Ditwah cyclone crosses sea Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu- "Winds whisper a warning. In a warming world, these monsters grow bolder." NewsX 10-min Nov 30 evening report w transcript, Heating Planet blog

Cyclone Ditwah made its grim debut on Sri Lanka's shores Nov 26 and lingered there, slow as a predator, dumping over 300 mm of rain in 24 hours- Tracking 2025's year end cyclone from Sri Lanka to Southeast India- READ & WATCH: Why Has Cyclone Ditwah Caused Huge Destruction? NewsX Nov 30 evening report, transcript below-
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Deadly Ditwah goes on a rampage. Sri Lanka's tragic destruction. Southern India on highest alert. Tracking 2025's year end cyclone. Why has Ditwah caused huge destruction? Hello and welcome to Xplained by NewsX with me Vinit Malhotra. Today we talk about cyclone Ditwah, the tropical cyclone that has claimed hundreds of lives, destroying critical infrastructure in Sri Lanka, and is currently making its way into India. Let's begin from the start.

Cyclones don't just appear. They brew in the cauldron of the tropics. Ditwah was born on the 25th of November 2025 as a well-marked low pressure area in the southwest bay of Bengal just offshore from Sri Lanka's southeastern coast.

By 6 p.m. on the 26th of November the Indian meteorological department tracked it as a depression noting that a low pressure area persists over the southwest bay of Bengal, South Sri Lanka and adjoining equatorial Indian Ocean.

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What followed was a rapid escalation. The cyclone became a deep depression by midnight on the 26th and by dawn became a full cyclonic storm christened Ditwah.

This is the fourth named storm of the 2025 North Indian Ocean season. A post monsoon monster in a basin that spawns 75% of our regional cyclones due to its funnel-shaped geography and warm ocean eddies. Let's talk about the cyclone's harrowing trail from island to mainland.

Well, Ditwah made its grim debut on Sri Lanka's eastern shores around the 27th of November, slamming into districts like Batikala and Triikumali with winds gusting to 80 km/h. Here's a picture from Trinumali as cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka. You see the coast hit by high tidal waves serving as a trailer to what soon would destroy the whole district.

Tin Kumalik was soon flooded fully submerging three-storied houses leaving just the attics for residents to breathe in. The Sri Lankan Air Force rescued 33 stranded from the region. However, several remain missing still.

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The cyclone lingered in Sri Lanka, slow as a predator, dumping over 300 mm of rain in 24 hours. By 28th of November, it centered just 30 km southwest of Trinumali. It carved north northwestern path across the islands heartland, eastern and central provinces first, then northwest towards Jaffna.

On your screens is a picture from a city in Jaffna and after the cyclone left the coast of Sri Lanka where areas close to the city have not experienced any major flood damage. However, most parts of the district are still underwater with several low-lying areas and villages remaining flooded after 2 days of heavy rain.

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On your screens is a video from a village in the same district where massive floods triggered by cyclone Ditwah  washed away a whole road disrupting key connectivity and leaving hundreds stranded. Heavy rains turned rivers like the Kilani into raging torrents triggering landslides in Candi and floods in Colombo's outskirts. Flights have been diverted from Madraniki International 15 in one go to Indian hubs like Tivandrum and as it bridged the 100 kilometer gap to India, Ditwah weakened slightly from sheer, but retained its moisture laden punch.

In Sri Lanka the toll is catastrophic. 159 confirmed dead as of this hour with 191 still missing in the rubble and receding floods. It started with 46 on the th, landslides claiming most in the east and central hills. And by the 29th, it surged to pass 123, then 132 as central Candy saw fresh slides submerging roads.

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Over 15,000 homes have been destroyed, 44,000 to 78,000 displaced into shelters, half a million affected across 25 districts. President Dissan declared a state of emergency yesterday. International aid has poured in including India's operation saga bandu. 21 tons of relief via Indian air force seat 76 and ILs plus the NDRF teams.

