Posts under ‘Tropical Storm’

Tropical storms Irene and Lee have caused tremendous amounts of damage throughout upstate New York, Vermont and other parts of the Northeast — there is no getting around that. Many communities are still in the preliminary stages of recovery; nothing is normal. Just as communities in the eastern part of the state were cleaning up [...]

Newly formed Tropical Storm 04W may pose threats for both the northern Philippines and eventually Japan. As of Friday morning, EDT, the center of Tropical Storm 04W (which had yet to be given a name) was located approximately 200 miles east-southeast of the small island of Yap.

Drenching rain will inundate portions of the Northeast through at least Thursday, with rainfall totals mimicking that of a tropical storm; this has elevated flood fears in the region. The rain-making storm will be slow to move through Thursday. Counter-clockwise winds around the storm will pinwheel moisture from the northern Caribbean and Bahamas into it, [...]

The death toll from the onslaught of tropical storm Bebeng climbed to 13, based on reports received by the national disaster agency as of 5 p.m. Monday. Nine of the fatalities were from Bicol (Region V) which was the worst hit by the heavy rains unleashed by Bebeng, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction [...]

A low aloft over the Hawaiian Islands was responsible for bringing rare severe weather Monday afternoon. The storms produced small hail, flash flooding, and even multiple water spouts. Hawaiian Electric Company reported that approximately 60,000 customers lost power, likely due to lightning that struck two major transmission lines. The power outage left people trapped in [...]

A few strong thunderstorms could ruin weekend plans from the Mississippi valley to the Southeast this weekend, with the first round of heavy storms expected beginning tonight. With the storm system taking shape today, the threat for any gusty thunderstorms will remain low. A few storms will rumble around the Ozarks, with the balance of [...]

A severe Pacific storm has abated after having lashed western British Columbia with high winds, slashing rain and mountain snow Wednesday into Wednesday night. During the height of the storm, there were reportedly 55,000 BC Hydro electric customers without power, owing to downed trees and lines. Ferry service on seven routes was halted.

Tropical low pressure set to become a named tropical cyclone will continued to unload torrential rain across Australia’s Top End for another few days. As of Tuesday morning, EST, meteorological data show that rainfall in and near Darwin, capital of Northern Territory, has been 8 to 16 inches within 24 to 48 hours.

Three tropical systems are currently churning near Australia. None of the named storms will slam flood-ravaged Australia, but two are threatening nearby islands. Tropical Cyclone Vania already unleashed its fury on the Vanuatu Island group and neighboring New Caledonia. Both are located east of Australia.

BUTUAN CITY,PHILIPPINES (MindaNews/06 January) – Seventeen of the 25 persons nationwide who died from drowning or landslides brought about by flash floods spawned by heavy rains since Sunday were from Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council reported in its 6 a.m. January 6 update. A total of 467,916 persons in 586 barangays were [...]