Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Hurricane Matthew is located about 130 mi...215 km NNW of Curacao and about 535 mi...860 km ESE of Kingston Jamaica with maximum sustained winds...100 mph...155 km/h. Present movement...W or 265 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical Depression Ulika is located about 885 mi...1420 km E of Hilo Hawaii and about 1075 mi...1735 km E of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 290 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h.

Invest 97E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for further tropical development.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical Storm 21w (Chaba), located approximately 934 nm southeast of Kadena AB, Guam, is tracking northwestward at 07 knots.

Newsbytes:

Caribbean - Hurricane Matthew, the fifth hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, triggered flooding and landslides on eastern Caribbean islands claiming the life of one person. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba along Colombia/Venezuela border to Riohacha. Government offices in Aruba have been closed today and Curacao's parliamentary elections have been postponed until next week.

West Java, Indonesia - According to the Indonesian Red Cross Society, at least 37 people have died and 20 others are still missing after flash floods and landslides struck Garut and Sumedang regencies in West Java. Reports from the National Disaster Management Agency indicate that 858 houses were destroyed and 1,600 others were damaged. Nearly 6,400 people have been displaced in the Garut regency, where water reaching 2 meters high in some areas inundated at least eight sub-districts. Landslides displaced 1,300 people in the villages within the Sumedang regency.