On June 19 2023 Tropical Depression Three formed over the Atlantic and strengthened to form Tropical Storm Bret, the second named storm of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Bret gradually intensified as it moved across the Atlantic Ocean westward towards the Lesser Antilles By June 20 2023 a “Tropical Storm Watch” was in effect for Barbados, Dominica, St Vincent The Grenadines, and Saint Lucia By 11 00 PM on June 21 2023 the “Tropical Storm Watch” was elevated to a “Tropical Storm Warning” Over the period June 22 23 2023 Bret moved across the Windward Islands with its center passing north of Barbados and over northern St Vincent and the Grenadines Damage from storm force gusts, heavy rains, floods and storm surge were reported across the impacted states As of 5 00 PM June 23 2023 Bret crossed the island arc into the Caribbean Sea where gradual weakening is anticipated over the next couple days Bret is forecast to dissipates over the Central Caribbean Sea by Saturday into Sunday, June 24 25 2023.

27 juin 2023

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The following was provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas as at 14 November, 2022:

• Effective November 10th at 5:00 am the all clear was given for all of the North Western Islands – Abaco, Bimini, Grand Bahama, New Providence and Eleuthera
• Effective 6:00 PM November 10th the NEOC was deactivated
• Bimini, Eleuthera, Abaco, New Providence and Bimini suffered minimal damage
• The islands experienced some flooding from the King Tide but this quickly receded
• Eleuthera the “Glass Windows Bridge” was closed due to the tide surge but this has since been
  re-opened
• The shelters in Bimini were empty
• Overall, very minimal damage to report; everything has returned to working order

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SITUATION OVERVIEW

According to the National Hurricane Centre, at 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 83.0 West. Ian is moving toward the north-northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h). This general motion with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass west of the Florida Keys later tonight and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday.

Ian is a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected tonight through Wednesday, and Ian is forecast to approach the west coast of Florida as an extremely dangerous major hurricane.

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28 septembre 2022