Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Storm Odile is located about 65 mi...100 km S of Puerto Penasco Mexico with maxximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...NE or 35 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

Hazards affecting land - wind...tropical storm conditions will spread northward over portions of the Tropical Storm Warning area through today. Storm surge...a storm surge could still produce significant coastal flooding in areas of onshore winds. Near the coast...the surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves. Rainfall...Odile is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches with isolated maximum totals of around 18 inches across Sonora. These rains are likely to result in life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. Abundant moisture ahead of Odile will increase heavy rains and the threat for flash flooding for the southwestern United States over the next several days. Surf...swells from Odile will affect portions of the southwestern coast of Mexico during the next couple of days...and are affecting portions of the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of California. These swells will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Hurricane Edouard is located about 575 mi...925 km ENE of Bermuda and about 1490 mi...2395 km W of Fayal island in the western Azores with maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/h. Present movement...NE or 35 degrees at 20 mph...31 km/h.

Hazards affecting land - surf...swells from Edouard will affect portions of the East Coast of the United States north of Florida beginning today. These swells will likely cause life-threatening rip current conditions along most of the United States East Coast for the next couple of days.

Tropical Storm Kalmaegi is located approximately 67 nm of Hanoi, Vietnam, and is tracking west-northwestward at 20 knots. The fail warning has been issued for this systemm.

Tropical Storm Polo is located about 185 mi...295 km S of Zihuatanejo Mexico and about 310 mi...495 km SSE of Manzanillo Mexico with maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h. Present movement...NW or 315 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Hazards affecting land - wind...tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area by late today. Surf...swells generated by Polo will affect portions of the southern coast of Mexico during the next few days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

NewsBytes:

Uganda - Floods sweeping across eastern Uganda have destroyed thousands of hectares of crops, aid officials said Tuesday, warning that tens of thousands of people in the East African nation could face a severe food shortage in the coming months.