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An emergency warning was issued as the fire headed toward the Darling Range through thick forest with a scattering of houses. [ 125 ] Another fire started 13 February near the Blackwood River near Southampton and then burnt out of control through the surrounding forest before destroying two homes, including the historic Southampton Homestead ...
The Canadian weather radar network consists of 33 weather radars spanning Canada's most populated regions. Their primary purpose is the early detection of precipitation , its motion and the threat it poses to life and property.
Central Canada 7 2000 July 14: Pine Lake tornado: Tornado Pine Lake, Alberta: Prairies 12 2003 April 24: 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion: Explosion Etobicoke, Ontario: Central Canada 7 2003 September 29: Hurricane Juan: Hurricane Halifax-area, Nova Scotia Atlantic Canada 8 2006 April 8: Shedden massacre: Massacre Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario ...
The Snowy River bushfire in Eastern Victoria in February 2014. The bushfire which lasted for 70 days grew to 165,800 hectares (410,000 acres) and was roughly the same size as Melbourne. Also burning were fires at Hazelwood coal mine and Kilmore; 2012–13 Australian bushfire season: 4 fatalities, 314 buildings lost
PDS Special marine warnings are issued by the National Weather Service to inform mariners of weather conditions that present a considerable threat to life and property. On April 19, 2018, the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. forecast office upgraded a special marine warning to PDS status as a gust front approached Chesapeake Bay. [11]
1942 - Western Victoria (20 deaths) 1905 - 1 December (12 deaths) 1898 - 1 February "Red Tuesday" (12 deaths) 1851 - 6 February "Black Thursday" (12 deaths) 1943 - 22 December (10 deaths) 1952 - January - March, Central Victoria (10 deaths) 1977 - 12 February, Western Victoria (8 deaths) 1965 - 17 January (7 deaths) Longwood, Northern Victoria
He was convicted of 10 counts of arson causing death and sentenced to 17 years 9 months' imprisonment in April 2012. [102] To also be noted: Mirboo North, known as the Delburn bushfire was lit 7 February 2009. This fire stretch out toward Morwell, devastating the beautiful towns of Mirboo North, Darlimurla, Boolarra and Boolarra South.
An extremely critical fire weather event is the greatest threat level issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for wildfire events in the United States. On the scale from one to three, an extremely critical is a level three; thus, these outlooks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of extremely dangerous wildfire ...