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Switzerland, snowing 2224 MASL

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Switzerland, snowing 2224 MASL

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Hungary, shelf cloud on Saturday

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Hungary, shelf cloud on Saturday

MK August 31, 2020

Floods in northern Italy, Saturday 29.8.2020

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Floods in northern Italy, Saturday 29.8.2020

MK August 31, 2020

Source: apocasie.sk

Storm, Italy, 130 km/h, Saturday

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Storm, Italy, 130 km/h, Saturday

MK August 31, 2020

Source: apocasie.sk

New Zealand almost summer in the winter, +23,5°C (74°F)

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New Zealand almost summer in the winter, +23,5°C (74°F)

MK August 31, 2020

Christchurch region thanks to föhn effect delights with almost summer temperatures....

Be careful before gusty storms in Plains on Monday

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Be careful before gusty storms in Plains on Monday

MK August 31, 2020

Really severe storms are expected in Sunday evening and on Monday...

Heat index 108°F / 42°C in New Orleans and snowing in Rocky Mountains, storm, heat and cold forecast

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Heat index 108°F / 42°C in New Orleans and snowing in Rocky Mountains, storm, heat and cold forecast

MK August 31, 2020

After hurricane Laura, all eastern half of US reports severe storms,...

It will be a windstorm! Ex-hurricane Laura hits British Islands and Norway, strong wind from Wednesday to Friday mainly in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, SW Norway

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It will be a windstorm! Ex-hurricane Laura hits British Islands and Norway, strong wind from Wednesday to Friday mainly in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, SW Norway

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The Met Office and UK media generally refer to these storms...

Japan hits next tropical storm from southeast after typhoon Maysak (Atlantic Cat 4 equivalent, Wednesday) on Sunday

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Japan hits next tropical storm from southeast after typhoon Maysak (Atlantic Cat 4 equivalent, Wednesday) on Sunday

MK August 30, 2020

Further strengthening is expected and Typhoon Maysak is forecast to reach...

More than egg-sized hails in Buenos Aires and heavy snowstorms in Argentina – cruel winter continues

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More than egg-sized hails in Buenos Aires and heavy snowstorms in Argentina – cruel winter continues

MK August 30, 2020

Argentina is experiencing with severe weather conditions during winter 2020. Eastward...

Supertropical heatwave (35 – 47°C / 95 – 116°F) from Slovakia up to Israel: Israel +46,5°C, Cyprus +43,8°C, Hungary +38,2°C

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Supertropical heatwave (35 – 47°C / 95 – 116°F) from Slovakia up to Israel: Israel +46,5°C, Cyprus +43,8°C, Hungary +38,2°C

MK August 30, 2020 3

A mass of extremely hot tropical air holds over Southeastern, Eastern...

133 km/h storm hit Ajaccio, Corsica (+VIDEO)

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133 km/h storm hit Ajaccio, Corsica (+VIDEO)

MK August 30, 2020

Severe storms hasn´t hit only Italy, southeastern France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia...

Switzerland 320 mm/48 hours, Poland red warnings, Slovenia 7 cm hails, extreme storms next 3 days in Adriatic, Carpathian and Baltic region + VIDEOS

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Switzerland 320 mm/48 hours, Poland red warnings, Slovenia 7 cm hails, extreme storms next 3 days in Adriatic, Carpathian and Baltic region + VIDEOS

MK August 30, 2020

Severe storm line on Sunday shifted over eastern Central Europe and...

Desert air on the West, Arctic air on the East, soon big temperature shocks in the US and Canada

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Desert air on the West, Arctic air on the East, soon big temperature shocks in the US and Canada

MK August 30, 2020

Meanwhile at the weekend, all eastern-half of US is fighting with...

Afghanistan flash floods kill 160

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Afghanistan flash floods kill 160

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Indian and Pakistani late summer monsoon arrived to mountainous regions of...

This is not moon land, but fires in California: San Francisco in smoke, according to predictions, it will be the worst fires in history

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This is not moon land, but fires in California: San Francisco in smoke, according to predictions, it will be the worst fires in history

MK August 30, 2020

Dry and hot weather in California and with little break in...

UK: the coldest end of summer for 40 years, Scotland is waiting minimum -3°C and maximum +9°C

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UK: the coldest end of summer for 40 years, Scotland is waiting minimum -3°C and maximum +9°C

MK August 30, 2020 2

Record-breaking day is ahead of the UK – temperatures in cold...

12°C above average: Strong heatwave is starting in Balkan, Eastern Europe, Turkey, on Saturday Turkey +44,2°C, Cyprus +40,2°C, Greece +38,0°C, Romania +37,2°C, Albania +36,6°C, Bosnia +36,3°C, Serbia +35,3°C, Croatia +35,2°C, Hungary and Slovakia +35,0°C

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12°C above average: Strong heatwave is starting in Balkan, Eastern Europe, Turkey, on Saturday Turkey +44,2°C, Cyprus +40,2°C, Greece +38,0°C, Romania +37,2°C, Albania +36,6°C, Bosnia +36,3°C, Serbia +35,3°C, Croatia +35,2°C, Hungary and Slovakia +35,0°C

MK August 29, 2020 2

Extreme late summer heatwave hits Southeastern, Eastern Europe, Turkey and parts...

