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[STORMREPORTS] AccuWeather World Weather Highlights Thursday, Aug 11

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Date: Thu Aug 11 2005 - 19:40:02 EDT


        World Weather Summary
Updated: August 11, 2005 10:58 a.m.
Heavy rain pelted Vanuatu's island of Vanua Lava Tuesday to
Thursday. Rainfall was 8.2 inches within 48 hours at Sola. This
exceeded the mean rainfall for August by 0.5 of an inch.

Wednesday, Saharan heat wafted right to the shores of the
Mediterranean Sea in parts of northwestern Africa. In northern
Tunisia, Tabarqa soared to 108 degrees and Bizerte peaked at 106. In
northern Algeria, a high of 105 degrees was registered at Alger, the
national capital. These marks were 15-20 degrees above average.

Portions of South Korea were soaked by heavy rain Wednesday to
Thursday. In Wonju, rainfall was 6.5 inches within 36 hours as of
late Thursday, local time. Taejon collected 6.1 inches of rain during
the same spell.

The disputed Paracel Islands of the South China Sea were hit by
very heavy rain this midweek. Rainfall was 13.5 inches within 48 hours
as of Thursday morning, local time, at Sanhu Dao. Xisha Dao was doused
by 7.7 inches of rain during the same period. China and Vietnam claim
these islands.

A big storm unloaded very heavy rain upon far western Russia's
enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast from Tuesday morning to Thursday
morning, local time. In the city of Kaliningrad, rainfall was 6.5
inches within 48 hours. This soaking exceeded the mean rainfall for
all of August by about 2.8 inches.

Late Thursday morning, EDT, Hurricane Fernanda is churning the
eastern North Pacific Ocean far away from land. Fernanda has highest
sustained winds of 75 mph near a center which is about 840 miles
west-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; it is moving
west-northwestward at 8 mph. Fernanda is forecast to slowly weaken on
an open-water heading towards the west-northwest and west during the
next 3-4 days.

Tropical Storm Greg quickly came to life over the eastern North
Pacific Ocean Thursday morning. As of late Thursday morning, EDT,
Tropical Storm Greg wields top sustained winds of 40 mph. Centered 640
miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the storm is moving towards the
west-northwest at 13 mph. Greg is forecast to strengthen moderately
during the next 24-36 hours, then to slowly weaken. The storm will
likely stay over wide open seas through at least the upcoming weekend.

As of late Thursday morning, EDT, Tropical Storm Sanvu is over the
western Philippine Sea near the northern Philippines. Sanvu has top
sustained winds of 40 mph about a center which is 275 miles
north-northeast of Manila, Philippines; it is moving
west-northwestward at 21 mph. Sanvu is forecast to strengthen during
the next 24-36 hours as its core skirts northern Luzon Island,
Philippines, on its way to the northern South China Sea. Thereafter,
the storm is projected to land in southeastern China late Friday night
or early Saturday. Heavy rain linked to Sanvu will likely trigger
flooding and mudslides in some of mountainous Luzon.
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