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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.

State weather forecasters are now monitoring a shallow low-pressure area that they said has a chance of intensifying into a cyclone. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the SLPA threatens to bring flash floods to parts of Mindanao Wednesday.

“If tropical moisture gets drawn into the storm, there’s the potential for some serious problems.” AccuWeather.com meteorologists are concerned about the risk of flooding problems in the Northeast as a rainy weather pattern persists through the balance of the week.

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 [...]

At least 11 areas were under Storm Signal No. 1 Saturday as a low-pressure area (LPA) nearing the country intensified into a tropical depression Friday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the cyclone was codenamed “Bebeng” and was moving west-northwest at 13 kph. “Bicol region and Eastern Visayas will experience [...]

Tropical low pressure centered off the east of the Philippines as of Thursday could become a named tropical storm during the late week. Localized flooding will accompany the system’s path through the Philippines region, even if the weather system fails to develop. Formation of a tropical storm would imply potentially damaging winds.

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 [...]

The scale of Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami wasn’t the only thing that surprised geologists. The 9.0 earthquake in Japan — the fourth most powerful quake ever recorded — also caused an unusually severe and widespread shift in soil through liquefaction, a new study suggests. Near coastlines, harbors and rivers, earthquakes can make the [...]

At least six people were killed when a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Japan Tuesday morning, a local fire department said. The six were killed when a landslide triggered by the quake buried three homes in Iwaki, the city’s fire department said. Three people were rescued and hospitalized, and fire officials were working to rescue an unknown [...]

Sensors on the seafloor off eastern Japan have measured movement of up to 24 meters, or 79 feet, following the devastating magnitude 9.0 great quake of March 11. A seabed sensor, located near the quake epicenter about 130 km, or 81 miles, east of the Port of Sendai, measured a shift of 24 meters toward [...]