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The severe weather posed risks to maritime traffic and coastal infrastructure. Local emergency services were placed on high alert, and residents were advised to follow safety precautions and avoid approaching the shoreline during peak wind activity.

✅ According to preliminary information, no injuries were reported. Damage assessments and safety operations are ongoing.

Experts note that increasing storm activity in the Mediterranean is increasingly linked to climate change — including rising sea temperatures and the growing intensity of extreme weather events.

Such episodes of intense gusty winds indicate atmospheric instability and are considered manifestations of extreme weather events, whose frequency is increasing under changing climate conditions.

🌪 A powerful squall hit the city of Tempe, Arizona, toppling hundreds of trees and crushing dozens of cars. Around 34,000 people were left without electricity. Emergency crews are working to clear streets and restore power lines. According to meteorologists, the gusts exceeded 30 m/s (67 mph), typical of localized storm systems linked to shifting weather fronts in the southwestern United States.

A Coastal storm is impacting Maine this morning, bringing rain and strong winds to several areas in the Northeast. Alongside the rainfall, cooler temperatures are being felt throughout much of the eastern U.S. A warm front stretching across the High Plains is generating showers and thunderstorms from Kansas to the Dakotas. Today, severe weather is expected to develop in parts of the southern plains, with significant conditions likely continuing into the weekend across Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Stay safe! ⛈️🌪️ #CoastalStorm #MaineWeather #NortheastRain #StrongWinds #CoolerTemperatures #EasternUSWeather #SevereWeather #Thunderstorms #SouthernPlains #StaySafe ⛈️🌪️