Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Depression Grace is located about 1235 mi...1990 km E of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...W or 275 degrees at 20 mph...31 km/h.

Typhoon Kilo is located 258 nm northeast of Minami Tori Shima, and is tracking west-northwestward at 13 knots.

Tropical Storm Etau is located approximately 256 nm south-southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, and is tracking northward at 21 knots.

Tropical Storm Jimena is located about 485 mi...785 km NE of Honolulu Hawaii and about 495 mi...795 km NNE of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/h. Present movement...W or 275 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Hurricane Linda is located about 280 mi...450 km WSW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...120 mph...195 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 335 degrees at 14 mph...22 km/h.

Invest 92L is an area of disturbed weather in the north Atlantic that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

India - Lightning strikes in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have claimed the lives of at least 32 people. At least twenty three people died in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh and nine other killed in the eastern state of Orissa.

India, Assam - Update - Five more people died in the Assam floods taking the toll in the current wave to 41 even as the situation in the state on Monday remained grim.

Wisconsin, USA - Strong storms caused flash flooding and closed roads, and prompted officials to declare states of emergency in several areas in northwestern Wisconsin.

Wildfires

Wildfires Break Out Near Park Rapids and NW Wisconsin, USA

High temperatures and desert-like humidity readings are helping drive an outbreak of wildfires in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Firefighters have spent the past two days battling at least 25 wildfires, including an uncontrolled fire that has consumed more than 4,000 acres near Red Lake.

The Green Valley Fire near Menahga has prompted evacuations and has damaged some structures in the area. They nearly doubled the estimated size of the fire to 7,100 acres this afternoon.

Canada - Alberta Wildfires - Update

The central Alberta wildfires remain out of control. Cooler temperatures and scattered showers overnight Monday helped firefighters keep two out-of-control wildfires threatening the hamlets of Lodgepole and Nordegg from growing.

Neither the Nordegg nor the Lodgepole fire is growing any farther, but they are both still considered out of control. There was some scattered rain in the centre of the province last night which helped, but it was far too little to make any significant headway in stopping the fire.

Disease

Biologists are working to contain an outbreak of avian botulism that has killed at least 2,000 birds in the North Portland wetlands, Oregon, USA.

100 whitetail deer have died near Janesville, in southern Wisconsin, USA in recent weeks from epizootic hemorrhagic disease.

Health officials in northern India report that a serious outbreak of Japanese encephalitis has infected hundreds of children. The viral brain disease, which can cause permanent disabilities and sometimes death, is a common seasonal disease in Asia.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storm Leslie strengthens to become category 1 hurricane and continues on it path towards Bermuda and possibly Nova Scotia.

3 people have died and 9 are missing in flash floods in Pakistan's Kashmir region.

Floods displace thousands and destroy crops in Kenya's Rift Valley Province.

Tornadoes hit south-western Wisconsin and Camden County, New Jersey, USA.

Tornadoes

The first tornado of the year to hit Wisconsin ravages Marathon County.

Disease

Wisconsin, USA is the latest State to report a widespread outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis).