutes at midday, the airport tweeted.
The storm system raked Louisiana and Mississippi on Sunday, knocking out power in spots, causing evacuations and spinning off a deadly tornado.
At least three tornadoes were reported in northeast Louisiana, where 15 structures were damaged in Franklin Parish, said meteorologist Daniel Lamb of the National Weather Service’s Jackson office.
In Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, rescuers pulled 250 people from single-family residences and a group home, said Sonya Wiley-Gremillion of the parish’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
About 9,000 customers in the parish and the city of Alexandria lost power. Schools, including LSU Alexandria, were closed for the day Monday, she said.
In Mississippi, hundreds of people had to be rescued early Monday from their residences in Rankin County, outside Jackson, because of high water, reported CNN affiliate WLBT.
There also was flooding and wind damage in central Mississippi, with water rescues in the Vicksburg area, Lamb said.
He said the Big Black River was rising quickly in Mississippi’s Bovina community and water had also entered homes around Pearl.
A tornado watch covered part of the Gulf Coast on Monday, including New Orleans and Mobile, said CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. A severe thunderstorm watch covered much of central Alabama, including Montgomery, until noon.
There was a considerable threat of flash flooding from east Texas into Louisiana and Mississippi, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.
“Some areas have already seen over 5 inches with these severe storms (Sunday) in Louisiana, and the storms are slow moving. Rainfall could exceed up to another 3-6 inches locally in some areas causing flash flooding into the morning hours.”
CNN’s Jamiel Lynch and Nicole Chavez contributed to this story.


Data collected from nearly two decades of research gathered by a twin satellite system launched in 2002 continues to contribute to the world’s understanding of global climate patterns. The satellite system, known as the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), was led by Byron Tapley and other researchers in UT Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering’s Center for Space Research, along with colleagues from NASA and the German Aerospace Centre. Read more.
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Vancouver Island hasn’t been the only place that has received colder than normal temperatures and more snow than in the past few years.
East of the Rockies… temperatures are in the deep freeze. It was -54 with the windchill in Edmonton.. and blizzrads raged across the prairies. Today, Eastern Canada is getting flash frozen by freezing rain and 100kph winds!
In Israel, Jerusalem schools and courthouses are shut down today due to an inch of snow. Kids are playing and there is a snowman competition.
And the Chinese New Year has started off very white and cold in Southern China causing transportation chaos and energy shortages.
So in short.. we’re not the only ones enjoying the snow!


