Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Darby is located about 150 mi...240 km ESE of Hilo Hawaii and about 360 mi...580 km ESE of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/h.

Tropical Storm Frank is located about 360 mi...580 km W of Manzanillo Mexico and about 305 mi...490 km S of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 300 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Tropical Storm Georgette is located about 940 mi...1515 km SW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 290 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Newsbytes:

Assam, India - Floods today engulfed more districts in Assam amid heavy deluge and pouring waters of overflowing rivers in the state affecting three lakh (300 000) people even as the Army swung into action in Chirang district for rescue works. The state continued to be under the grip of floods with the deluge today spreading to nine districts from Thursday's seven, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. The affected districts are Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Sivasagar, Kokrajhar, Barpeta and Bongaigain where three lakh people in 464 villages are affected by the swirling flood waters, it said.

Arunachal Pradesh, India - Incessant downpour over the past couple of days has triggered landslides and floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Besides damaging culverts and some buildings, the floods and mudslide submerged low-lying areas and a rural link road and disrupted power supply. Many domestic animals were also reported to be washed away in the mudslides.