A tropical depression formed near the southern tip of Sri Lanka on Wednesday.  At 7:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday the center of Tropical Depression 96S was located at latitude 6.2°N and longitude 80.0°E which put it about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Galle, Sri Lanka.  It was moving toward the west-southwest at 4 m.p.h.  … Continue reading Tropical Depression Forms Near Southern Tip of Sri Lanka