Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Hurricane Gaston is located about 850 mi...1365 km E of Bermuda and about 1335 mi...2150 km W of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...120 mph...195 km/h. Present movement...NE or 50 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h.

Tropical Depression Eight is located about 75 mi...120 km ESE of Cape Hatteras North Carolina with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...NE or 45 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/h.

Tropical Depression Nine is located about 405 mi...655 km SSW of Apalachicola Florida and about 425 mi...680 km SW of Tampa Florida with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...N or 360 degrees at 2 mph...4 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Hurricane Lester is located about 1160 mi...1865 km E of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...140 mph...220 km/h. Present movement...W or 265 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Hurricane Madeline is located about 235 mi...380 km E of Hilo Hawaii and about 440 mi...705 km ESE of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/h. Present movement...W or 260 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon 12w (Lionrock), located approximately 246 nm northwest of Misawa, Japan, is tracking northwestward at 35 knots.

In the Central Pacific:

Invest 92C is an area of disturbed weather in the Central Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

Invest 93C is an area of disturbed weather in the Central Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

Newsbytes:

Japan - Typhoon Lionrock made landfall Tuesday evening near the city of Ofunato, 310 miles northeast of Tokyo on the Pacific coast and crossed the main island of Honshu before heading out to the Sea of Japan. It was the first time a typhoon has made landfall in the northern region since 1951, when the Japan Meteorological Agency started keeping records. At least 11 people were found dead in Japan on Wednesday, most of them elderly residents at a nursing home, as heavy overnight rain from Typhoon Lionrock left towns flooded across the country’s north.

India - The monsoon floods in India's Ganges river this year have broken previous records, according to local officials. They said water levels reached unprecedented levels at four locations in northern India. The highest record was in Patna, the state capital of Bihar where flood waters reached 50.52m (166ft) on 26 August, up from 50.27m in 1994. Floods across India this year have killed more than 150 people and displaced thousands. "We have also recorded unprecedented flood levels at Hathidah and Bhagalpur of Bihar state and Balliya of Uttar Pradesh," chief of India's Central Water Commission GS Jha said.