Tropical Storms
In the Atlantic:
Tropical depression Jerry is located about 1080 mi (1735 km) WSW of the Azores.
An area of low pressure, Invest 97L, located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, is becoming better organized and the system has the potential to develop into a tropical depression anytime within the next couple of days. The low is expected to move northwestward toward the Yucatan Peninsula l and into the southern Gulf of Mexico by today. The disturbance is expected to encounter strong upper-level winds limiting development as the storm moves into the northern Gulf of Mexico this weekend. The NHC maintains odds of 70 percent that the low will become a tropical cyclone over the next five days. If it does become a tropical storm, its name would be Karen.
Update: Tropical Storm Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend, possibly as a hurricane.
In the Western Pacific:
Tropical storm Fitow is located approximately 432 nm south-southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
NewsBytes
Flooding risk as heavy rain sweeps across west of Scotland - Tropical air moving from the Canary Islands to Scotland throughout Wednesday afternoon is expected to bring downpours on Wednesday night and in to Thursday. Forecasters say up to 80mm of rain will falls in just 24 hours, with the risk of flooding in areas of the west of Scotland and the central belt.
Australia - Strong winds have left a trail of destruction. Trees toppled and roofs were blown off homes as winds reaching more than 140km/h hit Victoria between Monday and Wednesday. Much of the damage was in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Strong storm in Galway, Ireland has damaged buildings and knocked down several trees. Damages have been reported in several houses in the Clonfert and Banagher areas.
A landslide has hit Tehran, Iran. The landslide occurred in Gulustan Avenue in western Tehran. Nearby houses were evacuated immediately. No injuries have been reported.
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