Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Storm 27w (In-Fa), located approximately 250 nm southeast of Andersen AFB, is tracking west-northwestward at 12 knots.

Tropical Storm Rick is located about 400 mi...640 km WSW of Manzanillo Mexico and about 485 mi...780 km S of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 295 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Zimbabwe - At least three people died by the severe hailstorm in Bulilima district of Zimbabwe. Two people died on their way home from School while the other drowned in a flooded pit latrine at the school.

Washington State, USA - A severe storm in Washington state has claimed lives of three people and left about 185,000 homes and businesses without power.

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

Tropical Storm Fred is located about 225 mi...360 km NW of the Cape Verde Islands with maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 300 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Hurricane Ignacio is located about 380 mi...610 km ENE of Honolulu Hawaii and about 295 mi...475 km NE of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...85 mph...140 km/h. Present movement...NW or 325 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/h.

Hurricane Kilo is located about 415 mi...665 km SSW of Midway Island with maximum sustained winds...125 mph...205 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 340 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Hurricane Jimena is located about 1075 mi...1730 km E of Hilo Hawaii with maximum sustained winds...130 mph...215 km/h. Present movement...W or 280 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h.

Tropical Depression Fourteen-E is located about 745 mi...1200 km SSW of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/h. Present movement...WNW or 295 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/h.

Invest 90 is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for tropical development.

Invest 97E is an area of disturbed weather in the East Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.

NewsBytes:

Washington, USA - A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers.

Assam, India - The flood situation in Assam worsened on Monday with three more persons losing their lives and over 7.3 lakh people being affected in nearly 1,600 villages due to incessant rains across the state.

Wildfires

Wildfires - USA

Reduced winds on Saturday helped firefighters gain the upper hand against a series of giant wildfires in north-central Washington that earlier left four firefighters dead.

The Okanogan Complex of wildfires was measured at 355 square miles on Saturday, about 100 miles larger than Friday, fire spokesman Rick Isaacson said. But the flames were moving away from population centers in Okanogan County, which by land area is the largest in Washington state. Thousands of people in the county remained under evacuation orders of various levels after strong winds drove flames across parched ground earlier this week.

Northwest Oregon is currently experiencing fire danger not seen in recent memory and weather forecasts don't provide any relief. Forest fuels are at record dry levels and forecasts for this weekend indicate it will continue to be hot and dry. Everyone should be concerned.

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Wildfires - Washington, USA

The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says three firefighters have died and four more have suffered injuries as raging wildfires advance on the towns of Twisp and Winthrop in north-central Washington. The three firefighters who died were engaged in the initial firefighting attack near Twisp and were involved in a vehicle accident before the fire overtook their vehicle.

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Wildfires - Idaho, USA

Wildfire season accelerated in Idaho on Thursday as evacuations were ordered in the northern part of the state and a massive fire straddling the Idaho-Oregon border grew to 340 square miles.

In southwest Idaho, giant swaths of grassland and sagebrush were consumed by the giant blaze that has intermittently closed U.S. Highway 95, which was reopened Thursday. Winds and temperatures around 100 degrees were expected.

In central Idaho, crews were fighting a 500-acre fire burning in heavy timber about 13 miles north of Crouch.

Wildfires - Washington, USA

Hundreds of people were evacuating Friday from the central Washington city of Chelan as lightning-sparked wildfires threatened homes.

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Wildfires - California

Thousands of people were ordered out of their homes Monday after wind-whipped wildfires burned dozens of buildings across northern California.

Described as "unprecedented" by authorities, the largest blaze — which is known as the Rocky Fire — had torn across Lake County, north of San Francisco, growing to almost 60,000 acres, or 93 square miles, by Monday afternoon.

Wildfires - Washington

The Wolverine Creek fire, burning 36 miles northwest of Chelan, has grown to nearly 25,000 acres. The fire is near the town of Lucerner and grew steadily over the weekend.

The fire, sparked by lightning on June 29, is burning in remote, extremely steep terrain. About 120 people are fighting the fire. A huge plume of smoke from the fire could be seen from the Seattle area on Saturday morning.

Wildfires - New South Wales, Australia

A bushfire fuelled by strong winds continued to burn in the Wentworth Falls area of NSW's Blue Mountains on Sunday. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze, assisted by helicopters dropping water onto flames that could not be easily reached by vehicles. Although no homes are directly threatened, an alert has been issued for residents to monitor the situation for changes

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Wildfires - Washington, USA

Several wildfires lit up Washington state on Tuesday, destroying at least one home and threatening dozens of others.

In eastern Washington, a brush fire burned at least one property and forced a number of homes in a rural neighborhood to evacuate The fire scorched nearly 4 square miles east of Walla Walla near Blue Creek and Klicker Mountain.

In central Washington, another brush fire near the town of George also threatened 50 homes and led to brief evacuations Monday.

Yet another brush fire about 25 miles northeast of Seattle briefly closed U.S. Highway 2 in both directions near Monroe late Monday afternoon. It is burning just west of State Route 9.

Wildfires - Bosnia

Firefighters and villagers are struggling to keep raging wildfires away from homes in southern Bosnia and on the Croatian coast as temperatures reach 42 Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit).

