Erick becomes a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast
Erick is expected to be the first hurricane to make landfall in Mexico this season, and would bring "life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico later tonight and Thursday", the NHC said in a report.
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The Independent
11 minutes ago
- The Independent
Tropical Storm Erin expected to become season's first hurricane by Friday
Tropical Storm Erin is barreling toward Puerto Rico — and could become the season's first hurricane before the end of the week. Sweeping through the Atlantic Ocean, Erin is heading toward Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is forecast to become a 'large and formidable major hurricane ' as soon as Friday, the National Hurricane Center said in a Thursday night advisory. The tropical storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane on Friday and then 'rapidly intensify' into a Category 3 hurricane by Saturday afternoon, Alex DaSilva, AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert, said in a statement Thursday. 'There is a window of opportunity where Erin could explode into a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic,' DaSilva warned. Heavy rains and flash floods could ravage the islands this weekend and into next week, the National Hurricane Center predicted. On Thursday night, Erin was 690 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds whipping at 70 mph. NOAA aircraft data indicates Erin is 'near hurricane strength,' the hurricane center warned Thursday evening. A tropical storm watch was in effect for Anguilla and Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Sint Maarten. The storm killed at least nine people this week in Cape Verde's island of Sao Vicente, where torrential rains, strong winds, and flash floods slammed the area, according to a report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Five people were missing and 1,500 people were displaced due to the storm. The government declared a state of emergency. In preparation for when the hurricane makes landfall, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he was deploying resources from his home state to Puerto Rico. 'I just approved the deployment of California resources to Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Erin,' he wrote in a statement shared to social media on Thursday evening. 'We're glad to help coordinate life-saving response to Americans in harm's way.' The Federal Emergency Management Agency also said it 'stands ready to support local officials in Puerto Rico & the U.S.V.I. who are leading the preparation & response efforts as Tropical Storm #Erin threatens to impact the islands.' The agency wrote in a statement: 'Our teams are on the ground and staging resources, including generators ahead of the storm.' Erin is the fifth storm named this hurricane season, which spans from June 1 through November 30.
The Sun
8 hours ago
- The Sun
At least 56 dead & dozens missing after Himalayan flash flooding sweeps through towns leaving them caked in mud
AT least 56 people have been killed and dozens more are missing after flash floods tore through a remote Himalayan village in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials said sudden, torrential rains triggered the disaster in Chasoti, Jammu and Kashmir – the last vehicle-accessible stop on the popular pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple. 8 8 8 The flood struck around 11.30am local time on Thursday, destroying the main community kitchen where more than 200 pilgrims were gathered for lunch, as well as a security post, cars, and motorbikes. 'A large number of pilgrims had gathered for lunch and they were washed away,' one official told Reuters. Initial estimates suggest at least 80 people remain missing, with more feared trapped under debris, Sky News reports. Rescue teams have brought around 200 people to safety, but at least 50 of them are badly injured and receiving treatment in local hospitals. 'Army, air force teams have also been activated. Search and rescue operations are underway,' said Ramesh Kumar, the divisional commissioner of Kishtwar district. Local resident Abdul Majeed Bichoo, 75, said he saw the bodies of eight people being pulled from the mud. Chasoti, he said, had become a 'sight of complete devastation from all sides.' He added: 'It was heartbreaking and an unbearable sight. I have not seen this kind of destruction of life and property in my life.' Footage showed terrified pilgrims wading through rising water as it surged through the village. The pilgrimage, which began in July and was due to end on 5 September, has now been suspended. At least 31 nursing home residents left to drown in horror China floods - as Xi's officials make chilling admission 8 8 India's deputy science and technology minister Jitendra Singh confirmed the flooding was caused by a cloudburst – a sudden downpour of more than 100mm of rain in an hour – which is becoming increasingly common in the Himalayas. Omar Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said on X: 'The news is grim and accurate, verified information from the area hit by the cloudburst is slow in arriving.