Crazy Storm Weather and Lightning - Global
- Thread starter mabar
- Start date
Sin City Las Vegas feeling the wrath. With moderate amounts of lighting and thunder accompanied by volumes of rain.
Another example of the sheets of rain causing electrical shortages.
Locally this morning a brief deluge inundated the foothills and mountains with much-needed rain for the country. Though some speculate that it may not have an impact on depleting reservoirs, (as the heatwave returns next week).
The #pluie is an event this summer so dry with the #orages of the night some welcome combinations: Gavarnie 22mm Paul 13mm Arbeost 27mm But very heterogeneous… 1mm in Cauterets.
Moderate amounts of rain will continue through Sunday. With more weather instability in mid-August.
What will (perhaps) concern us, can be seen clearly on the satellite image
Flooding in Germany
Another example of the sheets of rain causing electrical shortages.
Locally this morning a brief deluge inundated the foothills and mountains with much-needed rain for the country. Though some speculate that it may not have an impact on depleting reservoirs, (as the heatwave returns next week).
The #pluie is an event this summer so dry with the #orages of the night some welcome combinations: Gavarnie 22mm Paul 13mm Arbeost 27mm But very heterogeneous… 1mm in Cauterets.
Moderate amounts of rain will continue through Sunday. With more weather instability in mid-August.
What will (perhaps) concern us, can be seen clearly on the satellite image
Flooding in Germany
Big (size - the size that will kill you) recent hail storm in Alberta:
www.sott.net
Parts of Alberta saw 'grapefruit-sized' hail & some car windshields were shattered -- Sott.net
Following a string of intense weather events taking place in Alberta over the last month, central and southern parts of the province were the latest to get hit with massive hail the size of grapefruit, which caused a lot of damage to cars in the...
www.sott.net
2 dead and 2 critically injured due to lightning strike near the White House - from what i've seen online, it seems that strong lightning in DC isn't unusual, but 4 people struck by lightning is notable:
Footage:
Footage:
Article:
2 dead, 2 in critical condition after lightning strike near White House
Updated on: August 5, 2022 / 10:03 AM / CBS News
2 dead, 2 in critical condition after lightning strike near White House
The victims were near a statue of Andrew Jackson, Maggiolo said, adding that "it appeared they were in the vicinity of a tree."www.cbsnews.com
Two people who were critically injured in a lightning strike outside the White House have died, police confirmed to CBS News Friday. Two others remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The two other people, a man and a woman, were in critical condition, the police department said. Their identities were not immediately released.
The lightning strike was reported at 6:52 p.m. The victims were near a statue of Andrew Jackson, Maggiolo said, adding that "it appeared they were in the vicinity of a tree."
Uniformed Secret Service agents and U.S. Park Police officers who were in the area and witnessed the strike provided first aid to the victims, Maggiolo said.
"Their agents, their officers, witnessed this lightning strike and immediately began to render aid," Maggiolo said.
It's unclear exactly what the victims were doing at the time.
"We are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives."
A CBS News camera that was recording on the White House North Lawn around the time of the lightning strike captured the powerful rumble of the thunder.
"The thunder was so loud, @gabrielle_ake and I jumped up in fright," CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes tweeted. "'That's too close - we're shutting down' advised photographer Ron Windham."
Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes explosion and massive fire:
The tweet below recalls another huge fire at an oil refinery in Cuba back in 2009, albeit not due to a lgihtning strike. One would have thought they'd have increased their safety regulations since then. However, maybe the possibility of foul play should be taken into account, or maybe there are some events that one can't realistically prevent:
(translation)
Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes massive fire
By Sahar Akbarzai and Patrick Oppmann, CNN
Updated 0657 GMT (1457 HKT) August 6, 2022
Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes massive fire | CNN
Lightning struck a large oil storage tank on Friday evening in Matanzas, Cuba, causing a huge fire.edition.cnn.com
A lightning strike sparked a huge fire at a crude oil storage facility in Cuba.
(CNN)Lightning struck a large oil storage tank on Friday evening in Matanzas, Cuba, causing a huge fire.
"We are closely following the confrontation with the fire in the industrial zone. We trust the authorities of the brave province, the brave firefighters, and the CUPET workers," tweeted President Miguel Díaz-Canel, referring to the state-owned Cuba Oil Union.
Cuba's state-run media said no deaths had been reported.
The massive fire comes at a time when Cuba faces a deepening energy crisis amid fuel shortages.
"No human losses, injuries or fuel spillage into the sea were reported after the fire," tweeted Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines.
An electrical discharge at the base of the oil tank, which stores crude oil, caused the fire, according to Susely Morfa González, the first secretary of the Community Party of Cuba in the province of Matanzas.
The fire did not impact the Thermoelectric Powerplant Antonio Guiteras, the ministry said, which contributes to the national electricity system.
Authorities of the province, the fire department, the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, and the Ministry of Interior are battling the flames, said González.
The tweet below recalls another huge fire at an oil refinery in Cuba back in 2009, albeit not due to a lgihtning strike. One would have thought they'd have increased their safety regulations since then. However, maybe the possibility of foul play should be taken into account, or maybe there are some events that one can't realistically prevent:
(translation)
Last edited:
dennis
Jedi Council Member
Maybe this belongs in the Joe Biden thread-
Gusting winds hit coastal Delaware on Friday, with video showing dozens of beach umbrellas getting blown off the sand and swirling through the air.