But wintry weather wasn't the only thing delivered by the powerful cold front that crossed the Great Plains, as unusually strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain, hail and as many as nine tornadoes to Nebraska and Iowa. Fifteen people in northeast Nebraska were injured in a tornado Friday, while three died in a car accident on a snow-slicked road.
Forecasters said the front would eventually combine with other storms to make for a wild - and probably very wet - weekend for much of the central U.S. and Southeast.
Power outages and impassable roads plagued western South Dakota on Saturday. More than 25,000 people had lost power in the Black Hills area, and authorities were recruiting snowmobilers to help rescue about 80 motorists who'd been stuck overnight.
Rapid City plow driver Jesse Curnow said Saturday morning things weren't moving so smoothly in chest-high drifts after a record 21-inch snowfall. He couldn't get out of the business' parking lot.
"I'm trapped. I can kind of move, but only a little bit," Curnow said by telephone from the cab of his truck.
Pennington County Emergency Management spokeswoman Alexa White said rescue efforts were slow-going, because "the only way to get there is the snowmobiles or the Sno-Cats."
"The plows have gotten stuck in the roads," she said.
Also stuck were four employees of the National Weather Service's Rapid City office. They'd been there since Friday, meteorologist David Carpenter said Saturday.
"There is a 3-foot drift across the parking lot and no one has had the energy to shovel it out yet," he said.
Friday's snowfall - 19 inches - broke the previous one-day snowfall record for October by about nine inches; it was set on Oct. 19, 1919, Carpenter said. Rapid City saw an extra 2.5 inches overnight. Friday also surpassed the record for the entire month, 15.1 inches, also set in 1919.
National Weather Service meteorologist Katie Pojorlie said Lead, S.D., in the northern Black Hills had received 43 ½ inches of snow by 7:30 p.m. Friday and more had fallen overnight.
That's not unheard of in the area, according to Donna Heaton, manager of the Terry Peak Lodge.
"Last year in April, we got over 50 inches after the ski area closed. It would be nice to help the local economy if all the snow would fall when the ski area and the snowmobile trails were open," she told AP radio.
And in southwest North Dakota, about 10 inches of snow fell Friday, the National Weather Service said.
Interstate 90 was still closed in the western part of South Dakota on Saturday, and officials advised against travel elsewhere as white-out conditions kept snowplows from making much progress on roads until at least late in the day.
"... There's no place to go even if you do get your of your driveway and onto your street," state Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist said in a statement.
Crews with Black Hills Power weren't able to work overnight because of blowing snow, spokesman Mutch Usera said. The Black Hills' rough terrain and downed tree branches were also hampering restoration efforts, he said.
"Hopefully, the sun will shine a little bit and get a bit warmer. That's going to make it easier," Usera said.
When temperatures warm up into the 50s by Monday, the snow melt could cause flooding, White said, but officials are just focusing on rescue efforts for now.
Meanwhile, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Fuhs said as many as nine tornadoes touched down in Iowa and Nebraska between 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Friday. He called some of them "quite powerful," and noted it was unusual to see so many and with such power during the fall.
Some of the most severe tornado damage was in Wayne, Neb., where at least 10 buildings were destroyed and five were heavily damaged, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Video showed a farm implement showroom and a grain elevator had been destroyed. Mayor Ken Chamberlain said at least 15 people were injured, with one person in critical condition.
In northwest Iowa, nearly two dozen farmsteads were destroyed and 60 damaged, said Woodbury County Emergency Director Gary Brown. He said the storms cut a 35-mile-long path through the county, but there was only one report of a minor injury.
The cold front is moving slowly east and expanding south and will meet up with the remnants of Tropical Storm Karen. Pojorlie noted that the wet, heavy snow was more typical of a spring storm.
"Normally, we get some snow events here in October that give people a little bit of a chance to learn how to drive in snow again," she said. "This year, we got started with a blizzard."
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High wind as floods recede
THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued a coastal waters wind warning for New South Wales waters between Point Danger and Wooli.
The south to south-west airstream in the wake of the change is easing in the south but persisting in the north as a high south of the Bight ridges towards Bass Strait with south-easterly winds up to 30 knots and a combined sea and swell increase of up to four metres.
Volunteer Marine Rescue Point Danger radio operator Jim Leuver said not even surfers liked the conditions.
“I only saw a handful of surfers out there today,” he said. “There's too much wind and whitewater.”
The bureau also gave a final flood warning for the Tweed River at Chinderah as it peaked slightly under minor flood level yesterday morning.
The Richmond Tweed State Emergency Service has warned that, even though the final warning had been issued, water could still be present in low-lying areas.


Harsh conditions turn up the heat
THE hot ticket in Sarina yesterday was the one that got you into the town's swimming pool.
Unseasonably high temperatures led to a rush on Sarina Swimming Pool, forcing manager Tim White to close within an hour of opening to accommodate an unexpectedly large crowd.
''We normally open from 2pm to 6pm,'' Mr White said.
''But soon after 2pm we had 100 people in the water and another 50 around the pool grounds.
''It's only a 25-metre pool so I had to close for a while for safety reasons ? I've never had to do that before.
''We turned back about 20 people, but were able to re-open by about 3.15pm when five or six families left.
''People were pretty good about it," he said.
''They understood why we had to close.''
Mr White said the temperature at the pool about 3.15pm was 32 degrees.
Attendance also was up at Memorial, Pioneer and Mirani pools.
Mirani pool weekend manager Rob Berssel said 411 passed through the pool gates yesterday.
Figures for the two Mackay city pools were not available, but pool spokespersons said the facilities were popular.
Bureau of Meteorology Mt Bassett technical officer John McIlwham said winds of up to 57kph fanned dust and smoke, creating a hazy skyline for much of the weekend.
However, no major grassfires were reported in the Mackay region.
''The winds were blowing north, north-west on Saturday and west, north-west for much of Sunday,'' Mr McILwham said.
''The winds will die down to about five to 10 knots today, tomorrow and Wednesday and the temperatures should return to normal for this time of year.''
Rain was unlikely this week although there was the chance of some isolated showers, he said.
Mackay recorded its first minimum temperature over 20 degrees since last summer on Saturday night with 23.6 degrees recorded. The temperature at Mt Bassett reached 29.7 degrees on Saturday and 32.4 yesterday.


