Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Pacific:

Tropical storm Faxai is located approximately 380 nm east of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and is tracking north-northeastward at 13 knots.

Tropical cyclone Kofi is located approximately 1034 nm south-southeast of Pago Pago, and has accelerated to track east-southeastward at 28 knots over the past six hours. The final warning on this system has been issued.

A tropical low located 1,350 km north east of Cairns, Australia is expected to form into a tropical cyclone tomorrow. It is expected to move towards the Queensland coast.

NewsBytes:

Indonesia - Around 18 thousand houses were inundated in Bojongsoang, Baleendah and Dayeuhkolot sub-districts, Bandung District, West Java, on Monday, following the overflow of the Citarum River after heavy rains on Sunday.

USA - Rain in Western Washington brings warning of floods, landslides and avalanches. Several landslides in the North Bend area helped prompt the issuing of a special weather statement warning about unstable hillsides. Rangers at Mount Rainier reported 18 inches of powder from Sunday to Monday.

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