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‘Be ready’ as peak hurricane season progresses – Governor Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islanders have been urged to be ready for possible storms or hurricanes as the peak of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season is ongoing.
UPDATE: Grace! Tropical Storm Warning lifted for VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of Antigua last night, August 14, 2021, discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Montserrat, and the [British] Virgin Islands.
BVIPA announces port closures due to TS Grace
ROAD TOWN, Tortola – The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced a number of port closures in the Virgin Islands (VI) as a result of Tropical Storm Grace.
2021 storm activity to increase as peak hurricane season nears- DDM
ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, VI – The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is warning Virgin Islanders to continue making the necessary preparations as the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons is heading into its peak.
Cloudy spells with stable weather forecasted for Saturday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Weather forecast information coming out of the Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is that the weather for Saturday, June 26, 2021, some instability and trailing moisture could generate cloudy spells and showers mainly during the morning period.
Hurricane 2021: Plan evacuations now should storms arrive - DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is urging residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) to start making emergency evacuation plans now, ahead of the arrival of potential storms for the 2021 Hurricane season.
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets ‘unofficial' early start
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) which focuses on the Atlantic Hurricane Seasons has issued alerts for hurricane preparations to begin today, May 15, 2021, ahead of the official June 1, 2021 start of the hurricane season.