Tropical Depression 03E, located near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, has intensified into a tropical storm, receiving the name Calvin at 21:00 UTC on June 12, 2017. Calvin is expected to cause flash floods and mudslides in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero,…
A severe dust storm hit Pakistan's province of Punjab late Thursday, June 8, 2017, leaving at least 7 people dead and 65 injured. The storm downed billboards, trees and power lines, disrupting life in the entire province, local media reported. According to the…
Tropical Storm "Merbok" is expected to make landfall within 50 km (31 miles) of Hong Kong before midnight local time (16:00 UTC) June 12, 2017, bringing gales and heavy rain to parts of the territory, the Hong Kong Weather Observatory said. At 11:00 UTC…
A fast-moving thunderstorm started in the Dakotas overnight Sunday, June 11, 2017 and pushed east into central Minnesota, dumping heavy rain and up to tennis-ball-sized hail. The front edge of the storm system hit Twin Cities metro with wind gusts up to 112 km/h (70…
A rare, winter-like June storm hit Northern California early Sunday afternoon, June 11, 2017, bringing sharp temperatures drop, heavy rain, hail, frequent lightning, and even snow in some higher elevations. The weather is expected to clear up by Monday morning, but…
Tropical Storm "Merbok" (04W) has officially formed at 06:00 UTC on June 11, 2017, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the authority for this part of the world. Merbok is heading toward southeast China and Hong Kong. Landfall is expected in…
In an interesting turn of events, just 7 days of heavy rainfall, in places record-breaking, pulled the entire state of Florida out of extreme drought conditions. The state is still not completely out of drought, as 23% of it still remains in severe condition, but…
Most of South Florida is in a severe drought condition, but just several days of heavy rain turned out to be sufficient for widespread flooding. The rain is coming in waves and it seems the region will not be out of it at least until Saturday, June 10, 2017. What…
A large waterspout, rare weather phenomenon for this part of the world, was spotted and recorded off the coast of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. According to the CGTN, the jaw-dropping scene fascinated…
A major winter storm hit South Africa's province of Western Cape and the Cape Town metropolitan area around 23:00 SAST (21:00 UTC) on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, and intensified on Wednesday morning. It brought powerful winds, huge waves and coastal flooding,…
