Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Tropical Storm Gaston is located about 975 mi...1570 km W of the Cabo Verde islands with maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 290 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

Invest 99L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Invest 98E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

Invest 99E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical Storm 12w (Lionrock), located approximately 269 nm east-southeast of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, is tracking south-southwestward at 06 knots.

Tropical Depression 14w (Fourteen), located approximately 340 nm east-southeast of Iwo To, is tracking north-northeastward at 24 knots.

Newsbytes:

India Update - Floods across India have killed more than 30 people and displaced thousands. Central Madhya Pradesh state has suffered the highest death toll with at least 17 people killed in flood-related incidents, officials said. And in eastern Bihar state, at least 15,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a "flood-like situation" in a dozen districts. Floods are common in India during the monsoon season between June and September. But excessive rains this year have caused the Ganges river and its tributaries to rise above the danger level in about 20 districts in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. At least 13 people have died in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states because of drowning, electrocution or injuries sustained after house collapses. In Bihar, where at least six rivers are flowing above the danger mark, thousands of people have taken shelter in more than 80 relief camps.

Romania - Authorities say 11 people have been rescued after being trapped by a flash flood in a huge bat cave in western Romania. The group had taken shelter Monday afternoon from torrential rain, only to be trapped by the flood. They were rescued after a seven-hour operation. The Huda lui Papara cave is home to the largest bat colony in Europe, located in the Apuseni Mountains in northwestern Transylvania.