The warning — a result of violent activity springing from Mexico's drug cartel debacle — took college campuses by storm, with some schools going so far as to warn their students about the risks of travel to Mexico over spring break.

The crusade was postponed until next spring, but a devastating storm off the coast of Sicily dissuaded Charles of Anjou and Louis's successor Philip III from any further campaigning.

The second biggest Pride Parade in Brazil is Rio de Janeiro Gay Pride Parade, numbering about 2 million people, traditionally taking place in Zona Sul or Rio's most affluent neighborhoods between the city center and the world-famous oceanic beaches, which usually happens in the second part of the year, when it is winter or spring in the Southern Hemisphere, generally characterizing milder weather for Rio de Janeiro ( about 15 ° C in difference ), except for some storm and cold fronts which occasionally came from southerly latitudes through the year but most commonly in winter.

Every spring, storm chasers head to the Great Plains of the United States and the Canadian Prairies to explore the scientific aspects of storms and tornadoes through use of videotaping.

So, between the large spring runoff and a heavy summer rain storm, whichever resulted in more runoff would be considered the extreme event, while the smaller event would be ignored in the analysis ( even though both may have been capable of causing terrible flooding in their own right ).

If the storm surge coincides with a spring tide, dangerously high water levels can occur in the Thames Estuary.

During winter and early spring, New Jersey in some years is subject to " nor ' easters "— significant storm systems that have proven capable of causing blizzards or flooding throughout the northeastern United States.

It opens into Katama Bay, created by a barrier beach that sometimes connects the south end of Chappaquiddick to the remainder of Edgartown, The barrier beach opened during a spring storm in 2007.

The natural history of this area coupled with the widespread drainage of spring runoff, has created a perfect storm scenario.

Precipitation is often light from fall to spring, with some winter storm systems bringing steady precipitation to the Las Cruces area.

The Pacific storm season usually lasts from about October through May, with precipitation reaching its peak in spring.

This means that a delayed snowmelt or late spring storm can significantly reduce the birds ' reproductive success.

On Wednesday 11 January 1978 a northerly severe gale and storm surge which coincided with high spring tides brought disaster and Skegness Pier along with other piers at Margate, Herne Bay and most coincidentally Hunstanton was irretrievably damaged and only 380 feet of landward pier deck walkway from the main entrance was left with the eastern shelters and the pierhead totally cut off and isolated from the shoreline.

The National Weather Service does conduct severe weather workshops oriented toward operational meteorologists and, usually early in the spring, storm spotter training.

The area consists of modest rolling hills broken by small streams, all of them fed mainly by run-off from storm drainage, although the community contains at least one natural spring still producing acquifer-fed water.

In the spring of 1525, Isabella caught some kind of serious illness, which worsened after she travelled through a storm later that year, and lasted all summer.

In the spring of 1960, Turner begged for a six-week postponement for the race after a snow storm delayed the pouring on concrete.

Due to its impact, the name Gloria was retired from the Atlantic tropical storm name list in the spring of 1986, so it will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane.

The most spectacular bird viewing is during a spring northerly storm, which causes a " fall out " at High Island.

In perennial kelp forests, maximum growth rates occur during upwelling months ( typically spring and summer ) and die-backs correspond to reduced nutrient availability, shorter photoperiods and increased storm frequency.

He is reputed to have healed many lepers and disabled people, to have driven off the highwaymen of Josselin through prayer, to have made water spring from solid rock, and to have calmed a storm.

A Panhandle hook ( also called panhandle hooker or Texas hooker ) is a relatively infrequent storm system whose cyclogenesis occurs in the South to southwestern United States from the late fall through winter and into the early spring months.

If a tree is injured through a storm or accident in the spring, tree paint to cover the wound is advised.

A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a storm tide.

On May 2, 2009, the Dallas Cowboys ' practice facility collapsed during a wind storm.

* 2009 – The storm Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France.

Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer | MODIS Terra ( satellite ) | Terra satellite image of the dust storm over eastern Australia taken on 23 September 2009

* 2009: On March 11, a massive dust storm engulfed Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, causing major traffic jams and all flights to be cancelled or diverted.

* 2009: 2009 Australian dust storm: On September 23, a dust storm that started in South Australia and inland New South Wales, Australia, blanketed New South Wales with reddish orange skies.

On November 10, 2009, transmission from the plant was totally disrupted, possibly due to a storm damaging up to three high-voltage distribution lines.

The effects of El Niño in 2009 were already being seen in the fall of 2009 as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida strengthened into a powerful coastal storm.

On Sunday, March 29, 2009, a strong storm briefly swept through Ephrata.

In 2009 a major ice storm came across the northern part of Arkansas causing the village to lose electicity for a few weeks as well as other regions.

On June 30, 2009, a violent storm with winds of up to ravaged trees and damaged buildings.

In January 2009, a severe ice storm hit Madisonville.

* On January 26 – 27, 2009, the city of Sikeston and the surrounding area were hit with a devastating ice storm, the January 2009 Central Plains and Midwest ice storm.

Gemma Aguilar is an English singer-songwriter from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire who has taken the live circuit by storm over the past 18 months following her performance at the finals of the 2009 Open Mic at Portsmouth Guildhall.

On the 6 May 2009 a well defined hook echo was noticed on local South African radars, along with satellite imagery this supported the presence of a strong supercell storm.

In 2009, the NHC made moves to eliminate pressure and storm surge ranges from the categories, transforming it into a pure wind scale, called the Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ( Experimental ).

* On 22 December 2009, American Airlines Flight 331 overshot the runway shortly after 10 PM during a heavy rain storm and resulted in the Boeing 737-800 breaking up into three pieces and finally coming to a stop approximately 15 – 20 feet from the sea.

* On February 9, 2009 the airport had to close for a few hours due to an ice storm, the first time since 1986 that the airport has shut down operations.