The severe cyclonic storm has now made its way to India lashing down on Tamil Nadu killing at least three so far. Dawn broke on the 30th with Ditto edging northwards at a crawling 5 km per hour speed. its position astones throw from the coast.

gale force winds ramped up gusting to battering monsters that clawed at Marina Beach in Chennai and flooded Romesh's low-lying streets. This is where the cyclone first kissed Indian soil, not with a roar, but a relentless downpour. Red alerts screamed across the Koramandal coast, Lakudalor, the Naga Patnam, the Mila, Duturay and Viluparam districts where isolated bursts dumped  200 mm in mere hours turning patty fields into lakes and salt pans into salty graveyards.

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Rain triggered by cyclone Ditwah which entered the open sea inching towards Tamil Nadu coast lashed the coastal areas in the cavi delta districts. Nagapatnam felt the first brutal lash. Winds peaking at 70 kilometers per hour, whipping through fishing hamlets and uprooting thatched roofs while 150 mm of rain in 12 hours swelled the Kuryarupur river into a muddy beast.

Nearby the Veda Ray, that sacred coastal town shuttered under squalls, its temples trembling as waves breached sea walls. By noon on the 30th, it skimmed within  kilometers of the Puduchari coast. Winds easing slightly, but still ferocious enough to ground 54 flights at Chennai's airport and divert  more from Tvandram.

Purucher's port hoisted cyclone warning signal number two. Winds were imminent as rough seas chewed at the promenade and 100 mm of rain turned arterial roads into rivers. Chennai  south of the eye yet squarely in the storm's flank reeled from 70 km per hour gusts at Marina Beach where crowds defied warnings to witness the spectacle only to scatter as breakers crashed 4 m high.

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Let's take a look at some of the most dramatic visuals coming in from Tamil Nadu. On your screens are the visuals as rough sea and strong winds at the Marina beach in Chennai due to the impact of the cyclone Ditwah. As for the latest update, Ditvpa lies over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu Purueri coast moved nearly northwards with speed.

Authorities have confirmed that the minimum distance of the center of the cyclone from north Tamil Nadu Puducherry coast is about 70 km and it is very likely to move nearly northwards parallel to the north Tamil Nadu Purue coast during next 24  hours.

Shifting our focus to Naga Patnam which is one of the most affected districts in Tamil Nadu. The Mananga Konam River has been flooded cutting off the road leading to the Kupulam village. More than  199 acres of paddy fields in this village have been completely destroyed and submerged causing severe damage to agricultural prospects.

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Meanwhile, a senior scientist at the Indian Meteorological Department has spoken on the impact of cyclone Ditwah in India. Listen in.

*It will be there actually not exactly vanish from this area but it will be there till one first morning as a depression and after first also after becoming a depression it will be impacting the south Andhra Pradesh coast and that area. So today and as well as tomorrow it will be impacting that north Tamil Nadu as well as South Andhra Pradesh. And this strong wind will gradually decrease and then by evening time it will become it will be the squally wind.

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But thereafter it will be there and rainfall mainly that extremely heavy rainfall will be there over Tamil Nadu northern Tamil Nadu coastal air belt and heavy to very heavy rainfall will be there also south coastal* 

Well strong winds and rough sea conditions have been witnessed in Tamil Nadu's capital city as cyclone Ditwah moves closer. On your screens are more visuals from Marina Beach where the strong winds can be seen blowing away tents hitting trees with a strong impact. This path from Sri Lanka's battered east to India's vigilant north spans the subcontinental sorrow. A reminder that cyclones like Ditto don't conquer borders. They blur them in deluge and despair.

As the storm wears due north after today, dissipating into the bay's embrace, our recovery begins. But the winds whisper a warning. In a warming world, these monsters grow bolder. All right, we take a short break on that note. Be right back.

Deadly Ditwah goes on a rampage. Sri Lanka's tragic destruction. Southern India on highest alert. Tracking 's year end cyclone. Why has Ditto caused huge destruction?

