Sentences with phrase «damaging storm systems»

Gadsden is known for its tornado activity and a long history of damaging storm systems.

Not exact matches

Most of the damage was caused by storm surges that overwhelmed the levee system.

He pledged to raise $ 1 million with private partners towards a water filtration system to clean drinking water that has become hazardous from storm damage.

On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.

The LIRR may not be ready for tomorrow's morning commute due to «significant damage» sustained by the system during the storm.

BAE System's Main Street facility sustained major flood damage in the aftermath of the historic flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee.

Steady progress was made Tuesday in repairing damage to Central Hudson's electric system in the wake of severe winds delivered by Tropical Storm Sandy.

During this period, the state repeatedly suffered from a series of unrelenting storms caused by one persistent weather system over the Great Lakes, according the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), causing extensive damage to many rural and distressed communities.

More than 20 stairwell covers have already been installed in lower Manhattan as part of the New York City subway system's Super Storm Sandy recovery efforts,» said Fortune, «With the RTP, we are capable of controlling the vastness of danger, damage and even inconvenience to the public due to flooding events.»

That flooding, combined with tornadoes spurred by the same storm system, killed more than 50 people and caused almost $ 2 billion in damage.

Solar storms can at times create radiation damage or introduce errors in satellite or spacecraft computer processors, causing them to function unpredictably, malfunction (sometimes permanently) or «misbehave» in other ways, Anderson says, adding that much of this activity goes unreported to the public because, particularly in commercial space - based systems, operators tend to be very reticent to admit they have had a problem that might discourage investors.

Although it may spark damaging thunderstorms, drought relief is the bright side to this upcoming storm system.

Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series which is more and more a mess of technical, balance and gameplay issues these days, Brave Soldiers delivers what is a nice, franchise - based fighting game, at first, i was expecting a simple fighting game with some button mashing, however, the game proved me wrong and i fell in love, the combo system, while easy, is a lot more deep than the one in the Naruto games, with all of the characters having two special attacks, two «burst attacks», a knock - away and a launcher respectively, a throw and an ultimate attack (called a «Big Bang Attack»), every character also has an universal dodge - action that sends them behind their enemies while spending one cosmo bar, making bar management that much precious and shielding you from a half - a-hour combo, unlike in the NUNS series, the fighting and the characters are nicely balanced, with every character being fun to play and viable at the same time, the game runs smoothly without frame - rate issues and the cell - shaded graphics, character models, arenas and effects alike are nice to the eye, battles are divided into rounds, with all the tiny nice stuff like character introductions and outros being intact (fun fact: the characters will even comment on their score after the battle), the game also features an awakening system, called the «Seventh Sense» awakening, unlike the NUNS awakening system which became severely unbalanced in the later game, every character simply gains a damage / defense boost, with the conditions being the same for all characters, eliminating situations when one character can use awakening at almost any point in the battle, or one awakening being drastically stronger than the other, the game has a story mode with three story arcs used to unlock characters, a collection mode, tournament modes, a survival mode, a series of special versus modes and online battle modes.

FACT: Sewer backup damage occurs when the sanitary and storm sewer systems can not handle high volumes of water, which causes water to back up into your home through toilets and drains.

I also see these combinations causing mast cell disease and cytokine storms (an overreaction of the immune system in which too many immune cells are activated in a single place, creating the potential for damage to body tissues and organs).

This closure is due to the Thomas Fire Closure Order and winter storm damage to the Pendola and Divide Peak OHV road system.

Nice to see that we still have the same maps since storm 1, no environmental damage so much for «taking advantage of next gen system capabilities».

GTA 5's dynamic weather system could produce some visually spectacular storms, but downpour or lightning would never physically damage the environment.

