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Players Championship faces possible Tuesday finish due to electric storms
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The 48th staging of the Players Championship is destined to be better known for disruption than the identity of its champion. After torrential rain and approaching electric storms halted play at Sawgrass on Friday mor...
‘We’re quite fed up’: Britons on weathering the aftermath of three storms
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Flooding, power cuts and destruction to homes continue to impact people in parts of the country after three named storms struck the UK in a week. In Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, cars remain stuck in a flooded roa...
Tell us: have you been affected by recent storms in the UK?
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Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes overnight as Storm Franklin – the UK’s third named storm in a week – brought yet more flooding and disruption. There were more than 150 flood warnings in place across...
UK weather: ‘danger to life’ warning for back-to-back storms Dudley and Eunice
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People in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England have been warned to brace themselves for travel disruption, power cuts and fallen trees as back-to-back storms were forecast to bring gusts of up to 90mph ...
Wind turbine blown over in Wales with more storms expected for UK
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A 300ft wind turbine has been blown over in a south Wales valley as the UK braces for more dangerous stormy weather and high winds later this week. Residents of the village of Gilfach Goch, near Bridgend, were woken a...
Storms Dudley and Eunice expected to pummel UK this week
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Two storms that are expected to hit the UK this week have been named Dudley and Eunice, with forecasters warning of winds of up to 90mph. The two low-pressure systems will bring spells of very strong winds and potenti...
Thousands remain without power after Storms Malik and Corrie
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About 7,000 homes remain without power in northern Scotland and the north-east of England, with dozens of schools closed for another day, as the effort to clear up after Storms Malik and Corrie continues. Scottish and...
Storms Malik and Corrie disrupt schools and rail services across UK
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Schools are closed and train services disrupted after two storms battered parts of the UK and left more than 100,000 people without power. Winds of up to 92mph were recorded in northern parts of the UK over the weeken...
Storms forecast for parts of England and Wales after mild weekend
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After the UK’s warmest New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on record, the Met Office has issued a warning for heavy storms in parts of southern England and Wales. Forecasters said the fast-moving thunderstorms could res...
Kentucky state of emergency declared as powerful storms hit
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Just three weeks after deadly tornadoes tore a path of destruction through Kentucky, a state of emergency has again been declared after powerful storms caused flash flooding, power outages and property damage, includi...
Australia’s Christmas Day weather forecast: sunshine, storms and a scorcher
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Most Australian capitals are in for a warm and partly cloudy Christmas with a chance of a shower in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Sydney was told to expect a maximum of 30C and a warm night with a minimum of 21C, wh...
US tornadoes: up to 100 people feared dead after historic storms – video report
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What could prove to be the longest tornado in US history has left a trail of destruction from Arkansas to Kentucky, part of a vast storm front that is feared to have killed at least 100 people in southern and central ...
‘Further flooding’: heavy rain and severe storms to hit already soaked NSW
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The south-east region of New South Wales could receive up to 200mm of rain before the end of the week, adding to already soaked catchments and high rivers that have flooded across the state. The heavy falls could deli...
Are storms Barra and Arwen linked to climate breakdown?
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The UK is facing a second big storm, Storm Barra, while some homes in the north are still lacking power after the devastation of Storm Arwen just over a week ago. Both storms formed in the mid-Atlantic. Barra has fol...
Huge storms ravage California, sparking floods and mudslides
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A massive storm barreled toward southern California on Monday, after flooding highways, toppling trees and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the north of the state. Drenching r...
Biden to visit New York and New Jersey reeling from deadly storms
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Joe Biden will visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday as the states reel from last week’s deadly storms and lawmakers urged for fresh spending on stronger infrastructure to combat the climate crisis. Shaken by haunt...