Weather News: Page 6

This is page 6 of the weather news archives.

Rice Bowl Sized Hail Damages Cars in China (August 22, 2011): A storm in China dropped rice bowl sized hailstones.

Arrow-Shaped Cloud on Saturn's Moon Titan Caused by Atmospheric Waves (August 16, 2011): Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has an enormous white arrow shaped cloud on its surface in this image.

Several States in U.S. in 120 Degree Club (August 13, 2011): Several U.

Cattle Rancher Keeps Record Setting Hailstone in His Freezer (August 6, 2011): Les Scott, a cattle rancher in Vivian, South Dakota, keeps last year's record breaking hailstone in his freezer.

NOAA Issues Geomagnetic Storm Warning - Scale G3 or Greater (August 5, 2011): NOAA has issued a Geomagnetic storm warning for a Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected.

Drought Turns Water in Texas Lake Blood Red (August 5, 2011): Lakes are drying up in Texas from the massive and severe drought, which is starting to expand into neighboring states.

Phoenix Haboobs Expected to Cause Spike in Valley Fever Cases (July 24, 2011): The large haboob that hit Phoenix on July 5th caused power outages, canceled flights and spread dust around the city.

Video: Haboob Hits Phoenix, Knocks Out Power and Delays Flights (July 6, 2011): A massive dust storm, also known as a haboob, rolled through Phoenix on Tuesday, July 5.

What is a Firenado? (June 29, 2011): A firenado is a rare weather phenomenon.

Video: Severe Sandstorm Hits Baghdad (June 4, 2011): A heavy sandstorm brought traffic in Baghdad to a standstill.

Martian Dust Devils Are Much More Powerful Than Terrestrial Dust Devils (May 28, 2011): Dust devils on Earth are usually small and weak with maximum winds of 60 mph.

Receipt From Joplin Tire Store Apparently Traveled 525 Miles to Indiana After EF-5 Tornado (May 27, 2011): A receipt from Joplin Tire in Joplin, Mo.

NWS Upgrades Joplin, MO Tornado to EF-5, Aerial Tour of Damage (May 24, 2011): The National Weather Service reports that a new storm survey found that the devastating Joplin, MO tornado on May 22 was an EF-5 with winds over 200 miles per hour.

Monster Tornado Kills 116 People in Joplin, Missouri (May 23, 2011): A massive tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri and killed at least 116 people. This is the largest tornado death toll from a single tornado since 1953.

2011 Tornado Season Already One of Ten Deadliest in U.S. History (May 23, 2011): This has been a very bad tornado year in the U.

NOAA Predicts Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season (May 21, 2011): NOAA is forecasting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.

Video: Photos of Mammatus Clouds (May 15, 2011): Accuweather shared this great photographs of mammatus clouds taken by its Facebook fans.

Video: What is a Gustnado (May 13, 2011): Accuweather explains the difference between a gustnado and a tornado in the video below.

Thunderstorm in Forth Worth, Texas Creates Colorful Light Show (May 12, 2011): Lightning striking transformers and feeder lines in Fort Worth, Texas resulted in a colorful light show for city residents.

Lightning Captured Hitting Airbus Landing at Heathrow Airport (May 12, 2011): Photographer Chris Dawson captured footage of an Emirates Airbus A380 being hit by lightning as it was preparing for landing at London's Heathrow Airport.

2011 Tornado Reports and Fatalities Trending Way Above Average in U.S. (May 5, 2011): The number of tornadoes in the U.

Video: Tornado Rips Roof Off Shopping Mall in Auckland, New Zealand (May 3, 2011): A tornado damaged a shopping mall in Auckland, New Zealand.

TRMM Satellite Shows Wednesday's Violent Storms Reached Heights of Over 10.6 Miles (April 28, 2011): TRMM, a satellite managed by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, flew over severe thunderstorms that were spawning tornadoes over the eastern United States on 28 April 2011 at 0652 UTC (2:52 AM EDT).

Amateur Video of Kuwait Sandstorm (March 29, 2011): A monster sandstorm hit Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Friday.

February 2011 U.S. Blizzard from Space (February 4, 2011): Here is a satellite photograph of the February 2011 blizzard in the U.S.







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