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2022 Hurricane Season closes with no major impacts to VI – DDM’s Jasen Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ended on November 30, 2022, with minimal impacts to the Virgin Islands (VI) according to the local Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Director, Mr Jasen Penn who thanked all in the VI for staying diligent and prepared throughout the season.
Atlantic Hurricane Season officially starts today, June 1, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially starts today, June 1, 2022, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a 65 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 25 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 10 percent chance of a below-normal season.
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Elsa forms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Tropical Storm Elsa, the 5th named storm of the year, has formed in the Atlantic Ocean with maximum sustained winds increasing to near 40 mph as of 5:00 am today, July 1, 2021.
Region showing increased signs of storm activities – DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has warned that the Atlantic and Caribbean Region is once again showing increased signs of activity as multiple storm systems are now being monitored by the National Hurricane Centre.
Multiple disturbances being monitored in Atlantic– DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management (DDM) says it continues to monitor the progress of three disturbances in the Atlantic, all showing signs of development but are still uncertain.
Tropical Storm Sebastien forms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With eleven (11) days before the end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Sebastien formed today, Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
‘It’s our turn to help now’- Cromwell Smith on Bahamas Recovery
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI –Talk show host Cromwell Smith aka 'Edju En Ka', who hosts ‘Umoja’, Thursday nights on ZBVI 780 AM, has urged all citizens to pitch in on recovery funds towards the Hurricane Dorian hit Bahamas.
'Everything is back to normal'- BVIEC General Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The territory has seen no major destruction as a result of hurricanes or tropical storms that have passed so far for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
DDM testing Emergency Warning System on Friday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Department of Disaster Management will commence testing of its emergency warning system in the Virgin Islands on Friday, September 26, 2019.
Operations resume @ Beef Island, VG & Anegada Airports
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With Tropical Storm Warnings lifted for the Virgin Islands, according to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) through the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services, the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has indicated that normal operations have resumed at the territory's airports.
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