Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Post-Tropical Cyclone Gaston is located about 160 mi...260 km NE of Faial island in the central Azores and about 120 mi...190 km N of Lajes air base in the Azores with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...ENE or 65 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

Tropical Storm Hermine is located about 60 mi...95 km WNW of Cape Lookout North Carolina and about 115 mi...185 km W of Cape Hatteras North Carolina with maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h. Present movement...NE or 55 degrees at 22 mph...35 km/h.

Invest 92L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Hurricane Lester is located about 205 mi...325 km ENE of Hilo Hawaii and about 355 mi...570 km E of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...100 mph...155 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 295 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

Remnants of Madeline are located about 605 mi...970 km WSW of Honolulu Hawaii and about 250 mi...405 km E of Johnston Island with maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h. Present movement...W or 270 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

Invest 90E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon 15w (Namtheun), located approximately 187 nm south of Sasebo, Japan, is tracking north-northwestward at 07 knots.

Newsbytes:

Florida, USA - Hurricane Hermine wreaked havoc across Florida on Friday, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus from pools of standing water left behind. The first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, Hermine came ashore packing winds of 80 mph (130 kph) and churning up a devastating storm surge in coastal areas. Torrential downpours and high surf left parts of some communities under water early Friday, with mandatory evacuations ordered in parts of five northwestern Florida counties. One storm-related death was reported by authorities in the northern Florida town of Ocala, where a fallen tree killed a homeless man sleeping in his tent.

New South Wales, Australia - Floods, storms and damaging winds hit New South Wales. Gale-force winds are expected across eastern NSW on Saturday and emergency crews remain on floodwatch in the state's west. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says most of the east part of the state - the Hunter, Illawarra, south coast, southern, northern and central tablelands, parts of the mid-north coast and Snowy Mountains - could experience winds up to 90km/h.

India - Seven more people died on Friday taking the death toll in the devastating Bihar floods to 179 even as water level of the swollen Ganga started to recede.