Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Carlos is located about 115 mi...185 km S of Manzanillo Mexico and about 140 mi...225 km WSW of Lazaro Cardenas Mexico with maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 290 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h. Hazards affecting land - wind: tropical storm conditions are expected within the Tropical Storm Warning area through Wednesday. Hurricane conditions are expected to begin within the Hurricane Warning area later today. Rainfall: Carlos is expected to produce heavy rains in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Durango, and Sinaloa with rainfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches possible through Thursday morning. Isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches are also possible. These rains may produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides, especially in areas of higher terrain. Surf: swells associated with the depression are expected to increase near the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico during the next few days. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Tropical Storm Bill is located about 30 mi...45 km ESE of Port Oconnor Texas and about 105 mi...170 km SW of Galveston Texas with maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h. Present movement...NW or 310 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Hazards affecting land: rainfall: Bill is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma and 2 to 4 inches over western Arkansas and southern Missouri, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches in eastern Texas. Wind: tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area within the next hour or two. Storm surge: the combination of a storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters. The water could reach the following heights above ground if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide... Upper Texas coast...2 to 4 feet, western Louisiana coast...1 to 2 feet. Tornadoes: a few tornadoes will be possible across portions of eastern Texas and far western Louisiana today and tonight.

NewsBytes:

Nepal - A landslide in the Makwanpur district in Nepal has claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl.

Ivory Coast - Heavy rainfall continued across most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week flooding plantations and raising concerns of possible disease outbreaks among the trees.