Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Gonzalo is located about 20 mi...30 km se of St. Martin. Additional strengthening likely. Tropical Storm Gonzalo gained strength as it took aim at a swath of the Caribbean including Puerto Rico, threatening to dump heavy rains that could unleash mudslides and flash floods.

Gonzalo passed over Antigua Island between 10 am - 11 am AST on Monday, and sustained winds at Antigua hit 45 mph at 7 am AST before the station stopped reporting. NHC is still able to get wind information from the island, and the island reported a sustained wind of 67 mph gusting to 88 mph late Monday morning. Winds at nearby Barbuda were sustained at 43 mph gusting to 61 mph. Gonzalo should steadily intensify through the week, and has the potential to be a major Category 3 hurricane by Friday.

Tropical storm Fay strengthened briefly into a hurricane as it tracked away from Bermuda before returning to tropical storm strength late Sunday. It earlier lashed the British chain with heavy rain and gusting winds. There were no immediate reports of injuries as Bermuda authorities assessed damage and discontinued storm watches and warnings. Fay, which had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph), disrupted power for more than 27,000 customers of the Bermuda Electric Light Company. The utility is the sole supplier of electricity for the territory of roughly 65,000 inhabitants. Forecasters said a cold front was likely to absorb Fay on Monday.

Tropical storm Ana is located about 925 mi...1485 km ESE of Hilo Hawaii and about 1135 mi...1825 km ESE of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h. Present movement...NW or 315 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.

Tropical storm 19w (Vongfong) is located approximately 78 nm north-northwest of Yokosuka, Japan.

The strongest storm to hit Japan this year battered the southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku early on Monday, brought heavy rain to Tokyo and caused extensive travel disruption. Typhoon Vongfong has forced the cancellation of more than 500 domestic flights.

Tropical Cyclone Hudhud has dissipated after it powered ashore near Visakhapatnam in the Andhra Pradesh state of India at 05 UTC (3 am EDT) Sunday as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 135 mph. At least 24 deaths are being blamed on the cyclone: 21 in Andhra Pradesh, and 3 in the neighboring Odisha state. Preliminary damage estimates are at least $1.64 billion (Rs 10,000 crore), with the heaviest damage in Visakhapatnam, a port city of 2 million, which received a direct hit.

NewsBytes:

USA - A powerful storm system that swept across Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma has claimed the life of one person and injured four others. The storms destroyed a home near Ashdown, about 150 miles southwest of Little Rock. The storms have downed trees in western Arkansas and left about 5,800 homes and businesses without power. The Storm Prediction Centre has estimated that more than 36 million people are in the path of damaging winds, with the greatest risk for severe weather along the Mississippi River from extreme southern Illinois to northern Louisiana.