Friday 22 January 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Gl sst mm

Tropical Cyclone Victor is located approximately 473 nm east-southeast of Suva, Fiji, and is tracking westward at 09 knots.

Niue, Tonga and the Cook Islands were pounded by high surf and blustery winds as outer bands of Category-1 Cyclone Victor lashed the islands. High winds had downed some coconut palms and blown off shed roofs. The massive storm churned the South Pacific for several days before losing force over cooler waters northeast of New Zealand.

Tropical cyclone 08s (Corentin), located approximately 911 nm east of Port Louis, Mauritius, is tracking southward at 10 knots.

NewsBytes:

USA - A large winter storm that is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region on January 22 and 23. Washington, D.C., and New York City were under blizzard watches January 21, 2016 and states of emergency were declared in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina ahead of a blustery weekend storm expected to slam the East Coast with up to 2 feet (60 cm) of snow.

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