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Hell and high water: Chaos reigns as a tornado, floods and 70mph winds batter Britain, leaving two dead

Source: Daily Mail

The full fury of the elements hit Britain yesterday as downpours, high winds and even a tornado battered the country. Torrential rain left two people dead and dozens of rivers threatening to burst their banks, with more than 100 areas on flood watch.

The Environment Agency has issued 22 flood warnings and placed 102 areas on flood watch. The misery of the wet weather has been made even worse by winds of up to 78mph, with the strongest gusts recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight.

Meanwhile, the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation, a privately- funded research body, has issued a tornado warning for South-East England, East Anglia and parts of the Midlands.

Curfew For Hurricane-Hit Houston

A week-long curfew has been imposed in Houston after Hurricane Ike devastated much of the state of Texas (Sky News)

Some 24 people across nine American states have been killed in the fierce winds and driving rain. Now, residents in Houston are being told to stay indoors between 9pm and 6am all week as police say they fear for the population's safety and warn people to stay off the streets unless it is an emergency.

America's fourth largest city has lost much of its electricity after the storm and President Bush is set to visit Texas to offer support. The former Texan governor will fly in tomorrow, days after he declared it a disaster zone. He said it was too early to determine the extent of the damage Ike had on petrol production.

"The Secretary of Energy briefed us on preliminary reports on gasoline production, pipeline distribution, and it's a little early to fully assess where we stand," Mr Bush explained. "Although I can say that one of the pipelines coming out of the Gulf Coast area is running."

Hurricane Ike flattened hundreds of homes, and flooded barrier islands across 500 miles of coastline, cutting off nearly all oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. The inland damage has been estimated at around £4.5bn ($8bn).

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said some deaths had been reported but gave no more details.

Some 2.2 million people fled inland but more than 100,000 residents - including 20,000 in Galveston alone - decided to ride out the storm despite warnings to evacuate.
"Fortunately, the worst-case scenario that was projected in some areas did not occur, particularly in the Houston ship channel," said Texas Governor Rick Perry. "But there is plenty of damage out there."


Strange, another storm that hits an area of the world where there are oil fields, forcing the fields to close down. Result - oil prices go up again. Surely it's coincidence? I mean there's nothing in man-made storms is there?

Texans urged to flee as Ike menaces coast

Source: Bigpond

Hurricane Ike has closed in on the Texas coast, pushing a wall of water that weather officials warned could be fatal for those who did not flee inland.

Waters rose rapidly as Ike moved within hours of striking low-lying areas near Houston with a possible six-metre storm surge in what may be the worst storm to hit Texas in nearly 50 years.

The National Weather Service warned that people in coastal areas could "face the possibility of death" from a massive storm surge.

Although Ike is weaker than 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the last storm to pummel a US urban area, its large scope gives it more water-moving power.

Ike was a Category 2 storm with 165 kilometres per hour winds as it moved on a course to pass directly over Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.

Ike was expected to come ashore overnight, possibly as a dangerous Category 3 storm on the five-step intensity scale with winds of more than 178 kilometres per hour, the National Hurricane Centre said.

Ports were closed and the Coast Guard said a 178-metre freighter with 22 people aboard was stranded without power 145 kilometres south-east of Galveston.

Conditions were too treacherous to attempt rescue.

Hurricane Ike's Winds Ravage Cuba

Source: Sky News (9 September 2008)

Hurricane Ike has been tearing across Cuba and is likely to gain strength again as it sweeps towards the Gulf of Mexico's oil fields and the US mainland.

Some two million people have been forced from their homes and so much rain is falling that authorities are warning of "life-threatening flash floods and mudslides".

But Ike has been ravaging the island as just a Category 1 storm - and it is threatening to become even more fearsome as it gains power over the warm Gulf waters.

Before hitting Cuba, Hurricane Ike killed 66 people on Haiti, a nation already saturated by storms Hanna and Gustav.
Cuban media has been reporting widespread damage throughout the eastern provinces and images of toppled trees, destroyed homes, downed power lines and flooded towns have been shown on state-run television.
Some parts of the island have been swamped by up to 10 inches of rain, with rivers swelling and huge waves along the coast.

