Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Atlantic Ocean:

Remnants of Gabrielle are located about 30 mi (45 km) NNW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. After a brief 12-hour life as a tropical storm, Gabrielle weakened to a tropical depression over Puerto Rico. The remnants of Gabrielle are expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with isolated maximum amounts of up to 8 inches possible in areas of mountainous terrain. The last advisory has been issued on this system.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical storm Lorena is located approximately about 125 mi (200 km) W of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Baja California Sur. On the forecast track, the centre of Lorena will approach the southern Baja California peninsula on Friday and then be near or over land by Saturday.

NewsBytes:

More than 170 people have died in monsoon floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar since last week. More than 5.9 million people in 3,768 villages in 20 districts have been affected. This year's monsoon rainfall in Bihar is down 26% on last year. This has led to a curious situation: 18 districts are facing drought, while 20 districts are flooded because of heavy rain in neighbouring states.

Floods in Georgia - A cyclone which struck from the Baltic to Georgia caused floods in several areas in the west of the country.

Lightning and hailstorm in Toledo City, Cebu province in the Philippines have claimed the lives of at least two people.