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Tropical Storm Kate - Information Note #1 as of 11:00 am on November 9th, 2015
Message: Tropical Storm Warnings remain in effect for portions of the Bahamas as Depression #12 upgraded to Tropical Storm Kate.
THE SITUATION: On November 9, 2015, Tropical Storm Kate became the el...
Read MoreHurricane Joaquin - Information Note #2 as of 2:00 pm on October 1st, 2015
Message: Joaquin now a Category 4 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Tropical Storm Warning issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
THE SITUATION: On September 30th, 2015, Hurri...
Read MoreHurricane Joaquin - Information Note #1 as of 2:00 pm on September 30th, 2015
Message: Joaquin strengthens and is expected to reach portions of the Bahamas tonight (September 30th, 2015), and Thursday.
THE SITUATION: On September 30th, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin became the tenth...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Erika (as of 2:00 pm on August 26th, 2015)
Message: Erika expected to reach Leeward Islands tonight. Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Monsterrat and St. Kitts and Nevis.
THE SITUATIO...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #5 - Tropical Storm Danny (as of 3:00 pm on August 23rd, 2015)
Message: Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and St Kitts/Nevis. Danny is expected to pass near or over portions of the warning area by late tonigh...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #4 - Hurricane Danny (as of 4:00 pm on August 22nd, 2015)
Message: Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and St Kitts/Nevis as Danny remains on track for the Leeward Islands.
THE SITUATION:
At 2.00 p.m. the center...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #3 - Hurricane Danny (as of 2:00 pm on August 21st, 2015)
Message: Danny was upgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane at 11.00a.m. this morning (August 21st 2015). CDEMA continues to urge countries in the Northern Leeward Islands to continue monitoring and to en...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #2 - Hurricane Danny (as of 12:00 pm on August 20th, 2015)
Message: Danny was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane at 11.00a.m this morning (August 20th 2015). CDEMA urges countries in the Northern Leeward Islands to continue monitoring and to review readines...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Danny (as of 4:00 pm on August 19th, 2015)
Message: Tropical Storm Danny, the fourth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, continues to move west.
THE SITUATION:
At 11.00 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Danny was located near l...
Read MoreTropical Storm Bertha - Information Note #1 as of 12:00 Noon on Friday, August 1st, 2014
Message: At 2.00a.m this morning (August 1) Bertha became the second named storm of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. At 11.00a.m. Tropical Storm warnings have been issued for Dominica, Saint Lucia...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #2 –Tropical Storm Chantal (as of 6.00 p.m July 8, 2013)
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Warnings remain in effect for Barbados, Dominica and Saint Lucia....
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #1 –Tropical Storm Chantal (as of 9.30a.m July 8, 2013)
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Warnings in effect for Barbados, Dominica and Saint Lucia. Tropical Storm Watch in effect for St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
Read MoreInformation Note #1 - Tropical Storm Sandy expected to become hurricane before reaching Jamaica
Message: Sandy is expected to become a hurricane before reaching Jamaica today. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Haiti. The central and nort...
Read MoreInformation Note #3: Hurricane Ernesto expected to make landfall north of Belize on the Yucatan Peninsula late tonight or early tomorrow morning – As of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday August 7, 2012
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as of 4:00 p.m. today (Tuesday, 7/8/12) the centre of Hurricane Ernesto was located near latitude 18.8 North and longitude 86.2 West or about 140...
Read MoreInformation Note #2: Tropical Storm Ernesto moving away from the Windward Islands – As of 11:00 a.m. Friday August 3, 2012
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as of 11:00 a.m. today (Friday, 3/8/12) the centre of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near latitude 13.7 North and longitude 62.3 West or abou...
Read MoreInformation Note #1: Tropical Storm Ernesto to begin affecting Leeward Islands tonight – As of 5:00pm Thursday August 2, 2012
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as of 5:00 p.m. today the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near latitude 12.8 north and longitude 56.6 west or about 295 miles E of Bar...
Read MoreInformation Note: Tropical Storm Maria to begin affecting Leeward Islands – As of 5:00pm Friday September 9, 2011
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as of 5:00 p.m. today the center of Tropical Storm Maria was located near latitude 14.8 north and longitude 58.6 west or about 125 miles NE of Barb...
Read MoreInformation Note 2 - Hurricane Irene impacting the Turks and C-aicos Islands and Bahamas (as of Tuesday 23, 2011 at 6.00p.m. EST)
Message: Hurricane Irene a Category 1 storm is impacting the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hurricane warnings are in effect for southeastern, central and northwestern Bahamas EventHurricane Irene has beg...
Read MoreInformation Note - Hurricane Irene threatens the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas (as of Tuesday August 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. EST)
Message: Hurricane Irene threatens the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas....
