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UPDATE: VI airports reopen as Tropical Storm Watch discontinued
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- With Hurricane Tammy posing no real threat to the [British] Virgin Islands, all airports have been reopened.
HLSCC cancels College Classic Race Series: 1 & 2-mile due to Hurricane Tammy
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The HLSCC College Classic Race Series: 1 and 2-mile race on Tortola which was originally scheduled for today, October 21, October has been canceled due to weather woes caused by Hurricane Tammy.
TS Phillipe a reminder of VI vulnerability to climate change – Premier Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe on Tuesday night October 3, 2023, into Wednesday morning, is another indicator of the need for the VI to adopt changes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
UPDATE: Lee is now a hurricane; Expected to quickly intensify- NHC
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As expected, Lee is now a hurricane churning in the Atlantic and is forecast to quickly intensify to an extremely dangerous major hurricane.
President Biden heading to Florida to see hurricane aftermath & recovery
MIAMI, Florida- US President Joseph R. Biden will visit Florida to see the aftermath and recovery efforts on Saturday morning, September 2, 2023.
Two disturbances pop up in the Atlantic after 12 days of quiet
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The US National Hurricane Center (NOC) on Monday, August 14, 2023, noticed two different disturbances off the West Coast of Africa that have a low chance of becoming tropical cyclones over the next seven days.
'We have to be on top of our game' this hurricane season- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local Government agencies and partners have pledged to work in a close partnership to ensure that the [British] Virgin Islands is as prepared as possible for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Tropical Storm Cindy forms in the Atlantic as Bret fizzles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Tropical Storm Cindy the latest named storm to form in the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season has gained a little strength as of today, Saturday, June 24, 2023, after it formed in the central Atlantic on Thursday on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret.
TS Bret forms in the Atlantic; Lesser Antilles warned to monitor storm
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tropical Storm Bret formed on Monday afternoon, June 19, 2023, in the Central Atlantic, after emerging off the West Coast of Africa and tracking over unusually warm ocean waters. Forecasters have suggested the storm will become a hurricane by Wednesday to Thursday of this week.
UPDATE: Tropical depression likely to form in North Atlantic 'over next day or two'- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organisation in association with a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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