Sunday, 28 July 2013

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Atlantic:

Remnants of Dorian were located about 550 mi (890 km) E of the northern Leeward Islands. The last advisory on this system by the National Hurricane Center has been issued.

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical storm Flossie is located about 775 mi E of Hilo, Hawaii. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Hawaii and Maui counties. Heavy rainfall may begin as early as Monday morning over Hawaii County and Monday afternoon over Maui County. Tropical storm force winds are expected as early as Monday afternoon. Large surf will impact east facing shores possibly as early as Sunday afternoon with the largest surf expected on Monday

Other News:

Heavy rains for over 10 hours caused another landslide in China, this one in Liaoning Province which claimed the lives of at least six people.

Heavy rains caused floods in Sanaa, Yemen.

Floods and landslides in Gorontalo, Indonesia have claimed the lives of at least four people and left three others missing. Several buildings were damaged and about 600 families were displaced.

Heavy rain Friday night flooded cities in southern Utah, USA overnight, and the storms continued to batter the region Saturday.

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