[KE: Wow, what evocative copy writing]

SE Asia: "My paddy field is like a sea" 600 dead across region from tropical storm, days of intense rain floods landslides- CGTV evening news report w transcript, Heating Planet blog

Devastating scenes are unfolding across Southeast Asia from Thailand to Indonesia and Malaysia; days of torrential rain have triggered severe floods and landslides; at least 600 confirmed dead. "This is not an isolated disaster, but a regional emergency. Relentless rainfall has overflowed river systems, crippled draining infrastructure, and caused extensive damage." READ & WATCH: Tropical storm deaths cross 600 in Southeast Asia CGTN Nov 30, 2025 5 PM GMT- Transcript follows- [CGTN Europe, China Global Television Network (CGTN) has always sought to look for new ways of shedding light on world events. From UK since 2016]

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At least 600 people are now confirmed to have died in flooding across Southeast Asia following torrential rain. The worst affected countries are Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, where many remote areas have seen landslides making rescue operations hazardous. Our first report from Thailand and our correspondent, Dusita Saokaew

*Devastating scenes are unfolding across Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia and Malaysia, where days of torrential rain have triggered severe floods and landslides, leaving at least 500 people dead. Now, this is not an isolated disaster, but a regional emergency. Relentless rainfall has overflowed river systems, crippled draining infrastructure, and caused extensive damage to homes, roads, and essential services. In Thailand's southern SRA province, where we reported on ground for 4 days, flood waters have begun to recede. Yet, the full extent of the destruction is only now becoming clear. More than 160 people have lost their lives. Millions across nine southern provinces have been affected.

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In Hatyay, the economic hub of the region, the death toll continues to rise. Power and communication networks were nearly wiped out, leaving residents unable to call for help and hindering rescue operations. Shortages of food and clean water quickly set in. Now, our crew experience similar challenges, but of course, they pale in comparison to the profound losses faced by local communities.

Now, the sharp rise in fatalities in recent days reflects the access that rescue teams now have into neighborhoods that were previously submerged. Several places were under more than 5 m of water. And as rescuers move deeper into these areas, more bodies are being retrieved. CGTN, Bangkok, Thailand.*

Well, let's get more now on Indonesia and Malaysia and also Sri Lanka where more than 200 people have died. Our correspondent Michael Merillia reports.

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*The storm may be over, but the struggle has just begun. Afrianti used to run a shop here on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. Her family gathered on Sunday trying to make sense of the devastation. They met here at her house. Now little more than a wall. This was my home. I have nine of my family members here. We have nothing left. Everything was gone. We only have the clothes on our backs. More than 200,000 Indonesians have fled their homes. Roads have become rivers. Rescue teams now having to deliver food by helicopter because it's the only way in.

The storm has left many in shock. Marina Nordan says she was swept away as flood waters hit her village in Ache province. *I couldn't evacuate because I can't walk. The flood carried me.* Malaysians now also trying to piece their lives together. The storms have killed at least two people. This farmer escaped with his life, but his patty field has been destroyed. *My paddy field is like a sea. There have been waves of water and the wind is strong. I still can't see my crops at all.*

Parts of Sri Lanka are also underwater after a separate storm hit that country. Cyclone Ditwah has already killed more than  people. Officials now warning that flood waters could rise in parts of the capital Colombo. They're urging people to get out while they can.

*Flood levels are increasing in some areas and I am requesting people in those areas to be vigilant and evacuate their homes.* From the sky, the impact of these storms is clear, but it's on the ground where people have to pick up the pieces where this story is really unfolding. Michael Merilia, CGTN.

