Tropical Storm Ida was located about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama or about 25 miles west-northwest of Pensacola, Florida at approximately 9am CST. Even though the winds are diminishing, there will still be heavy rains and AT&T today announced it stands ready with an arsenal of disaster response equipment and personnel for a quick response post-landfall.

The Philippines are bracing for Typhoon Parma this Saturday and it has recently been upgraded to a super typhoon. Extremely heavy rain and major property damage to the Philippines is expected to cause havoc as it gathers strength in the western Pacific.

Cyclone Sidr has swept over Bangladesh, killing some 1100 people, with around 1000 missing and more than 20,000 homes destroyed, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

Officials in Bangladesh say more than 500 people have been killed by a powerful cyclone that has devastated the country's south-west coast.

Tropical storm Noel, which has killed at least 115, is now ranked a category one hurricane and continues to batter the Caribbean with torrential rain and strong winds, local media said.

Tropical storm Noel killed at least 80 people as torrential rain and high winds continue to batter the Dominican Republic and Haiti causing flooding and mudslides, the local media said.

Typhoon Wipha hit China's east coast near Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday, killing one and injuring three others, toppling hundreds of homes, and damaging power and water supplies.

Meteorologists in East Asia are warning residents in Taiwan and eastern China to brace for Typhoon Wipha, after a separate storm passed through South Korea, killing at least 14.