Tropical storm Olga has now nearly died out, although it could still dump substantial amounts of rain on Hispaniola and Cuba. It has claimed 8 lives in mudslides and flashfloods, partially because there had been no advance warning from the authorities in the Dominican Republic, where the fatalities occurred.
A tropical disturbance is developing in the Indian Ocean which looks suspiciously like it is heading for the Mascaregnes, La Reunion and Mauritius. Still more than 1,000 miles from either island, I should add, and a lot of uncertainty along the way.
Another tropical disturbance is battering the South Cook's Islands, east of New Zealand with winds of 35 to 55 mph. It is not very likely that it will develop into a tropical cyclone, due to adverse atmospheric conditions. The Pacific and Indian Ocean monitoring agency in Honolulu was very late cottoning on to this system, which only the Met Office in Fiji had noticed for more than a day.
I had a smile on my face when I found this notice from a user in New Zealand saying they had unsubscribed from the Tropical Cyclones blog, as the content was 'no longer relevant'. I was a bit naughty in sending a message back about the system in the Cook Islands.
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Ya....they better watch it...they might have a bit of wind blowing thru. Linda
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