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Queensland heat-fueled hailstorm last week; "supercell engineered by nature to unleash maximum destruction " 19-min Weather Chaos Nov 28 report w transcript at Heating Planet blog

On a blazing Australian afternoon, with temperatures pushing into the upper 90s F, the sky above Brisbane began to change. Suddenly like an ambush from the clouds, giant hailstones 4 to 5 1/2 in wide came smashing down with explosive force. One woman described how her ceiling collapsed just seconds after she stepped out of the living room to grab her dog. "If I had stayed there, I would have been buried." READ & WATCH- CHAOS in Australia! Queensland Hailstorm Destroys 1,950 Homes and Smashes 6,400 Vehicles- transcript follows:[Weather Chaos channel from USA since June 2025]

"This was a full-scale atmospheric assault, a supercell engineered by nature to unleash maximum destruction"

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On a blazing Australian afternoon, with temperatures pushing into the upper 90s (F), the sky above Brisbane began to change in a way no one could explain. What started as a soft blue haze slowly shifted into a sickly glowing green. The kind of color that makes your stomach tighten. The kind of sky that storm chasers in the US say you never ignore.

The air went still unnervingly still as if the entire city was holding its breath. Then from somewhere above the horizon, a deep rolling boom echoed across the suburbs. Not thunder, something heavier, something sharper. Within minutes, the peaceful afternoon snapped. Winds picked up trees bent under sudden pressure, and the first hailstone, small, cold, harmless, began clicking against rooftops.

But those tiny pellets were just the opening act. The next wave arrived like an ambush from the clouds. Giant hailstones 4 to 5 1/2 in wide, bigger than softballs smashing down with explosive force. They tore through skylights, punched holes through metal roofs, and detonated on driveways like chunks of frozen shrapnel. People screamed, windows burst, homes shook, cars crumpled, and all across southeast Queensland, families realized the same terrifying truth.

This wasn't a storm.

It was an attack, a supercell so violent it turned entire neighborhoods white with ice in minutes.

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Hours before the first hailstone smashed into Brisbane, nothing on the ground hinted at the chaos building overhead. It was just another brutally hot November afternoon, the kind where heat radiates off the pavement in waves, and every breath feels thick and heavy. People were running errands, grabbing iced drinks, picking up kids from school, finishing work from home calls.

But while life unfolded normally below, high above the city the atmosphere was assembling one of the most dangerous storm engines Australia has seen in decades. On meteorologists radar screens, a towering supercell was taking shape. A massive rotating storm structure more reminiscent of the Great Plains than coastal Queensland.

The storm's core began tightening into a classic nuclear look, the same signature American forecasters associate with giant hail and tornadic activity. Updraft speeds strengthened dramatically, pulling warm, moisture-rich air thousands of feet upward into freezing layers of the atmosphere. That moisture didn't just freeze, it refrose, repeatedly layering into the kind of ice stones capable of blasting through metal and concrete.

At the same time, tropical moisture from the remnants of ex cyclone FINA surged southward, feeding the developing supercell like fuel being pumped into a rocket. Winds aloft shifted sharply from west to northwest, creating intense wind shear, the exact ingredient needed to spin the storm into a powerful, long-lived rotating monster. All the atmospheric signs pointed to one conclusion. Conditions were now primed for a catastrophic hail event. The type that destroys roofs, slices through cars, floods streets with ice, and shuts down entire cities.

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But down on the ground, nobody knew any of that yet. There were no sirens, no warnings, no hint that the sky was minutes away from turning violent. Brisbane was peaceful right before the atmosphere unleashed a supercell that would rewrite the region's weather history.

[footage] Oh wow. Here it comes.

Just after2 p.m., the shift from calm to chaos happened so fast that most people never had a chance to react. The glowing green sky thickened, darkened, and then dropped like a curtain as the supercell's leading edge slammed into Brisbane's northern suburbs.

The first pops of hail hitting rooftops sounded harmless. Quick taps like someone tossing pebbles at a window. But within seconds, those taps escalated into violent detonations. A deafening barrage of ice began hammering the city as 4 to 5 in hailstones larger than softballs nearly the size of grapefruits plummeted downward with the force of high-speed projectiles.

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Across the suburbs, the impact was immediate and brutal. Metal roofs buckled under the assault, echoing like drum heads struck by sledgehammers. Skylights exploded into clouds of shimmering shards. Car alarms blared uselessly as hail punched golf ball-sized holes straight through hoods and shattered windshields into glittering spiderwebs of broken glass.

