Wednesday 17 September 2014

Extreme weather events

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Catastrophic floods in Tekija - Serbia







Spreading California Wildfires Destroy 100 Homes, Devastates Town





NBC,
16 September, 2014


A wind-whipped wildfire laid siege to a California town at the foot of Mount Shasta — destroying a church, damaging or leveling 100 homes and forcing authorities to order about half the people to leave.

The fire erupted Monday afternoon just south of the town of Weed, and 40 mph gusts of wind blew embers as far as a half-mile away. By Tuesday the wind had died down but the fire had spread to 375 acres and was only 20 percent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

Residents returned to survey the damage, which burned nearly a quarter of the town of 3,000 and sent people running for their lives. Tami Gonzalez rushed to remove children from a school as flames bore down on the town. “Horrendous, absolutely just devastating,” she said Tuesday.

Weed, about 50 miles from the Oregon state line, has about 3,000 people. Allison Giannini, a sheriff’s spokeswoman, said that at least 1,500 had been ordered to evacuate.

It’s like out of a movie,” said Cory Rodriguez, who was baptized at the destroyed church, tearing up as she surveyed the charred wreckage. “Especially the church where I used to come like every Sunday.” A lumber mill that employs many people in town also caught fire.

The wildfire is one of seven burning across California. East of Sacramento, in the El Dorado National Forest, one fire continued to grow Tuesday, swelling from 8,600 acres Monday to 11,570 acres by Tuesday evening, according to Cal Fire. Around 500 homes remain threatened as more than 1,500 firefighters struggled to contain it.

Two fires were 100 percent contained in northern California Tuesday and a third, the 247-acre Dog Bar Fire in Nevada County, was nearly completely contained, Cal Fire said. Hot weather and record drought have exacerbated fires in the state. The tail end of Hurricane Odile, which tore through the Baja California peninsula of Mexico on Monday, is expected to hinder firefighters by bringing wind north from Mexico.


Bass Lake, Madera County, central California. Elevation 1041 m. Pop. 527 (2010) September 14, 2014



Jammu & Kashmir Floods Over 1,42,000 People Rescued, Relief Work Speed up as Water Recedes

Over 1,42,000 people have been rescued from the flood-ravaged parts of Jammu and Kashmir so far, as the relief operations launched by the Armed forces entered the 12th day on Saturday






Backlash after Kashmir floods leave thousands stranded




Detroit area hit by severe flooding; 1 woman dies




12 September, 2014

WARREN, Mich. — A woman died when her vehicle became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left many roads impassable.

Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places in and around Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in affected areas Tuesday morning.

Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters in the suburb where many roads were closed after 5.2 inches of rain fell Monday. He said he was seeking state help for residents dealing with the “overwhelming” and “catastrophic” flooding......


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Cars washed away as flash flooding tears through Collioure, France

15 September, 2014

This is the moment cars are picked up as though they are weightless and carried along in flash flooding in France. The 41-second video shows up to six partially submerged vehicles being battered by a barrage of water in the city of Collioure, near the Spanish border. 

In the footage, cars and jeeps almost disappear from view as they are submerged and dragged along by powerful tidal waves of water

According to Newsflare agency, the cameraman stated that the riverbed is dry throughout most of the year, and residents normally have a lot of time to move their vehicles before the water builds up. 



Powerful: The power of the water is very evident as tidal waves batter the vehicles during the flash floods

The local council insist that parking on the riverbed is necessary because of a lack of space, while local residents are understandably aggrieved by the risk the flash floods pose to their vehicles.


High winds and torrential showers can be heard and seen during the brief footage, and the reaction of the pedestrians is contrasting throughout the video. 


Mexico: Cabo San Lucas Battered After Hurricane Odile

As Hurricane Odile weakens into a tropical storm, residents of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico are cleaning up.

According to the Weather Network, the hurricane grew from a tropical storm on Friday to a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday morning. It soon grew to a Category 5 hurricane and made history by tying the strongest hurricane on record that made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

When it made landfall near Cabo San Lucas late Sunday, the storm caused widespread damage, knocking over trees, breaking windows, and wreaking destruction on the Cabo San Lucas airport

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My family member is finally back in contact with me, she sent me this photo of the airport.

On Monday evening, the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made its way up Baja California. The biggest concern now is possible flooding with heavy rainfall. La Paz, Mexico received 5.72 inches of rain from Odile, which is approximately their average annual rainfall. The Weather Network says that Odile is beginning a moisture surge in the southwestern United States, which is likely to produce heavy rain and flash flooding.


Odile still has a large wind field, however, which could continue over the mountainous terrain in Baja California. There is also still risk of damaging waves along the coast of the far northern Gulf of California.



San Diego Ca., Storm cell unleashes heavy rain, high winds over East County



SAN DIEGO — A powerful storm cell dumped rain on parts of East County Tuesday afternoon, unleashing winds that blew trees down causing traffic backups.


The localized thunderstorm hit Rancho San Diego and Spring Valley at about 1:30 p.m. and moved toward the coast, according to Fox 5 viewers who posted a dozens of photos of the aftermath to the station Facebook page.




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