Sunday, March 3, 2019

Earth Signs And Strange Weather


Let's talk about WEATHER CHAOS: Winter 2019 smashes record after record





Firefighters have given chilling advice to residents as a fire rips through east Victoria – as authorities warn the bushfires are ‘worse’ than the Black Saturday bushfires almost a decade ago. Lightning sparked the fires in Bunyip State Park, about 65km east of Melbourne, on Friday night. Authorities initially thought the fires could be maintained, but then four separate blazes merged into one, burning out of control and resulting in evacuation orders for more than 20 suburbs.

Firefighters have given chilling advice to residents as a fire rips through east Victoria out-of-control. Officials warned the bushfires are ‘worse’ than the Black Saturday bushfires almost a decade ago that killed 173 people.
Lightning sparked the fires in Bunyip State Park, about 65km east of Melbourne, on Friday night. 
Authorities initially thought the fires could be maintained, but then four separate blazes merged into one, burning out of control and resulting in evacuation orders for more than 20 suburbs. 
At least five homes have been destroyed as the out-of-control blaze continues to threaten residents.
Vic Emergency issued a dire emergency warning at 7pm on Sunday for suburbs located between Bunyip and Tonimbuk, from the south to the north, and Tynong North to Labertouche, from the east to the west.
‘You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave. Leaving now would be deadly,‘ the warning said.
Earlier on Sunday, residents in Bunyip, Budgeree, Dargo and Licola were forced to flee their homes as the fire continued to close in.
Country Fire Authority Assistant Chief Officer Trevor Owen said the fire is more dangerous than 2009’s Black Saturday bushfires, which killed 173 people and also started from a lightning strike. 
‘It’s not a matter of if or may for further property damages that we might see today, it’s a matter of we will,‘ he said. 
‘Under those very strong conditions experienced on that day (in 2009), it travelled neatly, whilst it damaged some property it was a very narrow finger compared to what we’re facing with this fire, because this fire has been growing,‘ Mr Owen told a community meeting in Pakenham today. 





Update: The death toll has risen to 14
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t least two large and destructive tornadoes swept through parts of Georgia and Lee County, Alabama, killing at least ten people and leaving more than 35,000 without power as temperatures are expected to dip into the 30s. 
It is the deadliest tornado day in the US since January 22, 2017, when 16 people were killed in South Georgia, according to The Weather Channel.


According to WSFA 12 there are at least 10 fatalities. 









At least 14 fatalities and more injuries were reported after damaging tornadoes hit Lee County, Alabama on Sunday. 
More tornadoes were reported across Alabama and Georgia Sunday afternoon amid a severe weather outbreak across the southeastern United States. 
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham, Alabama, issued a tornado emergency at 2:09 p.m. CST Sunday due to the “confirmed large and destructive tornado.”
Damage to homes, buildings and trees has been reported across the area. One storm chaser in the area tweeted that a cell phone tower in the area has fallen following the storms. 

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended the State of emergency issued on Feb. 23 to statewide due to today’s severe weather and tornadoes. 
"In the areas hit by the devastating tornadoes, drier weather is expected to return for storm cleanup on Monday, but it will be cooler than normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s and temperatures plummeting down to near freezing at night. Highs in the middle 60s are more typical," AccuWeather Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said.
The full scope of the damage is still unknown as severe weather persists across the region. 

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