Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Atlantic:

Tropical Storm Karen is heading for the Gulf Coast this weekend. In the past 24 hours Karen has been less successful in fighting the battle against hostile atmospheric conditions, which has led to weakening.

Tropical Storm Karen has prompted state of emergency in the U.S. state of Louisiana which is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast between the state and the Florida Panhandle in the next few days.

Extremely heavy rainfall, high tides and flash floods is predicted in the coastal and inland parishes of emergency declared Louisiana.

As of 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) October 4, Tropical Storm Karen was located about 445 km south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon Fitow is headed for China; east of Fitow, another tropical storm has developed and is also expected to track toward Asia. It is headed for a landfall in China by Monday.

Tropical Storm Danas has formed east of Fitow; the Joint Typhoon Warning Center's latest forecast is for it to become a typhoon and track toward South Korea or Japan next week.

NewsBytes

A tornado hit Wayne and Sioux City, Iowa, USA at about 6:30 p.m local time, the National Weather Service said.