As of 9pm tonight, September 5th, 2017, a Purple Alert has been issued for the islands of the French Caribbean, in particular St. Barths is expected to experience a potentially devastating hit with top winds at 185 mph and forward movement of 15 mph in westward direction. The islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Maarten and Anguilla are also on full alert as Hurricane Irma will be the strongest hurricane ever recorded for these islands and is expected to pass these islands around 7am Wednesday morning with sustained winds around 185 mph. The passage of the eye of Hurricane…
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For present location of Hurricane Irma as of 8:14 PM Tuesday night, September 5th, 2017, see the satellite image below… Intensity forecast for Irma According to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Irma is tied with Rita (2005) and Mitch (1998) as the fifth strongest hurricane in Atlantic records going back to 1851, based on maximum wind speed. Irma is the first Atlantic hurricane outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico known to attain 180-mph sustained surface winds. The lowest central pressure measured outside the Caribbean and Gulf was 919 mb in Hurricane Gloria (1985), versus Irma’s most recent central pressure of…
CURFEW GOES INTO EFFECT AT 6:00 PM 7 SHELTERS OPENING AT 4:00 PM – New Testament Baptist Church (Philipsburg), – Sr. Marie Laurence School (Middle Region), – Dutch Quarter Community Center (Dutch Quarter), – Belvedere Community Center (Belvedere), – Rupert I. Maynard Youth Community Center (St. Peters); – National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA, Cay Hill), – Christian Fellowship Church (Cole Bay) For further details…. Tune in to 107.9 FM for Official Government Information. Notices and information will be released to the media and via the Government Radio Station 107.9FM and Governments Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/SXMGOV/ with…
GREAT BAY – “Today is exactly 22 years ago that Hurricane Luis hit St. Maarten and left a trail of destruction in its wake,” Prime Minister William Marlin said in his hurricane address on Tuesday afternoon. “Normally on a day like this we would reflect on how this storm changed our lives. But today is not a normal day. In a matter of hours we are expecting another monster storm.” “While the lessons from Luis may give us some level of comfort to face the dangers Irma poses, I want to assure each and everyone of you that the most…
GREAT BAY – Hurricane Irma is going to be devastating. The National hurricane Center classified the storm at 2 p.m. on Tuesday as “potentially catastrophic.” It is a Category 5 hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 295 kilometers per hour. At 2 p.m. the center of the hurricane was at 16.9 N and 59.1 W. St. Maarten’s coordinates are 18 N and 63 W. This means that the system was 122 kilometers south of St. Maarten and 433 kilometers to the east. Moving still at a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, Irma’s center is set to reach St. Maarten’s…
Governor Holiday: “We know the dangers of hurricanes and the benefits of preparation” GREAT BAY – Our emergency services are putting everything in place. They are organizing shelters, pumping the pond and cleaning the trenches,” Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday said in a brief hurricane address on Tuesday. “Our police, VKS and coast guard have been reinforced with the military. I pray that we will be spared the worst of Irma’s wind and rain. “As a people we have been through hurricanes before. We know the dangers and we also know the benefits of preparation and precaution. “I urge you not…
GREAT BAY — Hurricane Irma has been categorized today as a Category 5 storm with winds at 185 mph. Residents are urged to finalize all preparations as soon as possible. Below are the current stats on Hurricane Irma. Residents have been stocking up on gas, batteries and supplies during the day today… Photo caption: Cars line in up a gasrush at Risdon’s Gasstation in Point Blanche, St. Maarten. Photo by Milton Pieters. Photo reportage by our photo journalist, Milton Pieters. Click here>>> More photo’s and news updates to follow… 2PM UPDATE: Hurricane Irma will be “potentially catastrophic”. Read more here>>>…
Click on the image to enlarge… Hurricane Irma Update: Now a Category 4 storm
GREAT BAY — Hurricane Irma is strengthening and is now a Category 4 hurricane and is moving towards the west at 13 mph. Make your final preparations because this is not good news for St. Maarten. This is a category 4 storm heading our way. More news and details to follow soon… UPDATE On the twenty-second anniversary of Hurricane Luis, St. Maarten is once more in the eye of the storm as Hurricane Irma approaches. The last update from the National Hurricane Center at 8 p.m. Monday night described Irma as a dangerous hurricane. Preparations within the warning area should…
UPDATED — The National Hurricane Center in Miami named Irma a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and higher gusts. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, the system was located at 17.7 N – 48.4 W. St. Maarten coordinates are 18.0425 N – 63.0548 W. Based on these coordinates, the system was 38 kilometers south of St. Maarten and 1,622 kilometers to the east. Moving at a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, it would take the storm around 74 hours to reach St. Maarten’s longitude. That puts the arrival of the storm at around…
