• Intense thunderstorms and flash floods expected over central US

    A severe storm system, responsible for heavy rain and snowfall across the Intermountain West during October 3, 2016, is expected to pass over the central US by the middle of the week. Intense thunderstorms and flash flooding are forecast across the affected areas….

  • Hurricane “Matthew” makes direct hit on Haiti causing over 1 000 deaths

    Category 4 Hurricane "Matthew" has made landfall near Les Anglais in western Haiti at 11:00 UTC on October 4, 2016. As of early October 10, the number of people it killed as it crossed the island was over 1 000. At the time of the landfall, Matthew had…

  • Florida declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane “Matthew”

    Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for all counties ahead of Hurricane "Matthew", a life-threatening Category 4 storm. Scott signed the executive order on Monday, October 3, 2016, while visiting the City of Hialeah Emergency…

  • Matthew bearing down on Haiti, claims first victims

    The center of Category 4 Hurricane "Matthew" will pass directly over or very near southwestern Haiti around 12:00 UTC on October 4, 2016. Matthew has already claimed its first victims in Haiti, leaving at least two persons dead, authorities said Monday,…

  • Typhoon “Chaba” about to hit Okinawa, turn toward Kyushu, Japan

    Typhoon "Chaba" is moving toward Okinawa Islands, Japan and is expected to pass right over them around 12:00 UTC on Monday, October 3, 2016, as a Category 4 hurricane equivalent. At 15:00 UTC on Sunday, October 2, the center of Typhoon "Chaba"…

  • Severe weather warnings issued for the upper North Island, New Zealand

    The tail-end of the storm which battered southeast Australia this week with heavy rain and unprecedented winds, leaving the entire state of South Australia without power, will cross over New Zealand on Sunday, October 2, 2016. Severe weather warnings have been…