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For the most recent reports from Jamaica see this page.
| - ODPEM Media Advisory 2: Handing-Over Ceremony of Hurricane Dean Assistance Cheque from the Jamaican High Commissioner, the Honourable Burchell Whiteman, to the ODPEM |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Media Advisory concerning a handing-over ceremony at our office of a Hurricane Dean assistance cheque from the Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK, the Honourable Burchell Whiteman: We look forward to your coverage of this ceremony. With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Media Advisory2_Handing Over Ceremony_Thursday, January 3, 2008.doc |
| - Powerful cold front to affect Jamaica |
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It has been a nice weather here in Montego Bay and across much of Jamaica. Today (January 2 2008)it was sunny skies ,a few cumulus clouds drifting to the se, winds for between 0 and 10 kts ,temperatures around 28 deg c for most of the day. The great weather will change dramatically tomorrow, (in fact since 7 pm the winds have started increasing now 21 kts.)All thanks to a Powerful cold front which has brought hurricane force winds to the Gulf Of Tehuantepec (Mexico), gale force winds to the extreme north western Caribbean, and gusty winds of 26 kts /30 mph / Below the news release from National Meteorological Service Jamaica website http://www.metservice.gov.jm/forecast.asp***
STRONG COLD FRONT TO AFFECT JAMAICA *** A powerful High Pressure System, centered over the United States, continues to push a Cold Front across the northwestern Caribbean and towards Jamaica. The Cold Front is expected to pass over the island on Thursday but could start influencing weather conditions as early as Wednesday night. On approach of the Front, moderate to heavy showers are expected mainly across northern parishes. As it sweeps across the island, strong, gusty winds and lower-than-normal temperatures are forecast. While the showers are likely to decrease by Friday, the strong winds should continue into Saturday. Northern coastal areas and exposed areas of the hilly interior will be mostly affected but southern coastal areas could also be occasionally affected, especially on Friday. Wind speeds are expected to be in the general range of 39 to 49 km/hr, or 24 to 30 mph, while temperatures are estimated to fall by 2-3 degrees between Thursday and Friday.Fishers and other marine interests are strongly advised to exercise extreme caution during this period of strong winds, as above normal waves of up to 3 meters or 10 feet are expected.End……In adding to what is said above, the cold front should be moving across Jamaica by 6 a.m. Winds for the most part should stay within the 23-26 kts /26-30 mph range
(strongest along the west coast between 4-7pm) but I would not rule out a gust or two up to 36mph. Temperatures at sea- level should reach a maximum of 27 deg c/80 deg F and a Minimum of 18 deg c /64 deg F (Which is would be equally to 14 deg c/57 deg F in Mandeville at 500metres and 4 deg c /39 deg c at the Blue Mountain Peak 2,256m).Rain will be very light in the order of trace-2.5 mm in Western,2.5-5.0 mm in Central and Eastern Jamaica. Try to keep warm and have a great daybelow surface mapn.b filled triangle=50ktsBe a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. |
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| - ODPEM Press Release #1 - Oil Spill in Ironshore, Montego Bay Contained |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1 concerning the oil spill that occurred on Friday, December 14, 2007 in Ironshore, Montego Bay: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_December 15, 2007.doc |
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(See attached file: newsrelease olga.doc) Cheryl A. Nichols Training Manager ODPEM 12 Camp Road Tel: 928-5111/4 Fax: 928-5503 Attachment:
newsrelease olga.doc |
| - Minimal impacts expected from T.S Olga |
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Another wonderful day in paradise,but our great weather will tommorrow and Thursday be replaced by squally,messy waether thanks to T.S Olga ,but very minimal impacts expected here on the island. Subtropical Storm Olga has become better organized during the day today and has made the transition to a tropical storm (Deep convection and strong winds near center vs Sub-tropical which is opposite. The latest recon data found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to between 60mph, not that far from hurricane intensity. However, it very unlikely that Olga will become a December hurricane. The storm made landfall earlier this afternoon in the eastern of the Dominican Republic and is expected to remain over land for at least the next 10hrs or so as it moves
to the west at 10-15 mph. Even intense hurricanes have been known to meet their demise over the rough terrain.
The greatest threat remains heavy rainfall. Flooding and mudslides for the same areas devastated by Tropical Storm Noel in late October are likely. Up to 10-15 inches of rain is expected for the mountainous portions of the Dominican Republic. Rainfall accumulations in Puerto Rico, which was affected last night and this morning, exceeded 10 inches in the mountainous interior.Here in Jamaica up to 2 inches of rain possible. Below 11pm release from Meteorological Service of Jamaica
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 – 11:00 p.m.
BULLETIN No: 5 … TROPICAL STORM OLGA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL …STILL EXPECTED TO WEAKEN … Tropical Storm Olga continues to produce heavy rainfall over Hispaniola as it moves westward closer to Jamaica.
At 10:00 p.m., the centre of Tropical Storm Olga was located near Latitude 19.0 degrees North, Longitude 70.6 degrees West. This is about 600 kilometers (445 miles) east-northeast of Morant Point, Jamaica, or 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Olga is moving west at about 24 km/h (15 mph) and this general motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 95 km/h (60 mph), with higher gusts, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 390 km (240 miles) to the north and east of the centre. Olga is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression while moving over Hispaniola tonight and early Wednesday, and then move through the Windward Passage and just north of Jamaica later on Wednesday. Periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds, along with above-normal waves along the north coast, are likely on Wednesday afternoon, decreasing on Thursday.
