• Brutally cold air mass forming up north of Northern America

    The cold air will continue to expand toward the south and east Sunday night and Monday bringing some of the lowest temperatures so far from New Mexico and West Texas to the Great Lakes. The storm that brought snow to the Front Range of the Rockies and a section of the

  • Santa Ana winds damage

    Santa Ana winds whipped through Southern California Wednesday night with peak wind gusts of up to 167 mph (270 km per hour). Wind gusts stronger than 140 mph – which would be equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane – have been measured on the Sierra Crest mountain ridge,

  • Tropical Cyclone Five (05A) over the Arabian Sea

    Tropical Cyclone Five developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of the Cape Comorin of India and became a Tropical Cyclone on November 26. It tracked to the northwest and strengthened briefly before encountering heavy wind aloft, and began to weaken.

  • Tornado storm strike UK

    A storm described as a “tornado” has left an aftermath of damage in a part of northern England. The violent storm struck Greater Manchester Tuesday afternoon downing trees and damaging homes. Witnesses described skies going “pitch black” and “all whirling around,” as

  • Dust storms in the Baja California region of Mexico

    In late November 2011, dust storms blew off mainland Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color image on November 27, 2011. A small dust plume blows off

  • Hurricane force gusts stir dirt storm in Canada

    High winds have downed trees, damaged buildings and fanned at least one massive grass fire in the western Canada province of Alberta.Striking on Sunday, the windstorm sent a rain of broken glass and rubble onto Calgary city streets, according to CBC News. Acting

  • Severe storm hit Sri Lanka

    A storm packing heavy rain and gusty winds lashed southern Sri Lanka over the weekend, killing at least 19 and leaving 43 fishermen missing, the island’s disaster management centre said Sunday. More than 53,000 people were also forced out of their damaged homes in the

  • Strong winds and sea surge batter Ireland and UK

    A storm north of the United Kingdom brought gale-force winds, chilly rain and rough seas to the Irish Sea, eventually capsizing a ship, the “Swanland” after the seas cracked its hull. High winds and showers will return on Monday when a deep trough sinks into the area.