Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean:

Tropical storm Douglas is located about 500 mi...800 km W of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...NW or 315 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

In the Western Pacific:

Tropical depression 08w (eight) has developed into Tropical Storm Neogari and is located approximately 207 nm west of Andersen AFB, has tracked northwestward at 13 knots over the past six hours.

In the Atlantic:

Hurricane Arthur is located about 145 mi...235 km ENE of Norfolk Virginia with maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/h. Present movement...NE or 40 degrees at 21 mph...34 km/h.

Arthur begins to weaken as it pulls away from North Carolina

 

NewsBytes:

Paraguay - Paraguayan officials warned on Thursday of a possible environmental disaster because a flooding river is threatening a dump site for toxic residues. State environmental chief Marina Cristina Morales said the Paraguay river already has flooded the Cateura dump in the capital city of Asuncion. The river has risen nearly 6.5 feet (2 meters) above normal, though it was still 9 feet (2.8 meters) below the level of a containment site for toxic waste. Morales said. The flooding, after days of torrential rains, already has forced the evacuation of about 300,000 people near the Paraguay and Parana rivers. Most of them were still evacuated Thursday, sheltered in camps of improvised tents. Paraguay's weather service forecasts that the swollen rivers will begin to slowly recede back to their normal levels by August.