Saturday 30 June 2018

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Gl sst mm

In the eastern Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm 06e (Emilia), located about 695 mi...1120 km sw of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 285 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h.

In the western Pacific Ocean: Tropical storm (ts) 09w (Prapiroon), located approximately 327 nm south-southeast of Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan, is tracking northwestward at 04 knots.

NewsBytes:

Romania - Floods have swirled through Romania, damaging as many as 60 towns in 14 counties. Highways have been closed and hundreds are without electricity or gas. In one area, Slănic-Moldova, more than 300 farms were flooded.

Singapore - Intense rain again caused flash floods at four locations in central Singapore on Friday morning, national water agency PUB said in a statement. The flash floods occurred at Lorong Kismis and Bukit Timah Road, as well as Dunearn Road near Watten Estate Road and along Yarwood Avenue to Binjai Park. The PUB said that about 85mm of rainfall was recorded for two hours between 9.30am and 11.30am.

India - Incessant rain lash most parts of the Kashmir valley, though there is no immediate threat of flood. Rain has however, resulted in increase in the water level in the water bodies, including rivers and nallahs in the valley, particularly in south Kashmir.

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