Extreme weather conditions produce Tornado in Michigan knocking out power

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Important Takeaways:

  • Extreme weather and severe thunderstorms swept through Michigan overnight Tuesday, spawning reports early Wednesday of damage, power outages, and three tornadoes near Grand Blanc, Marshall and Lawton.
  • The storms illustrated Mother Nature’s power and volatility, as sunny blue skies and record-warm temperatures in the low 70s quickly gave way to tempests that downed trees and power lines and damaged homes, businesses and automobiles.
  • …about 15,000 customers were without electricity.
  • In Grand Blanc, radar showed a tornado touched down, causing serious damage to neighborhoods and potentially a General Motors facility, according to social media posts. The extent of it will become clearer in the daylight.

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120 mudslides roughly 875,000 effected by power outages after deadly storm drops 10 inches of rain across California

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Important Takeaways:

  • Deadly storm pummeling California with more than a foot of rain threatens to burst banks of LA River after killing three across state – as flash floods rip through Malibu and cause more than 120 mudslides – putting A-listers homes on red alert
  • A deadly Pacific storm, the second ‘Pineapple Express’ weather system to pummel the West Coast in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over Southern California on Monday, leading to streets being flooded and triggering more than 120 mudslides.
  • On Monday afternoon, LA Mayor Karen Bass issued a state of emergency declaration because of the flooding.
  • President Joe Biden spoke to California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Bass, pledging to provide federal aid to areas hit hard.
  • The deluge raised concerns for the region’s large population of homeless people, many of whom set up encampments along the river and on small dirt outcroppings and brush-covered islands.
  • Winds gusting to 75 miles per hour on Sunday downed trees and utility lines across the San Francisco Bay Area and California’s Central Coast, knocking out power to roughly 875,000 homes at the storm’s peak in that region.
  • About 215,000 people statewide were without power late on Monday night.
  • The greatest flash-flooding threat on Monday centered on Southern California, the NWS said, as the system slowly pivoted and pushed farther into the interior of California, but forecasters said ‘catastrophic’ impacts were unlikely.

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More than 2 feet of snow in 48hrs hits Anchorage with more on the way; City officials declare snow emergency

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Important Takeaways:

  • Lot of Snow Even for Alaska: Anchorage Hit with More Than Two Feet, Declares Emergency
  • Government offices will remain closed Monday and school will be conducted remotely in Anchorage as Alaska’s largest city gets hit by another storm while still digging out of a record snowstorm last week.
  • Up to a foot of snow was expected in the city on Monday after more than two feet fell within 48 hours late last week. The National Weather Service says up to 1.5” of snow an hour was predicted with the latest storm.
  • Areas of blowing snow reducing visibilities to a half mile or less were expected at times on Monday morning.
  • A blizzard warning also was issued for Monday in Whittier and Thompson Passes outside of the city.
  • A Snow Emergency remains in effect for the city until Friday, November 17.
  • There were widespread power outages due to the previous storm but Chugach Electric said all service was believed to be restored by Sunday evening.

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Tropical Rainstorm Ophelia brings hazardous conditions to the east coast

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Important Takeaways:

  • Ophelia wreaks havoc, causes washout in mid-Atlantic and Northeast
  • Despite losing wind intensity, Tropical Rainstorm Ophelia slowed its forward motion to a crawl, prolonging rainy weather, threats of flooding and coastal hazards in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
  • In New York City, travel advisories were issued on Sunday due to the “long-duration rainfall event,” and people living in basement apartments in flood-prone areas were warned by officials to be prepared to move to higher ground.
  • Strong winds cut power to tens of thousands of customers across North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey at the height of the storm over the weekend. Wind gusts as high as 80 miles per hour were measured in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

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Idalia lands in Florida as a Cat 3 storm; power outages on the rise

Satellite Hurricane Idalia

Important Takeaways:

  • The eye of Idalia roared ashore early Wednesday morning with the storm making landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, at 7:45 a.m. EDT. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph at the time of landfall, making it a Category 3.
  • Idalia lost some wind intensity on its final approach, with maximum sustained winds peaking at 130 mph late Tuesday night, the minimum wind speed required to be classified as a Category 4.
  • The number of power outages is creeping upward with nearly 66,000 outages as of 6:25 a.m. EDT Wednesday, according to PowerOutage.us. This number is up from 44,000 from two hours prior, and outages are expected to climb throughout Wednesday as Idalia makes landfall and moves inland.

