Monday, May 24, 2010

Weird weather ~ / Signs in the heavens

Seniors Evacuated After Lightning Strikes Complex
KSTP.com
Dozens of residents at a White Bear Lake senior living complex were evacuated Saturday after lightning struck their building. The incident occurred around .

Raw Video: Tornadoes Sweep Through South Dakota

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Tornado Rips Across South Dakota Plains
KWTX
BOWDLE, SD (May 23, 2010)—A tornado ripped across the plains of northeastern South Dakota Saturday night. The storm downed power lines and produced heavy ..
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Brandenburg raises flood warning as Polish death toll rises

 

Flooding in Poland continued over the weekend with the death toll rising to 12. Water levels also rose in Brandenburg, although authorities do not expect the worst to arrive until next week.

 

Authorities in the eastern German state of Brandenburg warned residents of rising water levels in the coming days as the death toll from flooding in Poland rose to at least 12.

Speaking after a meeting of his crisis task force, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that "the floods are not yet over" and that the danger in some areas was likely to rise.

Flood barriers have broken in two separate spots in Wroclaw, Poland's fourth largest city, submerging neighborhoods and forcing rescue workers to evacuate thousands of residents. The northern towns of Plock and Wloclawek located along the Vistula River were also at risk as the high waters traveled north.

Barriers in Warsaw were holding, although the capital saw water levels reaching 7.74 meters (25.4 feet) on Saturday - just short of the eight-meter mark when authorities must prepare emergency services.

Forecasters do not expect the flood waters to start receding before Tuesday.

Floods slowly reach Germany

Rescue workers on a boat on a flooded streetBildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:  Some areas in southern Poland were forced to evacuate residents

Much of the worst flooding has come from the Oder River, which forms part of the German-Polish border. Brandenburg's flood warning center on Saturday raised its alarm system to level one, on a scale of four, as the flooding reached German territory later than expected.

Water levels in the low-lying German village of Stuetzkow rose overnight by eight centimeters to 7.78 meters, according to a spokesman for the center.

German authorities decided not to limit boat transit along the Oder for the time being, but they said flooding was expected to reach its high point on Wednesday or Thursday next week.

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Video: Violent Tornado in Edmunds County South Dakota
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More tornadoes possible on Plains through tonight
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A large tornado touched down near Bowdle, SD, late Saturday. Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen, SD Another round of strong ...
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Video: Bowdle, SD Tornado Outbreak Part 2
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Part two of the video of a violent long track tornado hit the area around Bowdle, South Dakota today which is west of Aberdeen, SD.
Tornado Warning for Jasper and Hampton Counties
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A tornado warning is in effect for south central Hampton and northwestern Jasper Counties in southeast South Carolina until 9:00 pm.

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