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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Strong storms damage Canton Trade Days, take roofs off nearby homes: Sheriff
The Brief Canton has been left with damage after strong storms swept through the area on Sunday. Included in the damaged areas the Canton Trade Days market. CANTON, Texas - Strong winds and heavy rains caused damage at Canton Trade Days and surrounding areas on Sunday. According to county officials, the widespread damage has been largely cleared, and there are no injuries reported. FOX 4 visited Canton Trade Days following the reports of storm damage, and found that trees were toppled, power lines were downed, and many booths and walkways at Trade Days had been damaged and flooded. According to Van Zandt County Sheriff Kevin Bridger, most damage in the area has been cleared, and no injuries have been reported. Bridger reported trees down in the area, roof leaks at the county jail, roofs torn off homes and trees downed across roadways. The sheriff says FM 859 was closed after the storm, and there are some remaining power outages in the city. Bridger also says some businesses and other structures were damaged. The Source Information in this article came from FOX 4 coverage in Canton and Van Zandt County Sheriff Kevin Bridger.
CBC
4 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Why wind gusts prompted an extreme weather alert in some parts of Alberta
On Thursday, some Albertans in northern and central parts of the province received a thunderstorm alert with a warning of gusts up to 130 km/h. Environment Canada says the Edmonton area experienced the second strongest wind gusts since 1965. Travis McEwan looks at some of the damage caused by the storm.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Strong wind warnings for lower North Island, parts of South Island
Strong wind warnings and watches are in place in parts of the South Island and lower west North Island. Photo: MetService Firefighters have attended multiple weather callouts overnight as strong winds batter the lower South Island, including for fallen trees and roofs lifting off houses. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) said it had received 10 callouts in Invercargill since 2am on Saturday, and a few in Dunedin since 5am. A strong wind warning was in force for southern Fiordland, Southland, Stewart Island, Clutha and Dunedin until Saturday afternoon, where severe gale southwesterlies could gust up to 130km/h in exposed places. MetService said the strongest winds were expected overnight on Friday and during Saturday morning. Squally thunderstorms were also possible near the coast during Saturday morning. It said the possible impact was damage to trees, powerlines, and unsecured structures. Motorists were warned that driving may be difficult, especially for high-sided vehicles and motorcycles. "Prepare your property by securing items that can be picked up by strong winds. Drive cautiously" A wind warning was also in place for part of Hawke's Bay and the Tararua District until Saturday night. The weather warnings follow a tornado in Hamilton on Thursday night that caused property damage including a trampoline lifted into powerlines, and a hailstorm that pelted Cambridge that afternoon. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tree splits open Daphne mobile home with children inside
DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Daphne woman's home was split in half by a tree after severe storms swept through the Eastern Shore. Trees on homes, storm damage in West Mobile She's just glad her family wasn't hurt, but she's now having to start her life over. It was a devastating morning for Shirley Walton, who was running a quick errand at the grocery store until her daughter called to let her know that a tree had struck her home. 'She said a tree just fell straight through the house!' Walton explained. 'And I said, 'You got to be joking.' She said, 'No ma'am, thing came straight through the kitchen.'' Walton said her daughter and her three grandchildren were inside the house, including her youngest grandson, who is only three months old. 'She said the kids was in the living room there, and it was hit down,' Walton explained. 'They were howling and screaming and stuff, and so I said, 'I'm on my way.' And so I come home, and I was like, 'Oh my God.'' Belforest volunteer firefighters removed the tree and comforted Walton, who was devastated by the destruction. 'I really can't think straight right now,' she expressed. 'I'm right now wondering where [I'm going to] put my head at.' Walton's family started a GoFundMe to help with relief efforts, but she's glad everyone made it out unharmed. Storm damages Loxley neighborhood — car catches fire, tree crushes home 'I thank the Lord for that!' she praised. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
RNZ News
5 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Power cuts after possible tornado rips through Hamilton
Emergency services and council staff are helping with the clean up after a possible tornado ripped through suburbs in Hamilton on Thursday night. Tiles have been ripped off roofs and power lines brought down in Nawton and Dinsdale. Power was cut to nearly 100 homes there at about 9.30pm, but had since been restored. A further 300 homes in and around the southern suburb of Bader lost power at midnight but this was restored within an hour and a half. Early on Friday more than 170 properties remained disconnected. Civil Defence Waikato said it had received reports of a tornado, although MetService could not confirm that. It said there would be lingering showers as the thunderstorms moved eastwards. Mayor Paula Southgate said emergency services and city arborists were helping with clean up and repairs, and asked people to stay away from the area. Photos posted to social media showed fences blown over, a trampoline stuck in power lines and emergency services attending to a hole in a roof. Emergency services attended more than a dozen weather related calls overnight. Fire and Emergency were also called to trees blown down in Clevedon and Mangatangi, south of Auckland. High winds have been battering the region. Earlier on Thursday two homes in the city lost roof tiles and some trees were downed in the suburb of Dinsdale. One business had minor flooding. Severe thunderstorm warnings for Kaipara, Far North, Whangārei and Rodney issued earlier in the day by MetService had since been lifted. Elsewhere, Waipā District Council said a sudden hailstorm may have caused surface flooding in some areas. St Peter's Catholic School in Cambridge posted a video of the aftermath to its social media account. Hail at St Peter's Catholic School in Cambridge, Waikato this afternoon. Photo: Screengrab A Cambridge resident also posted "scary hail storm ... never seen anything like it" on social media. A low was moving eastward across the North Island, bringing possible severe gales, MetService said. It said there was also a low risk of a small tornado, which could occur with or without a thunderstorm. MetService said during Friday and over the weekend, a strong west to southwest flow would affect the country. Watches for the possibility of severe gales were in place for several areas, including Hawke's Bay, Southern Fiordland, Southland, Stewart Island, Clutha and Dunedin. There was a high chance these watches would be upgraded to wind warnings. A strong wind watch was also in place for Chatham Islands with a moderate chance of an upgrade. "Damage to trees, powerlines, and unsecured structures [are] possible. Driving may be difficult, especially for high-sided vehicles and motorcycles," MetService said. The forecasting agency advised residents in these areas to secure items that could be picked up by strong winds and drive cautiously. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Kaipara, Far North, Whangārei and Rodney. Photo: MetService Meanwhile, road snowfall warnings were in place for three roads in Southland and Central Otago. Lindis Pass (SH8), Crown Range Road and Milford Road (SH94) were expected to have snow accumulate on Friday. In Bay of Plenty, State Highway 25 north of Thames was closed due to a slip early on Thursday. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the highway would remain closed while it awaited a technical evaluation and there was no detour available. It said motorists should avoid the area. Lanes on State Highway 2 near Ōpōtiki were also blocked due to multiple slips on Waioweka Gorge. Motorists can still travel on this route, however, they are advised to take care. NZTA's System Manager for Waikato Andy Oakley said it knew the state highway needed increased resilience and this was a focus for the agency. Fortunately, the wild weather is likely to clear up just in time for the weekend. During Friday and Saturday a strong west to southwest flow affects the country, MetService said. "We will still have the hangover from the current low pressure system that's moving across the country. So, strong southwesterlies persist through to Saturday," MetService's Heather Keats said. A ridge of high pressure over the North Island until Monday will calm the weather, with clear skies for most of the weekend, she said. However, there will be some showers in the south and west of the South Island. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