Extreme storms expands in Europe and hits SK, CZ, PL, HU, HR, SI after IT, AU, SU, GE and FR: Italy 8 cm hails, Switzerland 250 mm/48 hours and floods

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Extreme storms expands in Europe and hits SK, CZ, PL, HU, HR, SI after IT, AU, SU, GE and FR: Italy 8 cm hails, Switzerland 250 mm/48 hours and floods

MK August 29, 2020 3

Between northwestern and southeastern Europe has created enormous temperature gradient during...

Comparing Iowa’s ‘inland hurricane’ to Laura’s Category 4 strike on Louisiana

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Comparing Iowa’s ‘inland hurricane’ to Laura’s Category 4 strike on Louisiana

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/comparing-iowas-inland-hurricane-to-lauras-category-4-strike-on-louisiana/803797

Supertyphoon Maysak (Category 5) with wind gusts up to 260 km/h hits Korea and Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday

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Supertyphoon Maysak (Category 5) with wind gusts up to 260 km/h hits Korea and Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday

MK August 29, 2020

South Korea is suffering devastating damage from its longest monsoon season on record,...

Ex-hurricane Laura comes to Europe on Wednesday: Next windstorm?

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Ex-hurricane Laura comes to Europe on Wednesday: Next windstorm?

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Ex-hurricane Laura such a tropical storm, later tropical depression and the...

Bratislava, Slovakia, extreme storm right now

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Hurricane Laura: Before and After

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Hurricane Laura: Before and After

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Images taken from space show the widespread damage Hurricane Laura left...

New Mkweather warnings

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New Mkweather warnings

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Mkweather upgrades warnings according to 3 main Warning categories – temperature,...

Heat, humidity and thunderstorms to plague area of Gulf Coast ravaged by Laura

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Heat, humidity and thunderstorms to plague area of Gulf Coast ravaged by Laura

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/heat-humidity-and-thunderstorms-to-plague-area-of-gulf-coast-ravaged-by-laura/803387

A big photogallery of Hurricane Laura – such from a catastrophic movie, 36 killed

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A big photogallery of Hurricane Laura – such from a catastrophic movie, 36 killed

MK August 29, 2020

Laura also tied the Last Island 1856 hurricane with sustained wind...

NHC Reflects on Laura’s Forecast Accuracy

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NHC Reflects on Laura’s Forecast Accuracy

MK August 29, 2020

California wildfires: Weather gives fire crews some respite

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California wildfires: Weather gives fire crews some respite

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/california-wildfires-weather-gives-fire-crews-some-respite/xsrX7mZ5

Water races down road as Laura’s heavy rain pounds Arkansas

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Water races down road as Laura’s heavy rain pounds Arkansas

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/water-races-down-road-as-lauras-heavy-rain-pounds-arkansas/l5OLXoAh

Shocking footage captured in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura shows the devastation left behind by the storm, which made landfall along the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

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Shocking footage captured in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura shows the devastation left behind by the storm, which made landfall along the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/shocking-footage-shows-devastation-left-behind-by-laura/9SibAoNr

Drone video shows the damage Hurricane Laura’s winds delivered to several homes in Sulphur, Louisiana.

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Drone video shows the damage Hurricane Laura’s winds delivered to several homes in Sulphur, Louisiana.

MK August 29, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/numerous-homes-ripped-to-shreds-by-laura/IEp9HeTg

Switzerland 136,6 mm, Germany 3rd level of warnings before T-storms too, Italy rarely 3rd level from ESTOFEX

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Switzerland 136,6 mm, Germany 3rd level of warnings before T-storms too, Italy rarely 3rd level from ESTOFEX

MK August 28, 2020 2

First day (from 4) of extreme storm round in Alpine region...

Sweden -5,0°C on Friday: Heavy frost forecast to next days

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Sweden -5,0°C on Friday: Heavy frost forecast to next days

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2 windstorms and one pressure low transit over Europe on their...

Unnoticed windstorm over Labrador and with it linked cold front with severe storms in Northeast

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Unnoticed windstorm over Labrador and with it linked cold front with severe storms in Northeast

MK August 28, 2020

Meanwhile the attention is upright now aimed on hurricane Laura, in...

After Mumbai Karachi: The strongest monsoon rain ever, 90 killed, 223.5 mm/12 hours, “It has never rained so much in the month of August from 1931″

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After Mumbai Karachi: The strongest monsoon rain ever, 90 killed, 223.5 mm/12 hours, “It has never rained so much in the month of August from 1931″

MK August 28, 2020

Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people,...