Small craft operators should continue to pay special attention to subsequent Bulletins and are urged not to venture far from the mainland as sea conditions will gradually deteriorate during the next 12-24 hours. End  Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. |
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Late –season Tropical Disturbance to watch for next few days It has been a sunny, but windy day in Jamaica. Winds throughout today have been anywhere between 17-21mph. Winds of this magnitude are the norm for this time of year. Many Jamaicans welcome and see these winds as “de cool christmus breeze,” they serve as a reminder of the festive season (the few days we get relief from the sweltering sun). This occurrence is an annual one and can be expected during the months October –February .These cool strong winds are called
northers and occur when cold, polar air moves southward from the frozen interior of the North American continent out over the warm waters of the Gulf. This unstable cold air mass, when heated from below, develops strong gusty northerly winds with considerable cloudiness and showers. Tropical Disturbance 94L (info from accuweather.com) We continue to track a tropical disturbance that has formed to the northeast of the Virgin Islands. Currently, an area of low pressure can be found at 19 north, 56 west, which is about 650 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Thunderstorms are clustering around this area of low pressure, which is tracking eastward at about 10 mph. The water in this area is still warm enough to support tropical development, and the upper-level winds are not too strong to prevent development. In fact, some computer models indicate that an out-of-season development may occur from this feature over the next couple of days as it tracks steadily westward. Residents of and those with interests in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola should keep close watch on on
this system's progress. Even if no tropical development occurs, this low will likely bring squalls to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola through the first part of the upcoming workweek. end
The below link to latest model runs for the Caribbean
http://63.175.159.26/~mm5/00Z/latest00.html
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| - Call for Papers (CFP): National Disaster Management Conference (NDMC), March 5-6, 2008 |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached the Call for Papers for ODPEM's upcoming National Disaster Management Conference (NDMC), scheduled for March 5-6, 2008: Please also see attached the NDMC 2008 Background Paper that provides more information about the upcoming Conference: We welcome submissions from all interested persons within the themes of the Conference. Please feel free to pass this CFP along to your colleagues and associates. With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Call for Papers_NDMC 2008.doc Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #1: 25-Knot Winds Force Sea Water onto Palisadoes Road |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached below ODPEM Press Release #1 for November 26, 2007: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_November 26, 2007.doc |
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| - ODPEM Press Release #1: Rains Cause Flooding in Zion, Trelawny |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1 concerning rain affected Trelawny: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_November 21, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #2: FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #2 concerning the weather conditions currently being experienced across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release2_November 12, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #1: Reports from Parishes – St. Ann, Portland and St. Mary |
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Good Day Everyone, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1 concerning the weather conditions across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #9: Bog Walk Gorge Remains Closed – Food Airlifts Organized for Several Communities |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #9 concerning the current weather conditions across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release9_November 2, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #8: Flash Flood Warning Extended to all Parishes of Jamaica – Flooding Reports from Some Parishes |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release # 8 concerning the current weather conditions across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release8_November 2, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #7: Flash Flood Warning Extended to all Parishes of Jamaica – Flooding Reports from Some Parishes |
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen. Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #7 concerning the current weather conditions being experienced across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release7_November 1, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #6: FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT - BOG WALK GORGE IS NOW CLOSED |
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #6 concerning the current weather conditions being experienced across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release Clarification |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, The earlier email and its attachment - ODPEM Press Release #3 - should actually read ODPEM Press Release #5: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release5_November 1, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #3: Flash Flood Warning Extended to all Parishes of Jamaica |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #3 concerning the current weather conditions being experienced across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release3_November 1, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release #2: Landslides and Scouring of Parochial Roads in St. Thomas |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see ODPEM Press Release #2 concerning the current weather conditions across the island: with kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release2_October 31, 2007.doc |
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(See attached file: newsrelease flood.doc) Cheryl A. Nichols Training Manager ODPEM 12 Camp Road Tel: 928-5111/4 Fax: 928-5503 Attachment:
newsrelease flood.doc |
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Today was a very wonderful weather day-bright and sunny. The heavy rain expected never materialized .Luckily T.S Noel took an NW turn earlier than previously expected and with most of the rains confined to the north and east of the system spared us what could be a potential dangerous and deadly flooding situation. Sections of the island ,however could see periods of showers and thunderstorms which should be light for the most part. Below Bulletin#10 issued by the metservice
Bulletin # 10 at 11:00 a.m. *** TROPICAL STORM WATCH LIFTED *** The Meteorological Service has discontinued the Tropical Storm Watch
for Jamaica with immediate effect as there is no longer any threat of tropical storm conditions for the island from Tropical Storm Noel. At 10:00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Noel was located near Latitude 19.9 degrees North, Longitude 73.0 degrees West. This is about 400 kilometres (250 miles) east-northeast of Morant Point, Jamaica, or 130 kilometres (80 miles) east-southeast of the eastern tip of Cuba. Noel is moving towards the north-northwest near 19 km/h (12 mph) and this general motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are now near 75 km/h (45 mph), with higher gusts, and little change in strength is forecast today. Tropical Storm Noel is about to emerge from Haiti over the western Atlantic Ocean and is expected to move through the chain of Bahama Islands later today and tonight. Periods of rainfall could, however, continue to affect sections of Jamaica today as the storm moves away. Small craft operators are advised to remain in safe harbour until wind and sea conditions have returned to normal. This is the final Bulletin that will be issued by the Meteorological Service on Tropical Storm Noel; however, further updates will be included in regular News Releases. -END- For further information on t.s noel check out http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=845&tstamp=200710
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The rain has just begun after a nice sunday here in Montego Bay (Montego Bay is located along Jamaica's North Coast).Mostly sunny and windy conditons were present throughout the day in Western and Central Jamaica,but the heavy rain has already begun in eastern sections. And there are reports that the Yallahs fording in St.Thomas is impassable and several streets in Kingston are already flooded. Many Jamaicans woke up to news that the sixteenth Tropical Depression of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season had developed last night over the central Caribbean Sea and is likely to impact our weather. People are for the most part , unbothered with the latest threat,been just a tropical storm and we not expecting a direct hit .People should be concered not with the winds ,as the system will pass about 250miles to our NE,keeping us well out of the range of tropical storm force but the extremely heavy rainfall (8-12 inches expected,with up to 20inches in the mountainous interior)associated with slowly moving tropical storm Noel. Tonight I am pleading with persons,If you know you live in a low-lying or flood prone area, exercise wisdom and don't hesitate to move if you notice waters rising. Below Bulletin #6 issued by the met service October 28, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Bulletin #6 *** NOEL NEARLY STATIONARY...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT *** The Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm NOEL continues to spread bands of rain over the Caribbean. This means that tropical storm conditions pose a possible threat to the island within 36 hours. At 7:00 p.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Noel was re-located near Latitude 16.8 degrees North, Longitude 71.9 degrees West. This is about 470 kilometres (290 miles) east-southeast of Morant Point, Jamaica, or 215 kilometres (135 miles) south-southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Noel is now moving very little but a general west-northwestward motion at 7 km/h (5 mph) is expected during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 95 km/h (60 mph), with higher gusts, and some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend about 185 km (115 miles) from the centre. The forecast track of Tropical Storm Noel has the centre passing over the western Haitian Peninsula, east of Jamaica, on Monday morning before continuing towards southeastern Cuba later in the day. Noel is, however, expected to produce more rainfall over Jamaica, tonight and tomorrow, along with gusty winds and above-normal waves, especially along the eastern and northern coastline. Fishers on the cays and banks are advised to evacuate immediately and start returning to the mainland with a view to arriving in port by midnight tonight. Expect sea conditions to deteriorate in showers, thunderstorms and strong northerly winds tonight and tomorrow as the tropical storm passes to the east. Other small craft operators in coastal waters are advised to return to port and those in port are advised not to venture out. -END- For the expert information on T.S NOEL check out Dr.Jeff Masters blog. http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=843&tstamp=200710 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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| - ODPEM Advisory: Handing-Over of "Shelter Boxes" to ODPEM from the Rotary Club of May Pen for Victims of Hurricane Dean in Southern Clarendon |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Media Advisory: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Media Advisory_Handing Over Ceremony_Thursday, October 25, 2007.doc |
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It has been a very rainy day across much of Jamaica.In fact,there are reports of severe flooding in the parish of St.Thomas .we experienced little to no rain so far here in Montego Bay,but we were the exception .Western parishes have yet,to experience the real heavy rains as the bulk of the heavy rainfall has remained over Easern Jamaica through much of Today.