Flood Alerts As Rain Moves North

Source: Sky News UK (Sunday 7th September 2008)

Torrential rain that has deluged parts of England and Wales could continue to cause flooding for several days, experts are warning.

Five people, including a teenage girl, have died as a result of treacherous conditions on the roads, while flash floods have forced hundreds of families from their homes.

The worst-affected areas are in the north-east of England.

The Environment Agency has issued several severe flood warnings, with properties around Catterick and Morpeth among those most at risk.

But problems remains across large areas, with around 100 flood warnings in place as water makes its way down from the hills.

Britain set for a month's rain tomorrow as storms dash hopes of Indian summer

Daily Mail (Thursday 4th September 2008) says: Swathes of Britain will be battered by almost a month's rain in one day tomorrow as a storm rolls in from the Atlantic to bring yet more wet weather.

The Met Office is predicting more than 1.9in (50mm) of rain will fall in Wales and south west England and has issued severe weather warnings for both regions.

By tomorrow, the warnings extend to the West Midlands, London and south east England and on Saturday to Yorkshire, the Humber and the north east.

It means the UK is set for more downpours and dashes hopes of an 'Indian summer' - a late season summer spell - after one of the darkest, wettest Augusts on record.

Met Office forecaster John Hammond said: 'The chart is looking very autumnal. It's an early taste of autumn following on from a pretty unsettled August.'

Some areas of the country are expected to suffer localised flooding when the heavy rain and gusting winds move in.

The dank conditions will roll in from the Atlantic today, with rain expected for most of the UK.

Conditions will then worsen tomorrow before petering out over the remainder of the weekend.

Weather reports for next few days: 'Horrendous'

Source: Daily Mail (Tue 2nd September 2008)

Weather forecasters said that August was expected to be the least sunny in England since records began in 1912 - and the outlook for the next few days was 'horrendous.'

John Hammond, a Met Office spokesman, said that England had just 115.9 hours of sunshine over the month of August - just 63 per cent of the average amount seen in England - 184.1 hours.

It was also the sixth wettest August since records began, according to provisional figures.

Between June 1 and August 26, 12.5 inches of rain fell on the UK - 40 per cent more than the average 8.9 inches.

In August alone more than five inches of rain have been recorded already, making it one of the wettest in history and the least sunny since records began.

Image of the Day

August's humid weather culminated in a spectacular electrical storm in the south of England last night.

Source: Daily Mail

New Zealand: Vacated North Shore residents waiting out more rain

North Shore residents evacuated following landslides caused by heavy rain during the week are waiting out another downfall before decisions can be made about returning home.

While some residents have returned following the evacuations on Tuesday, one home has been declared a write off and six others are still being monitored.

North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said two of the homes affected by a large slip in Torbay appeared safe, but heavy rain this weekend could aggravate it further.

He said this afternoon the slip had not moved in the past 24 hours and provided that didn't change, residents would return.

"They can move back in, but we suggested they wait until the end of the weekend because we're a bit uncertain about what this weather bomb that comes through tonight is going to be like.

"If the slip were to start again we wouldn't want to put them at risk."

Mr Williams said another two houses above the slip were more severely affected and engineers needed to work out how unstable they were and what measures would be needed to secure the slip face.

New Zealand - Storm causes chaos across the country

Gale force winds and heavy rain have caused havoc across the country , with one woman dead after her body was pulled from a swollen river and her partner still missing.

It is the second large storm to hit Northland in the past week and emergency services are advising people to travel only if necessary. Police say if people have to travel they must adhere to the conditions.

Last weekend's big storm killed three people and a fourth died in a house fire, when candles were used after electricity was cut.

Today most parts of the country were dealing with the storm or were bracing for it to hit, as emergency services worked overtime to clear roads.

Tornadoes hit northern Buller this morning with gale force winds ripping through properties in Westport. Met Service spokesman Bob McDavitt said a severe wind warning for Westport and Buller had been issued until about 9pm today.

Motorists throughout the country have been urged to keep speeds right down in the wet slippery conditions.

The weather bought power lines and trees down in the Far North, Hawke's Bay and Manawatu and some roads have been closed, with slips making many roads impassable.

Some slips are not expected to be cleared until at least tomorrow.

