Tag: Storm
'Wicked' tornado rips through Penola
SA Government commits $250,000 to help with the clean-up effort after a tornado ripped through the town of Penola overnight.[MORE]
Storm front batters homes, cuts power
Victorian police say the Western Highway in Western Victoria has reopened after a storm front battered houses and trees in the area.[MORE]
Conservationists question abalone farm clean-up
West coast conservationists in South Australia say a clean-up of abalone farm debris could further endanger sea lion populations.[MORE]
100,000 evacuated as floods hit China
China has evacuated more than 100,000 people as a river burst its banks and heavy rains continued in flood-hit regions along the perilously swollen Yangtze river.[MORE]
Relief well rig back at Gulf spill site
The rig drilling the relief well intended to permanently seal BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well has returned to the spill site.[MORE]
Storm moves towards Gulf spill zone
A storm system which is disrupting oil clean-up efforts has moved into the Gulf of Mexico after crossing southern Florida and drenching it with rain.[MORE]
Tropical Storm Bonnie hits Florida
Tropical Storm Bonnie, which is disrupting efforts to clean up the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, has hit Florida, US weather officials say.[MORE]
111 dead in Philippines typhoon
The death toll from a typhoon that struck the Philippines last week has risen to 111, but a miracle rescue offered hope that dozens of other people still missing may survive, the government has said.[MORE]
Storm puts relief well drilling on hold
A tropical storm has forced the evacuation of a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, prolonging the environmental disaster.[MORE]
Abalone farm debris to be cleared
Work will start on Wednesday to clean up debris from an abalone farm off Elliston that broke up in stormy weather in South Australia this month.[MORE]
Power supplies hit hard by stormy SA weather
Storm damage of the past week in SA had the most impact on the power network in a decade.[MORE]
Storm debris a wildlife risk, warn conservationists
Conservationists demand investigation of a sea lion's death near where an abalone farm broke up in a storm in SA.[MORE]
Crews search for fishermen after killer typhoon
Troops have scoured jagged coastlines on the Philippines' eastern seaboard in search of dozens of fishermen who went missing after a ferocious typhoon battered the country.[MORE]
Landslide closes Great Alpine Road
A landslide has forced the closure of part of the Great Alpine Road in north-east Victoria.[MORE]
20 dead as typhoon smashes Philippines
A typhoon ripped across the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people as it destroyed shanty towns and caused widespread blackouts that brought the nation's capital to a standstill.[MORE]
Storm moves on after lashing Melbourne
The worst of tonight's wild weather has moved across Melbourne, delivering about five millimetres of rain.[MORE]
SES warns more bad weather to come
The State Emergency Service (SES) says much of the region escaped serious damage from last night's bad weather. [MORE]
Heavy rain, winds move across Victoria
Severe weather is moving across Victoria, bringing significant rainfall and damaging winds to some areas.[MORE]
Strong storm set to hit Alpine region
The weather bureau is forecasting damaging winds of up to 100kph in Victoria's Alpine region today.[MORE]
Storm wrecks abalone farm off SA coast
A damage bill in the millions is feared from storm damage to abalone farming off the SA coast.[MORE]
Lucky escape as roof torn off
Emergency crews say it is remarkable a man who witnessed his roof tear off during a storm was not injured. [MORE]
Rain saves farmers from disastrous season
Farmers in the Wheatbelt say they were days away from a disastrous end to the season had it not been for three days of rain. [MORE]
Storms wreck abalone farming off SA
A damage bill in the millions is feared from storm damage to abalone operations off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.[MORE]
Apartments evacuated as roof torn off
Residents in a block of flats in the Perth coastal suburb of Scarborough have escaped unscathed after gale force winds tore through the complex ripping off the roof.[MORE]
Anger as blackouts leave thousands in dark
ETSA says customers worst-affected by weekend blackouts in SA will be financially reimbursed.[MORE]