Yesterday,A upper level low swirled it's way across us,the upper level low is now near Western Cuba,but has left a middle to upper level through in the vicinity of the island.The local weather service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for all low lying and flood prone areas of Southern ParisheS
Kingston's Norman Manley Internation reported 1.57 in /
Below is the latest news of the current flooding situation from S.tThomas source radiojamaica
The National Works Agency (NWA) has confirmed that several roads in St. Thomas are now impassable.
As a result access to some parts of Morant Bay, Seaforth, Port Morant, Bath and Yallahs, among other areas is not possible. NWA's Manager of Communication and Customer Service, Stephen Shaw, says the Agency's ability to clear the blockades is being affected by the continuing rainfall. "The heavy equipment cannot get through these waters to get to some of these areas where we have landslipage so we have to wait until the waters recede before our teams can go out and do what is required. We are still trying to get some information out of sections of St. Thomas to include those communities in the hills so while we are aware of these communities more areas could be affected," said Mr. Shaw. There are also reports of flooding in sections of St. Mary and St. Catherine. Below latest newsrelease metservice Jamaica The Meteorological Service has upgraded the Flash Flood Watch to a Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of southern parishes while a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for northern parishes until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding has been reported or will occur shortly. Residents are advised to be on the look-out for fast rising waters and to take precautionary action. Motorists and pedestrians are advised not to attempt to cross fording, flooded streets or other flooded areas. A Flash Flood Watch means flash flooding is possible and residents are advised to check precautionary measures, keep informed by listening to further releases from the Meteorological Service and be ready for quick action if flooding is observed or if a warning is issued. Rainfall over the past 12 to 18 hours resulting from a Mid to Upper Level Trough in the vicinity of the island has resulted in flooding of some sections of St Thomas. As activities associated with this Trough continue to move slowly towards the west across the island, moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms which may be heavy at times are expected to continue. The forecast is therefore for the island to remain cloudy with moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over most parishes for the rest of today, tonight and into tomorrow morning. It is expected that eastern parishes should experience significant reduction in rainfall activity by tomorrow afternoon. Fishers and other marine interests should exercise caution due to rough sea conditions in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms especially over southern waters. end ![[GOES-8 Enhanced Infra-Red- updated every half hour - http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov]](http://img.stormcarib.com/hurrirF.jpg) Keep safe and Warm everyone.Have a good evening. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
| - ODPEM Press Release #3: Flash Flood Warning Now in Effect for Low-Lying and Flood Prone Areas of Southern Parishes … Large Trucks (Above 10 Tonne) Not to Use Easington Bridge |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #3 concerning the current weather conditions across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #2: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF ALL PARISHES ACROSS JAMAICA |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1 concerning the current weather conditions across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #1: Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Low-Lying and Flood Prone Areas of All Parishes Across Jamaica |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1 concerning the current weather conditions across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_October 18, 2007.doc |
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October 11,2007 is a weather day,that will remain in
the minds of Jamaicans for many years to come.
A day when more 200 persons had to be evacuated
from their cars by helicopters,vechicles washed away,
persons washed away, numerous road blocks and
landslipages, exploding transformer, bridges washed
away, the capital city Kingston crippled exploding
manholes and thousands of persons right across the
island stranded in hours, and hours of traffic.
The day started out rainy, in fact it had started
raining from the overnight hours in many sections of
Jamaica, the moderate heavy rainfall,almost continuous
rainfall continued all morning,all day, all night and
it is still raining across many sections of the island
at this time.
That is more than 24hrs of almost continuous rain,
which was extremely heavy, with rain rates as heavy as
inches per hour/50mm per hour stretching across the
length and breadth of the island really no location
was spared.
Official rainfall/temp information(source pan-am
temperature and precipitation tables)
AS of 800 AM EDT-24hour max&min temperature 24 HR
precip.total
MONTEGO BAY Max. 85 29 Min 74 23 rain 2.73
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KINGSTON Max. 86 30 Min 75 24 rain 2.96
time period 24
The airports seem to be at the lower end of the high
precip amounts as 3-6 inches of rain fell across much
of Jamaica.
Below are a few reports from across the island from
odpem
St. Andrew
Six persons - three adults and three children - from
the community of New Haven are now sheltering at the
Edith Dalton James High School. A Shelter Manager has
been assigned to the school and permission has been
granted to utilize the auditorium.
St. Catherine
Flooding has been reported in the community of
Hartlands. Approximately 2 ft. of water has been
reported. Residents are reporting that approximately
20 households have been flooded out. There is,
however, no need to provide shelter for them at this
time
Clarendon
Arrangements are being put in place for persons from
Hot Water Lane in Rocky Point to take shelter at the
Wesleyan Holiness Church.
Capture Land in Rocky Point is experiencing flooding.
Hanover
Landslides have been reported at Askenish.
Westmoreland
Flooding has been reported in:
Bamboo in the Blackness area
Phase six of the Llandillo housing development
Carawina in the Petersfield area
Sections of the community of Strathbogie
Several households have been flooded out in the
Ricketts River community in Frome. Persons have
been relocated to the From High School. The
Westmoreland Parish Disaster Committee has assigned a
Shelter Manager to the school.
St. Elizabeth
The Middle Quarters Main Road is now impassable. The
alternative route is Craigie Road, with the entrance
at Charlie Gallant.
Below is a summary of yesterday's happenings
200 motorist mostly students were rescued from the
Bogue Walk gorge .
At least 4 vehicles washed away,including a bus filled
with school children,luckily onlookers helped them
escape.
A man was washed away in his car he managed to escape
by holding to branches,however he sustained injuries
and had to be taken to hospital, another man was
washed away, while crossing fording ,rescuers spent
several hours searching for him ,he has not been found
and his fate is unknown.
8 additional families are now in emergency shelters,
which brings the total amount of families currently in
shelters to 42.
Numerous roads blocked, landslipages, flooded
communities and 1 bridge washed away.
The parishes of
Westmoreland,St,Elizabeth,Clarendon,St.Catherine and
St. Thomas most affected.
Forecast
It is still raining across much of the island,but not
as heavy as yesterday. Water is still rising in many
areas and with each passing hour there are more and
more reports of flood.The trough extending from Belize
- Bahamas-Bermuda is slowly moving nward away from us.
It will continue to rain for much of today,and
tonight. We should see major improvements tomorrow, a
tropical wave should be in the area,early sunday,so
more rainfallposible .
