Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic: Tropical Storm Karl is located about 635 mi...1025 km S of Cape Race Newfoundland with maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/h. Present movement...NE or 55 degrees at 46 mph...74 km/h.

Post Tropical Cyclone Lisa is located about 1275 mi...2055 km NW of the Cabo Verde islands and about 1165 mi...1875 km SW of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h, Present movement...NW or 305 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Invest 97L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Eastern Pacific: Invest 94E 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: Typhoon 20w (Megi), located approximately 582 nm east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, is tracking west-northwestward at 14 knots.

Newsbytes:

Iowa, USA - Floods force mandatory evacuations in Iowa. About 25 Palo homes were evacuated Saturday as thousands of eastern Iowa residents continued to brace for the rising floodwaters of the Cedar River. Sandbagging operations continued in Cedar Rapids, where evacuations are expected to begin Sunday.

Thailand - Four districts in this central province have been inundated, with almost 8,000 households affected by accelerated discharges from the Chao Phraya Dam in recent days. A total of 204 villages in 35 tambons were flooded by water from 30-70 centimetres deep. In low-lying areas, water was as deep as one metre.

India - Residents living in low-lying areas of Indian information technology hub Hyderabad are being evacuated as days of rain led to floods in the city. The floods brought on by monsoon rains that have been ongoing since Tuesday inundated several districts of Telangana and parts of Hyderabad city, the capital of the state.