Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical depression 28w (Melor), located approximately 97 nm west-northwest of Manila, Philippines, is tracking northward at 09 knots.

NewsBytes:

Florida Keys, USA - Adams Drive in Key Largo, Florida has been flooded for nearly a month, after high tides were exacerbated by a super moon. Extreme high tides have turned streets into canal-like swamps in the Florida Keys, with armies of mosquitoes and the stench of stagnating water filling the air, and residents worried rising sea levels will put a damper on property values in the island chain.

Philippines - Nine people were killed and hundreds spent the night huddled on their roofs in the central Philippines as floods generated by a powerful typhoon inundated villages, disaster officials said on Wednesday. Typhoon Melor had paralyzed the capital, Manila, by late Tuesday, with floodwaters chest-deep in some areas disrupting train services and causing traffic gridlock on major roads. Five people were listed as missing.

Colorado, USA - A powerful late-autumn storm dumped up to 24 inches of snow in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday before barreling onto the plains, prompting airlines to cancel 425 flights at the Denver airport and leaving hundreds of miles of highways slippery with snow and ice.

Sydney, Australia - A tornado with destructive winds measuring up to 213 km/hr hit Sydney at about 10:30am (AEDT) bringing down trees and power lines and causing flash flooding. Numerous homes and buildings received significant damage.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Blanca is located about 335 mi...540 km WSW of Manzanillo Mexico and about 420 mi...675 km S of Cabo San Lucas Mexico with maximum sustained winds...120 mph...195 km/h. Present movement...NW or 320 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h. Hazards affecting land - wind: tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the warning area on Sunday, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Hurricane conditions are possible in the Hurricane Watch area Sunday and Sunday night. Rainfall: Blanca is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over much of Baja California Sur and the southern portion of Baja California, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 7 inches over Baja California Sur. surf: swells generated by Blanca are affecting the coast of southwestern Mexico and will reach the Pacific coast of the Baja California peninsula and the southern Gulf of California later today. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions..

NewsBytes:

Canada - Canada's first tornado of the year has been reported in southern Ontario on Saturday, May 30 around 2:30 p.m. local time. The destructive winds gusting up to 175 km/hr brought severe weather condition over the London area.

Pakistan - Flash floods caused by torrential rains in southwest Pakistan killed at least 16 people including 14 women. The floodwaters swept away many people in two remote villages of Khuzdar district in Balochistan, around 370 kilometres (230 miles) south of the provincial capital Quetta. The torrential rains in the hilly areas created flash floods which swept away some gypsy people sleeping in makeshift tents in the dried water channel.

Colorado, USA - Violent storms across Colorado have swirled into tornadoes that destroyed homes, popped open a sinkhole that swallowed a police cruiser and dropped so much hail on a Denver neighbourhood that residents had to dig out of waist-deep ice with shovels. Forecasters warned Friday that more severe weather and flooding was on the way overnight and into the weekend.

Wildfires

Galena Fire - Colorado, USA

Wildfire in northern Colorado, USA has burned more than than 1 000 acres. The fire began yesterday west of Fort Collins. Evacuation orders have been issued for south and west of Horsetooth Reservoir.

Storms and Floods

Snowstorms in Russia

-Snowstorms in Russia have killed 21 people. Other 147 others were hospitalized with frostbite.

-Daytime temperatures vary from -17 to -20 in Moscow and minus 50 in Siberia.

- Ice from the local river has plugged water pipes. People in town of Balashov, Saratov region were left without water.

 

Flooding in Cork and Waterford, Ireland

-Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Cork and Waterford region of Ireland.

-Rain water also caused flooding on the Killarney Road at the Racecourse in Mallow.

-Ballea Road from Carrigaline to Ballygarvan is impassable. Flood affected Waterford in Dungarvan at Garrenbane School.

Flooding in Scotland, United Kingdom

-The Met Office has issued 24-hour severe weather alert for flooding in the east from midnight. Rainfall up to 50mm is forecast.

Snowstorms in Colorado, USA

-Heavy snowstorm caused delay of flights at Denver International Airport.

