Entries from August 2007

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Saturday, 2 pm: Dean still heading for JA

With Jamaica under a Hurricane Warning the latest bulletin from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) gives the island no comfort. Hurricane Dean is still heading straight for Jamaica … BULLETIN HURRICANE DEAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007 200 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007 …DEAN REMAINS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS […]

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Dean still heading for JA – NHC

From the United States’ National Hurricane Centre (NHC) … BULLETIN HURRICANE DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER  22…CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042007 1100 AM AST SAT AUG 18 2007 …CORRECTED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS PARAGRAPH… …DEAN’S FURY THREATENS HAITI…JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS…HEAVY SQUALLS ALREADY APPROACHING HISPANIOLA… AT 11 AM…1500 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED […]

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

150 mph hurricane expected in 36 hours

From the Met Service …. August 18, 2007 @ 8:00 a.m. BULLETIN No. 7 HURRICANE WATCH STILL IN EFFECT AS DEAN ENTERS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for Jamaica as dangerous Hurricane Dean moves over the central Caribbean Sea and closer to the island. This means that hurricane conditions still pose a […]

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Gleaner hurricane news, Saturday August 18

Full alert! Hurricane emergency workers summoned, shelter managers on standby Jamaica was yesterday put on hurricane watch, as Hurricane Dean strengthened to Category Four last night packing winds of up to a maximum 135 miles per hour. Supermarkets under siege A hurricane threatens, and the supermarkets are flooded by customers. That is the typical scene […]

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Dean on track for JA as forecasted

From the Met Service … August 18, 2007 @ 5 a.m. BULLETIN No. 6 HURRICANE WATCH STILL IN EFFECT AS DEAN CONTINUES ALONG FORECAST TRACK A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for Jamaica as dangerous Hurricane Dean continues to strengthen while heading towards the island. This means that hurricane conditions still pose a possible threat […]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Hurricane Dean now category four

Now packing winds of up to 135 miles per hour Hurricane Dean is moving across the Caribbean and expected to make landfall in Jamaica before 2 p.m. on Sunday. Metereological 8 p.m. bulletin … *** HURRICANE WATCH STILL IN EFFECT AS HURRICANE DEAN REACHES CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH* * * A Hurricane Watch remains in effect […]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Hurricane Dean heads for Jamaica on Sunday

From the Met Service …. *** HURRICANE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA* * * A Hurricane Watch is now in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Dean, the first Hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season, continues to move towards the island. This means that hurricane conditions pose a possible threat within 36 hours. At […]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

PM urges calm before the storm

Petrina Francis, Staff Reporter With the possibility that Hurricane Dean could affect Jamaica by Sunday, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has appealed to Jamaicans to remain calm and take all necessary safety precautions. Addressing journalists at a press conference held at Jamaica House, St. Andrew today, Mrs. Simpson Miller said all the state agencies were […]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Power 106 FM news at 5 p.m.

Click here to listen to Power 106 FM online Hurricane watch on A hurricane watch remains in effect for the island as Hurricane Dean, now a category three storm, continues its path towards the Central Caribbean. Head of the Weather Branch at the Metereological office Evan Thompson says Jamaica should start to feel the effects […]