Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Florence is located about 1205 mi...1940 km wnw of the Cabo Verde islands and about 1300 mi...2090 km ene of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 290 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Tropical Storm Gordon is located about 190 mi...305 km ese of the mouth of the Mississippi river with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 300 degrees at 15 mph...25 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Olivia is located about 630 mi...1015 km sw of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...80 mph...130 km/h. Present movement...w or 275 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Typhoon 25w (Jebi), located approximately 147 nm west of Cape Fuji, Japan, is tracking north-northeastward at 34 knots.

In the Central Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Norman is located about 870 mi...1400 km e of Hilo Hawaii and about 1050 mi...1690 km e of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...85 mph...140 km/h. Present movement...w or 275 degrees at 17 mph...28 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Japan - The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on Tuesday, with more than a million people urged to evacuate to escape violent winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Jebi, with winds of up to 216km/h, made landfall around midday in southwestern Japan near areas still recovering from deadly record rain earlier this summer. It was moving fast on a northeast track, reaching the city of Kobe by early afternoon. More than 700 flights were cancelled, including several international flights departing and arriving at Nagoya and Osaka, along with ferries, local train services and some bullet train lines.

Florida, USA - Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the Florida Keys Monday morning and lashed South Florida with rain and tropical storm force winds. Parts of South Florida are already under water including Homestead. The area of 328th Street is pretty waterlogged. In some areas the water was more than a foot deep, making driving very difficult. Tropical Storm Gordon is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours and could be near hurricane strength when it makes landfall along the central Gulf Coast.