Electric vehicles took centre stage at this year's Geneva Motor Show, as automakers scrambled to bring their fleets into line with strict CO2 emissions standards set to kick in next year.
Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study has found, singling out diesel engines as the main culprit.
Which European cities have the worst air quality? This interactive graphic shows where the concentration of nitrogen dioxide is the highest.
After more than 150 years, Germany's last black coal mine will close in the Ruhr region, posing a gigantic geological and environmental challenge to the former industrial heartland.
Industry wants to curb nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel engines using modern catalytic converter technology. One possibility is the admixture of AdBlue, which contains urea. But how exactly does it work?


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Fog advisories canceled, now just warm
Published 12/02/2012, Duluth News Tribune
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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 9. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies, has updated the alert situation for maximum temperatures and has declared a maximum alert for maximum temperatures in Gran Canaria, which will come into force this Sunday from 12 noon. The rest of the islands remain on alert due to maximum temperatures.
This decision is made taking into account the information available and in application of the Canary Islands Specific Emergency Plan for Risks of Adverse Meteorological Phenomena (PEFMA).
The maximum alert situation due to maximum temperatures will affect the midlands of Gran Canaria, especially those facing south and east. The rest of the islands remain on alert according to the initial bulletin.
The population is urged to follow the self-protection advice of the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies.


Large swell rocks the boat in Sydney
The largest southerly swell in a few months is making for hazardous surf conditions across the Sydney and NSW coastline this weekend.
A broad trough extending from northern NSW and eastern Queensland, all the way across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand has been generating a significant area of southerly component winds (see figure 1 below). This large wind fetch has resulted in the largest swell in Sydney since last August.
Figure 1: ASCAT 50km NRT satellite wind observations at about 10pm AEDT Friday 26th showing a large swath of the Tasman Sea (orange box) with south-to-southeasterly winds in the 30-35 knot range, leading to a large swell building across the Sydney and NSW coastline over the weekend. (NOAA OSPO)
The Sydney Waverider Buoy, located off the coast of the Northern Beaches, measured a peak in significant wave height (Hsig) at 1pm on Saturday at 4.4m (see figure 2 below), while a maximum wave height of 7.8m was measured just before lunchtime. While this narrowly beat a peak Hsig of 4.3m set in mid-September, it fell quite short of the peak Hsig set by a bombing Tasman Low in August of about 5.5m. Further south, the Port Kembla buoy measured an Hsig of 4.3m in the early hours of Saturday.
Figure 2 : Directional Spectrum analysis of significant wave heights in Sydney at 1pm AEDT on Saturday showing a significant wave height on 4.4m, with a moderate period of about 12 seconds, making for particularly hazardous surf conditions - not that anyone wanted to be at the beach yesterday... (Manly Hydraulics Laboratory)
While large southerly swell are a regular occurrence in winter with the development of Tasman and East Coast Lows, they come less frequently over warmer months.
The peak of this swell event was on Saturday, with the wave heights expected to gradually ease from around 3.5m on Sunday morning, to about 3m later in the day, before dropping into the 2-2.5m range on Monday. This will coincide with an easing trend in the strong and gusty southerly winds that have been affecting the eastern fringe of the state. Winds will become light on Monday, which should offer some good opportunity for surfers to tap into the tail end of this swell event.


