Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the North Indian Ocean: Tropical cyclone (tc) 02a (Mekunu), located approximately 254 nm south-southeast of Salalah, Oman, is tracking northward at 06 knots.

The tropical storm which developed in the southwest Arabian Sea intensified yesterday evening into Cyclone Mekunu. The cyclone is moving currently north-northwest at a speed of 06 nm. Mekunu is expected to continue moving in this direction during the remainder of this week and make landfall near Salalah, Oman on about Saturday 26 May.

In the North Atlantic Ocean: A broad surface low centered over the southeastern Yucatan Peninsula has become better defined since yesterday, and it continues to produce a large area of cloudiness and showers extending from the northwestern Caribbean Sea across Cuba into the Florida Straits. Continued slow development of this system is possible during the next couple of days as it drifts northward near the Yucatan Peninsula.

NewsBytes:

Southeast USA - Heavy rains from the Gulf of Mexico spawned flooding in the Southeastern states Wednesday ahead of what could become the year's first tropical storm, just as tourist season begins. The National Hurricane Center said a disturbance still over water in the western Caribbean had a 70 percent chance of becoming a subtropical or tropical system by Memorial Day, and rain is forecast to continue even if it doesn't. In southeastern Alabama, downpours already covered roads and bridges in Lee County. Emergency management officials said at least two bridges collapsed and multiple roads were barricaded because of high water.

Cape Town, South Africa - From drought to Floods. The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre on Wednesday warned of heavy rain and flooding in the metro and in the Overberg district.