Thunderstorms pummeling the southern United States over the weekend produced damaging winds, large hail and even a tornado.
A tornado in Cadet, Missouri, just south of St. Louis, caused minor damage. The storm spawned baseball-sized hail in some areas. Hail as large as golf balls hit northeastern Texas.
The large storm spread gusty winds throughout the south-central U.S., sending power lines down in Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
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Hail also fell in northern Florida this week, a rare occurrence.
Streets in Trenton, Florida, east of Gainesville, covered roadways on Wednesday. Public officials had to use construction equipment to clear the streets.
"You don’t expect in spring in Florida you’d be clearing three- to four-inches of ice off the roads," Matthew Rexcoat, the city’s public safety director, told Gainesville.com.
More than a foot of snow fell in some parts of the Sierra mountains this week, closing parts of Interstate 80 in Nevada and California.
Travelers who braved the snowy roads faced lengthy delays.
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Hundreds of stranded cruise ship passengers were rescued this week after a Viking Sky cruise encountered rough seas, storms and ultimately had to stop due to engine trouble.
A mayday call was sent out by the Viking Sky cruise ship after the vessel ran into propulsion issues off Norway's western coast on Saturday afternoon.
This photo provided by Michal Stewart shows passengers on board the Viking Sky, waiting to be evacuated, off the coast of Norway on Saturday, March 23, 2019. (Michal Stewart via AP)
Rescue teams with helicopters and boats rushed to the scene to evacuate the estimated 1,300 passengers and crew aboard the ship after it became stranded.
Norwegian officials announced Monday that an investigation was underway into why the ship left port despite the forecast of stormy weather, according to CBS News.
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At least 32 people were killed in southern Iran as the result of severe flooding that occurred on Monday after a robust storm swept through the Middle East, according to Radio Farda.
Nearly 100 people were injured, and flooding was reported in 28 out of the 31 provinces.
Reports on the death toll have been conflicted with various numbers from different sources in the past 24 hours and fears are high that the total will continue to rise.
Around 3 inches (75 mm) of rain was reported in city within a 36-hour period from Monday into Tuesday.
A pair of severe tropical cyclones battered Australia this week, causing major flooding and the evacuation of thousands of people in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
This satellite image shows the dual severe tropical cyclones, Trevor and Veronica, churning near northern Australia on Friday, March 22, 2019. (CIRA/Himawari)
Tropical Cyclone Trevor hit first, making landfall in Cape York Peninsula and cutting power throughout the region.
Ahead of the storm, people fled their homes in the largest evacuation for the Gulf region in more than 50 years, according to the BBC.
Trevor dropped 6-12 inches of rain in some areas.
Then, Tropical Storm Veronica dropped from a Category 4 to a Category 1 by landfall on Dolphin Island in Western Australia.
Despite weakening, Veronica unleashed up to a foot of rain and strong winds on parts of the Pilbara Coast
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