This week’s rather amusing photo was taken on Thursday afternoon the 25th of October 2012, whilst Casa de Campo was feeling the brute force of the tail-end of Hurricane Sandy.
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Tropical Weather Update: tail-end of Hurricane Sandy to bring more rain and wind to the Dominican Republic…..
Hurricane Sandy, now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105mph is centered to the North of Cuba and is expected to continue north passing through the Bahamas, but although the “core” of Hurricane Sandy is now rather far away from the Dominican Republic – the “tail end” of the Tropical Cyclone system […]
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Rainy weather warning: here comes Tropical Storm Sandy!
UPDATE, Wednesday October 24th 8pm: Earlier today Tropical Storm Sandy did indeed develop into Hurricane Sandy, and has now made landfall in Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 85mph. Good news for the Dominican Republic – the large mass of thunderstorms now seems to have passed us by and/or dissipated, so although we’ve already has some […]
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Tropical Depression 18 to bring bad weather to the Dominican Republic?
Since the wild and windy passing of Hurricane Isaac in August, which flooded the coastal areas of Casa de Campo with a rather nasty storm surge (click here for photos), Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic hasn’t been affected by any other Tropical Depressions, Tropical Storms or hurricanes – until now. Tropical Depression 18, […]
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Hurricane season 2012 “ahead of the pace” as number of named storms reaches 12
On April 24th 2012, The Weather Channel (www.weather.com) published it’s 2012 “preseason forecast”, predicting a “less-active” season than the 1950-2011 average. Since then however, a record number of 12 named storms have developed over the Atlantic, of which 5 have developed into hurricane – a tally which puts the 2012 hurricane season significantly “ahead of […]
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What a wild hurricane season! Tropical Depression #12 forms – but is not expected to effect the Dominican Republic!
UPDATE (3pm, Thursday August 30th): Tropical Depression 12 has already been upgraded to Tropical Storm Leslie – but is still predicted to move on a northern path that will not affect land. Historically August and September are the “hottest” months for the development of Tropical Cyclones (depressions, storms and hurricanes) – and this season certainly […]
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PHOTOS: Monster storm surge washes over the Teeth of the Dog
After what felt like an eternity of anticipation (and worry), Tropical Storm Isaac finally arrived in the Dominican Republic and more specifically Casa de Campo on Friday the 24th of August 2012 – as a giant storm surge which pounded oceanside villas, the Marina Casa de Campo, Minitas beach and world famous golf course; the […]
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Tropical Storm Isaac in Casa de Campo
Last Friday the 24th of August 2012, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac passed approximately 150 miles to the south of the Dominican Republic, causing a storm surge of up to 5ft along the eastern coast of the country, which in Casa de Campo brought huge waves crashing into oceanside properties, the Teeth of the […]
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Casa de Campo services & restaurants re-open as we say goodbye to Tropical Storm Isaac!
Good morning friends! Following a rather blustery day with quiet a monstrous storm surge battering the coastal areas of Casa de Campo, La Romana and the entire Dominican Republic, today we awoke to a much calmer day and reports that Tropical Storm Isaac has now mostly passed us by (it’s still a bit cloudy, windy, […]
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Surf’s up! But where is Tropical Storm Isaac?
UPDATE: The information in this article is no longer correct. Tropical Storm Isaac has now passed by the Dominican Republic. Here in Casa de Campo, sports facilities, services and restaurants are reopened with the exception of the Teeth of the Dog golf course – which is currently being clear-up as it was damaged by the […]
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Severe weather warning: “Tail end” of Tropical Storm Isaac batters the Dominican Republic
UPDATE: (Saturday August 25th, 2012) The information in this article is no longer correct. Tropical Storm Isaac has now passed by the Dominican Republic and is on it’s way towards Florida. Here in Casa de Campo, sports facilities, services and restaurants are reopened with the exception of the Teeth of the Dog golf course – […]