Hereford, Worcester | 1 May 2012 Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called to numerous weather-related incidents over the weekend. This included cars stranded in flood water, roof damage from the high winds and fallen trees, blocking roads and damaging property. Most of these incidents took place on Sunday (29 April) following...
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New South Wales | Afternoon severe weather update
NSW | 19 April 2012 Thanks in part to improved weather conditions today, SES volunteers have made outstanding progress today to clear virtually all of the 1200 requests for assistance that have been received. No further flood rescues have occurred today. The NSW SES would like to thank support agencies including Fire and Rescue...
New South Wales | Severe weather update Wednesday afternoon
NSW | 18 April 2012 According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a slow moving low pressure trough off NSW coast and an upper cold pool will continue to generate locally heavy rain to most of NSW coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the Mid North Coast, Lower Hunter, Metropolitan,...
New Zealand | Multiple updates concerning severe weather event
Taranaki Wind Warning | 20 March 2012 Police wish to reiterate their earlier wind warning to motorists travelling in New Plymouth and surrounding districts. Weather conditions remain highly unstable and anyone who needs to travel within the area should be alert to the possibility of debris lying on or blowing across roads. Travel by...
Georgia | March 2-3 storms pound counties across the state
Atlanta | 6 March 2012 Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flash flooding killed one person and caused widespread damage to approximately 225 homes this weekend across Georgia. An 83-year-old Alpharetta woman died in a storm drain near her home, where she reportedly sought shelter during Friday night’s storm in Fulton County. At the height of the...
New Zealand | Powerco still restoring power in Whanganui and South Taranaki – some areas may take a week for repairs
South Taranaki | 6 March 2012 Powerco continues to make steady progress restoring power to its severely damaged electricity network in South Taranaki and Whanganui. Key parts of the network have been rebuilt at sites across the two regions after extreme winds on Saturday, but there are still around 2,000 customers without power. A...
Queensland | Wet weather on the North Coast keeps SES crews busy
QLD | 6 March 2012 Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) were kept busy overnight with State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers responding to 338 requests for assistance in the last 24 hours (up to 5am). The majority of these were based in the North Coast region and involved leaky roofs, properties threatened by floods and sandbagging...
Indiana | State response to tornado activity in southeastern part of state
Indianapolis | March 2 2012 Early reports indicate the heaviest damage is concentrated in southeastern Indiana including substantial damage in Henryville in Clark County, Marysville in Clark County, and Pekin and New Pekin in Washington County. Communications: Only limited communication issues are being reported at this time. Power Outages: Widespread power outages have been...
Indiana | Hoosiers asked to report damage from severe weather
Indianapolis | March 3 2012 Hoosiers, who sustained damage caused by severe weather that began Thursday, March 1, are being asked to report damage online by visiting www.in.gov/dhs and clicking on “Citizen Damage Reports for March Severe Weather” in the middle of the page under “Topics of the Day.” “Individuals with damage from the...
Illinois | Gov Quinn requests FEMA help with tornado damage assessments in southern part of state
Springfield | 1 March 2012 Governor Pat Quinn today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with damage assessments in several Southern Illinois counties devastated by tornadoes and severe storms early Wednesday morning. The assessments, which will begin on Monday, will provide the documentation necessary to support a request for federal assistance....
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