Since the early morning hours Tuesday, residents of Bosansko Grahovo and Bileca are fighting the flames and have requested the help of the Bosnian Army.

In Croatia, authorities have evacuated a village on the Adriatic peninsula of Peljesac where a fire advancing along a 2-kilometre front has engulfed pine forests, vineyards and several houses.

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Wildfires - North America

Usually the northern portion of North America is thought of as a cold, rainy, snowy tundra of a place. but lately, thing s up north have been getting uncomfortably hot. Right now, firefighters in Alaska, Washington, and Canada are fighting huge wildfires raging across the continent.

So far, over 11 million acres have burned in Canada and Alaska, and those numbers are still going up. That is am area three times larger than Connecticut.

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Saskatchewan, and smoke from the fires spread south into the United States, where it could be seen across the country from Colorado to Boston, producing some of those beautiful sunsets you might have noticed last week. The plumes of smoke from the fires are easily visible from space.

A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Washington state, devouring more than 16,000 acres. In at least one case, strong winds have forced multiple lighting fires to morph into one. The Rimrock/Wagon Road fire in central Washington has torched more than 10,000 acres and was 20% contained as of Monday evening.

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Wildfires - Chernobyl, Russia

At least 6 wildfires are raging in the exclusion zone of drought-stricken land surrounding the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. It's the second fire to hit the area since late April.

In February, researchers warned that fires nearby Chernobyl "pose a high risk of redistributing radioactivity." And, say scientists, wildfires in the area could become more frequent and more intense due to climate change.

Wildfires - Washington State, USA

Strong winds and 100-degree temperatures sent one fire in the central part of the state skipping through a subdivision, sparing some homes and burning others to the ground. Two dozen homes were destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire Sunday night in Wenatchee, a central Washington city about 120 miles east of Seattle. A handful of businesses also were destroyed when flames spread to the downtown core. Hundreds of firefighters have been called in from around the state to try to bring the blaze under control.

Storms and Floods

Landslide in Washington State, USA.

A landslide thundered through a subdivision in Washington state's Whidbey Island north of Seattle on Wednesday, destroying one home and threatening more than 30 others.

Landslide in Puchong, Malaysia

A landslide in Puchong, Malaysia has displaced about 300 people. However no casualties have been reported.

Hailstorm in Assam, India

Hailstorm in Assam, India has injured six people and damaged more than 50 houses.

The hailstorm caused damage in the following areas: Titabor, Rajabahar, Madhupur, Tipomia, Majuli, Numaligarh and Bongaon.

Wind Gust in Australia Claims 2

A wall collapsed due to strong wind gust on Swanston Street in Melbourne has claimed the lives of two pedestrians. A 19-year-old woman was also injured.

Floods in Malawi

Thousands of residents have been rendered homeless in the area of Traditional Authority Kilupula in Karonga district following severe floods that have destroyed their houses.

Wildfires

Firefighters rushed to protect more than 600 at-risk homes Thursday as a pair of massive wildfires threatened to merge southwest of Wenatchee., Washington, USA. The Table Mountain Complex and Wenatchee Complex fires have burned across some 70,000 acres.

Several relatively small wildfires continue to cause problems in the Dakotas, USA.

While a number of wildfires have been mostly contained by teams of firefighters, the military and volunteers, fires continue to blaze across Serbia and the Western Balkans, in what has been an exceptionally dry year punctuated by extreme heat waves.

Bushfires have destroyed 33 500 hectares of Namibia's vegetation countrywide, since the start of the southern winter.

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Firefighters continue battle against the E. Washington wildfires, USA. More than 240 wildfires are now burning in Washington. The Yakima complex fire is burning at about 6,000 acres, and Kittitas was at 3,500 on the last update. Officials are now calling in Canadian fire crews to assist with Washington and Oregon fire fighting. About 3,500 crews from both states are fighting five large fires in Washington.

The Sheep fire burning seven miles north of Riggins, Idaho, is 24 percent contained and had burned a total of 29,171 acres.

A 100-foot-high (30-meter) whirlwind of fire tore around a patch of Australian Outback on Tuesday near Alice Springs.

Wildfires

Officials say that they are unable to contain the wildfires that have been raging inside Wae Wuul National Park in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in Jakarta, Indonesia for several days. The blaze has destroyed about half of the 1,484-hectare park.

Wildfires are also burning on Sumatra.

Firefighters continue battle against the E. Washington wildfires, USA.

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More than 8.2 million acres of land have burned throughout the United States so far this year making it one of the most severe wildfire seasons in the last decade.

The extent of the Washington wildfires can be seen from space.

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A lightning storm started more than 65 wildfires Saturday night through this morning in Wenatchee River District, Washington, USA.

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Wildfires in south central Washington, USA. Several homes threatened.

Wildfires scorch more than 30 000 hectares in Algeria.

Earthquakes

5.9 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.5 Earthquake hits off the coast of Washington, USA.

5.2 Earthquake hits northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

 

Wildfires

Dry conditions across the USA West continue to torment residents with wildfires burning in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, California and Montana.

 

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Wildfires north-east of San Diego, California.

Wildfire in central Washington burns at least 60 homes. Thousands flee.

Bushfires in forest regions of Sri Lanka.

 

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Wildfires burn in central and south-eastern Washington State, USA.