Residents who had taken refuge indoors watched in shock as hailstones ripped through ceiling panels or bounced violently across their living room floors. On the streets, visibility collapsed. In a matter of minutes, hail began piling up a foot or more deep, burying yards, sidewalks, and driveways under a white, uneven blanket of ice. Cars slid helplessly across the slushy surface tires, spinning with no traction. Drivers abandoned vehicles midroad as the hail thickened the noise, drowning out everything but the violent pounding of ice against metal.

In Fernie Hills, a homeowner recorded hailstones exploding on her roof with such force that the entire structure vibrated each impact, sending shock waves through the house. Nothing, not cars, not homes, not commercial buildings, had any protection against the monstrous hail core. Car dealerships along major highways saw entire outdoor lots destroyed within minutes. Hundreds of vehicles from compact sedans to full-size pickup trucks ended up dented, shredded, or totaled outright. Even reinforced metal awnings collapsed under the weight and velocity of falling ice.

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This wasn't a thunderstorm. It wasn't even what Americans would call a hail event. This was a full-scale atmospheric assault, a supercell engineered by nature to unleash maximum destruction. And Brisbane was directly in the path of its most violent strike.

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By the time the heart of the supercell passed over Brisbane around 3 p.m., the city was no longer functioning. It was unraveling. In less than 10 minutes, hail and hurricane force gusts tore down electrical lines across entire districts, plunging more than 142,000 homes into sudden cold darkness. Power grids overloaded and snapped offline one by one, leaving neighborhoods lit only by lightning flashes and the faint glow of emergency exit signs flickering inside flooded buildings.

Traffic lights across miles of major roads went black, simultaneously turning intersections into chaotic battle zones as drivers struggled to navigate through rising ice slush stalled vehicles and sheets of water pouring across the pavement.

Parents trying to reach schools to pick up their children found themselves trapped, stuck between lanes buried in 1 to 2 ft of hail and intersections jammed with cars that could no longer move.

Windshield wipers jammed with ice. Side mirrors ripped off by flying debris. Some drivers abandoned their vehicles altogether as the hail grew too violent to continue driving, sprinting toward gas stations, shops, or any buildings still intact enough to serve as shelter.

Inside, school's teachers acted fast. In Morton Bay and surrounding suburbs, entire classes were ushered into interior hallways far from windows as the storm roared overhead like a freight train. Children huddled on the floor, hands covering their ears as ceiling dust rained down with every thunderous impact on the roof.

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The sound of softball-size hail hitting the metal was so loud that teachers had to shout to hear each other. Some school buildings shook hard enough that staff weren't sure if sections of the roof might fail. On the streets, flash flooding became a second threat layered on top of the hail. Drains clogged instantly with thick ice, forcing water to back up into yards, garages, and small businesses. Side streets turned into shallow rivers. Tree limbs torn roofing panels and piles of ice floated in flood water like debris after a hurricane.

Fire alarms tripped across dozens of stores and office buildings as water seeped into electrical systems. Residents stepping outside their homes were met with scenes that looked surreal. Entire roads buried under icy rubble. Cars, half submerged in slush power poles snapped in half like broken matchsticks. Live electrical wires sparked on wet pavement. Sirens echoed across the city, but emergency crews were already overwhelmed. Hundreds of calls were still waiting in the queue, and many families trapped in cars stuck behind fallen trees or sealed inside homes with shattered windows realized they were going to have to wait.

Brisbane wasn't just hit by a storm.

It was a city experiencing a sudden widespread collapse of its essential systems.

And it would only get worse as night approached. [footage]

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As the supercell continued tearing across southeast Queensland, the city's emergency services were pushed beyond their limits. In just the first couple of hours, dispatch centers logged more than  emergency calls. Each one a desperate plea for help. Firefighters, paramedics, and volunteer crews tried to move through streets choked with fallen trees downed power lines and hills of ice. But every block presented a new obstacle. Many responders later admitted that the conditions felt less like a storm response and more like navigating a disaster zone carved out by war.