Thames-Coromandel Mayor Philippa Barriball is urging residents to stay where they are and avoid any unnecessary travel.

Stormy conditions have led to a number of highway closures in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne , while motorists have been urged to used extreme caution due to surface flooding between Blenheim and Kaikoura .

Flooding has been reported across the Hastings District and a slip and trees on the road have closed the road between Shannon and Opiki in Manawatu.

A number of roads in the Marlborough area have been closed and police said they anticipated more road closures. (Yahoo Xtra NZ)

Thousands of homes still without power

There will be no cups of hot tea this morning in about 50,000 homes in the upper North Island (New Zealand), because of yesterday's big storm.

Power lines are down in parts of Rodney, Waitakere and the North Shore.

David Neil, emergency management advisor with Civil Defence, says it could be a while before engineers are able to restore power to all the homes on because it is too dangerous for repair crews to climb poles when it is windy. But he says work is continuing to restore power as soon as possible.

There are also outages in pockets south of Auckland and lines company Vector says crews have been working through the night to repair the damage. (NZ News Yahoo)

'This is no ordinary storm,' MetService warns Aucklanders

The New Zealand MetService is warning Aucklanders to batten down the hatches for one of the worst storms in recent years tomorrow.

MetService spokesman Peter Kreft says the storm is "one of the largest and deepest lows we've seen for some years."

The severe storm is expected to hit Auckland some time between midday Saturday and midday Sunday.

"By the time this system reaches northern New Zealand on Saturday, it is likely to have significant destructive potential," Mr Kreft says.

"The real issue will be the wind, with gusts of more than 110km/h expected."

The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to strike Northland first, then Auckland before reaching Bay of Plenty and Gisborne late Sunday, MetService said.

Far North District Council civil defence teams and contractors are on stand-by ready to deal with any fall-out from the storm.

Mr Duncan said: "It is going to deepen rapidly and has the potential of bringing damaging winds, flooding rains, big seas and strong rip tides. It may well be the most intense sub-tropical storm of the decade".

He said the air pressure with this system could drop to 967hPa for a time on Saturday which he says is extremely rare for areas near Auckland.

"This could help create one of the biggest storm surges seen in the upper North Island for several years. If this prediction eventuates we could see storm surges flooding low lying eastern coastal areas from Northland to Auckland and across Coromandel and Bay of Plenty. It may also pose a serious risk for low lying areas around the Firth of Thames which is particularly vulnerable to northern storm surges". (MSN Xtra news)

Storm Dolly Spins To A Hurricane

Sky News (Wednesday 23rd July 2008) says: Tropical Storm Dolly has spun its way into a Category One hurricane as it heads towards Texas and the north east of Mexico, packing 75mph winds.

It is the second hurricane of the June-to-November Atlantic hurricane season, which is predicted to be especially active this year. Some 23,000 people from coastal areas in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have already left their homes before Dolly's destructive force hits.

Meanwhile, some oil drilling companies have evacuated workers from their offshore rigs - causing world oil prices to creep up slightly.

"The first storm in always gets the adrenaline pumping, and it helps bring everybody into the mind set for hurricane season," BP spokesman Tom Mueller told the Houston Chronicle.

A Category One storm is the lowest rating in the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, but the National Hurricane Centre in Florida still predicted six to 10 inches (15-25cms) of rain over south Texas and north east Mexico in the coming days.

Britain braced for second storm front as thousands are hit by flooding and power cuts

Thousands were left stranded, flooded or without power yesterday as 95mph hailstorms lashed Britain. (Daily Mail Tuesday 11th March 2008)

Amid widespread travel chaos, more than 10,000 families were plunged into darkness when trees crashed through power lines.

Homes in Wales, Cornwall and Devon were deluged.

Emergency services were at full stretch for the "perfect storm" - a combination of gale force winds and the high spring tide.

Winds reached 82mph at Berry Head in Brixham, Devon, between 3am and 5am and peaked at 95mph at The Needles on the Isle of Wight at 1pm.

Despite structural damage, organisers of the Cheltenham Festival said the racecourse was undamaged and promised events would begin today as planned. Last night, Britain braced itself for more misery as forecasters predicted there could be more severe gales on the way. The whole of England could once again face winds of up to 80mph and disruption is set to continue on railways and roads.

