October 2010

The center of Hurricane Tomas was located near latitude 13.5 north longitude 61.7 west. Tomas is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph and this motion is expected to continue …

Tuesday October 19 – His Excellency the Governor Mr. Boyd McCleary, CMG, CVO has revoked the state of emergency in the Territory.

Every year the Virgin Islands join the United Nations in celebrating the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). This year’s theme is “Making Cities Resilient”, quite timely considering the natural …

Wednesday, October 13 – Today the Virgin Islands join countries around the world in celebrating International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR Day).

A damage assessment team visited a number of sites throughout the Territory that were impacted by flooding and landslides following the passage of Tropical Storm Otto.

The Flash Flood Warning for the Virgin Islands has been discontinued at this time, however; the Antigua Meteorological Office has placed the Territory under a flash flood watch until 12 …

The Flash Flood Warning has been issued for the Virgin Islands until 5PM.

5PM: The Flash Flood Warning issued for the VI has been discontinued however; a flash flood watch is in effect until 10Pm tonight.

The Virgin Islands over the past few days experienced torrential rain over the Virgin Islands.