Inside the homes, the situation was even worse. Torrential rainfall poured through holes punched by 5-in hail, soaking insulation, wiring, furniture, clothing, everything. Ceilings already burdened by the weight of 1 to two feet of hail sitting heavily on roofs began to sag ominously. Families heard cracking above their heads the unmistakable sound of waterlogged plaster about to give way.

And then it did.

Entire ceiling panels crashed down in living rooms and bedrooms, sending icy water debris and chunks of drywall splattering across floors already littered with shattered glass. In suburb after suburb, people fled interior rooms in panic, clutching children, pets, or whatever essential belongings they could grab. Some barricaded themselves inside bathrooms, the safest rooms without windows, while others ran to closets or hallways, listening to the storm hammer their homes like a barrage of sledgehammers.

One woman in Redlands described how her ceiling collapsed just seconds after she stepped out of the living room to grab her dog.If I had stayed there, I would have been buried," she said, still trembling hours later. But the most dramatic rescue unfolded in Logan Lee. A family of five had taken shelter in their hallway when they felt the air pressure shift. Moments later, their entire metal roof peeled off in one massive sheet, ripped away by a 90 m of gust. Hail poured into the house like falling rocks. With no roof left, freezing water crashing down all around them, and debris flying through exposed beams, the family bolted through the back door barefoot. They sprinted across multiple yards, slipping in icy slush while hailstones smashed the ground beside them. Firefighters reached them by cutting through a toppled fence and guiding them under makeshift shields toward a rescue truck idling in deep slush.

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Elsewhere, emergency crews carried elderly residents through rising flood water. Ladders were used to extract families trapped on second floors after stairways or front doors were blocked by fallen trees. Chainsaw teams worked non-stop to clear a path through debris choked streets.Paramedics treated people for cuts, hypothermia, glass injuries, and in some cases shock the psychological kind brought on by watching your home disintegrate around you.

By the time the worst of the storm passed, Brisbane's emergency responders had performed dozens of rescues under some of the most dangerous conditions they've ever faced. And they knew the night ahead would be no easier. Thousands of homes were damaged, hundreds were uninhabitable, and many families still hadn't been reached. 

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When the supercell finally loosened its grip on Brisbane, the scale of the devastation was almost impossible to understand in a single glance. Entire neighborhoods looked like they had been bombarded by a storm of frozen artillery. Streets were buried under mountains of hail now half-melted into thick slush. Cars sat crumpled and shattered in driveways. Metal roofs lay twisted in yards like scraps torn from a crashed airplane. And with nightfall closing in, the full picture of destruction was only beginning to surface.

The Insurance Council of Australia moved quickly, declaring the event a catastrophe within hours. A classification usually reserved for major cyclones or widespread wildfire disasters. By 7 p.m., more than 18,000 insurance claims had already been filed. A number experts warned could easily surge past $50,000 as residents uncovered the true extent of structural damage, water intrusion, and vehicle loss. Utility crews worked through the dark, but the task was overwhelming. More than 142,000 homes remained without power, and in the hardest hit areas, some electrical lines were so severely damaged that repairs could take days.

Emergency services warned that certain neighborhoods might not be fully restored until the weekend. With power out traffic lights dead and debris covering major roads, the commute home became a dangerous maze of downed trees, submerged vehicles, and frigid standing water filled with sharp debris and live power wires.

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Homeowners scrambled to cover gaping holes in their roofs with tarps as warm indoor lights flickered out one by one, giving way to darkness lit only by flashlights and battery lanterns. Contractors were instantly overwhelmed. Roofing companies and plumbers were booked out for weeks, some even for months, as thousands of residents reported collapsed ceilings, ruptured pipes, destroyed HVAC systems, and entire rooms soaked with dirty storm water. Hardware stores were mobbed with lines stretching into parking lots as people rushed to buy tarps, plywood generators, buckets, rope, and portable fans.