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Storm system moving from San Francisco to Arizona leaving behind power outages and flooding

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Record San Francisco Storm Leaves Flood Risk, Thousands in Dark
  • A historic storm that rattled San Francisco with hurricane-force gusts is winding down, leaving behind the threat of flooded streets and highways across the Bay Area.
  • The center of the storm itself is still near San Francisco though has considerably weakened, he said. The worst impacts of rain and wind have shifted into Arizona, and the storm will drift east into Nevada through the day, leaving behind lingering showers.
  • San Francisco International Airport reported flight delays early Wednesday. About 130,000 homes and businesses across the state remained without electricity
  • The system intensified so fast it was classified as a bomb cyclone. The storm brought heavy rain and wind gusts as high as 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour to the region

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First Nor’easter storm dumps three feet of snow and causes flight cancelations

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

Important Takeaways:

  • Northeast is blanketed in nearly three feet of snow – causing at least 1,100 flights to be canceled and 240,000 to lose power as Nor’easter hits
  • A powerful snowstorm affecting the US northeast has dropped nearly three feet of snow on some communities, leaving residents to brave frigid temperatures without power Wednesday morning.
  • As of Wednesday morning, more than 240,000 customers across the region remain without electricity. The weather has also caused disruptions for air travelers, with more than 1,100 flights already canceled.
  • Affected states include New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. The storm is the first nor’easter of the season, and has seen millions placed under winter storm warnings.

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Power outages across Midwest as winter storm blows through

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Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Hundreds of thousands without power due to massive winter storm
  • Michigan was one of the hardest-hit states with over 600,000 customers without power at one point Thursday morning. In the Northeast, shoveling snow was like shoveling “cement” in one part of the region.
  • Ice, wind and snow have contributed to mounting power outages. According to PowerOutage.US, Indiana has more than 12,000 customers in the dark this morning, with over 40,000 in Wisconsin. The situation is worse in Illinois, with more than 100,000 customers without power. By far, the most affected state has been Michigan. As of 5 a.m. EST Thursday, a total of 640,000 customers are without power in the state.
  • Flight cancellations, delays surpass 7,000 across US
  • The highest snow report from the Rockies in the past several days comes in the tourist destination of Yellowstone, Wyoming, where 34 inches of snow have accumulated — about half the height of the famous bison that roam the national park

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Power outages and car accidents across the south as Ice Storm barrels down

Luke 21:25-26 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Important Takeaways:

  • Death toll climbs, power outages remain rampant during southern US ice storm
  • At least eight people have now died from storm-related crashes in Texas and Arkansas, and two law enforcement officers have been seriously injured since Monday, The Associated Press reported.
  • The weight of ice on trees and power lines caused power outages to rise overnight. As of 5 a.m. CST, more than 400,000 customers across four states are in the dark. The majority of the outages were in Texas, with over 390,000 without power. According to PowerOutage.US, over 165,000 of the outages were in Travis County. This county is the home to the city of Austin. Freezing rain is continuing to fall in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi this morning, so the power outage number may rise further before crews have a chance to restore electricity.

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Just after flooding in St. Louis comes catastrophic flooding in Kentucky

Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Kentucky flooding: Homes, cars under water with over 22,000 power outages reported
  • This catastrophic flooding in Kentucky came just two days after a historic flood in St. Louis killed one person on Tuesday when more than 9 inches of rain fell.
  • In Buckhorn, a photo shared on social media showed the elementary school was almost completely underwater.
  • More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in the city of Hazard since Wednesday, most of which fell in just a few hours early Thursday morning.
  • Many other areas in eastern Kentucky have received between 4 and 8 inches of rain.
  • The North Fork of the Kentucky River at Whitesburg has risen to an all-time record crest of 16.81 feet, smashing the previous record of 14.7 feet from Jan. 29, 1957. The river level rose more than 13 feet in about 7.5 hours early Thursday morning.

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