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Hurricane Sam pushing near 130mph sustained winds- NHC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft has indicated that maximum sustained winds from Hurricane Sam have increased to near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts.
UPDATE: Sam remains a Category 4 Hurricane
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Based on current information and analysis, Hurricane Sam is expected to pass at a safe distance away from the Leeward Islands and [British] Virgin Islands between Tuesday, September 28, 2021, and Wednesday, September 29, 2021, with little or no wind impact to the islands.
Tropical wave in Atlantic becoming better defined- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Showers and thunderstorms remain well organised in association with a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) stated in its 2:00pm advisory today, September 22, 2021 and shared by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on its Facebook page.
Ida an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane nearing Louisiana- NHC
LOUISIANA, USA- Hurricane Ida strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm and was "still intensifying," packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with higher gusts as it neared Louisiana on Sunday morning, August 29, 2021, the National Hurricane Center has said.
UPDATE: Premier Fahie calls for vigilance ahead of Tropical Cyclone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the possibility that the Virgin Islands could feel some effects of a passing tropical cyclone, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has urged the people of the Virgin Islands to be in a state of preparedness in the event of further development.
Elsa now a Category 1 hurricane
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a hurricane early Friday, July 2, 2021, and it still has Florida in sight for early next week, although the National Hurricane Center stressed that the forecast is uncertain this far out.
Tropical wave forms just offshore of West Africa
MIAMI, Florida, USA- The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said a strong tropical wave formed off the coast of West Africa today, June 14, 2021.
Tropical Storm Ana is first named system of 2021 Hurricane Season
HAMILTON, Bermuda- Recently named Tropical Storm Ana, which started as a subtropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda on Saturday morning, May 22, 2021, has now transitioned to a tropical cyclone, according to the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast.
Eta strengthens into a hurricane
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Eta strengthened into a hurricane early Monday, November 2, 2020, and is forecast to get stronger in the next 24 hours, possibly turning it into a Category 3 by the time it makes landfall in Nicaragua early Tuesday, November 2, 2020, according to the National Hurricane Centre.
2020 hurricane season sets record with formation of TS Zeta
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Tropical Depression No. 28 became Tropical Storm Zeta early Sunday morning, October 25, 2020, as predicted, making the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season the fastest to get to 27 named storms, according to the Miami Herald.
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