Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

Hurricane Henriette, tiny in size, is spinning down as quickly as it spun up during its recent intensification phase, and has decreased from hurricane to tropical storm strength. To the east of it there's a massive zone of thunderstorms being monitored for one or more storms to spin up.

In the Western Pacific: Tropical Depression 11W continues to get better organized and is close to tropical storm strength. The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) still forecasts it to become a typhoon, though not as intense a one as previously predicted. The expected track is still toward the northern Philippines this weekend. Regardless of the wind speeds, heavy rain will fall in that country, which is prone to flash flooding and landslides. Then the storm will move toward China.

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Mudslide, flash flooding have injured at least three people and stranded several cars in Colorado Springs, USA.

Landslide in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone has claimed the lives of at least six people.

Hailstorms in eastern China have claimed the lives of at least six people and injured three. A hailstorm hit Dangshan and Xiaoxian counties in Anhui province Friday morning. Severe hail damage has been reported in Anhui with disruption of power supply and road closures.

Floods in Iwate prefecture in Japan have claimed the lives of at least two people and left five others missing.