Tropical Storm Emily is expected to hit the Dominican Republic within the next 36 hours – Bad news for sun worshippers, but fantastic news for dancing-in-the-rain enthusiasts: rain (lots of it) – is on it’s way.
Since the so called, ‘Hurricane Season’ started on June the 1st there has been relatively little rain, and almost no signs of hurricanes, tropical storms or depressions – something which has resulted in several people, (myself included) making silly comments such as “it’s a very quiet hurricane season” – WRONG! Historically August and September are the most ‘active’ months of the hurricane season and now here we are, just 2 days into August and Tropical Storm Emily is headed our way – with a ‘tropical wave’ (with the potential to become another tropical cyclone) following hot on her heals!
Now before you start to panic; stocking up on tinned foods and barricading the windows and doors – although the above image clearly shows Tropical Storm Emily headed towards the Dominican Republic, a Tropical Storm is NOT a hurricane and thankfully Tropical Storm Emily is not predicted to become a hurricane – meaning that although the weather is certainly not going to be ideal for sunbathing (or any other outdoor activities for that matter) it shouldn’t be too bad….. Also in the above image we can see that the centre of Tropical Storm Emily is directed towards the West of Santo Domingo, meaning that the worst of the storm should not hit Casa de Campo or La Romana.
Tropical Storm Emily – what to expect? • rain
• wind ( a Tropical Storm has maximum sustained winds between 56km/h and 102km/h – Emily is expected to hit the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds of nearly 100km/h)
• flooding (in recent times the Chavón river flooded and last year the river in La Romana also flooded)
• leaky roofs
• flash floods
• mudslides
• limited damage to wooden and/or fragile buildings and roads
How should you prepare? • prepare your home by bringing any outdoor furniture inside
• ensure all windows, doors and shutters are closed
• if your Casa de Campo villa is built with ‘open air’ areas – put down towels around this area to soak up any extra water
• put down towels around patio doors and windows – windows that do not normally leak may start to leak when faced with driving winds and rain
• if you Casa de Campo villa is old it may have some leaks – if that is the case, move any furniture away from that area and place buckets to catch any dripping
• stay indoors and don’t travel! The roads and facilities within Casa de Campo are excellent and will be able to withstand a storm of this scale without problem, however outside of the Casa de Campo resort any traveller may encounter problems.
We suggest that you follow the movements of Tropical Storm Emily closely so that you can be fully prepared, the below links are fantastic sources for keeping up-to-date:
ONAMET.gov.do – the Dominican Republic’s official weather warning people (this one is in Spanish)
Twitter: We recommend following NHC_Atlantic – for regular tweets on Tropical Storm Emily’s progress.
This article was written by Rebecca Hughes, editor of Casa de Campo Living and Casa de Campo’s entertainment specialist!
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