Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Irma is located about 20 mi...30 km ESE of Key West Florida and about 110 mi...180 km S of Naples Florida with maximum sustained winds...130 mph...215 km/h. Present movement…NNW or 330 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Hurricane Jose is located about 250 mi...400 km NNW of the northern Leeward islands and about 375 mi...605 km E of Grand Turk island with maximum sustained winds...130 mph...215 km/h. Present movement…NW or 305 degrees at 16 mph...26 km/h.

The Remnants of Katia are located about 150 mi...245 km S of Tampico Mexico and about 125 mi...200 km WNW of Veracruz Mexico with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement…WSW or 240 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/h.

In the Western Pacific: Tropical Storm 20w (Talim), located approximately 435 nm west-northwest of Andersen AFB, Guam, is tracking west-northwestward at 11 knots.

Newsbytes:

Cuba - Hurricane Irma uprooted trees and tore off roofs in Cuba on Saturday with 125-mile-per-hour (200-km per hour) winds that damaged hotels in the island’s best-known beach resorts and forced evacuations as far along the coast as low-lying areas of the capital Havana. By Saturday evening, the sea had penetrated two blocks over parts of the city’s historic seafront boulevard, and the waters were expected to advance farther as the surge grew. In the fishing town of Caibarien, residents swept mud from beachside homes after storm surge drove 3 feet (1 meter) of seawater up the shore. In streets carpeted with fresh green seaweed as the water receded, people said it was the strongest cyclone ever to hit the town.

Bahamas - Hurricane Irma is so powerful, it sucked the ocean away from beaches in the Bahamas on Friday. This phenomenon is real and may occur during extremely powerful hurricanes such as Irma. The storm is so powerful, it can essentially change the shape of the ocean.