Only a few days after disaster relief workers closed up sites in western Kentucky following nearly three weeks helping with tornado recovery, a new weather episode — this time devastating floods and five more tornadoes – has paralyzed parts of the state.
A flood recovery operation has been stationed at First Baptist Church Belfry with a team arriving Sunday night and two recovery teams coming Monday night. A small feeding team and two chaplains will be working the devastated Pike County area, said Ron Crow, who leads Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief.
Crow planned to take supplies and a mobile office to them on Sunday before returning home. The severe weather comes three weeks after deadly tornadoes ripped through Kentucky, killing 77.
‘Not forgetting western Kentucky’
In Campbellsville, Hopkinsville, and Madison County, assessors were on the ground Saturday and kept working Sunday to begin preliminary plans on what response is need to the latest damage.
“We are not forgetting western Kentucky,” Crow said in an email update late Saturday night. “The continued needs there will still be our focus too. We still have some equipment there that we are working on getting back to Stanford. Our volunteers are tired, but amazing that they once again are stepping up like they always do.”
The severe weather system on New Year’s Day impacted much of western, eastern and south central Kentucky with at least five tornadoes and massive flooding to thousands of Kentuckians.
Tornadoes swept through Hopkinsville and Bowling Green, according to storm damage surveys by the National Weather Service. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or injuries.
The NWS confirmed the New Year’s Day tornadoes on Sunday afternoon.
The Kentucky governor’s office reported flash flooding had caused water rescues and many road closures in the southern and central portions of the state. Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Saturday.
Flash flooding in Green, Barren, Taylor, Adair, Owsley, Breathitt and Casey counties has resulted in numerous road closures and water rescues. High water was blocking all or parts of multiple roads in Floyd, Knott and Pike counties as of noon. Casey County and Owsley County have declared local states of emergency.
A tornado touchdown was reported in Hopkinsville, causing severe damage to downtown businesses, and a possible tornado touchdown was reported in Taylor County, where numerous households have been damaged. Severe thunderstorm warnings have also been issued for Logan, Simpson, Marion and Washington counties.
“It is devastating that we are once again experiencing severe weather just weeks after the deadly tornadoes hit western Kentucky. Sadly, some counties have been affected by both of these events,” Beshear said in a statement.


Not far from the equator of the Sun, a huge dark spot recently appeared - these are called coronal holes. From it, powerful streams of unusually fast radiation, known as the solar wind, rush towards the Earth.
According to scientists, the size and location of the time hole are unprecedented at this stage of the solar cycle. The hole formed near the solar equator on December 2 and reached a maximum width of about 497,000 miles (800,000 kilometers—about the size of 60 Earths side by side) in 24 hours, Spaceweather.com reports. Since December 4, this hole has been pointed directly at Earth.
Experts initially predicted that this hole could cause a moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm that would lead to radio blackouts and strong auroras over the next few days. However, the solar wind turned out to be less intense than expected, so the resulting geomagnetic storm is still assessed as weak (G1). But it's worth noting that auroras are still possible at high latitudes.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), it is unknown how long the hole will remain on the Sun, but previous coronal holes have existed for more than one solar revolution (27 days). One way or another, soon the hole will turn away from the Earth.
Coronal holes occur when the magnetic fields holding the Sun in place suddenly open up, causing the contents of the Sun's upper surface to be blown away as the solar wind. Coronal holes appear as dark spots because they are cooler and less dense than the surrounding plasma. Sunspots appear black for much the same reason, but unlike sunspots, coronal holes can only be seen when viewed under ultraviolet light.
According to NOAA, radiation flows from coronal holes are much faster than the normal solar wind, and they often cause disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, known as geomagnetic storms.
Solar activity has been increasing throughout the year as the Sun approaches the explosive peak of its roughly 11-year solar cycle known as solar maximum. Typically, new coronal holes do not appear during increasing solar activity. Of course, coronal holes can occur at any point in the solar cycle, but in fact they are more common during solar minimum. And when they appear during solar maximum, they are usually located near the sun's poles rather than near the equator. So it remains a mystery how such a massive hole opened near the equator when we are so close to solar maximum.


