Last week, Hurricane Danny diminished to a tropical storm, and then veered to miss the island entirely. I must admit to having been a bit disappointed. This morning, we dismissed students almost upon arrival because of the imminence of Hurricane Erika. (Public schools were closed by fiat late last night, an example we should have followed IMHO.) Anyway, our students have all left, and an email just arrived saying teachers could now leave.
Two days ago, Erika was a tropical depression. Yesterday, she was upgraded to a tropical storm. Now she's a hurricane, although no cyclone is predicted. People are hoping it really just means lots of rain for Hispaniola.
Here is the message from our Security Department:
Two days ago, Erika was a tropical depression. Yesterday, she was upgraded to a tropical storm. Now she's a hurricane, although no cyclone is predicted. People are hoping it really just means lots of rain for Hispaniola.
Here is the message from our Security Department:
The Government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the south coast of the Dominican Republic west of Isla Saona because of Tropical Storm Erika.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some weakening is forecast today as Erika moves over land, followed by little change in strength through Saturday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km) to the north and east of the center. A Weatherflow station in Las Mareas, Puerto Rico, recently reported a wind of 52 mph (84 km/h).
I'm going home!
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