Fireball over UK on Jan 8 - 63 reports and 2 videos so far : https://t.co/RjDqe60fFG
— AMSMETEORS (@amsmeteors) January 9, 2019
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[WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE :)]#fireball @UKMeteorNetwork pic.twitter.com/K1a6Av1rtz
https://www.amsmeteors.org/2019/01/bright-fireball-over-the-east-coast/ said:Over 190 reports from 7 states
The AMS has received over 190 reports so far about of a bright fireball seen above the Northern East Coast area on January 9th, 2019 around 6:35am EST (11:35 Universal Time). The event was seen from New York state to North Carolina. We also received reports from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The preliminary 3D trajectory computed based on all the reports submitted to the AMS shows that the fireball was traveling from North-East to South-West and ended its flight somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean North East of Norfolk, VA.
https://watchers.news/2019/01/09/unprecedented-sandstorm-hits-thurso-scotland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook said:A severe storm hit Scotland on January 7, 2019, producing what Thurso locals described as 'unprecedented' sandstorm. According to residents, until a few months ago, the sand never made its way into the town, not even during the worst storms.
However, a storm that hit the town on January 7, produced wind gusts of more than 130 km/h (80 mph), lifting up tons of sand from a 365 m (400 yards) long esplanade onto its streets, roofs, gardens and vehicles as much as 460 m (500 yards) inland.
According to The Press and Journal, Highland Council deployed 9 men, 3 lorries and 2 excavators to Thurso seafront to clear sand from the roads, footpaths and road drains.
"I’ve spoken to a 76-year-old lady and a 102-year-old man and they’ve told me this is unprecedented," local councilor Matthew Reiss said. "I’ve seen drifts of sand 60 cm (2 feet) deep and gardens and flower beds covered in 5 - 8 cm (2 - 3 inches) inches of sand."
Locals say they fear something has happened to cause the beach level to build up slowly in the bay over the past couple of years, and that sandstorms might occur more frequently.
The storm also affected other parts of the region, leaving some 11 000 customers without power and several schools closed.
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services on the west coast were disrupted and the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness closed to most of its staff, BBC reports.
Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) teams reported high winds in Lochaber, the Cairngorms, Glen Coe, Torridon and on Creag Meagaidh.
In Torridon, the SAIS forecaster said strong winds had blown water back uphill at the Beinn a' Mhuinidh waterfall.
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— د. محمد الصغير (@drassagheer) January 7, 2019
حشرات طائرة تهاجم الحرم في #مكة_المكرمة بكثافة كبيرة في ظاهرة لا تخفى دلالتها أو رمزيتها ! اللهم طهر بيتك للطائفين والعاكفين، واجعله ولايته فيمن خافك واتقاك، وابتغى رضاك. pic.twitter.com/OZvNjUhq3F
In the Berchtesgadener Land in the Alps it still snows heavily on Thursday. The village of Buchenhöhe is cut off from the outside world. The German Armed Forces bring people safely into or out of the village with a tracked vehicle. Food is also transported in this way to the village.
--using deepl
SCHNEECHAOS 2019: Fear because of masses of snow on the roofs
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