Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical cyclone 08s (Diamondra), located approximately 827 nm south-southeast of Diego Garcia, is tracking southeastward at 09 knots.

Tropical cyclone (tc) 09s (Eunice), forms in the southern Indian Ocean, is located approximately 626 nm southwest of Diego Garcia, and is tracking southeastward at 08 knots.

NewsBytes:

USA - The blizzard across the north-east USA began to loosen its grip on New England late Tuesday, after dumping more than two feet of snow in parts of the region and flooding coastal areas. Providence, Rhode Island, had well over a foot of snow. Sixteen inches had piled up in Portland, Maine, and 23 inches in Waterford, Connecticut. At least 30,000 homes and businesses were without power in the Boston-Cape Cod area, including the entire island of Nantucket. By mid-morning Tuesday, roads in New York and New Jersey were opened and bus and train service, suspended overnight, had resumed. The snowstorm affected air traffic across the US. FlightAware reported that about 5,200 flights were canceled due to the storm, and more than 2,500 were delayed.