Read MoreWeather Information Note: Large tropical wave approaching Lesser Antilles
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL is advising that a tropical wave accompanied by a well-defined low pressure system is located about 1150 miles East-South-east of the Lesser Antilles as of 2...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #2 –Tropical Storm Tomas is heading for Jamaica and Haiti (as of 11.00am November 4, 2010)
Message: Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Jamaica, Hurricane warning in effect for Haiti.
Situation: Tomas has regained strength. Maximum sustained winds are now 45 mph with higher gusts. At 11.00...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note - Severe Weather System shows signs of developing
Message: A strong tropical wave located about 225 miles southeast of Barbados at 2.00pm is forecasted to develop into a tropical storm within the next 48 hours. The system has the potential to be a da...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #2 –Tropical Storm Matthew
Message: Tropical Storm Watch now in effect for Belize. (as at 8.00p.m. September 24, 2010)
 The Situation:A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of Belize. A tropical storm watch means tha...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Matthew
Message: Hurricane Watch issued for Belize; Southern Lesser Antilles experiencing dangerous rough seas (as at 8.00a.m. September 24, 2010)
The Situation:A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Belize. Thi...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note # 2 - Hurricane Earl (Sunday, August 29, 2010)
Message: Hurricane Earl Strengthens and Rapidly Heading Toward the Northernmost Leeward Islands.The Situation: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla,...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note # 1 - Hurricane Earl (Saturday, August 28, 2010)
Message:Tropical Storm Earl Rapidly Heading Toward the Leeward Islands (As at 5.00p.m. August 28, 2010)
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The Situation:A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nev...
Read MoreImmediate Drought Concerns for CDEMA Participating States - Information Note #1 as of February 12, 2016
Several Participating States in the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) system have been placed under immediate drought watch or warning for 2016. The drought situation remains a ...
Read MoreInformation Note #1 - 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Grenada
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) in Grenada reported feeling tremors from a 5.7 magnitude earthquake, which occurred 88.0 km east of Carupano, Venezuela and 105.0 km west of San Fernand...
Read MoreCDEMA Public Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Earl (as of 7:00 pm on August 2nd, 2016)
Message: At 12:00 p.m. today (August 2nd 2016) Tropical Storm Earl became the fifth named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
THE SITUATION: At 2:00 p.m. (EDT) the center of Tropical Storm E...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Don - as of 8:00pm on July 17th, 2017
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Don formed east of the Windward Islands. Tropical Storm Warning issued for Grenada and Tropical Storm Watch issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Don - as of 5:00pm on July 18th, 2017
Message: Tropical Storm Warning still in effect for Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tropical Storm Watch discontinued for Barbados and Saint Lucia.
The Situation:
The latest advisory issu...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Franklin - as of 5:00pm on August 7th, 2017
MESSAGE: The government of Belize has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the northern portions of Belize as Tropical Storm (TS) Franklin gradually strengthens.
THE SITUATION:
According to the latest...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Harvey - as of 5:00 pm on August 17th, 2017
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Harvey formed east of the central Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Warnings are issued for Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in ...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Irma - as of 5:00 pm on August 30th, 2017
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Irma forms over the far Eastern Atlantic.
THE SITUATION:
Tropical Storm Irma, the ninth (9th) named storm of the 2017 Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season, has formed in the cen...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #2 - Hurricane Irma - as of 5:00 pm on August 31st, 2017
MESSAGE: Hurricane Irma becomes a Major Category 3 Hurricane over the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
THE SITUATION:
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, as at 5:00 pm (AST), Thursda...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #3 - Hurricane Irma - as of 8:00 pm on September 3rd, 2017
MESSAGE: Hurricane Watches issued for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis.
THE SITUATION:
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, as at 500 PM AST, Su...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #4 - Hurricane Irma - as of 6:00 pm on September 4th, 2017
MESSAGE: Irma strengthens to a category 4 hurricane as it heads toward the Leeward Islands
THE SITUATION:
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as at 5:00pm AST (2100 UT...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #5 - Hurricane Irma - as of 7:00 pm on September 5th, 2017
MESSAGE: Potentially Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Nearing the Northern Leeward Islands while Tropical Storm Jose forms over the open Atlantic
THE SITUATION:
The latest advisory issued by the Nat...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Maria - as of 6:00 pm on September 16th, 2017
MESSAGE: Tropical Storm Maria forms over in the Atlantic. Hurricane Watches issued for Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat. Tropical Storm Warnings issued for Saint Lucia, Dominica, Barb...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #2 - Hurricane Maria - as of 7:00 pm on September 18th, 2017
MESSAGE: Hurricane Maria becomes an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane as it directly impacts Dominica during the next few hours.
