A lot of flashes and strong precipitation are recorded over the Ionian Sea during the morning of the 18th of March. The activity is gradually moving towards the Greek coasts. The strong precipitation and lightning, is expected to affect Greece in the following hours.
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A violent hailstorm that dropped ice pellets the size of golf balls has killed eight exotic birds at a zoo in the US state of Texas. A spokeswoman for the Fort Worth Zoo said five flamingos, a pelican, an ibis and a black-necked swan chick were found dead after Thursday's storm.
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The maritime area east of Sicily to the Greek coasts is under heavy lightning activity. Some flashes are recorded over the maritime area west of Sardine and Corsica. Our forecasts show that the activity will affect the southern Italian mainland. Greece is expected to experience lightning during the first hours and morning of Friday, 18th of March.
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The maritime area of central Mediterranean in experiencing heavy activity on the morning of Wednesday, 16th of March 2016. The effected region extends from the maritime area west of Corsica to the coasts of Algeria and Tunisia to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The activity is caused by a low pressure system cantered over the affected area. It expected to continue during the whole day and possibly the 17th of March.
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Southern Italy and Sicily and also the Ionian coasts of Greece and Ionian Islands are currently (morning of 13th of March) receiving numerous lightning flashes. Activity is also recorded in the maritime area between Greece, Italy and Libya. According to our forecasts, the activity will continue during the day, and affect mostly Greece.
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The Serbian government declared a state of emergency on Thursday amid fears of widespread flooding that could force thousands to leave their homes following days of heavy rain that is expected to continue overnight. Authorities evacuated some 120 people in southwestern Serbia earlier this week after rivers overflowed their banks, flooding hundreds of homes and large tracts of farmland.
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Five persons were killed and three injured when lightning struck them during a recent hailstorm in Rajasthan which also damaged crops in 1007 villages in many districts, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Gulabchand Kataria said on Wednesday.
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Widespread lightning over a lot of areas of Southern Europe in the morning of the 10th of March 2016. Amongst them the southeast coasts of Greece, the Adriatic Sea, the maritime area west of Corsica and the Bay of Biscay coasts of Spain. The activity is expected to continue throughout the day.
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Lightning strikes set trees and buildings alight as the powerful El Nino storm continued to cause havoc across California. Video footage shows a palm tree bursting into flames after it was hit in Los Angeles as snow, flash floods and high winds battered southern parts of the state on Monday. A fire sparked by one of the bolts caused tens of thousands of dollars at a local business. Twitter user Ken Chung, who recorded the footage while heading to work, said he immediately dialed 911 to report the blaze.
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A thunderstorm knocked out power across Los Angeles International Airport on Monday (Mar 7), delaying more than 100 flights. LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles said back-up generators were started as the storm hit shortly after 6.00am (10.00pm Singapore time) and power was restored in all terminals within an hour. "Arriving flights to LAX have been slowed down and during the storm cell two flights (were) diverted to Ontario International Airport," she said.
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Heavy downpour accompanied by thundershowers, resulting in a power outage at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, delayed by at least an hour the final of the Asia Cup T20 between Bangladesh and India in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Lightning is recorded over various regions of the Mediterranean that extend from the coast of Algeria to the Adriatic coasts of the Balkans. Significant activity is exhibited at the moment (morning of Monday 7th of March) over Albania.
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The Ligurian Sea and the maritime area west of Corsica are currently (morning of Saturday, 5th of March 2016) receiving a significant amount of flashes. Our estimations show that the activity will continue all day long and affect adjacent regions in Italy and France.
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The electrical activity continues over central Mediterranean in the morning of Friday, 4 of March 2016. The Adriatic coasts of Balkan keep on receiving numerous flashes. The activity has spread to the Ionian coasts of Greece the maritime area between Greece and southern Italy and also Sicily. Our forecasts show that the lightning will continue throughout the day and also affect the rest of Balkans and Turkey.
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A low pressure system situated at the area, exhibits significant lightning activity, during the noon of the 3rd of March 2016. Central Italy and the complete Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula are receiving numerous flashes.
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Lightning hit Lahinch in Co.Clare during Storm Jake causing a momentary blackout. Met Éireann has issued four warnings for snow, ice and wind as the 10th storm moves across the country.
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An 18-year-old boy died in Pune after being struck by lighting on Wednesday evening. The deceased, identified as Akshay Bhalshankar, was playing games on his mobile when the tragedy occurred. Another 14-year-old boy Ram Chandane, Akshay’s neighbour, was rushed to hospital, and is in the ICU.
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A storm packing fierce winds has left thousands of customers without power in western Washington state on Wednesday, and a woman was seriously injured after a tree toppled onto a Seattle-area home, authorities said.
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Moderate lightning activity is recorded over Switzerland and southeastern France during the afternoon of the 2nd of March. The activity is connected to a cold front and will gradually affect northern Italy.
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The skies over the French coast and the Benelux countries are lightened by a significant amount of flashes. The activity is attributed to a cold front sweeping the area and will move towards the inland.
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