Beachgoer Shane Mannix captured video at Bethany Beach as rain and winds swept the coast.
Visitors can be seen fleeing the beach as the gusting winds lift umbrellas out of the ground and into the ocean. One social media user described the scene as “downright apocalyptic-looking.”
According to witnesses, the severe weather appeared to pop up out of nowhere.
‘Apocalyptic’ weather in Delaware sends beach umbrellas flying
Beachgoer Shane Mannix captured video at Bethany Beach as rain and winds swept the coast.nypost.com
Severe floods hit Seoul SouthKoreathis Monday. Heavy rains lashed Seoul flooding streets, houses, roads and causing chaos in the city.
Photos: Eight dead after heavy rains cause major floods in Seoul
At least eight people died in Seoul after torrential rain caused power outages, and left roads and subways submerged.
The above was posted a few years ago, but the website is still there. As it is expensive to have access to all their data, below is an image followed by ways one can use it:European Severe Weather Database
One way to use the database is to search for specific weather events and then select the date, or date and time interval. It will still only show 25 hits, but one can keep working with the timeframes and types of events until one has a pretty good idea of what has happened during a particular time period.
To narrow in the search, one can limit the location to within a certain number of degrees in terms of longitude and latitude. In that way, one can find the reports from a particular geographic area. You can also narrow the search to a country.
You can choose between a dynamic map and a static map. The dynamic map will give you the degrees of longitude and latitude, if you hold the mouse over the location, but it will not link you to a report. On the other hand, if you know the location, you can isolate the event, by narrowing the area to very near the location by using the latitude and longitude limits.
Here is an image of the search field:
For the 24-hour period of August 1st, I tried the damaging lightening strikes:
Under the dynamic map, you can zoom in to have a better idea:
As an example of a report, here is one:
| Damaging lightning to map | Voreppe Massif de la Chartreuse Région Rhône-Alpes France (45.30 N, 5.63 E) < 1 km 05-08-2022 (Friday) 17:00 UTC (+/- 3 hrs.) | based on information from: a television or radio broadcast, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a newspaper report, a report on a website Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Fire as a consequence of the event Lightning caused a fire around 7 p.m. 200 persons had to be evacuated. https://www.lyoncapitale.fr/actualite/isere-sur-les-hauteurs-de-voreppe-un-impressionnant-incendie-devore-20-hectares-de-vegetation https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/isere-un-incendie-s-est-subitement-degrade-pendant-la-nuit-il-menace-deux-usines_5297629.html https://www.francetvinfo.fr/meteo/secheresse/isere-la-foudre-declenche-un-incendie-a-voreppe_5296519.html https://www.ouest-france.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/voreppe-38340/isere-une-centaine-d-hectares-en-proie-a-un-incendie-a-voreppe-200-personnes-evacuees-7abb961a-1682-11ed-8b48-075434dfb49e https://www.sudouest.fr/france/un-impact-de-foudre-declenche-un-incendie-deux-usines-de-stockage-de-gaz-menacees-11884816.php Reference: "Isère. Un impressionnant incendie dévore 20 hectares de végétation près de Grenoble", Lyon Capitale, 06 Aug 2022. "Incendie en Isère : le feu continue de progresser, 200 personnes évacuées", francetvinfo.fr, 07 Aug 2022. "Isère : la foudre déclenche un incendie à Voreppe", francetvinfo.fr, 06 Aug 2022. report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1) contact: Nicolas Baluteau (Voluntary Observer Person) |
Last edited:
There is a site called FloodList – Floods and flooding news from around the world, and they say: South Korea – 9 Dead, 6 Missing After Record Rain and Floods – FloodList Here is a screenshot from their home page:
Photos: Eight dead after heavy rains cause major floods in Seoul
At least eight people died in Seoul after torrential rain caused power outages, and left roads and subways submerged.www.aljazeera.com
US-Mexico border with heavy rains.
Hurricane Howard moves away from Mexico, but will cause heavy rains in Sonora and Sinaloa
This day, the hurricane will persist over northwestern Mexico and together with instability at high atmospheric levels, it will cause heavy rains in Sonora and Sinaloa, in addition to heavy to very heavy rains in the aforementioned region; these rains could increase the levels of rivers and streams, as well as cause landslides and flooding.
On Tuesday afternoon, a storm fell in Nogales, Sonora, accompanied by wind gusts of more than 75 kilometers per hour, leaving in its path severe flooding, cars being swept away, creeks rising, as well as trees and roofs falling.
Videos of how citizens were surprised by the heavy rain are circulating in social networks.
Downtown streets were flooded and some residents were stranded waiting for the storm to pass.
Fuertes lluvias en Nogales, Sonora, provocan inundaciones y arrastre de autos
Fuertes lluvias en Nogales, Sonora, provocan inundaciones, arrastre de autos, crecida de arroyos, así como caída de árboles y techumbresnoticieros.televisa.com
Hurricane Howard moves away from Mexico, but will cause heavy rains in Sonora and Sinaloa
This day, the hurricane will persist over northwestern Mexico and together with instability at high atmospheric levels, it will cause heavy rains in Sonora and Sinaloa, in addition to heavy to very heavy rains in the aforementioned region; these rains could increase the levels of rivers and streams, as well as cause landslides and flooding.
