Monday, 19 September 2016

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

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In the North Atlantic: Post-Tropical Cyclone Julia is located about 110 mi...175 km SSE of Myrtle Beach South Carolina and about 195 mi...315 km SSW of Cape Lookout North Carolina with maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h. Present movement...NW or 310 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.

Tropical Storm Karl is located about 930 mi...1500 km E of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...W or 270 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

Invest 96L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Eastern Pacific: Hurricane Paine is located about 340 mi...550 km WSW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/h. Present movement...NW or 315 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

In the Western Pacific: Typhoon 18w (Malakas), located approximately 188 nm south-southwest of Sasebo, Japan, is tracking northeastward at 13 knots.

Newsbytes:

Thailand - At least 20 villages in three districts of this northern province have been hit by flash-floods following heavy rain throughout Saturday night, reports said. More than 100 houses at Ban Khem in tambon Huay Thung were damaged. Soldiers used heavy machinery to remove objects obstructing water flows and helped repair the damaged houses.

Nepal - A flash flood in downtown Pokhara triggered by heavy rainfall since Saturday evening has killed one person while another has gone missing. With this, the death toll from flash floods in Pokhara in the past three weeks has reached three.

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