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said 'the situation is being monitored closely' and offered his prayers to 'all those affected by the cloudburst and flooding.' The tragedy comes just over a week after a similar deluge wiped out an entire village in India's Uttarakhand state. Meanwhile in China, record-breaking floods have killed at least 38 people and forced more than 80,000 from their homes. Torrential downpours battered swathes of northern China late July, including the capital Beijing, in what locals described as a 'once in a hundred years' deluge. 8 8 Dramatic footage showed streets transformed into raging rivers, murky floodwater swallowing homes, cars and highways, and uprooted trees piled high in devastated towns. Beijing's Miyun district, northeast of the city centre, was the worst-hit, with spillways at the Miyun Reservoir roaring at their highest levels since its construction in 1959. Nearby Huairou and Fangshan districts were also inundated, while more than 130 villages have lost power. In the neighbouring city of Tianjin, over 10,000 people were evacuated, and in Hebei province a landslide killed eight people in a village near Chengde, with four still missing. On social media, residents posted anxious messages about being unable to contact loved ones in the mountainous Xinglong county. Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged officials to prepare for 'worst-case scenarios' and speed up the relocation of residents in danger zones. The government has pledged 350 million yuan (£42m) for disaster relief in nine affected regions, plus a separate 200 million yuan for Beijing alone. 8
Daily Mail
12 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Hurricane warning issued as models show storm Erin taking ominous turn in the Atlantic
A hurricane warning has been issued in the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Erin continues to strengthen while moving west across the open sea. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued the alert at 5:00am ET, noting that it applies to ships and mariners, as Erin is forecast to reach hurricane strength within the next 36 to 48 hours. Sustained winds are forecast to reach 80 mph with gusts up to 98 mph within the next day and a half, producing very rough seas up to 20 feet. Winds could strengthen further to 98 mph with gusts of 121 mph over the next two days, reaching Category 3 status. Erin is moving west at about 17 mph, guided by a high-pressure system to the north, and is expected to turn slightly west-northwest later tonight and continue that path into the weekend. While the NHC is uncertain about Erin's impact on the US, meteorologist Noah Bergen shared a new projection for the next eight days, showing it taking a turn northwest and unleashing hurricane-force gusts over Cape Hatteras. 'Example why we need to stop writing off Erin having some impact on the US -- a recurve remains the expectation, but how close that recurve happens is still very much an open-ended question,' Bergen shared on X. The predicted path to North Carolina is based on the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model. Known for its high accuracy, the ECMWF model utilizes advanced dynamical forecasting techniques, integrating real-time data such as sea surface temperatures (SSTs), atmospheric pressure patterns and satellite imagery. This model is widely respected for its ability to predict hurricane trajectories and intensity up to 10 to 15 days in advance, making it a key tool for tracking Erin's potential recurve path and its impact on the US East Coast. However, more conservative models show Erin curving north along the eastern coast and moving out to sea by August 21. Erin is located approximately 990 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the West Indies, moving 17mph west. 'This general motion is expected to continue today, with a west-northwestward motion beginning tonight and continuing into the weekend,' the NHC said. 'On the forecast track, the center of Erin is likely to move near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend.' The NHC predicts it will start producing maximum sustained winds of 80mph on Friday and gusts up to 98mph, deeming it a Category 1 hurricane. Forecasters remain confident that Erin 'will be a large and powerful hurricane over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean this weekend.' AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva warned that 'since the trend has been further south, that does increase the chance slightly of a US landfall.' 'I still think the most likely scenario is a track somewhere between the Outer Banks [of North Carolina] and Bermuda,' DaSilva told Newsweek. Even if the storm does not make a direct hit on the US, seas and surf will pose serious threats to coastal areas, AccuWeather warned. The most likely track will keep Erin a few hundred miles off the US coast, but a westward shift of the Bermuda High, combined with a cold front and a dip in the eastern US jet stream, could push the storm farther west. Meteorologists said this would increase the risk of strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding in ocean-facing areas such as eastern North Carolina, Long Island, and southeastern New England. 'Interests along the East Coast of the US, the Bahamas and in Bermuda should monitor the progress of Erin, as a shift in the track could bring direct impacts to these areas,' DaSilva said. Erin has already left a path of destruction as the storm unleashed deadly floods over the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday, killing seven people.
