Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
Tropical cyclone Nathan is located approximately 298 nm east-northeast of Cairns, Australia and is tracking south-southeastward at 02 knots.
The category two storm is expected to intensify to at least a category three and turn towards the north Queensland coast on Thursday or Friday. Nathan came very close to Cooktown, north of Cairns, last week before making a U-turn and heading back out to sea.
Tropical storm 03w (Bavi), located approximately 390 nm north-northwest of Yap, and is tracking westward at 10 knots.
NewsBytes:
Vanuatu - Death toll rises after Cyclone Pam - A UN team in Vanuatu says 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam, with communication to outlying islands still down.
Boston, USA - Boston has broken the record for the snowiest winter in the city's recorded history. The National Weather Service said the city received 108.6in (275.8cm) of snow this winter, beating the 1995-1996 record of 107.6 inches.
Tornadoes, USA - Not a single tornado has been reported to the National Weather Service so far in March, which typically marks the first month of severe weather season in the Plains and Southeast. The only other year since 1950 that there have been zero tornado reports in the first half of March was 1969.
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