Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well into next summer. As recovery crews face another colossal restoration job in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona in the Atlantic provinces, the…
Damages From Spring Derecho in Ontario, Quebec Now Top $1 Billion
Fierce Storm Kills 3, Injures 12 on French Island of Corsica
PARIS—A violent thunderstorm hit the French island of Corsica on Thursday morning, leaving three people dead and a dozen others injured, local authorities said. A 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell in a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone, the Corsica prefecture said in a statement. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the…
Power Restoration Hampered by Extensive Damage Following Massive Thunderstorm That Killed at Least 8 People
Emergency crews continue to work around the clock to restore power and clear roads after a massive thunderstorm swept across southern Ontario and Quebec Saturday, killing at least eight people and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power. Officials had said it could take days to resolve the outages. Speaking at a virtual news…
Central US Hit With Tornadoes and Winds up to 100 MPH, Bringing Severe Thunderstorms, Wildfires
Tornadoes and winds of up to 100 mph hit the central United States on Wednesday, bringing with them record heat levels, wildfires, and dangerous dust storms. The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center said Wednesday that a new record had been set for the most number of hurricane-force (75+ mph) thunderstorm wind gusts in a…
Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Far North Queensland: Tropical Cyclone Expected
A severe weather warning has been issued for far north Queensland as a tropical cyclone is expected to develop in the Gulf of Carpentaria. A tropical low is expected to intensify becoming a tropical cyclone on Sunday, according to a warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology. Meteorologist Matt Marshall said gale-force winds, abnormally high…
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