Status of Hurricane Maria as at 5:00pm (EDT) September 18, 2...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Kick 'Em Jenny Submarine Volcano Unrest As Of 11:00 am on March 13th, 2018
Message: Kick ‘em Jenny Submarine Volcano Alert Level raised from Yellow to Orange
1. THE EVENT:
During the period 11th-12th March, The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) recorded a substantial increas...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Hurricane Beryl as of 11:00am (AST) on July 06, 2018
MESSAGE: Hurricane Beryl forms over the far Eastern Atlantic and progresses west towards the Caribbean.
THE SITUATION:
Hurricane Beryl, the second (2nd) named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Sea...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Beryl as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 07, 2018
SYNOPSIS OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL:
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 11:00 AM (AST) on July 07, 2018, Beryl, the second (2nd) named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hu...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #3 - Tropical Storm Beryl as of 2:00PM (AST) on July 08, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 2:00 PM (AST) on July 08, 2018, Beryl continues to move WNW towards the Lesser Antilles with no change in strength. Beryl or i...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Hurricane Isaac as of 6:00PM (AST) on September 10, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on September 10, 2018, the center of Hurricane Isaac was located near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 45.0 West. ...
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CDEMA Information Note #2 - Hurricane Isaac as of 6:00PM (AST) on September 11, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on September 11, 2018, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near latitude 14.6 North, longitude 51.3 W...
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CDEMA Information Note #3 - Hurricane Isaac as of 8:00PM (AST) on September 12, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 8:00 PM (AST) on September 12, 2018, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near latitude 15.4 North, longitude 57.2 W...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Kirk as of 5:00PM (AST) on September 26, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on September 26, 2018, the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 12.7 North, longitude 55.7 We...
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CDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Kirk as of 5:00PM (AST) on September 27, 2018
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on September 27, 2018, the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 60.2 We...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Elevated Seismic Activity as of 11:00AM (AST) on October 4, 2018
Situation
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) has reported High levels of seismicity at the Kick em’ Jenny Volcano. Since the episode began during the afternoon of Sept...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Dorian as of 5:00PM (AST) on August 25, 2019
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 25, 2019, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.5 North, longitude 54.2 Wes...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Dorian as of 8:00PM (AST) on August 26, 2019
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 8:00 PM (AST) on August 26, 2019, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 59.1 Wes...
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CDEMA Information Note #3 - Hurricane Dorian as of 5:00PM (AST) on August 28, 2019
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 28, 2019, the centre of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 65.5 West. Do...
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CDEMA Information Note #4 - Hurricane Dorian as of 5:00PM (AST) on August 31st, 2019
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 31, 2019, the eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.2 North, longitude 74.4 West. Doria...
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CDEMA Information Note #5 - Hurricane Dorian as of 8:00PM (AST) on September 1st, 2019
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, at 8:00 PM AST, the distinct eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 26.6 North, longitude 77.6 West. Dorian is moving tow...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Hurricane Jerry as of 5:00PM (AST) on September 19th, 2019
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...
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CDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Storm Jerry as of 5:00PM (AST) on September 21st, 2019
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 23.0 N 65.8 W. Jerry ...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Karen as of 2:00PM (AST) on September 22nd, 2019
National Hurricane Center (NHC) Update
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as at 2:00 PM AST, the center of Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 12.7 North, l...
Read MoreCDEMA Information Note #1 - Heightened Seismic Activity in the Northern Caribbean
SituationAccording to The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC), at this time, the main hazard of focus is related to damage from earthquakes, with aftershocks likely to occu...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Epidemiology Update Novel Coronavirus as of 6:00PM (AST) on January 24th, 2020
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
On 21 January 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. Currently WHO IHR Emergency Committee is meeting to discuss possibility of decl...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 5:00PM (AST) on July 23rd, 2020
NHC Update
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on July 23, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 9.8 degrees North, l...
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CDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 24th, 2020
NHC UPDATE
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 8:00 PM (AST) on July 24, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 10 degrees North, lo...
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CDEMA Information Note #3 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 11:00AM (AST) on July 25th, 2020
NHC Update
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 11:00 AM (AST) on July 25, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 10.5 degrees North,...
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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine as of 5:00PM (AST) on July 28th, 2020
NHC Update
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on July 28, 2020, the disturbance was centered near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 55.9 West. The sys...
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CDEMA Information Note #2 - Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 29th, 2020
NHC Update
According to the National Hurricane Center ( in Miami, Florida, as of 8 00 PM ( on July 29 2020 the disturbance was centered near latitude 16 0 North, longitude 66 3 West The system is movi...
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CDEMA Information Note #3 - Tropical Storm Isaias as of 5:00 pm (AST) on July 30th, 2020
NHC Update
According to the National Hurricane Center ( in Miami, Florida, as of 5 00 PM ( on July 30 2020 the center of Tropical Storm Isaias was located near latitude 19 5 North, longitude 70 6 West...
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