2 tropical storms and heatwaves up to +48,6°C (120°F) threat Mexico

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2 tropical storms and heatwaves up to +48,6°C (120°F) threat Mexico

MK August 28, 2020

After Hurricane Genevieve west of the coast of Baja California, the...

Tornado warnings in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi , Tennessee and Kentucky are valid

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Tornado warnings in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi , Tennessee and Kentucky are valid

MK August 28, 2020

Louisiana hit the strongest hurricane ever /https://mkweather.com/2020/08/27/catastrophic-hurricane-laura-is-stronger-than-katrina-the-worst-in-louisiana-since-1856-with-sustained-winds-241-km-h-150-mph// and furthermore, severe outbreak...

Autumn forecast for US: warm and hurricanes & drought – it appears to negative phase of Arctic oscillation

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Autumn forecast for US: warm and hurricanes & drought – it appears to negative phase of Arctic oscillation

MK August 28, 2020

The summer has been anomalously hot in many regions of the...

Massive summer snowfall in Caucasus, Russia, populated areas

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Massive summer snowfall in Caucasus, Russia, populated areas

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Last week, cold air from the northert Russia found a way...

Laura’s powerful winds flip RV

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Laura’s powerful winds flip RV

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https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/lauras-powerful-winds-flip-rv/L8t3c67A

California wildfires: Weather gives fire crews some respite

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California wildfires: Weather gives fire crews some respite

MK August 27, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/california-wildfires-weather-gives-fire-crews-some-respite/xsrX7mZ5

Daylight aerials show major damage to homes and businesses in wake of Laura

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Daylight aerials show major damage to homes and businesses in wake of Laura

MK August 27, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/daylight-aerials-show-major-damage-to-homes-and-businesses-in-wake-of-laura/p5dKpqK5

Red alerts for Italy, Switzerland and Austria on Friday and Saturday, storms bring floods (250 mm / 10 inches of rain)

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Red alerts for Italy, Switzerland and Austria on Friday and Saturday, storms bring floods (250 mm / 10 inches of rain)

MK August 27, 2020

After 2 windstorms and one deep pressure low, cold Arctic air...

Germany 144 km/h, Poland 140 km/h, Czechia 122 km/h, UK 115 km/h, France 112 km/h, Netherlands and Slovakia 104 km/h – windstorm Francis on Wednesday and Thursday

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Germany 144 km/h, Poland 140 km/h, Czechia 122 km/h, UK 115 km/h, France 112 km/h, Netherlands and Slovakia 104 km/h – windstorm Francis on Wednesday and Thursday

MK August 27, 2020

Many severe wind reports were recorded mainly in Germany and Poland...

Bavi hits Korea after longest monsoon in record

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Bavi hits Korea after longest monsoon in record

MK August 27, 2020

South Korea suffered devastating damage from its longest monsoon season on...

Catastrophic hurricane Laura is stronger than Katrina, the worst in Louisiana since 1856 with sustained winds 241 km/h (150 mph)

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Catastrophic hurricane Laura is stronger than Katrina, the worst in Louisiana since 1856 with sustained winds 241 km/h (150 mph)

MK August 27, 2020 3

Laura is stronger than was expected. Only 7 mph has missed...

750 000 evacuated and 23 killed: Major hurricane Laura hits Louisiana and Texas

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750 000 evacuated and 23 killed: Major hurricane Laura hits Louisiana and Texas

MK August 26, 2020

Tropical Storm Laura killed at least 23 people in the Caribbean. Laura,...

California residents continue to flee as more lightning wildfires ignite

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California residents continue to flee as more lightning wildfires ignite

MK August 26, 2020

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/california-residents-continue-to-flee-as-more-lightning-wildfires-ignite/MHrThmH2

Severe Storms in the Northeast This Week

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Severe Storms in the Northeast This Week

MK August 26, 2020

Forecast for US, Canada and Mexico till 10. September: Without hurricanes, cold will coming from Canada

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Forecast for US, Canada and Mexico till 10. September: Without hurricanes, cold will coming from Canada

MK August 26, 2020

After outlook for Europe till 10. September /https://mkweather.com/2020/08/25/forecast-for-europe-till-10-september-2020// we looked at...

Typhoon Bavi can cause more damages in North than South Korea, not far from Pyongyang 200 km/h winds

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Typhoon Bavi can cause more damages in North than South Korea, not far from Pyongyang 200 km/h winds

MK August 26, 2020

Some predictions are expecting, that till Bavi hit southern parts of...

Monsoon low in India as a tropical storm?

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Monsoon low in India as a tropical storm?

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As we pointed in latest article /https://mkweather.com/2020/08/22/indian-monsoon-currently-almost-50-more-stronger-as-usual-highest-monsoon-rain-of-the-season-recorded-last-week//, Indian monsoon is very...

Gulf Coast oil refineries shut down ahead of storms

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