AGNES In June 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes fused with another storm system in the northeastern U.S., flooding areas from North Carolina to New York State, causing 122 deaths and more than $ 6 billion dollars in damage (when adjusted for inflatStorm Agnes fused with another storm system in the northeastern U.S., flooding areas from North Carolina to New York State, causing 122 deaths and more than $ 6 billion dollars in damage (when adjusted for inflatstorm system in the northeastern U.S., flooding areas from North Carolina to New York State, causing 122 deaths and more than $ 6 billion dollars in damage (when adjusted for inflation).

When Hurricane Katrina arrived in August 2005, the storm overwhelmed the levee system and flooded 80 percent of the city, caused about 1,300 deaths, forced a long evacuation, that led to the relocation (perhaps permanently) of 100,000 residents, damaged 70 % of the city's residences, and caused an estimated monetary loss of $ 40 - 50 billion.

As I read reports about the release of more than 11,000 tons of radiation - laced water into the sea from the damaged nuclear plant in Japan, I recalled reporting I did more than a decade ago on the many uses of silt barriers — essentially curtains suspended in water — to hold back everything from oil slicks to the bursts of polluted runoff flowing into coastal waters from city storm drains after heavy storms (the water can be pumped and treated once the system is not overloaded).

Nevertheless, it does happen, and when it does, these flares can cause costly damage to electric circuits, electricity transmission grids and other systems vulnerable to such storms.

Had New York and New Jersey focused resources on building sea walls and adding storm doors to the subway system and making simple fixes like porous pavements, Hurricane Sandy would have caused much less damage.

Hundreds of millions more were spent to make the damaged systems more resilient, and better able to cope with similar storms in the future.

When tropical cyclones — storm systems ranging in strength from tropical depressions to major hurricanes — form over the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters, they have a high chance of causing many deaths as well as widespread property damage in coastal communities.

This was one of several large storm systems that caused damage and death in the US this year.

«Officials explained that they were concerned about possible storms and associated storm surge, noting that if salt water was allowed to flood the submarine's systems, it could result in severe damage.

Although it may spark damaging thunderstorms, drought relief is the bright side to this upcoming storm system.

Climate impact concerns include environmental quality (e.g., more ozone, water - logging or salinisation), linkage systems (e.g., threats to water and power supplies), societal infrastructures (e.g., changed energy / water / health requirements, disruptive severe weather events, reductions in resources for other social needs and maintaining sustainable livelihoods, environmental migration (Box 7.2), placing blame for adverse effects, changes in local ecologies that undermine a sense of place), physical infrastructures (e.g., flooding, storm damage, changes in the rate of deterioration of materials, changed requirements for water or energy supply), and economic infrastructures and comparative advantages (e.g., costs and / or risks increased, markets or competitors affected).

The outlook is unwelcome news for travelers who remember the disruptions and damage caused last October by Sandy, the hurricane that combined with two other storm systems to slam into the East Coast as a superstorm.

Cold temperatures and strong snow storms can cause damage to your home as well as your plumbing system.

While all plans are different, most Milpitas renters insurance plans will cover you from damage caused by the following: fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

You could be looking at more instances of storm damage, ice, sleet and water damage as well as damage from heating systems and fires.

Although policies vary, most plans will cover direct physical loss of personal property if damaged by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Personal property damage, also known as content renters insurance, will pay for the damages caused by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Most coverage plans will protect you in the event of fire and smoke damage, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Iowa City renters insurance will pay for the costs to repair or replace any moveable objects in the apartment, townhouse, loft or other dwelling in the event of fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

New Mexico rental coverage will pay for the costs incurred in the event of any damage to your belongings including storm, tornado, earthquake, landslide and other natural disaster, damage from neglect and from others such as fire, smoke, vandalism, theft and civil commotion, and damage from other disaster such as falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Hesperia renters insurance takes effect in the event of a fire, smoke from a fire, earthquake, landslide, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Sewer backup damage occurs when the sanitary and storm sewer systems can not handle high volumes of water, which causes water to back up into your home through toilets and drains.

The tornado, part of a storm system that ripped through the Midwest, damaged hundreds of buildings and homes, but no long - term impact on sales is expected.