Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Invest 98L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Invest 95E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

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

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical Storm 09w (Chanthu), located approximately 515 nm south-southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, and is tracking northward at 13 knots.

Newsbytes:

South Sudan - Update - Thousands of houses have been destroyed and several villages submerged after flooding triggered by torrential rainfall killed 100 people across Sudan, according to an aid group in the country. The Sudanese Red Crescent Society reported on Sunday that 25 people died in eastern Sudan's Kassala, and around 8,000 houses have been destroyed since heavy rains lashed the state two weeks ago. Nationwide, at least 100 people were killed, the group said. Thousands of people in the impoverished eastern region bordering Eritrea were forced to flee after the river Gash burst its banks, flooding entire villages inhabited by farmers. Many people were sheltering in makeshift grass huts on hilltops, after floodwaters also cut off the main highway between east Sudan and the capital, Khartoum.

Louisiana, USA - Update - At least four people have died in severe flooding that has swamped a large swath of southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. The federal government has declared a major disaster in Louisiana. 20,000 people have been rescued from flooded homes and vehicles. Louisiana and Mississippi are both under a state of emergency.