Severe thunderstorm activity affected large parts of Victoria, Canberra, Sydney and South-East Queensland from January 19-21. The storms produced large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in many areas across these states. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), there were ground reports of hail of up to 5 cm (2.5 inches) in diameter across Canberra, ... Continue Reading »
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CAT-i Report: Australia Bushfires – January 8, 2020
Bushfire activity in the last few months has rendered significant impacts to portions of Australia, and especially so in recent weeks with severe impacts reported in New South Wales. The bushfire activity has caused devastating impacts to human life, property, infrastructure, and wildlife. Extreme fire weather conditions across the country together with record heat and drought ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Report: M6.4 Earthquake Offshore Southwest Puerto Rico
Southern Puerto Rico was affected by a Mw 6.4 earthquake early on January 7, 2020, after experiencing a Mw5.8 earthquake the day before. Since late December, the region had been shaken by more than 200 M4+ earthquakes. The North American and Caribbean tectonic plates converge along the southwest and west of Puerto Rico, and this was the source of the recent stronger shaking ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Recent Tornado Activity – Southern Plains
A severe thunderstorm outbreak affected portions of the Southern Plains and Central Mississippi Valley from the evening of October 20th through the morning of October 21st. The outbreak produced several tornadoes including an EF-3 affecting the Dallas, Texas area as well as another EF-1 crossing parts of Memphis, Tennessee. Clustered reports of damaging straight-line winds and ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Super Typhoon Hagibis
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan as a category-2 on the Izu Peninsula in the Shizuoka Prefecture on October 12 around 7 PM local time. Large stretches of the country were hit by strong winds and torrential rainfall, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings and advisories affecting all prefectures in the Honshū, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido Islands. The highest ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Lorena
In the East Pacific Basin, Hurricane Lorena affected the Pacific Coast of Mexico south of Puerto Vallarta before approaching the Baja California Peninsula as a category-1 hurricane over the weekend. Initial media reports indicate some flooded homes and roadways along with some property damage due to wind for affected areas. After the storm moved inland and dissipated, it ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Typhoon Faxai
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Faxai made landfall on September 9 around 5 AM local time near the city of Chiba in the Greater Tokyo Area, after crossing the Tokyo Bay as a category-2. Among the strongest typhoons to hit the Greater Tokyo Area in recorded history, Faxai was accompanied by record wind gusts from multiple weather stations in the affected region. Damaging ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian was a long-lived and historic storm that rendered impacts from the Caribbean to Atlantic Canada between August 24 and September 7. It is evident from media reports that the most severe impacts occurred in the northwestern Bahamas where complete destruction of property and infrastructure was reported in Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands. The full scope and severity ... Continue Reading »
CAT- i Bulletin: Hurricane Barry
Hurricane Barry made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana on July 13, briefly reaching hurricane status while moving ashore. The storm has since weakened and its remnants have moved into the Lower Great Lakes area. The slow forward motion of the storm has rendered widespread flooding and localized significant flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Wind impacts have ... Continue Reading »