Next week looks more seasonal partly cloudy with
scattered afternoon showers.
below:1 pictures of bus which was washed
away(jamaicaobserver)
2 flooding on a Kingston street 9source radiojamaica)
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Releases #9 and 10 concerning the current unstable weather conditions being experienced across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release9_October 12, 2007.doc Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #8: REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #8 concerning the current unstable weather conditions being experienced across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #6: FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #6 concerning the unstable weather conditions now being experienced across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #5 concerning the unstable weather conditions currently being experienced across Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - Flash Flood Warning in effect,31 persons evacuated,reports of blocked roads,and landslippages |
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It has been a rainy very week across Below is the new release issued by the Met service FLASH FLOOD WARNING ** FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PARISHES * * The Meteorological Service has extended the Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding has been reported or will occur shortly. The Area of Low Pressure over the western Caribbean continues to generate unstable weather conditions across the region, including Today outbreaks of moderate to heavy rainfall occurred mainly over southern sections of the island. Projections are for showers and thunderstorms which could be heavy at times, to continue to affect the island and its territorial waters tonight and tomorrow. Fishers and other marine interests are advised to exercise caution due to rough sea conditions in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms. The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor the situation. End---------- Many sections of the island have experienced 10-14inches/255mm-356mm of rain since Saturday. And 31 persons in They are being housed at the Yallahs New Testament Church. Deputy Director-General of the Office of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Cecil Bailey, says relief efforts will begin Wednesday. Still in In the meantime, teams from the National Works Agency (NWA) will on Wednesday try to clear roads which were re-opened to single lane traffic following the heavy rain. NWA Spokesman, Stephen Shaw, says focus will be on "We have managed to reopen all the main roads, at least single lane access, all except the roadway from Belvedere to Halse Head in He says heavy duty equipment will be sent to The ODPEM also said that one family in In Rocky Point, Clarendon, two elderly persons were also forced to leave home after their house was flooded, while residents in Sources radiojamaica and Today?s Gleaner Forecast Great news ,We should start seeing improvements on Friday, still would not rule of the seasonal light afternoon shower it is after all October(Jamaica?s rainiest month),but nothing like the daily 3 inches of rain that we have been experiencing.
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| - ODPEM Press Release: FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release concerning the unstable weather conditions across the island: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #2: FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED TO ALL PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #2 concerning the Extended Flash Flood Warning for Jamaica: Do have a good day, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release: FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF JAMAICA'S EASTERN AND CENTRAL PARISHES |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release concerning a Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood prone areas of eastern and central parishes: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - Three days of severe flooding affect Montego Bay, Possible t.s threat to U.S Gulf Coast |
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Three consecutive days of flooding affect portions of Montego Bay It has been a very rough weekend for portions of the city of Montego Bay, as flooding did not occur not once or twice, but thrice. Friday, September 28, 2007- Flooding day one The first day of flooding was Friday, the rain began at 3pm and did not stop in entirety until 11pm. The Sangster International reported 3.70 in / While my family and I was heading north. On reaching the vicinity of the airport, near Flankers. There was man shouting, “turn back drive on the highway road”, highway road is two lanes in the opposite direction. We listen and good thing we did, for we averted a possible life threatening situation, though normally the highway road is a one way south, we were allowed to drive and then we saw the road below the highway road (the road we supposed to drive) covered in more than 5 feet of brown muddy water,there were two cars ,which only roofs could be seen. I have never seen water that high on a road. What had happened is a natural stream runs in the area and with the heavy rain the stream became a raging river and the road became its course to make matters a section of the road is flat and basin-like so
all the water was deposited there. When returning home the police was out redirecting persons and I also saw an ambulance, but luckily I heard of no fatalities. Saturday, September 29, 2007-Flooding Day 2 On Saturday, at my location like the airport experienced rainfall, but It was not very heavy in total just 0.8inches.but the western section of the city including the Downtown Montego Bay, Bogue ,Redding and Anchovy area experienced heavy rain, I was not there ,but according to media reports very heavy rainfall caused flooding the area is quiet hilly so there was a lot of debris washed in the road and some persons had to abandon their cars due to rising waters. There were also reports that several vehicles were washed away, the rushing torrent left areas such as Wilshire in the vicinity of the Anchovy High School badly scoured. Monday, October 1, 2007 Today, It rained but in this section of town it was not very heavy(only 0.39in/1cm), but it is reported that the sane areas affected Saturday were affected again, since I don’t live there I will use the radiojamica news as my source; Sections of the second city of Montego Bay were again flooded Monday. More rain expected almost daily this week. A surface trough induced from (90L) what could be the seasons next named storm, will ensure we have more head-aces and I would not rule out more flooding with the ground over saturated. Especially Tuesday and Wednesday. The nws always uses this slogan I would suggest you take note “Turn around don’t drown.” Possible Us Tropical Threat There is yet another Gulf system to be on the lookout for our friends along the Us.Gulf Coast as the week progresses. A complex weather system currently east of Florida is expected to develop a surface low in the eastern Gulf within the next few days. Most of the global computer models agree that something will develop but again, probably sub-tropical in nature or maybe even tropical in nature. For the tropical info summaries Jeff Masters weather underground summarzies Heavy thunderstorms are firing up over South Florida and the nearby waters, thanks to an upper-level low pressure system interacting with an old front. Long range radar out of Miami shows that this activity is disorganized. This morning's QuikSCAT
pass showed some rotation in the surface winds over the Central Bahamas, but with wind shear 20-30 knots over the region, no development is likely today. Most of the computer models forecast that wind shear will fall, and a tropical or subtropical depression will form by Wednesday near the Florida Keys, eastern Gulf of Mexico, or western Cuba. There is a strong upper-level low pressure system just southwest of Florida (Figure 1), and water vapor satellite loops show that this low is pulling plenty of dry, continental air from North America southward over the Gulf of Mexico. The upper low is expected to move southwestward. This is a situation very similar to the one that spawned Subtropical
Depression Ten in September, off the Gulf Coast of Florida. In that case, the subtropical depression formed right underneath the upper level low, making for a very slow transition phase to a tropical system. It took two days for Subtropical Depression Ten to become Tropical Depression Ten, and the storm ran out of time to intensify into a tropical storm before moving ashore over the Florida Panhandle. This time, the GFS model is supporting formation of a subtropical depression to the northeast of the upper low. This situation would potentially allow a faster conversion of the subtropical storm to a tropical storm. The UKMET and Canadian model predict that a fully tropical storm will form, instead. I think a subtropical storm is more likely. End Impacts so far Strong surf and winds have been reported Monday. Wind gusts topping 40 mph as well as 7- to 11-foot breakers were reported in Flagler Beach, Fla., 45-mph wind gusts were recorded at Mayport, Fla., and 4- to 5-foot waves caused beach erosion at Folly Beach, S.C.
