Article: Housewife's narrow escape in freak storm

Article: How freak storm killed praying granny; Family ...
The Star (South Africa);  March 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the only reported fatality of the freak storm that hit Klerksdorp, died doing what ... themselves the devastation caused by the freak storm. Residents streamed into a local church ... take more than a week to repair. The freak storm, which according to witnesses lasted ...

Article: Vic: Freak storm hits Ballarat in country Victoria
AAP General News (Australia);  June 21, 2001 ;     220 words ... ... News (Australia) 06-21-2001 Vic: Freak storm hits Ballarat in country Victoria A freak storm has damaged 10 homes and a church in the ... church. The Bureau of Meteorology says the freak storm was a microburst -- caused when strong ...

Article: How freak storm killed praying granny; Family ...
The Star (South Africa);  March 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the only reported fatality of the freak storm that hit Klerksdorp, died doing what ... themselves the devastation caused by the freak storm. Residents streamed into a local church ... take more than a week to repair. The freak storm, which according to witnesses lasted ...

Article: Freak storm claims Redcar card for second ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  August 11, 2003 ;     387 words ... ... temperatures were being recorded elsewhere in the country, a freak storm led to yesterday's Redcar meeting being abandoned, writes ... clerk of the course James Sanderson said: "We were hit by a freak storm. When it came in you could not see the other side of the ...

Article: Freak storm wreaks havoc
New Straits Times;  March 10, 2006 ;     488 words ...New Straits Times 03-10-2006 Freak storm wreaks havoc Edition: Main/Lifestyle PETALING JAYA, Thurs. - A 30-minute freak storm lashed Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya and Shah Alam today uprooting trees and lamp posts and damaging rooftops and ...

Article: Freak storm disrupts power supply
New Straits Times;  October 3, 2007 ;     245 words ...New Straits Times 10-03-2007 Freak storm disrupts power supply Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section ... 800 families had their electricity supply disrupted when a freak storm uprooted trees and damaged power lines. The incident occurred ...

Article: Freak storm a rare occurrence in Malaysia
The Malay Mail;  March 11, 2006 ;     385 words ... ... spokesman said the department picked up signals of Thursday's freak storm at 3pm. "By 3.10pm, warnings had been sent to the relevant ... lightning appears frequently or at short internals. Thursday's freak storm was also destructive as the strong down draft that accompanies ...