Vince makes landfall in Portugal as parts of the US cope with stormy weather by Philip Avery
The remnants of hurricane Vince is currently making landfall on the southern tip of Portugal. The storm weakened as it pushed north-eastwards into cooler waters, but it still surprisingly maintains some tropical characteristics.
Now just a tropical depression with wind speeds of 35mph, Vince is expected to bring heavy rainfall and gusty winds to southern parts of Portugal and Spain throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.
Crossing to the other side of the Atlantic, parts of the US have also been coping with torrential downpours. Stormy weather over the past few days has caused widespread flooding from North Carolina to Maine, knocking out electricity, weakening dams and forcing hundreds of people from their homes.
In Keene, New Hampshire, some roads were under as much as six feet of water forcing the Governor to declare a state of emergency. It is believed to be the worst flooding in the area for 25 years.
There has been stormy weather of a different kind in parts of Colorado. A winter storm brought as much as 20 inches of snowfall in the Colorado Mountains. Many highways were closed, more than 80,000 people were left without power, and many schools and businesses were forced to close. All flights from Denver International airport were grounded.
The storm is now tracking eastwards towards Kansas and Oklahoma, where heavy rainfall is expected.
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