For many families, the cleanup felt endless. Waterlogged carpets squished under every step. Walls sagged. Belongings, toys, books, clothes, electronics lay ruined in icy puddles. Some homes were so structurally compromised that emergency responders declared them unsafe for occupancy.

And just as Queenslanders began the exhausting work of digging out, meteorologists delivered another blow. Temperatures were expected to surge back into the upper 90s degree F, turning piles of melting hail into humid, stagnant mosquito-breeding flood water. Worse still, the atmosphere remained dangerously volatile.

Heat, moisture, and lingering wind shear created the perfect recipe for another severe thunderstorm outbreak within the next  two days. The Bureau of Meteorology issued fresh alerts urging exhausted residents to brace themselves because while the first storm had already rewritten the region's weather history, a second round could strike before the city had time to breathe.

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For thousands of families across southeast Queensland, the sound of softball-size hail smashing against their homes was no longer just a terrifying memory. It was a warning that nature wasn't finished with them yet. [footage]

As emergency crews continue battling through the night and families across southeast Queensland and sift through what's left of their homes, one thing is painfully clear. This supercell wasn't just another storm. It was one of the most destructive hail events Australia has seen in decades. Entire neighborhoods buried under ice roofs torn away in seconds. Cars shattered beyond recognition and a city left bruised, shaken, and waiting anxiously for what tomorrow might bring.

And with temperatures rising and forecasters warning of another potential outbreak, the danger isn't over. Not even close. If you value clear, real, no nonsense coverage of extreme weather from around the world, the kind that breaks down the science, your support helps this channel stay alive.

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Supercell hailstorm declared catastrophic as fresh weather warnings issued for south-east Queensland

Large parts of Queensland still recovering from a 'catastrophic' storm on Monday are expected to be hit with more bad weather

[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]

[but 6-in hail in 90 degree heat is new and unexpected, I think.]

SE Asia & Sumatra 3 reports CNN18, SIB News & Indian Express coverage of 5 days of torrential rain as climate science predictions of regions underwater start to come true, Heating Planet blog

At least 145 people have been killed due to unprecedented floods in southern Thailand as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region. WATCH 145 Killed As Unprecedented Floods Wreak Havoc In Southern Thailand, Millions Affected ABOVE CNN18 India: The Songkhla province recorded the highest deaths at 110, as rescuers gained more access to residential areas that had previously been submerged under high water and recovered more bodies. However, the disaster department said water levels remained high in some locations, reports.BELOW: More than 600 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing as catastrophic storms, floods, and landslides tear through Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Cyclone-driven rains triggered mass evacuations, submerged entire cities, cut power to hospitals, and left millions stranded across Southeast Asia. WATCH: Asia’s Deadly Storm Week — 600+ Killed as Floods Devastate Region ABOVE The Indian Express on YT since 2011. BELOW WATCH: Sumatra Cries: 316 Dead and 5 Days Isolated by 503 Natural Disasters  SIB news network Indonesia Nov 30A region suddenly plunged into darkness, without communication signals, and completely cut off from the outside world for five consecutive days. This is the dire reality facing our brothers and sisters in Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Since Monday, November 24, 2025, the island of Sumatra has not only been drenched by rain, but also besieged by a series of massive disasters. The latest data from the North Sumatra Regional Police recorded a horrific figure: 503 disasters in the past week, including 315 floods, 166 landslides, and tornadoes that devastated 21 police precincts. Amid this chaos, Central Tapanuli has become the most critical point, a red zone where land access has been completely paralyzed due to collapsed bridges and roads blocked by landslides for tens of kilometers. The conditions on the ground paint a picture of profound sadness. The Regent of Central Tapanuli, Masinton Pasaribu, described the situation in his region as almost completely paralyzed, as access from South Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, and Humbang Hasundutan has been blocked by landslides. Ironically, response efforts at the regional level were hampered because 80 percent of local government employees, who should have been at the forefront of relief efforts, were themselves victims of this disaster.

[KE: Everything climate scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]