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| - ODPEM Press Release: ODPEM Stages Part II of CDERA/First Caribbean International Bank Safer Building Workshop |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release concerning the staging of Part II of CDERA/First Caribbean International Bank Safer Building Workshop in Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_Safer Building Workshop_September 26, 2007.doc |
| - Likely very busy week in the Tropics |
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Today was a bright sunny day from beginning until end, which was the first since the start of Last week Sunday. Yesterday, It seem we would have our first full day of sun, but at approximately 5:50 PM, we experienced a heavy downpour which lasted about the 15 minutes, the day was also notable hot the high was 34 deg C/94 deg F. Busy Week likely in the Tropics. Well I was not planning to blog today, but with the possible threats of invests 97L and 96L, I felt the need to make our neighbors aware. Below is a summary on the situation by Hurricane Expert , Dr.Jeff Masters of Weather Underground, A disturbance ("94L") in the Gulf of Mexico has not gotten better organized today and has just about run out of time. Long range radar out of New Orleans shows the advance rain showers from 94L are already at the coast, and there
are no signs of spiral banding, rotation, or organization in either the radar imagery or satellite loops of 94L. Wind shear has increased to 10-20 knots over the Gulf of Mexico, and it now appears unlikely 94L will be able to develop into a tropical depression. Far Atlantic disturbance 96L End,
Also interesting is another Hurricane experts viewpoint Rob Lightbown of, Crown Weather Services Tropical Wave Just East of the Windward Islands (Invest 97-L):
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I must first apologies for not quoting my source on the article I published on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 from crown weather services, I normally do include the sources I use, but I was really rushing that morning and some how totally forgot again my apologies. Montego Bay Monsoon The weather we have been experiencing here in Montego Bay could be compared to the monsoon in Southern Asia. Since Sunday, We have been experiencing heavy downpours at
almost the exact same time every day (2:15-2:30), each day producing same results long lines of bumper to bumper traffic. Each day rain fall amounts were in the region of an inch and at my location the total for this week is 5 inches. The funny thing is for the most part the daily rains have been isolated to the Montego Bay/St.James Area, as much of Jamaica has been fairly dry and sunny. Today?s and Yesterday?s rains though, has been more widespread and is associated with an area which will likely become the seasons next depression .This is discussed below. TD 10 Td 10 evolved from a sub-tropical storm today and has already made landfall with minimal impacts. Accuweather summaries this below: AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists report Tropical Depression 10 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico has made landfall along the western Florida Panhandle Friday evening. The system will lash the
Gulf Coast with gusty thunderstorms and strong surf. At 10:00 p.m. CDT, the depression was located about 10 miles northeast of Pensacola, Fla. Maximum sustained winds were 30 mph with higher gusts. Radar and satellite imagery indicated that the weak system made landfall along the western Florida Panhandle Friday evening, and the depression will paralleling the coast for a time tonight and tomorrow. According to Expert Senior Meteorologist Bernie Rayno, because of the proximity to land the system will not reach tropical storm strength. However, drenching showers, gusty thunderstorms and above-normal tides will buffet portions of the central Gulf coast into the weekend. Since the system has had a history of producing tornadoes early in its life cycle, the tornado threat with the system may continue through Saturday. The tropical storm warning previously in effect from Apalachicola, · Fla., to the mouth of the Mississippi
River, including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain has been discontinued. The Severe Weather Center lists the coastal flood warnings and severe weather warnings in effect from the west coast of Florida to western Louisiana. The Minerals Management Service of the Department of the Interior reported Thursday oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have evacuated eight platforms and rigs in the anticipated path of the storm system. Circulation around the low has sparked tornadoes in Florida. On Thursday, an unconfirmed tornado damaged a number of homes in Eustis, Fla., while an unconfirmed tornado was reported in Leesburg, Fla. Wind gusts topping 60 mph downed trees and power lines, knocking out power to several hundred homes in Marion County. The low has produced heavy rain in the Southeast through much of this week. Rainfall totals in Florida over the 24-hour period ending today at 2 a.m. EDT include: · Ocala: 2.15" · The Villages: 1.89" · Gainesville: 1.56" ·
Leesburg: 1.42" · Homestead: 1.15" Td 11 on the horizon? A non-tropical low pressure system about 1000 miles east of Bermuda is being watched by NHC for tropical development. SSTs beneath the low are 80 degrees F, which is right at the border where tropical storm formation can occur. This low is expected to move northeastwards out to sea 2-4 days from now. Below :Graphs from accuweather on the latest tropical threat 
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| - 93L less of a threat |
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This is a quick update there has been a important development as far as 93L is concerned Dr.Jeff Master summarizes this development below Recent Satellite loops and the Tampa Bay long range radar show that a non-tropical low pressure system (93L) appears to be reforming off the southwest coast of Florida. This is an important shift,
since it brings the surface low underneath the upper level low pressure system aloft--the same kind of situation one finds in ordinary non-tropical "cutoff lows". This is an unusual event in September over the Gulf of Mexico, and is good news for those potentially living in the path of 93L. A surface low pressure system vertically aligned with a cold-cored upper level low will usually take a day or two to make the transition to a warm-cored tropical storm. During this kind of transition, rapid strengthening is rare, and the chances of 93L ever reaching hurricane strength now appear dim. The latest (12Z, 8am EDT) intensity forecasts from the GFDL and HWRF computer models keep keep 93L below hurricane strength, as does the 18Z (2pm EDT) SHIPS intensity model. The HWRF model indicates that 93L will come ashore at tropical depression strength, and this is entirely possible. The forecast tracks from the latest cycle of model runs all show a landfall between central Louisiana and Pensacola, Florida on Saturday morning. The exceptions are the NOGAPS and ECMWF models, which show a Sunday morning landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border. Secondary low develops off Cape Canaveral A secondary low pressure system developed late this afternoon just north of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and has moved inland. This second low is now being referred to as "93L" by NHC, not the low developing off the Southwest Florida coast. Both of these lows need to be tracked, however. The new low north of Cape Canaveral has generated some impressive pressure falls of up to 9 mb in the past 24 hours, and has brought rainfall amounts of five inches along the coast from Daytona to Jacksonville. Heavy rains will spread across northern Florida Thursday as this low tracks westward. If the low pops out over the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle, it could intensify into a tropical depression and bring very heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle. The NOAA jet is scheduled to fly this evening and collect data to help with the Wednesday evening (00Z Thursday) model runs. The models should have a much better handle on both of these lows early Thursday morning. It will be interesting to see which low ends up being dominant. Remains of Ingrid The remains of Tropical Storm Ingrid are still kicking up some heavy thunderstorm activity a few hundred miles north of the northernmost Lesser Antilles Islands. There is not much spin evident on satellite loops, but wind shear has dropped from 30 knots yesterday to 10 knots today, and we will need to watch this area for development. Steering currents are weak in this region, and the remains of Ingrid will move little over the next 3-5 days end Already there has been impactsfrom 93 L, Beach erosion was reported again Wednesday along the
South Carolina and Georgia coasts. Dangerous rip currents led to three rescues this morning at Tybee Island, Ga. Gusty winds lashed Florida Wednesday, with downed trees and power lines at Palm Coast and Flagler Beach. Rainfall totals in Florida over the 24-hour period ending Wednesday at noon EDT include:
Below:A few grapics from accuweather  