Heavy rains with over 150 mm rainfalls have made number of reservoirs in northern and eastern regions to overfill threatening low lying areas with floods. Sluice gates of several reservoirs including the Iranamadu tank in the North, Nachchiduwa, Kala Wewa, Nuwara Wewa, and Ampara Wewa were opened as the water levels increased. Water levels of Senanayake Samudraya were said to be rising with the continuous rain.
According to the Disaster Management Center, as of Sunday evening, 94,885 people from 27,844 families, most of them in Northern Province have been affected by floods. The authorities have evacuated 8,687 people from 2,483 families to safe locations. They have been provided with adequate food, clean water, medicine and sanitary facilitiesby the Disaster Management Centre.
Met Department forecast showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the northern half and south-western parts of the island. Heavy falls of about 100 mm are also likely at some places. Maximum rainfall for the last 24 hours of 166.6 mm has been recorded in Achchiweli, Jaffna.


With a month to go before the end of the northern hemisphere season for many resorts, there is still good snow to be found with mega blizzards forecast.
After a dismal and dry start for many (but not all) USA states, California has been hammered in recent weeks with a mega blizzard at Tahoe and another one heading their way today. March could be their saving season grace, though will it be a case of too much too late.
The northern part of the state is under a winter storm warning and avalanche risk with multiple feet forecast over the next few days.
Squaw is predicted to have between 16 and 21 inches overnight tonight (up to 60cms) and up to 29 inches on Thursday and Friday. Kirkwood has up to 67 inches (1.6 meters) heading their way over the next 10 days after an 8 foot (2.4 metre) snow storm last week.
Utah welcomed snow in recent weeks after a dismal December and January. Snow is still needed but the team at OpenSnow are predicting new snow in time for the weekend and potentially into next week with up to 15 inches (37cms) of snow forecast over 5 days for Alta and Snowbird and 11 inches for Park city.
Jackson Hole in Wyoming has been quietly killing it all season. The resort has received over 405 inches of snow this season (10 meters)
Canada continues a stellar season. Whistler still has a base of almost 3 meters and SilverStar have had their best snowfall in 68 years.
Over in Europe where the season has seen entire resorts closed for days a time due to seriously over the top snowfalls, Chamonix has 44 centimetres heading their way in the next week in France and Saas Fe and Zermatt in Switzerland have the same.
Japan is, well, Japan. So snow has been big throughout the season. Spring is definitely settling in though with no huge snowfalls forecast outside of Asahidake in Hokkaido that is expecting half a metre over the next week.


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The pedestrian bridge along Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville that links the two sides of a popular walking path where it crosses Ravine Aux Coquille will remain out of commission for several more weeks, city officials said.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, the familiar, 223-year-old chronicler of climate, folksy advice and fun facts, is predicting a colder winter and warmer summer for much of the nation.
What's now just a messy swirl of showers and thunderstorms far out in the Atlantic Ocean may spin up into a tropical depression or storm later this week or over the weekend.
Addressing Hurricane Isaac -related housing damages, Plaquemines Parish is dedicating about $13 million of its nearly $17 million in recovery monies toward unmet housing needs in the parish.
Hurricane Arthur is seen moving up the east coast of the United States in an image taken from NOAA's Goes-East satellite As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its peak, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adjusted its 2014 forecast and now says the chances of a below-normal season have jumped to 70 percent.
Wednesday marks the third anniversary of when Hurricane Irene formed off out coast with a path heading straight for the east.
With just under a month to go before we hit the peak of hurricane season, the slumber of a sleepy season may be just about over and it has meteorologists watching closely.
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Heavy Rain in Central and Southern Humboldt
“Watch for water on the roads!” they urge.
They have issued the following warning, “Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause ponding of water in urban areas…highways…streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes.”