Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Hurricane Gonzalo is located about 660 mi...1060 km SSW of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds...125 mph...205 km/h. Present movement...NW or 320 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h. Gonzalo kills 1 in St. Maarten and injures 12 in Antigua

Hazards affecting land - wind...hurricane conditions are possible over Bermuda on Friday...with tropical storm conditions possible by early Friday morning. Surf...large swells generated by Gonzalo are affecting portions of the Virgin Islands...the northern coasts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic...and portions of the Bahamas. Swells will reach much of the East Coast of the United States and Bermuda on Thursday.

Tropical storm Ana is located about 710 mi...1140 km ESE of Hilo Hawaii and about 920 mi...1480 km ESE of Honolulu Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/h. Present movement...W or 275 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Nepal - Three persons have gone missing in an avalanche in the Manang district in Nepal. The incident took place when three herdsmen went to graze yaks in the high hill areas. The rescue team was unable to reach the disaster area due to heavy rainfall and avalanches. In a separate incident, eight foreigners and a local man have been killed in a snowstorm and avalanche in Nepal's Himalayas.

Australia - New South Wales has been hit by a raging storm, with snowfall covering the Blue Mountains and Sydney Airport flooded - causing massive delays to flights. 30,000 homes are still without power as a storm packing torrential rain and high winds continues to rip through the east coast. Flash flooding across the state has prompted at least 57 rescues, with many people being trapped in cars after driving into floodwaters. On Wednesday morning, some people woke to find their cars covered with snow and even crushed by trees. Across the country, flights that were diverted from Sydney Airport and continuing bad weather has caused knock-on delays at Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne airports.