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| - 93L to become Hurricane Jerry before affecting US Gulf Coast this weekend |
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Please note that the source of this article is: Crown Weather Services -Gert Early morning satellite imagery indicated that low pressure was located right on top of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This system has not become any better organized overnight due to 25 knots of wind shear over the system. This system is forecast to cross south Florida today and is forecast to move off of the southwest coast of Florida near Fort Myers by early tonight. Once this system crosses south Florida, all of the computer forecast guidance continues to indicate that development and intensification will occur as this system moves across the Gulf of Mexico. The exact track of this storm is relatively uncertain and will likely remain this way until we have a good low level circulation to track. It seems though, however, that the global and track model guidance are indicating that the Texas and Louisiana coasts, roughly from Houston to New Orleans, are well within the model guidance envelope. Before we look at the various model guidance, let's take a look at the overall expected weather pattern:A strong ridge of high pressure is setting up over the eastern half of the U.S., and is expected to remain anchored in place for at least the next week to ten days. This type of steering favors a storm motion to the west. However, the steering pattern will be complicated by the presence of a upper-level low pressure system that will move to the southwest over the Gulf of Mexico. This upper-level low will gradually weaken with time. The model differences described below stem from their handling of the strength and track of this upper level low pressure system.Now, let's take a look at what the various models are saying this morning:The GFS model forecasts that this storm will make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Saturday morning.The NOGAPS model forecasts that this storm will make landfall near Port O'Connor, Texas on Sunday morning.The UKMET model forecasts that this storm will make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Saturday evening.The European model is holding steadfast and is still forecasting a Texas landfall near forecasts that this storm will make landfall near Port O'Connor, Texas on Saturday night or Sunday morning.The track model guidance envelope are centered on a Louisiana landfall. On the left hand side of the model envelope are the HWRF and GFDL models which forecasts a landfall somewhere between Morgan City and Vermilion Bay, Louisiana on Saturday morning. On the right hand side of the envelope is the BAMS and BAMD models which forecast a landfall along the Mississippi coastline early Saturday morning.As for forecast intensity, the SHIPS model forecasts this system to be a 70 to 80 mph hurricane at the time of landfall, while the LGEM model forecasts this system to be a 67 mph tropical storm at the time of landfall. Finally, the GFDL model forecasts that this system will be a 60 to 70 mph tropical storm at the time of landfall.Ok, here are my thoughts: Once this system gets into the Gulf of Mexico tonight, it will have about a 60 to 72 hour window to intensify. The big question is still how much shear will this system encounter? The latest guidance continues to indicates that the shear could be fairly low in the Gulf of Mexico leading to intensification over that entire 60 to 72 hour time period. It should be noted that the SHIPS model is forecasting shear values of 10 knots or less from late tonight through the time of landfall and this is something that will have to be watched for very closely.As for a track and potential landfall: Some notes on model tracks before I give you my thoughts, it appears that the GFDL model's track is too far north because it immediately tracks this system northward to Cape Canaveral and then to the west, therefore, I think the GFDL model's track is about 150 miles too far north, therefore, if we shift it's track 150 miles to the west, it would bring the storm onshore on the upper Texas coast between Houston and Sabine Pass late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. The GFS model has been shifting back and forth between a landfall in southeast Louisiana and a landfall on the upper Texas coast, so I question this model's credibility. The European model has been targeting the Texas coast for several days now and it has not shifted all that much in its forecast track, therefore, I am leaning towards that type of a track.Therefore, for now, I am going to go with a track somewhere between the Consensus model, the modified GFDL model and the European model and I think this system will come ashore somewhere between Galveston, Texas and Vermilion Parish, Louisiana sometime between Saturday afternoon and midday Sunday. As for landfall intensity, for now I think this system will come ashore as a 85 to 100 mph hurricane. Although, as I have already mentioned the trend in the models is that there will be less shear and a more favorable environment for development, therefore landfall intensity at this point is extremely uncertain.Bottom line is that all residents on the US Gulf Coast from Texas to Alabama should pay very careful attention to the progress of this system. The exact track and intensity of the storm is uncertain and many things can change over the next few days. Obviously, this is a system that I am going to keep a very close eye on and I will be sure to keep you all updated
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| - Models forecast 2 named storms this week ,Western Caibbean and Gulf |
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Models predicting active week, 2 named storms, one Sw Caribbean the other in the Gulf. We have been experiencing seasonal weather here in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Each day starts out sunny and Pleasant until the afternoon when there?s a sudden heavy downpour or which lasts a few minutes and then it is all of the sunny again. This afternoon I was taking a nap, when I was awoken by some serious thunder, it was very close by and continued for almost half an hour, it was quite frightening for my dogs as they dashed right inside my house right onto my couch and I had some trouble pulling them out wheew thank God that?s over. The thing is the sky was not very dark, and it goes to say it can be bright and sunny and even then thunder and lighting can occur. Double Trouble Tropical Threat This week The center of Ingrid cannot be seen in infared satellite imagery and Ingrid is being sheared by 25 to 30 knots of wind shear. The high levels of shear are forecast to continue through Tuesday with the shear expected to relax by Wednesday. This morning's track model guidance envelope is quite divergent on how the models want to track Ingrid. The HWRF model is on the right hand side of the model envelope and the BAMM and BAMS models are on the left hand side of the model envelope. Since Ingrid is a very weak system, I have to go along with the models that are on the lefthand side of the guidance. Weak systems take advantage of the low-level wind flow, therefore a general track somewhere between the 2 BAM models and the UKMET model seems possible and I think Ingrid will be near 21.5 North Latitude, 66.5 West Longitude on Friday morning. This morning's computer forecast guidance continues to hint strongly at some sort of development in the Caribbean by Tuesday or Wednesday that tracks into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. What looks like may happen is that high pressure will be locked in at the surface over New England through much of this week. A upper-level low pressure system is forecast to slide southwestward into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and either this upper level low will ventilate the Caribbean and pull a disturbance northward into the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean or the upper level low will translate down to the surface and form a tropical cyclone over the central Gulf of Mexico on Thursday which tracks into the western Gulf of Mexico by Saturday. The various computer forecast guidance continues to have differing ideas on what may happen this week in the Gulf of Mexico: |
| - ODPEM Press Release: 19th ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE GILBERT ’S IMPACT ON JAMAICA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2007 |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release concerning the 19th anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert in Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
Press Release1_Hurricane Gilbert, September 12, 2007.doc |
| - ODPEM Press Release: THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE IVAN ’S IMPACT ON JAMAICA, SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2007 |
