Friday, 5 June 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Blanca is located about 350 mi...560 km SSW of Manzanillo Mexico and about 640 mi...1030 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas Mexico with maximum sustained winds...105 mph...165 km/h. Present movement...NW or 320 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/h. Hazards affecting land - surf: swells generated by Blanca are affecting the coast of southwestern Mexico and will reach the Pacific coast of the Baja California peninsula and the southern Gulf of California later today. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions..

NewsBytes:

Australia - Residents in parts of southeast Australia’s Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania states awakened to a winter wonderland after an Antarctic blast brought a sudden and unusually deep snow cover, even to low elevations. The snow arrived on June 1, which is considered the first day of the Southern Hemisphere’s meteorological winter. Almost 8 inches of snow fell throughout New South Wales’ ski resorts, which were only a few days away from opening for the season.

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