A wild storm brought large hail, torrential rain and strong winds as it wreaked havoc in Victoria's west overnight. "We've got one guy here who's pretty much lost everything, so we've given him a room at the pub for as long as he needs it." 'Absolute flogging' Farmer Russell Heard said his property at Wonwondah, 20 kilometres south of Horsham, …
A severe thunderstorm alert has been issued for Melbourne, with warnings of damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding. Earlier on Sunday, hailstones the size of golfballs hit Bendigo and other parts of central Victoria, as a severe thunderstorm swept its way across the state. Andrew Feagan, state duty officer with the State Emergency …
GREENFIELD, Iowa — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris. The tornado destroyed much of Greenfield, a town of about 2,000 around 55 miles southwest of Des Moines, during …
This winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said. “In order to get severe storms this far north this time time of year, it’s got to be warm,” said Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini. TORNADO RECIPE …
Up to 45 millimetres fell within an hour in Queensland's Darling Downs this morning with large hail and damaging winds possibly arriving in the state's south-east this afternoon. Severe storms are possible again this afternoon in the Darling Downs, Granite Belt, South Burnett and south-west including Brisbane and the Gold Coast later this evening. "Even though these cells are moving …
Residents of the Darling Downs region are being urged to prepare for a day of fairly active thunderstorms as a trough in Western Queensland deepens and moves east. Key point: Queensland's southern interior has been warned to expect severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and possible hail The bureau has warned residents near the NSW border to keep an eye out for …