Hurricane Alerts
Tropical Update: Leslie
Tropical Storm Leslie developed into a hurricane yesterday (5 September), but is still drifting slowly northward towards Bermuda. This system does NOT affect the local region anymore and as such will no longer track nor mention it. Residents & visitors of the SSS Islands are still advised to continue being vigilant as we are in..
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Tropical Update: Michael
Tropical Storm Michael also developed into a hurricane yesterday and quickly became a Category-2 by nightfall. This system also does NOT pose a threat to the Caribbean region and will no longer be mentioned. Residents & visitors of the SSS Islands are still advised to continue being vigilant as we are in the peak of..
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Tropical Update: Kirk
Hurricane Kirk was downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday, and as of 5am this morning (2 September) was located at 43.5°N, 39.2°W — about 710mi ESE of Cape Race Newfoundland, Canada/740mi NW of the Azores Islands/2100mi NE of Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Kirk had maximum sustained winds at 50mph and is racing towards the Northeast at..
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Tropical Update: Isaac
Isaac was downgraded to tropical-storm-status soon after it made landfall in Louisiana as a category-1 Hurricane late Tuesday (28 August) night. This system continues to pose no threat to the Caribbean region, therefore we will no longer track nor mention it. Residents & visitors of the SSS Islands are still advised to continue being vigilant..
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Tropical Update: Joyce
Tropical Depression Joyce lost its tropical characteristics late Friday morning and did not move on to affect any land areas. This short-lived tropical cyclone was the second-earliest forming tenth tropical storm of any modern-day Atlantic hurricane season, tying Jerry which also formed on August 23 in 1995. Tropical Storm Jose in 2005 formed on August..
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Tropical Update: Gordon
Hurricane Gordon weakened to a Tropical Storm after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Santa Maria Island in the eastern Azores yesterday morning, soon after it then totally lost its tropical characteristics and as such will no longer be mentioned. Gordon began as Tropical Depression #8 late on August 15 over the north-central..
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Tropical Update: Helene
Tropical Storm Helene lost its tropical characteristics after making landfall just south of Tampico, Mexico yesterday and as such will no longer be mentioned. Helene’s rainfall hit some of the same areas affected by Tropical Storm Ernesto roughly a week prior. At least two low-lying neighborhoods in the port city of Veracruz reported flooding, far..
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Tropical Update: Florence
Tropical Storm Florence was also up and down in intensity yesterday (5 August), and as of last night at 11pm was still moving westward across the Atlantic Ocean as a weakening tropical storm. This system currently poses NO threat to the local region of the SSS Islands; however we will continue to monitor the progress..
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Tropical Update: Ernesto
Tropical Storm Ernesto was up and down in intensity yesterday (5 August), and as of last night at 11pm was heading for Central America as a weakening tropical storm. This system currently poses NO threat to the local region of St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius and will no longer be mentioned. For Hurricane Safety Tips,..
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Tropical Update: Debby
Tropical Depression Debby quickly moved across northern Florida yesterday afternoon before reaching out into the Atlantic. As of 5pm Wednesday afternoon (27 June), T.D. Debby was located at 29.5°N, 78.3°W – about 180mi E of St. Augustine, Florida/1250mi NW of Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 40mph, and Debby continues moving Eastward..
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