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Good Day Everyone, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release concerning the third anniversary of hurricane Ivan's impact on Jamaica: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #1: Sea Water on Palisadoes Road: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Tropical Storm Watch in effect for the island. General Elections, Hurricane Felix-Monday will definitely be a very busy day. It was only days ago, Jamaica prepared and southern Jamaica was battered by hurricane Dean, and now Hurricane Felix is on the horizon, lucky for us this time Hurricane Felix will not affect Jamaica, or our neighbors in the Caymans, according to hurricane expert Jeff Masters, The ridge of high pressure that is steering Felix to the west is strong enough that a northward deviation of the storm into Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is unlikely. If Felix is going to deviate from the projected NHC forecast the next two days, he thinks a southward deviation into Nicaragua is more likely. He also mentioned that If Felix does stay far enough north to make it into the Western Caribbean on Tuesday and Wednesday, there is a trough of low pressure forecast to swing north of the region that could turn Felix on a more northwesterly track into the Gulf of Mexico. The models are split on this, and we'll have to wait and see. Those of you planning on being in Cancun or Cozumel on Wednesday should pay close attention to Felix. Most Jamaicans I think are at this time unaware of Felix, as most persons are captivated by the election campaigns, Jamaica is undoubtedly the world?s most colorful, most exciting democracy. Songs, dances, motorcades, dances, hilarious ad-campaigns, just a festive atmosphere, however on Monday this chapter can close and Jamaicans can unite again, putting aside party difference and loving each other gain, being our neighbor?s keepers . Though Hurricane Felix is not expected to directly impact Jamaica (should pass about 160mi south of us), any northward shift in the forecast track could mean southern Jamaica could experience Tropical Storm Conditions, with this possibility at 7pm The Government has issued a tropical storm watch for the
island.Election Day Forecast (source accuweather) As Jamaicans head to the polls on Monday, below is the hourly
forecast Hourly Weather Summary Monday Morning, September 3(metric c/kp/h) 5am  26° C Mostly Cloudy 6am  26° C Partly Sunny 7am 26° C Partly Sunny 8am 26° C Partly Sunny 9am 27° C Partly Sunny 10am 28° C Partly Sunny 11am 28° C Partly Sunny Noon 30° C Mostly Cloudy Monday Morning, September 3 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am Noon RealFeel® 29 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 Dewpoint 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 Humidity 82 81 80 78 75 72 69 67 Wind Dir ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind Speed 16 20 24 27 28 32 35 37 Precip Type -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hourly Weather
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| - ODPEM Press Release #33: Update on Populated Shelters Across Jamaica |
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #33: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #32: Update on Post-Hurricane Dean Recovery Activities |
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #32: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #30 and #31: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Well dean has passed and we are well advanced in our cleaning up operations. My condolences goes out to the family of those who lost loved ones during the storm and especially to those of the two lines men who were accidentally electrocuted while trying to restore electricity to us. I also apologize for not having any personal photos of the storm which was due to the spent batteries in my camera  but photos of the damage can be viewed at http://go-jamaica.com/weather/gallery/. I also want to thank those who expressed concerns during our time of worry and remind all our friends out there to always be prepared and not to wait until a storm threatens. We are now seeing cat 4 and 5 storms more frequently and this trend seems to be the order of the day, they are nothing to be playing around with so PREPARE YOURSELVES!
bless up all my Friends and may jah guide and protect you all.
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| - ODPEM Press Release #29: Assessments of Impact of Hurricane Dean on Jamaica Continues |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #29: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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| - ODPEM Press Release #28: UPDATE ON POPULATED SHELTERS ACROSS JAMAICA |
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #28: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Day Ladies Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #27: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen, Please see ODPEM Media Advisory re: above subject: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Releases #s 24 & 25: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Power and water have been restored here in Montego
Bay,and much of northern Jamaica,as luckily,
We escaped the full wrath of Hurricane Dean and only
experienced Tropical Storm Conditions.
In my neighborhoodI have seen minor damage,a few tiles
off roofs blown off,large branches blown down, and
small trees like banana blown down.
All the hotels are now reopened and yesterday,the
3000+ seater Royal Caribbean Cruiseliner arrived and
there are already tourists booking hotels ,so life in
this section of Jamaica is life as usual, although we
are still experiencing plenty rains.
South and Eastern Jamaica were not as luck as we
were,they experienced Hurricane Conditions with gusts
up to Category 3 strength.
The television station CVM tvin Kingston recorded
sustained winds of 114 kpkp/71mph
Lionel Town,Clarendon reported 100mph gusts
The Norman Manley Airport officiallyeported 81mph
gusts before they stopped reporting.
There was an unoffical report of sustained winds of
114mph with 138mph gusts,however this has not been
verified.
I recorded 50 mph winds here on my handheld anemometer
before it got too dangerous and I went inside.
Some areas totally dedevastated
Many areas of Eastern and Southern Jamaica are totally
devastated there are hundreds of reports of persons
without roofs and even these persons are lucky as many
person's homes have been leveledy storm-surge.
According to the damage assetment thus far, in
Clarendon 56 per cent of houses were destroyed.
Housing in St. Catherine and Kingston and St. Andrew
also sustained major damage of 30 and 14 per cent
respectively.
107 schools sustained serious damage.
Three persons have died resulting from the passage of
Hurricane Dean.
A lady was looking through her window during the
Hurricane ,When a large piece of wood flew through her
window ,piercing her in her chest.
A man's house was leveled by the strong winds and
when residents removed the debris they found him dead.
A 15 year old girl was killed,Before the hurricane her
neighbors put building block on their roofs to keep
the Hurricane from taking the roofs,During the
Hurricane, the winds blew the building blocks off the
neighbors roofs onto theirs, the building blocks then
fell through the roof hit the girl in the head she
later died of a skull fracture.
The long road to recovery
It will likely be a long road to recovery,but we are a
resilient people and just like Ivan and Gilbert we
will pull together to pick up the pieces.
Already,there are reports of the true Jamaican Spirit
emerging,person checking on their neighbors people
helping people,with most of the traffic lights out
persons being courteous and allowing persons to go
ahead.
The national power company, The Jamaica Public
Service (JPSsays about 34 per cent or 190,000 of its
customers have had their electricity restored.
The light and power company says only four parishes
have not started to receive electricity.
Those parishes are St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas and
St. Elizabeth.
The company says this is due to the extent of the
damage to its power delivery systems.
But the Company says water pumping facilities and
hospitals in these parishes will receive priority
attention today.
The national water company has been ,less successful
and is still struggling to bring its water supply
systems back on line, the National Water Commission
(NWCsays it is trucking water to several communities
across the island free of cost.
A cargo plane with relief supplies valuing US$398,000
(J$27.86 million) arrived in the island yesterday from
the United States to assist persons affected by
Hurricane Dean.
The relief supplies, which were donated by the United
States Agency for International Development (USUSAID
include water containers, medicine, plastic sheeting,
and disaster hygiene kits, among other items.
U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Brenda LaLaGrangeohnson,
who received the supplies, which arrived in a white
air cargo plane at the Norman Manley International
Airport, said US$150,000 (J$10 million) of the goods
would be allocated to non-governmental
ororganisationsNGNGOs $1.7 million (US$25,000) for the
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency
Management and another US$100,000 ($6.9 million) of
the supplies would be sent to the Pan American Health
OrOrganisation
"We are so happy to make this start and we hope that
this is (only) the beginning," she said.
