Wednesday 3 December 2014

Extreme weather news - 12/02/2014

Nearing 'Super' Status, Typhoon Hagupit Heads Towards Philippines
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Typhoon Hagupit in the Pacific Ocean in an enhanced tracking image Tuesday provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.



2 December, 2014

A little more than a year since Super Typhoon Haiyan killed thousands and devastated large parts of the Philippines, another storm, Typhoon Hagupit, was bearing down on the Pacific island nation Wednesday morning with sustained winds of 80 mph, the national weather bureau said.

Hagupit — which Ari Sarsalari, a forecaster for The Weather Channel, said could reach "super typhoon" strength before the end of the week — was still about 1,000 miles east of the country and wasn't expected to begin affecting the weather there until midday Thursday. Landfall wasn't expected until Sunday, but already, government and emergency officials were warning of potential life-threatening dangers in eastern Mindanao, home to a major Philippine military base, and in Western Micronesia and Palau.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned of storm surges up to 13 feet, with extreme flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains.

The threat comes about 13 months after Super Typhoon Haiyan obliterated much of the Philippines' Leyte region, killing more than 7,000 people and leaving 4 million homeless. The region is still struggling to recover from that once-in-a-lifetime hit, with thousands of families still living in tents.

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Typhoon Hagupit will landfall on Dec 6. Dont forget to bring payong. Stay safe tayo on that date.

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Parched California prepares for possible flooding




VISALIA, Calif. — As drenching rains moving Saturday across Northern California, this city about 230 miles to the southwest was preparing for possible flooding next week.

The city is offering free empty sandbags and piles of sand so residents can make their own barriers against flooding. A series of potent storms are expected late Monday or early Tuesday that could drop rain and snow through early Friday, said meteorologist Scott Borgioli of WeatherAg.com, a Visalia-based forecasting service for the agricultural industry


On Saturday south of the San Francisco Bay Area, television crews turned out to record the sight — uncommon lately — of authorities in Contra Costa and San Mateo counties opening sandbag stations to help residents guard against local flooding.

Across Northern California, the National Weather Service was predicting 1 to 3 inches of rain in low-lying regions and up to 5 inches in the Sierra Nevada.

Storms that began overnight brought between three-quarters of an inch of rain in San Jose to more than 3 inches to the north in Napa. But forecasters stressed that one rainy weekend would barely move the needle on California's three-year drought.

No major flooding was immediately reported.

At Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada, manager Jake Sullivan at the Union 76 service station was watching the couple of inches of snow that fell overnight as it melted, and thinking positive thoughts about more snow to come. In all, up to a foot of snow was expected to fall on high Sierra elevations before the weekend ends, a welcome prospect after a dry winter last year all but killed the winter ski season for many communities.


Major storm poundаs 

drought-ridden West Coast

California's biggest rain storm of the year is flooding streets, knocking out power and forcing evacuations. Ben Tracy reports on the damage done and what lies ahead.



Birdseye View of Washington 

State Flooding




As heavy rains fell the Skagit River swells, flooding parts of Western Washington State

Crews work to clean up after storm in Clearf, Pennsylvania



A violent storm system prompted many tornado warnings all over the 6News viewing area. While emergency service officials do not believe a tornado touched down, many were left without power Tuesday.


Floods in Morocco






Interesting cyclone making landfall in the Italian Peninsula

Tornado tears up Spanish resort

Holiday makers in the popular Spanish resort of Torremelinos ran for cover as a Tornado wreaked havoc across areas of the Costa del Sol..



Southern France: 5 dead after extreme storms and flooding





With some Christian prophecy


FLOODS Ravage JAMAICA - Collapsed Homes, Farms, Livestock Dead 12.2.14




Floods destroy houses, businesses and block roads in Mombasa, Kenya



Businesses in Mombasa County are counting losses after heavy rains that hit Mombasa County on Monday night caused flooding destroying their business premises. The heavy rains have interrupted business operations in the business district. The rain lasted through the night destroying vehicles, flooding residential houses and blocking roads in the city. There is however an increased risk of outbreak of diseases after the floodwater drained into the boreholes from where the area residents get water for their use. Residents are now calling on the county government


Weather record in Australia


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