comments feedBy Bob Henson From Weather Underground Devastating flooding unfolded across far southeast Texas late Wednesday night and spread into the Houston area on Thursday morning, as Tropical Depression Imelda continued to plague the region. At 11 am EDT Thursday, Tropical Depression Imelda was located about 50 miles north of Houston, moving north to northwest at […]
Slow-moving Tropical Depression Imelda brings over 30 inches of rain to Texas
September 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Caribbean to experience drier than usual wet season
February 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean countries have been warned that the rainfall over the next three months may be “drier than usual” in some islands resulting in a progressively increase in wild fires. The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) in its latest Caribbean Climate Outlooks released here Monday, said with weak […]
Burst of 54 quakes felt in Leeward Islands
December 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies Saturday said that a burst of 54 earthquakes occurred north of St Kitts during a 21-hour period. The biggest had a magnitude of 4.1. In a brief statement, […]
Tropical storm may brew next week as it spreads downpours from Caribbean to Bahamas, southeastern US
October 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Alex Sosnowski, From AccuWeather A broad area of showers and thunderstorms may lead to flash flooding over the part of the Caribbean this week and has the potential to culminate into a tropical depression or storm as it drifts northward toward Florida and the Bahamas next week. AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring an area of […]
Tropical Storm Isaac likely to be a hurricane by Monday
September 9, 2018 by 1 Comment
From NBC – 2 Tropical Storm Isaac continues to strengthen after being named on Saturday. While it is the weakest of the three systems in the Atlantic presently, it’s also a storm we’ll have to keep an eye in the days to come. Tropical Storm Isaac is almost a hurricane as we close out the […]
Hurricane center updates Irma death toll in US, Caribbean
March 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By: JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Your Big Sky.com MIAMI (AP) – The death toll from Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its strong winds and heavy rains, plus 85 fatalities indirectly linked to the storm, according to a report released Monday by […]
Dutch government to run ‘lawless’ Caribbean isle
February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From Arab News THE HAGUE: The Dutch government said Monday it will take over the running of one of its Caribbean island municipalities, denouncing “physical neglect” and “lawlessness” on Sint Eustatius. The island’s ruling council will be immediately dissolved with Dutch Interior Minister Raymond Knops traveling there this week to explain the decision to residents. […]
CTO statement on Hurricane Irma
September 6, 2017 by 1 Comment
As Hurricane Irma churns its way towards the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti as a dangerous category 5 storm, the Caribbean Tourism Organization expresses concern for residents and visitors in the countries that are in the hurricane’s projected path, and pray that the impact will be reduced. […]
Message from Cayman Islands Minister Rivers regarding disaster preparedness
September 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
As Hurricane Irma continues to develop in our region I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise the importance of preparedness on a national as well as personal level. First, my thoughts and prayers go out to our Caribbean brothers and sisters, in addition to those in Florida, who are in the projected path […]
ANTIGUA – Government considering curfew as Hurricane Irma approaches
September 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
From Caribbean News Service The government is considering implementing a curfew during the passage of Hurricane Irma which is expected to make landfall within several hours. Prime Minister Gaston Browne, speaking on Abundant Life Radio during a visit to Barbuda yesterday, said the regulation, which will require residents to remain indoor between specified hours during […]