Fierce Winds As Worst Storm Looms

Winds of more than 80mph have ripped through Britain as police warned travellers to use "extreme caution" amid fears of heavy delays. (Sky News Monday 10th March 2008)

Trees were uprooted and buildings damaged across the country after a night of gale-force winds. Forecasters warned the extreme weather will continue across southern England throughout the day.

The highest recorded wind speed so far is 82mph in Berry Head in Brixham, south Devon, while the Needles off the coast of the Isle of Wight experienced gusts of 70mph.

The winds were making their way towards London this morning, with Heathrow being buffeted by 42mph winds. In other parts of the country, gusts hit 63mph along the east coast of Northern Ireland, 49mph in Crosby in Merseyside and 46mph in Birmingham.

Weathermen warn: Don't venture outside on Sunday night

Coastal regions around Britain risk being flooded when winter's biggest storm strikes early next week. (Daily Mail Saturday 8th March 2008)

The warning came as it emerged that some of the highest tides of the year will coincide with the severe weather already predicted.

Forecasters said on Thursday that heavy rains and winds of up to 80mph will lash large parts of the country on Monday.

Yesterday, they also warned Britons to stay indoors tomorrow night when the gales are expected to begin and to avoid unnecessary journeys.

The unsettled weather is expected to climax on Monday morning around rush hour when the deepening low-pressure system swings east across the UK.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for much of the UK on Monday.

Brian Golding, head of forecasting, said: "The arrival of this exceptionally deep area of low pressure is expected to coincide with spring tides on Monday, bringing the risk of flooding to western coasts from southern England to northern Scotland."

The storm also brings the risk of disruption to transport and power networks, with winds strong enough to uproot trees and damage buildings, said forecasters.

They warned it "could well be the strongest storm of the winter" but at this stage they are not predicting it will be as severe as that of October 1987.

Britain braced for 'worst storm of winter' on Monday as forecasters predict fierce winds and torrential rain

Winter's most ferocious storm is heading Britain's way, weathermen warned last night. (Daily Mail Friday 7th March 2008)

Heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph are expected to lash large parts of Britain on Monday.

The gales will be strong enough to cause serious damage as well as blow away any memories of the blues skies that made February the sunniest on record.

The worst weather will sweep into exposed western areas as well as coastal parts of the South, and could cause significant disruption to travel and power supplies. The latest storm will arrive a week after strong winds swept through Britain. They strengthened over Europe to leave a trail of destruction across several countries.

March roars in like a lion as 80mph winds batter UK and snow is predicted

After the sunniest February on record, March appears to have something to prove. (Daily Mail)

But the freezing temperatures and blizzards bringing six inches of snow forecast for tonight should go some way to restoring winter's reputation. A band of low pressure from Scandinavia and Arctic winds are to blame for the chill, according to the Met Office.

A spokesman said: "There is a good chance of snow in Scotland and further south for the western parts of the UK such as western Wales and the West Country on Monday night.

"Early on Tuesday, there is a risk of snow on the eastern coast of England. Monday and Tuesday nights will be very cold with temperatures falling probably as low as -2C (28.4f)."

But there will be some respite later, he added: "High pressure from the Atlantic will be moving in to bring much more dry, settled conditions for the rest of the week."

Flooding and landslips in upper North Island

The storm which has lashed the upper North Island of New Zeaaland for the past 24 hours has caused flooding, slips and power outages.

State Highway 10 between Kaeo and Whangaroa in the Far North remains closed due to flooding. There is also a slip north of Kaeo on the same highway, which has taken out power lines and caused local outages.

A district council spokeswoman says Waikare Rd, the back road to Russell, is open only to four-wheel-drive vehicles. Kemp and Old Hospital Roads in Whangaroa are also closed due to flooding. Around 25 homes at Whangaroa in Northland are isolated after a land slip.

Power has been restored to most of the 800 homes which had been without electricity since this morning. Power was cut to parts of Waiheke Island, Silverdale north of Auckland, Te Hana north of Wellsford, and Hobsonville in west Auckland. Vector spokeswoman Philippa White says staff have been working to restore power as quickly as possible. (Yahoo Xtra)