Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Celia is located about 1095 mi...1765 km WSW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...85 mph...140 km/h. Present movement...W or 270 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Invest 97E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

Newsbytes:

Nepal - Locals have been asked to stay alert after a massive landslide blocked the Tamor River at Malbase Mitlung in Sawadin-1 of the Taplejung district on Sunday. Personnel from the Nepal Army have been deployed to the disaster area.

Migrating Dust - Large clouds of Saharan dust traversing the Atlantic are keeping the tropics quiet in the western Atlantic. Meanwhile, the Pacific remains active with Hurricane Celia and another area that could develop into a tropical depression over the next 48 hours. The cloud of Saharan dust moving into southeast Texas will increase the haze and reduce the air quality, which could trigger allergies in highly sensitive individuals. Another plume of dust could reach the area later this week.

China - Troops were deployed as the latest wave of floods and mudslides endangered lives across China, hitting the Henan, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.