Shocking photos show the horrific damage a plane sustained after flying into a severe hailstorm that forced the captain to abort the flight. The Airbus A320 had departed Poland’s Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport on April 21 and was en route to an undisclosed location when the aircraft encountered a violent thunderstorm. The pilot attempted to circumvent the … Read more
They really got flipped the bird. Passengers in India shrieked in terror after their plane sustained damage to its nose following turbulence, hail and a bird strike, as seen in white-knuckle footage. The aircraft had been flying from the capital, New Delhi, to Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, when it encountered violent weather conditions, South West … Read more
An Australian teenager has recounted the horrid moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorm. Bloom Kermode, 17, was scrolling on TikTok when a lightning bolt struck the roof of her home in Yandina Bli Bli Road in Queensland at 12:43 a.m. Friday. “There was this big bang and … Read more
It caused her eyes to light up. An Australian woman is lucky to be alive after getting struck by lightning, although she was left with a peculiar complication — her pupils are now a different color. “My previously green eyes are now dark brown,” stand-up comedian Carly Electric, 30, told Jam Press of the shocking … Read more
You risk a flight-ning storm if you book a trip on a summer’s night. Amid peak travel season, taking an evening flight might seem like a great way to avoid crowds and arrive at your destination with the entire next day up your sleeve. But experts are advising against booking summer night flights, saying they’re … Read more
Well, that was Evershort. Foo Fighters fans were left fuming after the rock band’s outdoor concert in NYC was cut short over roaring thunderstorms taking over the Big Apple Wednesday night. The rockers were kicking off the summer US leg of their “Everything Or Nothing At All” stadium tour at Citi Field in Queens when … Read more
DALLAS – Powerful thunderstorms rocked the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Tuesday, leaving more than 800,000 utility customers in the dark as severe weather barreled across the region and produced baseball-sized hail, hurricane-force wind gusts and significant damage in several communities. Outdoor warning sirens wailed, and cellphones lit up with emergency notifications as the National Weather … Read more
It might sound like NASA is investigating another UFO sighting with its latest call for citizen scientists’ help, but the mysterious bright flashes known as “sprites” are a weather-related phenomenon. Sprites are a form of Transient Luminous Event or TLE and are often associated with thunderstorms. These bright light flashes happen above the storm in Earth’s upper … Read more