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10
Jul

Greater Toronto area: severe thunderstorm watch in effect

10:50 AM EDT Wednesday 10 July 2013 Severe thunderstorm watch for Potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening along a cold front. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall..Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins. A cold front will cross Southern […]

10
Jul

Chantal update: still a tropical storm

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032013 1000 AM EST WED JUL 10 2013 …AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FINDS THAT CHANTAL IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM… SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…16.5N 72.0W ABOUT 335 MI…535 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA ABOUT 145 MI…235 KM S […]

10
Jul

Greece: general strike planned for Jul 16

Major unions in Greece have announced plans to wage a general strike on July 16 to protest a new government scheme to slash civil service jobs in an effort to secure EU-IMF loans. “An emergency meeting of the executive committee has decided to call a 24-hour general strike on July 16” in response to a […]

9
Jul

Midwest: severe weather forecast for Tuesday

More than 35 million people will be at risk for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday and Tuesday night from the Plains to the Midwest. A few of the major cities that could have damaging winds and large hail include Chicago, Ill., Madison, Wis., Milwaukee, Wis., Omaha, Neb., Minneapolis, Minn. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The timing of […]

9
Jul

Tropical Storm Chantal: update

As Chantal tracks west-northwestward across the Caribbean, the greatest threat from the tropical storm will be from flooding this week. The Windward islands (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Grenada)will experience tropical storm conditions Tuesday, followed by similar conditions over parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Tuesday night and […]