Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Tropical Storm Gaston is located about 1030 mi...1660 km ENE of the Leeward Islands and about 1195 mi...1925 km ESE of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...NW or 320 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:

Tropical Storm Lester is located about 510 mi...820 km SW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.

Invest 98E 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 279 nm southeast of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, is tracking eastward at 04 knots.

Newsbytes:

Sudan - Two months of torrential rain have killed more than 110 people in Sudan - and more rain is forecast. More than 160,000 people have been affected and 14,000 houses destroyed.

Ethiopia - The United Nations says more than 600,000 people have been displaced in Ethiopia since March, largely because of flooding. The African country was struggling with its worst drought in decades in 2015, but it ended when spring rains arrived in March. On Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said nearly 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes between March and June due to flooding. The report further said that others were stranded due to the inter-communal conflict in Ethiopia's southern Oromia and Somali regions.