Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
Tropical depression 28w (Melor), located approximately 177 nm southeast of Manila, Philippines, is tracking westward at 11 knots.
NewsBytes:
Swaziland - A severe hailstorm damaged hundreds of homes in the Hluti and Lavumisa areas of Swaziland on Saturday.
Philippines - As many as 700 000 people have been evacuated as Typhoon Melor (known locally as Nona) made landfall around 11 a.m. over Batag, Northern Samar. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Typhoon Melor is expected to cause flooding, landslides and storm surges of up to four metres. Typhoon Melor is expected to make a second landfall by Monday night in Sorsogon province. Melor has maximum sustained winds of 150 kph and gusts of up to 185 kph moving west at 17 kph.
South Island, New Zealand - Hail, heavy rain and several tornadoes battered parts of the South Island on Sunday. One tornado lifted a silage wagon off the ground and threw it onto a nearby tractor in Carew, near Geraldine, while hail stones the size of large pebbles had people across the region ducking for cover.
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