Unseasonally warm weather in parts of Norway – November 7, 2018
It was an unseasonally warm day for southwest Norway yesterday. The warming was the result of both warm air advection from the southeast and Foehn …
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Strong tornadoes hit Louisiana, US tonight – November 5, 2018
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas tonight. A number of tornadic supercells formed, significant tornadoes reported in Louisiana. NOTE: these are first …
Major floods hit Sicily last night, multiple fatalities reported – November 4, 2018
As expected, major floods hit parts of Sicily last night as slowly moving convective lines and persistent training storms produced prolonged torrential rainfall. The city …
Major, magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Greece – October 26, 2018
A major, magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Ionian sea, just off the western coast of Greece at 22:54 UTC last night, October 25/26. The event …
Large tornado in Nicosia, Cyprus – October 21, 2018
A large tornado was reported in the Nicosia district, Cyprus this afternoon. While not particularly strong, the tornado kicked up a lot of dust for …
Sprites above thunderstorms over the northern Adriatic sea – October 6/7, 2018
Czech upper atmosphere lightning observer Martin Popek reports sprites above the thunderstorms over the northern Adriatic sea last night, October 6/7, 2018. Sprites at 21:29:05 …
Tornadoes and waterspouts reported across Italy – October 6, 2018
A number of tornadoes were reported across much of Italy on Saturday, October 6. Both non-mesocyclonic and mesocyclonic tornadoes were recorded, reflecting the dynamics of …
Fresh snowfall across the Alps today: first reports – October 1, 2018
Snowfall started over western and northwestern Alps on Sunday evening at about 2500 m, dropping to below 2000 m by Monday morning. It will be …