Day: July 7, 2020

Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm Cristina is located about 535 mi…860 km sse of Manzanilla Mexico with maximum sustained winds…40 mph…65 km/h. Present movement…wnw or 295 degrees at 13 mph…20 km/h.

NewsBytes:

Nepal 0 At least 9 people have died after heavy rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in central and western Nepal. 2 people died and 7 families were affected after a landslide struck in Ishma Rural Municipality of Gulmi district on 02 July, 2020. In a separate incident, 1 person is missing after a landslide in Musikot Municipality, also in Gulmi, on the same day. The following day, heavy rain triggered flooding in Aadarsha Rural Municipality of Doti District, affecting 26 families. A few days later, one person died in a landslide in the Purbichauki Rural Municipality of the district on 05 July. On 04 July flooding and landslides hit Bajhang district. Thirteen families were affected by floods in Bungal Municipality, while major landslide in Kedarasyu Rural Municipality damaged or destroyed 17 homes and left 6 dead and 1 missing.

Pennsylvania, USA – “Ring of fire” thunderstorms that blew up over Philadelphia and radiated east and west on Monday inundated parts of the region with more rain than had fallen in the previous two months and set off flash-flooding that submerged vehicles, closed roads, and led to numerous water rescues. At the height of the storms, with cloud tops soaring as high as 55,000 to 60,000 feet, hailstones the diameter of half-dollars were reported.