Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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Tropical Storm Erika is located about 750 mi...1205 km E of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 20 mph...31 km/h.

Tropical Storm 17w (Atsani), located approximately 1065 nm south of Petropavlovsk, Russia, is tracking east-northeastward at 20 knots.

Typhoon 16w (Goni), located approximately 81 nm northwest of Iwakuni, Japan, is tracking north-northeastward at 13 knots.

Tropical Depression Kilo is located about 185 mi...300 km NE of Johnston Island and about 640 mi...1035 km WSW of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h. Present movement...N or 360 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Hurricane Loke is located about 205 mi...335 km E of Midway Island and about 120 mi...195 km ENE of Pearl and Hermes Atoll with maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/h. Present movement...NNE or 25 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

Tropical Depression Twelve-E is located about 1610 mi...2595 km ESE of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...W or 275 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/h.

Invest 96E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Australia - A tornado in the New South Wales town of Dubbo has damaged at least seven houses, scattered debris and uprooted trees. Roads were flooded across Sydney and the Illawarra, with the emergency services rescuing people stranded in cars after driving into floodwaters.

Dubbo tornado image

Turkey - At least eight people have died and two are missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin. Heavy rainfall has paralysed life in Artvin and its districts of Arhavi, Hopa and Borça. The main road linking the three districts has also been blocked to traffic due to the floods.

Kent, England - Dead rats are floating in the streets of Tunbridge Wells after flash floods swept the town last evening and more rain is expected to fall tonight.

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