Nearing
'Super' Status, Typhoon Hagupit Heads Towards Philippines
NOAA
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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.
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.
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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