Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Florence is located about 205 mi...325 km ese of Wilmington North Carolina and about 250 mi...405 km ese of Myrtle Beach South Carolina with maximum sustained winds...110 mph...175 km/h. Present movement...nw or 315 degrees at 15 mph...24 km/h.

Hurricane Helene is located about 1215 mi...1955 km ssw of Lajes air base in the Azores and about 1170 mi...1885 km sw of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/h. Present movement...n or 355 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h.

Tropical Storm Isaac is located about 105 mi...170 km e of Dominica and about 130 mi...205 km ese of Guadeloupe with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...w or 275 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

Subtropical Storm Joyce is located about 945 mi...1520 km wsw of the Azores with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...sw or 220 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Super Typhoon 26w (Mangkhut), located approximately 528 nm east of Manila, Philippines, is tracking westward at 11 knots.

Tropical Depression 27w (Barijat), located approximately 207 nm east of Hanoi, Vietnam, is tracking westward at 09 knots.

In the Central Pacific Ocean: Tropical Depression Olivia is located about 160 mi...255 km ssw of Lihue Hawaii and about 195 mi...315 km wsw of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...wsw or 255 degrees at 18 mph...30 km/h.

NewsBytes:

East Coast, USA - The category four hurricane was 500 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina this morning, and is set to unleash torrential rain and high winds from Thursday to Saturday. Meteorologists are particularly concerned about the slow-moving nature of the hurricane, as this means areas will receive a concentrated burst of rain and wind. Parts of the Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic are likely to get 15 and 25 inches of rain by the end of the weekend. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said wave heights of up to 83 feet were measured this morning to the northeast of the hurricane.