Posts Tagged ‘lightning strikes’
Severe Storms Hit New England, Great Lakes
By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist Aug 2, 2011; 5:54 AM ET Portions of New England and the Great Lakes will be the target of violent thunderstorms. New England Severe Storm Threat Eastern New England will be the target of violent thunderstorms, espe...
Winds to Fan Southwest Wildfires Again
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Jun 27, 2011; 1:38 PM ET An approaching storm from the Pacific will cause winds to kick up over the Southwest, raising concerns for rapidly spreading wildfires. Fires threatening Los Alamos and many ...
Thunderstorms Rumble the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast
By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist May 15, 2011; 7:19 AM ET "The stormy weather will not just interfere with outdoor plans, it will slow travel." While a storm system continues to crawl across the East, thunderstorms will rumble across portions of t...
Sri Lanka Storms Bring Floods, Mudslides, Lightning Deaths
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist May 2, 2011; 11:08 AM ET Storms sparking flooding, mudslides and lightning strikes have taken at least seven lives in Sri Lanka, according to government authorities. The Disaster Management Center of Sri Lank...
Spring storm dumps snow in mountains, rain in LA (AP)
AP - Spring roared into Southern California, bringing a storm more severe than the region saw for most of the winter. Snow, ice and rockslides forced the shutdown of major highways and thousands were without electricity, while concerns about flooding a...
Ice storm cripples Houston; Yasi the 2nd costliest Australian storm on record
A significant ice storm is in progress across southeast Texas, much of Louisiana, northern Mississippi, and southern Arkansas this morning, as the latest onslaught from the memorable winter of 2010 - 2011 continues. Houston, Texas recorded 1/10" - 1/4"...
Is Lightning A Likely Cause For Air France Plane Crash?
Report from CNN. "The mysterious disappearance of Flight AF 447 over the Atlantic Ocean has fueled speculation among aviation experts about what caused ...
Watch Spectacular Display Of Western Sydney Storms
Thundersnow Facts
National Geographic has an article today on a rather rare meteorological event, ...
Cow struck by lightning … and lives
The Daily Telegraph says: "HOLY cow! This hunk of beef is believed to have been struck ...
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