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Date: Sun Aug 24 2003 - 10:40:00 EDT
August 24, 2003 7:23 a.m.
Friday, Typhoon Krovanh struck northern Luzon Island, Philippines,
with hurricane winds and torrential rains. Some rainfall totals from
the storm include 4.33 inches at Laoag, on the northwestern coast of
the island, 8 inches at Iba and 13.46 inches at Dagupan, both farther
south along the west coast, and 10.37 inches at Baguio, in the
mountains. These high rainfalls have likely led to flooding and
mudslides. Since the hit on northern Luzon, Krovanh has moved
westward across the South China Sea. As of Sunday morning, EDT, the
storm was centered near 19.2 north and 113.4 east, and moving toward
the west-northwest at 15 mph. This was about 220 miles to the south
of Hong Kong. Top sustained winds were near 90 mph, with gusts close
to 115. A continued track toward the west-northwest was forecast,
with a landfall on China's Hainan Island or the Luichow Peninsula
expected by Monday morning, EDT.
Tropical Storm Ignacio rapidly strengthened Saturday night,
becoming a hurricane just off the west coast of Mexico. By early
Sunday morning, EDT, the storm had top sustained winds close to 80
mph. The center of the storm was about 60 miles to the east-southeast
of Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the Baja California
Peninsula. The storm was drifting toward the north at about 5 mph,
and was expected to take a track up the Gulf of California, nearly
parallel to the coast of Baja California. Damaging winds and flooding
rain will affect some areas as Ignacio moves up the coast.
A strong tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean, previously known
as tropical depression 9, brought heavy rain and localized flooding to
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic Friday and Friday night.
Reporting stations had rainfall of 2-4 inches and there were likely
higher amounts in the mountains.
A fierce blizzard lashed Casey, Antarctica on Friday. Sustained
winds reached as high as 74 mph with blowing snow reducing visibility
to zero. Temperatures hovered in the middle teens and wind chills
were around 16 below. Heavy snow and strong winds also hit Georg Von
Neumayer.
A monsoonal disturbance brought heavy rain to parts of India
Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall was over three inches at Nagpur,
Balasore, Mumbai, Ramagundam, Sholapur and Cochin. The heaviest rain
was at Nagpur, where more than 5.5 inches fell.
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