Tropical Storm Helene has brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas after causing wide destruction through Florida and Georgia, killing at least 23 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful category-four hurricane on Thursday at 11.10pm and left a chaotic … Read more
Two sailors have arrived back on dry land, more than 24 hours after a major maritime rescue operation was launched off the south coast of NSW. The pair spent 18 hours adrift after activating a distress beacon from the 19m-long Spirit of Mateship about 1pm on Monday while approximately 150km offshore from Nowra. WATCH THE … Read more
People in three states have been put on alert over wild storms with the potential to bring down trees and power lines, triggering outages. Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit much of south eastern Australia on Sunday, extending from western New South Wales to the east of South Australia and much of northern Victoria. Adelaide, … Read more
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake that shook parts of New South Wales has damaged homes and businesses, caused power outages and forced some schools to evacuate. The earthquake struck near Denman in the state’s Upper Hunter region, about 135km from Newcastle, just after 12pm on Friday, according to Geoscience Australia. It was originally recorded as a … Read more
Tornados are terrifying. Fascinating, yes, but also terrifying. The good news is, though, as long as you’re floating on the water, you should be safe, right? Sadly, that’s not the case, as 22 passengers onboard a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily found out Monday morning. As CNN reports, a waterspout hit their yacht, … Read more
The Foo Fighters were forced to leave the stage while performing on their Everything or Nothing At All Tour in New York on Thursday as a lightning storm smashed the Citi Field Stadium. Some fans were furious, slamming the iconic rock band for failing to offer a partial refund or a rain check for ticket … Read more
Damaging winds are set to move across the southeast of NSW, particularly the state’s mountainous areas, and brush coastal parts of the Gippsland region in Victoria on Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released a number of severe weather warnings along the east coast, where widespread showers, and even some hail, are expected to … Read more
New South Wales rivers are being monitored after a deluge tipped dams over capacity, threatening to bring floods even after rain across the state eases. Heavy falls bucketed on Sydney and surrounding areas as a surface trough lingered over the coast to close the week. Minor flooding in Sackville North in northwest Sydney prompted the … Read more
Sydney’s Warragamba Dam is spilling over after reaching capacity following a flurry of heavy downpours across the state. The dam began spilling at 7.30am on Sunday following widespread rain across Sydney catchments, WaterNSW has confirmed. The water reservoir last spilled after heavy rain on April 6, causing catastrophic damage to some homes near the catchment … Read more
Thousands of people on the NSW south coast have been warned to stay indoors with heavy rainfall predicted to last until nightfall. A severe weather warning is current for the Illawarra region south of Sydney due to the risk of flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the hardest-hit areas are likely to be … Read more