Ronald Jackson, director general of the ODODPEMwho
accepted the supplies, said they would be distributed
to the worst affected areas, such as Portland Cottage
and Rocky Point in Clarendon; Old HaHarbouray in St.
Catherine and Caribbean Terrace, Kingston.
"These items will go a far way in addressing those
priority needs that we have identified in these
communities," he said.
Focusing on the priorities
Mr. Jackson also appealed to persons who have been
affected to be patient. He said the agency would be
focusing on the priorities, which he has identified as
roofing. He said more than 1,500 roofs were affected
in three parishes on the south coast.
Meanwhile, Mr. Jackson said that some 2,500 persons
were still in shelters. He said the supplies would be
distributed through the NGNGOssuch as Salvation Army
and the Adventist Relief Agency.
Ambassador LaLaGrangeohnson said former ambassadors to
Jamaica, Sue Cobb, Glen Holden and herself, would be
donating $60,000 to begin a private fund with the
Missionaries of the Poor and the American Friends of
Jamaica to provide food and shelter to more than 1,000
families that lost their homes during the storm.
It was announced that $1 million jaja4,520 USUSDas
been allocated by the government to assist parishes
hardest hit by the hurricane while $500,000 (7,260
ususdwill go to other parishes.
My prayers go out to all who were affect by Hurricane
Dean.
Below:pictures from across the Island from various
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| - ODPEM Press Release #23: UPDATE ON POPULATED SHELTERS ACROSS JAMAICA POST-HURRICANE DEAN |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #23: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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last night, many properties off the main road were not
restored and my house is still deficient of current.
I have so many mozzies and their relatives taking up the space in my house that I think I am checking in to an hotel. I am still at work and the power to the town has just gone off again for the 3rd time today- they are having low voltage problems. We received an announcement from JPS today that their is serious damage to their distribution lines in some areas and it may be a while before power is ablt to be restored for some. My hubby in flying the cell company around has noticed some of thebig distribution towers collapsed on the ground and some of the large insulators hanging off. They are busy on the eastend of the island - have not yet been able to get to the south west affected areas. We are currently having a nasty lightening and thunder storm, quite vicious out there. Maybe this will send the mozzies packing. Last night a land crab decided to take up residence in thehouse. It is so hot, that I am leaving the front doors open,so I think this is open invitation for all critters to come with belongings in tow. The dogs of course were not having any of this,however quickly found out that the crab claw on the nose sends them running to their Mumma, who was laughing her fool head off Well, hurricanes with power outages I am now convinced are to force people to clean out all that stuff one hoards in their refrigerator. I found stuff in jars that I don't even remember buying. The dogs think this is wonderful as they are having all types of condiments with their meals. They must have cast iron stomachs is all I can say. One of them loves bananas and cucumbers and they both love avacadoes - Ital canines Pouring down hard with rain at the moment, absolutely no visibility - time to head up the road and evict the unwanted tenants Sue M |
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This has been a topic in both newspapers with many government agencies concerned as all the people on the Cays were put on notice by the JDF as per the article in the Gleaner Aug 20th - they were told to evacuate and made the decision to stay. We will have to follow this one to see if legislation is put in place - these things are done for people's safety - not to put rescue teams in jeopardy. As reported, all 20 individuals survived Sue M Pedro Cays residents safe, still stubborn published: Wednesday | August 22, 2007 Sajoune Rose, Gleaner WriterTwenty residents who made desperate last-minute calls to be rescued from the Pedro Cays early Sunday morning, before the passage of Hurricane Dean, are safe and sound. The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Monday visited the cays by air where all 20 individuals, 18 men and two women, remained. But, surprisingly, as in the days leading up to the hurricane, they again refused to leave the cays. The residents ignored warnings by the authorities to evacuate the cays only to find themselves begging to be rescued only a few hours before the hurricane hit land. Luckily this time, they were able to take refuge in the JDF's guard station at the cays and were therefore saved. Their decision to remainAccording to the JDF's Major Charlene Steer, an assessment team checked on the residents and, while it was determined that they were safe, she did not know whether they had adequate food or water supplies to sustain them on the cays. She, however, said it was their decision to remain. "These are adults and they have made a decision to stay. In terms of their means, I don't know," she said. She further added that the community usually has small shops. Minister of Local Government and Environment Dean Peart, and Jamaica Labour Party leader Bruce Golding both have agreed that forceful action should be used to get persons out of areas such as the cays when a disaster threatens. |
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #20: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Release #19: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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All is well here in Hopewell, Hanover, we thank God for sparing us. we have power and water back again and everything is back to normal. A few trees have fallen down but that's all. My prayers go out to those in other parishes that were badly affected by hurricane dean, hoping they will recover soon. S. Grant Be Good Be Safe Be Smart Life Is Short.
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Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached ODPEM Press Releases 17 and 18: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached Press Release #16: More updates will be provided during the day. With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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Morning all from OchiThe sky is blue, the sea is flat and there is an ever so slight breeze blowing. Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with our neighbours in the Yucatan Peninsula Things are coming along, JPS is still assessing the electricity situation and there is talk that someareas may begin to receive current later today. The Governor General declared a State of Emergency on Saturday and that is still in effect, as such we have dusk to dawn curfews in place to contain any folks who may have an idea of looting. The police department in Ocho rios is taking this very seriously so every one knows - be off the streets before dusk and don't try to come out and get up to any nonsense. Sleeping at the moment is miserable with no jiuce, it is very warm - hmmmmmm, no it's damn hot and the mozzies in my house have invited all their relatives to come for a visit. I have been burning the mozzie coils, but am not sure how good they are for one's health. I sleep in the chair in the living room, the chair on the deck, and even sometimes in the bed. Can only sleep for about an hour at a time before waking up drenched with a head that feels like a cement block. Before the next storm comes, I WILL have either battery operated fans or those battery packs that can operate small appliances for about 12 hours. I can handle all the rest that goes with having no power, but the lack of fans is no longer on my list. I estimate having about 3 more days of fuel left to run the big generator at Island Village, extra fuel is not yet available, - we will cross that bridge when we cometo it. In the mean time, I am at work before 6am so I can have tea then coffee and something warm to eat. We have a large freezer which weuse for functions, so we have all deposited our frozen goods in it. Fun will be seeing what we all get back I have a wonderful looking couch inmy office and air conditioning, so if this goes on much longer, I am moving in here, we have the showers for the beach, only think missing is laundry facilities, can't have everything. Once again, thoughts and prayers going from Ochi to the Yucatan Sue M |
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Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen, Please see attached Pres Release #15 from the ODPEM: With kind regards, Kerry-Ann Morris Information Officer Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) 12 Camp Road, Kingston 4 Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris at odpem.org.jm "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." Mother Teresa Attachment:
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