Tuesday 31 December 2013

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

Indian Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone Christine is currently located 150 kilometres west southwest of Port Hedland and 50 kilometres east southeast of Karratha and moving southwest at 16 kilometres per hour.

A red alert has been issued for people in Kimberley and Pilbara region of Western Australia following the Tropical Cyclone Christine. All ports have been closed, stopping iron ore exports in the resource-rich region.

Tropical Cyclone Bejisa is active in the South Indian Ocean, approximately 250 miles (400 km) east-northeast of Madagascar. Over the next days, Bejisa is forecast to track to the south-southeast and slowly strengthen, becoming Category 2 storm strength on the SSHWS by Wednesday 1 January. Bejisa is forecast to track approximately 55 mi (88 km) to the east of Reunion Island (population ~840,000) on Friday 3 January as a Category 2 storm.

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