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Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 10:10:00 EDT
May 28, 2003 9:53 a.m.
Linfa, now only a tropical depression, drift away from northern
Philippines leaving a wake of torrential rainfall behind it. Before
daybreak Wednesday, EDT, Linfa was nearly 300 miles northeast of
Manila. Drifting towards the north-northeast at 10 mph, the
depression held highest sustained winds of less than 30 mph. Linfa
was forecast to regain storm status ahead of a brush with Japan's
southerly Ryukyu Archipelago. late in the week, Linfa may ultimately
land in the southwestern mainland of Japan. Again, rainfall in the
wake of Linfa was staggering: at Dagupan, rainfall was 24.8 inches
within twelve hours, and more than 30 inches since the start of the
week. At Baguio, rainfall was about 17 inches for the week including
12 inches within a 24-hour stretch. Iba had 11.4 inches within two
days, and Linfa's output over greater Manila included amounts above
one foot. Undoubtedly, the storm left flooding in its wake along with
mudslides over ash-covered slopes near the volcano, Pinatubo.
High winds gusting 50 to 65 mph swept Narssarssuaq, southern
Greenland, Wednesday.
A deadly heat wave has lately gripped southeastern India and kept
a tight hold on the area Wednesday. In the hard-hit state of Andra
Pradesh, high temperatures of 115 degrees were set near the sea at
Nellore and Kakinada, well above the normal high of about 100
degrees.
Ashchysay, Kazakhstan, had rainfall of 3.0 inches within 36 hours
Tuesday and Wednesday. This accounts for more than the average monthly
rainfall for May.
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