Friday 16 May 2014

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

No current tropical storms.

NewsBytes:

Florida, Kentucky USA - The National Weather Service reported a tornado briefly touched ground Thursday at about 2:30 p.m. one mile west of Miami International Airport.

The National Weather Service says two tornadoes caused damage in Kentucky on Wednesday, but no injuries were reported. The stronger tornado hit about 5 miles north-northeast of Hopkinsville in Christian County at about 4:30 p.m. CDT, causing minor damage to buildings and trees. The weather service classified it as an EF2 with 125 mph winds. Earlier, another tornado hit 5 miles southeast of Shepherdsville in Bullitt County at about 2:30 p.m. EDT. That twister was classified as an EF0, the mildest.

Serbia - The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years hit Serbia and Bosnia this week, killing three people, cutting off electricity and leaving several towns and villages isolated. Serbian power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) said on Thursday high water levels on the Morava river have forced it to halt two hydro power plants with a combined capacity of 34 megawatts. The Serbian government has declared a state of emergency due to flash floods caused by the heavy rain throughout the country. 2 people were reported to have drowned in the floods.

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