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Today, August 1st marks the start of peak Hurricane Season (August – September), and what could be more fitting than waking up on the dawn of this new month to discover a newly developed tropical storm heading our way? Fitting yes, but that doesn’t mean we have to be happy about it.
Since the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially started on the 1st of June, here in La Romana it has been unusually dry and sunny, which has been just wonderful. Today however it looks like some rainy weather may be heading our way… So Tropical Storm Bertha whats up?
Tropical Storm Bertha
- Tropical Storm Bertha formed last night (Thursday), 275 miles east-southeast of Barbados
- Tropical Storm Bertha currently has maximum sustained winds of approximately 45mph and is moving north-west-north at 20mph
- St Vincent & the Grenadines are currently under a Tropical Storm Watch, meaning Tropical Storm force winds are expected within 24 hours (in this case today). Meanwhile, the other islands of the Lesser Antilles are under a Tropical Storm Warning.
- Tropical Storm Bertha is predicted to cross over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands tomorrow (Saturday)
- And finally Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to track near or across the Dominican Republic late on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
And the good news?
Well in these situations there typically isn’t much good news, but here goes:
- Tropical Storm Bertha is predicted to head north, which is good news because La Romana / Casa de Campo is in the south of the Dominican Republic. With any luck Tropical Storm Bertha will go north of the Dominican Republic and we can hit the beach as usual.
- Tropical Storm Bertha is not expected to become a hurricane, so that’s good news for everybody!
- And finally, if we’re not so lucky, let’s remember that it hasn’t rained at all for a month, so we really are desperate for some rain!
KEEP INFORMED!
While we at Casa de Campo Living will do our best to keep you informed, we recommend the following for keeping extra-informed:• www.nhc.noaa.gov – The National Hurricane Centre
• www.weather.com – The Weather Channel
• 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 hurricanes, tropical storms etc