Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic:

Hurricane Matthew is located about 45 mi...85 km ENE of Cabo Lucrecia Cuba and about 115 mi...185 km S of Long Island Bahamas with maximum sustained winds...115 mph...185 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 345 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/h.

Tropical Storm Nicole is located about 490 mi...790 km NNE of San Juan Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 300 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical Storm 21w (Chaba), located approximately 121 nm north-northwest of Iwakuni, Japan, is tracking northeastward at 34 knots.

Newsbytes:

Hurricane Matthew - Emergency teams in Haiti struggled Wednesday to reach hurricane-ravaged areas cut off by washed-out bridges and mudslides after Hurricane Matthew roared over the nation’s western tip to began a devastating island-hopping path that arcs toward the U.S. coast. The full extent of Matthew’s blow to Haiti remained unclear with communications almost fully severed to some regions in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation — where tens of thousands of people still living in tents after a powerful earthquake six years ago killed 200,000 people. At least 11 deaths — including at least four in neighbouring Dominican Republic — have been blamed on the hurricane, which packed winds of up 145 mph when it hit Haiti on Tuesday and then moved on toward Cuba and the Bahamas. A weakened Matthew was expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday.

Australia - Another spell of violent weather rolls through the Great Australian Bight, causing widespread disruption. Australia's wettest spring on record has now developed into the wettest start to October for nearly a century in some areas. The latest spell of heavy rain caused more damage in South Australia on Tuesday, just a week after the entire state suffered a power outage. Floodwaters in the Adelaide Hills damaged homes, while strong winds caused trees to be uprooted. The nation's capital, Canberra, was also hit: The State Emergency Service issued thunderstorm warnings as a wind gust of 96 kilometres per hour was reported.