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National Hurricane Center (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as at 5:00 PM AST, the eye of Hurricane Jerry was located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 55.8 West. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h). A west- northwest to northwest motion at a decreasing forward speed is expected over the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Jerry will move north of the northern Leeward Islands Friday and pass well north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and be well east-northeast of the southwestern Bahamas on Sunday.

Read more: CDEMA Information Note #1 - Hurricane Jerry as of 5:00PM (AST) on September 19th, 2019

SITUATION

Major Hurricane Dorian, the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, impacted the Northern islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas from Sunday September 1 to Tuesday September 3, 2019 for approximately 68 hours. Hurricane Dorian devastated Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays, with the southern eye-wall remaining “stationary” for approximately 36 hours over Grand Bahama. At the peak of strength, sustained winds increased to 185 mph and gusts up to 220 mph. The estimated rainfall was 12-15 inches and storm surge, 18-23 feet above sea level.

Read more: CDEMA Situation Report #15 - Major Hurricane Dorian as of 6:00PM (AST) on September 19th, 2019

St. John’s, Antigua, September 18th, 2019 – Nineteen (19) participants from 12 local ministries and departments in Antigua & Barbuda benefitted from an Information and Data Management training workshop held at the National Office of Disaster Services ( NODS) from September 16-18, 2019. ‬

The workshop, which is being implemented under the project “Strengthen integrated and cohesive preparedness capacity at a regional, national and community level in the Caribbean”, was facilitated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in collaboration with NODS.

Read more: CDEMA and UNOCHA collaborate to deliver Information and Data Management Training in Antigua and...

SITUATION

Major Hurricane Dorian, the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, impacted the Northern islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas from Sunday September 1 to Tuesday September 3, 2019. Hurricane Dorian devastated Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cayes for approximately 68 hours, with the southern eye-wall remaining “stationary” for approximately 36 hours over Grand Bahama. At the peak of strength, sustained winds increased to 185 mph and gusts up to 220 mph. The estimated rainfall was 12-15 inches and storm surge, 18-23 feet above sea level.

Read more: CDEMA Situation Report #14 - Major Hurricane Dorian as of 10:00PM (AST) on September 16th, 2019

SITUATION

Major Hurricane Dorian, the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, impacted the Northern islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas from Sunday September 1 to Tuesday September 3, 2019. At the peak of strength, Dorian, a Category 5 hurricane had sustained winds of 185 mph with gusts of up to 220 mph and a minimum central pressure of 910 millibars while making landfall in Elbow Cay, Abacos Islands Bahamas, at 16:40 UTC. Thereafter, Dorian slowed its forward motion considerably, remaining essentially stationary over Grand Bahama from September 2 to September 3. Due to the prolonged and intense storm conditions, including heavy rainfall, high winds, and storm surge, damage in the aforementioned islands was catastrophic, specifically in North and Central Abaco and Eastern Grand Bahama.

Read more: CDEMA Situation Report #13 - Hurricane Dorian as of 4:00PM (AST) on September 14th, 2019