Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Sunday, March 28, 2021

A 10-year-old boy and family friend cleaned snow off 80 hospital workers' cars during storm

Just call them snow angels. A Rhode Island fifth-grader and a family friend swept snow off dozens of hospital workers' cars during Monday's nor'easter to thank them for all their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Stone, 10, and Abbey Meeker went to Westerly Hospital at around shift change, when doctors, nurses and other staff members were walking to the parking lot.

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Twenty dogs rescued from Sydney's rising floodwaters


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian emergency services on Monday rescued 20 dogs from rising floodwaters that menaced a breeding kennel in a suburb northwest of Sydney on Monday. Barks emanated from partially submerged kennels as the rescuers approached in inflatable boats. The dogs, a mix of Belgian Malinois and German Shepherds

Tornadoes threaten to hit Southern states within days of previous storm


The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. ET for portions of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, just days after parts of the South were hit by tornadoes.

Friday, March 26, 2021

Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction


A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake, according to officials. Early Friday, the city of Newnan, Georgia, reported damage in and around its historic downtown area due to a tornado and repair crews were working on the scene to clear impacted areas.

Saturday, March 20, 2021

An evacuation order has been issued for people in western parts of Penrith as the Nepean River level rose beyond 10 metres

An evacuation order has been issued for people in western parts of Penrith as the Nepean River level rose beyond 10 metres, higher than the 1961 flood event. Follow our live coverage:

Greater Sydney's Hawkesbury Nepean Valley - incorporating major urban centre Penrith

Greater Sydney's Hawkesbury Nepean Valley - incorporating major urban centre Penrith - is set to cop its worst flooding in 50 years as people around NSW are forced from their homes by incessant rain.

#BREAKING: A natural disaster has been declared in NSW amid amid widespread flooding on the Central, mid and north coast of NSW

Two Swedish bushwalkers have had to be roped across an overflowing watercourse

Two Swedish bushwalkers have had to be roped across an overflowing watercourse by police after becoming trapped by floodwaters in the Blue Mountains yesterday.

Heavy rains are set to continue through Easter, prompting the SES to plan for increased flooding in coming months

A month after winter storms blanketed Texas with snow, leaving millions of people in the dark and without water

A month after winter storms blanketed Texas with snow, leaving millions of people in the dark and without water, food banks are concerned there won't be enough produce for Texans in need.

A tsunami warning issued after the earthquake off Japan's coast has been downgraded to a "tsunami forecast" of slight changes in sea level, a Japanese government website shows