Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Eastern Pacific:

Hurricane Henriette is located about 980 mi (1580 km) E of Hilo, Hawaii. A small-sized storm, Henriette is expected to become a tropical storm by Friday night or early Saturday.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical depression Eleven is located approximately 362 nm northward of Koror, Palau.

Deadly floods hit central US

Up to three people have died in flash floods that have sparked alerts in several US states.A child was killed and his mother is presumed dead after their car was swept away in Missouri, which has suffered the worst of the deluge. Another woman died as her car drove over a bridge in rapidly rising waters in the same state. Flash flood warnings are also in place in parts of Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. More heavy rains are forecast into the weekend.

Nashville residents took to their roofs to avoid the rising water. The rains turned a normally placid creek into "a Class V whitewater river". Some 15 inches (38cm) of rain was recorded in a 48-hour period near Waynesville. At least 100 homes and businesses in Hollister, Missouri, were damaged when a creek flooded. Scores of people were evacuated, some of whom had to be rescued by boat.

The Interstate 44 motorway in central Missouri reopened on Thursday after floodwaters receded, but many other roads remained inundated in the south of the state. In Nashville, Tennessee, firefighters had to wade through waist-deep floodwaters to rescue residents of one apartment building, after up to 8in of rain fell in a few hours. Arkansas saw about 10in of rain fall in Benton County, while parts of Kansas and Oklahoma saw 6 inches of rain.

Other News:

At least eight people including two children have drowned when boat capsized in floodwaters in Pakistan.