Tuesday 9 June 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Post Tropical Cyclone Blanca is located about 160 mi...260 km NW of Santa Rosalia Mexico with maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h. Present movement...N or 350 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Hazards affecting land: rainfall: the Post-tropical low could still produce additional rainfall accumulations of 1 to 3 inches over parts of the central and northern Baja California peninsula. Light to moderate rainfall amounts associated with this low will also begin to increase over portions of the southwestern United States through Tuesday.

Tropical cyclone (tc) 01a (Ashobaa), located approximately 290 nm south-southwest of Karachi, Pakistan, is tracking west-northwestward at 08 knots

Invest 94E in the eastern Pacific remains an area of disturbed weather which has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Switzerland - A woman and her daughter died as rain storms triggered flash flooding in Canton of Lucerne. A mudslide cut the road linking Thun and Interlaken in the canton of Bern. Another landslide disrupted rail traffic between Birmensdorf and Zurich Altstetten. Around 80,000 lightning strikes hit Central Switzerland to Zurich from Sunday to Monday, whereas the Weather Service records 200,000 to 500,000 lightning strikes each year in Switzerland.

Tennessee, USA - Flash flooding, hail and serious lightning strikes plagued Middle Tennessee as severe thunderstorms made their way across the region. Heavy rain and hail started falling early Monday afternoon in several counties, including Robertson and Cheatham. Sizes varied but some were as big as quarters and ping pong balls. Flash flooding began to occur across Davidson County as low-lying roadways were inundated with heavy rain. Numerous cars were stranded by the floodwaters.

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