Flash flooding in New Jersey
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding in New Jersey yesterday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue through the region today. The Excessive Rainfall Outlook, available in [...]
Severe hail storm in Colorado
A severe hailstorm was reported in El Paso County, Colorado on August 6, 2018. Maximum Expected Size of Hail (MESH) reports clearly show the hail bands across Colorado, from New Mexico in the [...]
M 6.9 earthquake strikes Lombok, Indonesia
A M 6.9 earthquake rocked Indonesia’s resort islands of Lombok and Bali on Sunday, following the M 6.4 earthquake that shook the region on July 29. Strong aftershocks followed the main [...]
M 6.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia
A M 6.4 earthquake struck near Lelongken, Indonesia at 6:45 p.m. Saturday ET, on the popular tourist island of Lombok. The strong quake damaged more than 1,000 homes and killed at least 14 [...]
Carr wildfire expanding rapidly in Northern California
The Carr wildfire is expanding rapidly in northern California, fuelled by the continuing hot, dry weather. The fire crossed the Sacramento River Thursday night and moved into Redding, the largest [...]
Real-time flood Alerts predict Japan’s historic flood event
Japan has experienced a record-breaking flood event, due to an estimated 70 inches of typhoon rainfall as the impacts of Typhoon Prapiroon and Super Typhoon Maria combined with a lingering rainy [...]
Weather news: know when to respond
You follow the weather news, but do you know when to respond? The problem with weather news is that we are inundated with notifications and reports. For the insurance and risk management [...]
Tropical Storm Prapiroon heading for South Korea
Tropical storm Prapiroon is moving towards the Korean Peninsula, with landfall expected in South Korea on Monday. Monsoon rains over the weekend will combine with heavy rainfall from Prapiroon to [...]
M 5.5 Earthquake Osaka, Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a M 5.5 earthquake near Osaka just before 08:00 local time this morning. Due to the differences between seismic measurement scales, the Japan Meteorological [...]




