Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon Rammasun islocated approximately 250 nm east of Hanoi, Vietnam.

Tropical Storm Matmo is located approximately 225 nm north of Koror, Palau.

In the Central Pacific:

Tropical storm Wali is located about 925 mi (1490 km) ESE of Hilo, Hawaii. With the cyclone already feeling the ill effects of increasing vertical wind shear, the window for Wali to intensify has closed.

NewsBytes:

UK - 12 hours of lightning strikes in the United Kingdom from 21:00 Thursday to 9:00 Friday. Parts of south-east England have recorded the hottest day of the year after dramatic electrical storms. Temperatures in Gravesend, Kent, nudged 32C (90F), beating the previous high of 29.5C, recorded on Thursday, as much of the country enjoyed the sun. The sweltering heat came after lightning struck the UK more than 3,000 times in the early hours of Friday.