Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Norbert is located about 200 mi...320 km W of Punta Eugenia Mexico with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...NW or 320 degrees at 6 mph...9 km/h.

Hazards affecting land: surf...large swells associated with Norbert continue to affect the West Coast of the Baja California peninsula and the Southern California coast. These swells are expected to continue through today...producing dangerous surf conditions...rip currents...and minor coastal flooding especially during times of high tide. These swells should subside from south to north tonight through Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Fengshen is located approximately 350 nm south-southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, and has tracked east-northeastward at 15 knots.

Tropical depression 14w (fourteen), located approximately 182 nm west-southwest of Hong Kong, has tracked north-northwestward at 13 knots.

NewsBytes:

India - Nearly 150 people have died and thousands are marooned in Jammu and Kashmir, devastated by its worst floods in 60 years. Much of capital city Srinagar is submerged with people waiting for rescue on terraces and rooftops. Many people have lost contact with their families with phone lines down.

Italy - One person died and another was missing following devastating floods in the Gargano peninsula in south-eastern Italy. Parts of the mountainous area, which is located east of the city of Foggia and forms the 'spur' of the Italian boot, have suffered the heaviest rainfall registered in 80 years with more than 60cm (two feet) falling over the course of recent days, the equivalent of three quarters of the usual annual rainfall. More than a 1,000 people had to be evacuated from campsites. At least 11 regional roads were unpassable because of the water level and there were severe delays on local train services.

California - Drenching rains in southern California, enhanced by distant Tropical Storm Norbert, caused roadways to flood, downed trees and snapped power lines in Riverside on Sunday afternoon.