Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Florence is located about 1060 mi...1705 km ene of the northern Leeward islands and about 1170 mi...1885 km ese of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds...115 mph...185 km/h. Present movement...nw or 315 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Tropical Depression Gordon is located about 115 mi...185 km nnw of Jackson Mississippi with maximum sustained winds...25 mph...35 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 287 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Olivia is located about 1080 mi...1735 km wsw of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...105 mph...165 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 285 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h.

In the Central Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Norman is located about 345 mi...555 km e of Hilo Hawaii and about 525 mi...850 km e of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...120 mph...195 km/h. Present movement...wnw or 295 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Mali - Floods in several parts of the country have affected more than 18,800 people, killed three and destroyed more than 3,200 houses. Herders have also lost around 1,800 heads of cattle. Since 7th of August 2018, Mali has been affected by heavy rainfall, which peaked between 17 to 19 August, causing floods across the country. These floods have caused great damage in localities of six out of the ten regions of the country. During the third week of August, heavy rainfall accumulations (>100mm) were received throughout several West African nations including Mali, after several previous weeks of heavy and above-average rainfall.

Japan - A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated Wednesday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century. Boats and buses were ferrying stranded passengers from Kansai International Airport – one of the country's busiest – after thousands of people were forced to spend the night in the partially flooded facility. At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka – Japan's second city – wrecking infrastructure and destroying homes. Winds up to 216km/h ripped off roofs, overturned trucks and swept a 2 500-ton tanker into a bridge leading to the airport, the region's main international gateway and a national transport hub. More than 1.2 million people had been advised to leave their homes as Jebi approached the Kansai area – Japan's industrial heartland – although it was unclear how many had heeded the warnings. Around 16 000 people spent the night in shelters, local media said.