-The National Weather Service has forecast 3-8 inches of snow in southern Utah and northern Arizona from Tuesday to Wednesday, and 6-8 inches of snow in some parts of Colorado.

-The Utah Avalanche Center has also issued a warning for dangerous backcountry snowslides in northern Utah's mountains.

Death toll from Sri Lanka flood has risen to 16. Other 14 are still reported to be missing. Following Disaster Management Centre, some 175,558 individuals are reported to be affected by the floods.

The remains of tropical cyclone Evan are forecast to bring heavy rain over Manawatu on New Zealand's North Island on Christmas Day. Tropical Cyclone Evan is increasingly likely to pass close to northern New Zealand. Evan wreaked havoc in Samoa and Fiji, and forecasts are predicting heavy rain for the north of the North Island on Sunday.

Wildfires

A 2-month-old Colorado wildfire earlier thought to have posed little threat forced hundreds of evacuations Saturday when it burned through three miles of forest in 30 minutes (1 440 acres), fueled by 70-mph winds.

Wildfires

Several wildfires burn in Colorado, USA. No threat to homes.

Wildfires

A bushfire is threatening homes in the Gold Coast hinterland, Australia with two helicopters waterbombing the area near Mt Tamborine. Bushfires also claw through the Pilbara region.

14 wildfires in 12 eastern Kentucky counties, USA are burning.

Fresh snow is helping crews fighting wildfires in the small town of Wetmore and in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Wildfires

A wildfire in southern Colorado has burned 14 homes and scorched more than 1,700 acres. More than 130 firefighters from 16 agencies statewide have been battling high winds and flames since Tuesday.

A huge grassfire in Queensland last weekend witnessed a rarely seen destructive phenomenon - a fire tornado.

 

Wildfires

Smoke from the Colorado, USA wildfires blankets British Columbia, Canada.

Wildfires burning out of control in northern Alberta, Canada.

 

Wildfires

Cool weather and rain cool the Colorado, USA wildfires. Dozens of wildfires, however still burn in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

Wildfires

The Colorado Springs, USA wildfire has consumed 346 homes and is the most destructive in Colorado history.

It is being suggested that the spate of recent wildfires in the US is a preview of the effects of global warming.

 

Wildfires

New wildfire in Colorado, USA quickly burns over 2 000 acres in very dry and windy conditions, prompting evacuation of more than 11 000 residents.

 

Wildfires

Meteor sightings ground aircraft fighting the Colorado wildfire.

19 wildfires have been sparked by guns in Utah so far this year. The culprit seems to be target shooting in very dry conditions.

Bushfires on Borneo. Firefighters battle to put out the smouldering peat fires.

 

Wildfires

22 000 acre wildfire burns in the Croatan National Forest in North Carolina, USA.

The Colorado wilfire has passed 100 square kilometres in size, making it the largest in Colorado history.

 

Wildfires

The large Colorado, USA wildfire burning west of Fort Collins has now destroyed 181 homes.

Several wildfires burning near Athens, Greece.

 

Wildfires

Smoke from the Colorado, USA wildfire reported earlier, blankets Denver 60 miles away. The wildfire has now burned more than 43 000 acres and remains out of control. One person has been reported as having died in the fire.

Bushfires around Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. Most of the fires are believed to be caused by arsonists. Authorities have made an appeal for people to be on the lookout for 'firies'.

 

Wildfires

Growing 14 000 acres wildfire in Colorado, USA is burning out of control. It has destroyed at least 15 structures prompting evacuations.

The huge wildfire in New Mexico reported previously continues to burn unabated.

 

Tornadoes

Tornadoes hit Wyoming and Colorado, USA. Damage to homes reported.

Wildfires

Two large wildfires burning in Colorado and the Colorado/Utah border, USA.

Drought

Drought in Karnataka, India takes a heavy toll on elephants.

North Korea suffers severe drought. Famine is many areas seems inevitable.

Drought in Colorado, USA together with exceptionally warm conditions bring bears out of hibernation early. Little available food is expected to drive the bears into towns.