Tropical Storm Murjan

Rikand

http://phys.org/news/2012-10-nasa-tropical-storm-murjan-landfall.html

Makes landfall off the Horn of Africa.

rain is expected to fall at around 40 mm per hour. Countries like Somalia are not nearly well enough equipped to deal with storms like this and any rain the falls is likely to sit on top of the hard sunbaked soil of Somalia so it could lead to extensive flooding.


( I know it's quite minor news for this part of the world and very few will be interested but who knows where this could lead in the next day or two )

Wolfe_IRE

Tropical Cyclone Murjan made landfall on the Horn of Africa on October 25, 2012, as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image. The storm lacked the distinct eye and spiral shape characteristic of strong storms, but its clouds still spanned hundreds of kilometers.



Murjan was not a powerful storm. The U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported wind speeds of just 35 knots (65 kilometers per hour), but although the storm did not bring high winds, it did bring heavy rains. AccuWeather reported that severe thunderstorms soaked Somalia ahead of the cyclone, and continued rain was expected for northern Somalia. Heavy rains and potential flash floods were also expected for Djibouti and eastern Ethiopia.