Topic: Tropical Storm
Sporty friends found it Grand
Ronnie No Mates, that was me, until two friends came over from London last month to break the streak of never having any visitors to the Cayman Islands in the five years I’ve lived here.
Lighting the Kindle with books
Columnist Megan McCluskey considers e-books.
Jamaica weathers the storm
Jamaica hit by Hurricane Sandy.
Bad nor’wester conditions forecast for Cayman
Update 10.30am: Sandy is officially a hurricane. As of 10am local time, maximum sustained winds
within the huge weather system were clocked at 80 miles per hour,
turning Sandy into a weak Category 1 hurricane just prior to landfall in
Jamaica.
Stormy weather coming
Tropical Depression 18, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Sandy, formed south of Jamaica on Monday afternoon, but it's forecast to pass well east of the Cayman Islands.
Jamaica under hurricane warning
Tropical Storm Sandy is heading directly for Jamaica and is expected to
make landfall near Kingston at hurricane strength sometime Wednesday.
Tropical depression #18 forms
Tropical Depression #18 formed Monday morning in the central Caribbean
Sea about 320 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica. The storm is
expected to become Tropical Storm Sandy later today.
Tropical Storm Sandy takes aim at Jamaica
Update 8am Tuesday: At 7am local time a still relatively weak Tropical Storm Sandy had taken a slight turn to the northeast as it trudged along through the southern Caribbean Sea.
Oil’s slide continues, hits 6-week low below $92
Oil prices fell on Wednesday for the third day in a row as traders realized that a recent run-up to $100 may have been overdone.
No let up in hurricane season on Ivan’s anniversary
The tropics remain extremely active with cyclone activity as Grand Cayman marks the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan.
As Ivan anniversary approaches, Red Cross preparedness work continues
Still taking its cues from the lessons learned from the passing of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, preparedness is still the word of the day at the Cayman Islands Red Cross.
Sponsors line up for Red Cross golf tournament
As hurricane season gets into full swing, the Cayman Islands Red Cross is asking local businesses to consider sponsoring the 15th Annual CIRC Charitable Golf Tournament on 7 September.
Flight schedules slowly returning to normal
One day after thousands of travellers were stranded as Tropical Storm
Isaac tore over south Florida and headed into the Gulf of Mexico,
including disrupting flights between the Cayman Islands and Miami,
airline operations were slowly returning to normal on Monday.
Airlines cancel some Sunday flights
Cayman Airways and American Airlines announced flight cancellations Sunday between the Cayman Islands and Miami as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way through the Caribbean.
Tropical storm watch lifted
The tropical storm watch that was in effect for the Cayman Islands from
10pm Friday night was lifted Saturday afternoon as Tropical Storm Isaac
skirted Cuba's north coast heading in a northwest direction at 17 mph.
Hurricanes for new residents
Hurricane information for those new to the Cayman Islands.
Issac charts uncertain path
A poorly organised, large and quickly moving Tropical Storm Issac was giving forecasters few
indications of its eventual path Friday.
Issac strengthens, moves away from Cayman
Update 6pm: The Cayman Islands goes under a tropical storm watch at 10pm Friday.
Tropical Storm Isaac heading northwest
Update: Issac moves quickly along the Cuba coast, bringing some rain to Cayman.
Isaac expected to be a Caribbean hurricane
An extremely large Tropical Storm Isaac entered the Caribbean Sea Wednesday and regardless of the track of the centre of the storm, it will impact the Cayman Islands over the coming weekend.
Tropical Storm Isaac still trekking west
Tropical Storm Isaac continued to trek westward through the eastern
Caribbean Thursday morning, but it hadn’t strengthened as expected.
Airlines take wait and see approach on Isaac
Commercial airlines flying to and from the Cayman Islands say they
haven’t yet been adversely affected by weather on those routes as
Tropical Storm Isaac begins to tear through the heart of the Caribbean.
Know your hurricane terms
Terms used in active weather.
Tropics swirling with activity
Tropical Depression Nine is expected to become a storm named Isaac and threaten the Cayman Islands as a hurricane over the coming weekend.
Large Tropical Storm Isaac strengthening
Update, 6pm: Hazard Management Cayman Islands issued a statement late Wednesday
afternoon stating that Tropical Storm Isaac had now entered the
"monitoring area" for the Cayman Islands.
Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at Caribbean
Recently upgraded Tropical Storm Isaac will enter the Caribbean Sea
sometime Wednesday night and could impact the weather in the Cayman
Islands by this weekend.
NOAA ups hurricane forecast
A slightly more active hurricane season than originally expected is now forecast, despite the predicted onset of an El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Tropical depression not likely to develop
Tropical Depression Seven doesn't look like a threat to develop into a hurricane.
Tropical Depression Seven forms
The National Hurricane Center in Miami declared that Tropical Depression
Seven had formed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean just before 4pm Cayman
Islands time.
Tropical Storm Ernesto swirls off Honduras coast
Tropical Storm Ernesto is menacing Honduras, Mexico.
Cayman dodges Ernesto’s wrath
The Cayman Islands dodged what could have been a serious weather event when Hurricane Ernesto passed well to the south of Grand Cayman on Monday.
Ernesto to bring wind, rain and rough seas
Although a tropical storm watch remained in effect for Grand Cayman Sunday evening, the centre of Tropical Storm Ernesto isn’t expected to come any closer than 244 miles to the Island.
Ernesto strengthening south of Cayman
Although
Tropical Storm Ernesto rapidly intensified Monday morning and is
expected to become a hurricane today, it is far enough south of Grand
Cayman that the storm will not significantly impact the Islands.
Public advisory: First Aid Course still on
The Cayman Islands Red Cross would like to advise the public that its
First Aid Course, scheduled for August 7th and 8th at 5:30pm, will not
be affected by Tropical Storm Ernesto and will be delivered as
originally planned.
Tropical storm watch for Cayman
As of 4pm. the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located about 220 miles south-southwest of Kingston Jamaica.
Cyclone headed to Caribbean
Tropical Depression Five could threaten the Cayman Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto by Tuesday morning 7 August.
Tropical Storm Ernesto enters Caribbean
Update 5am: Tropical Storm Ernesto has intensified somewhat and is now expected to become a hurricane by Sunday.
Police: Make storm preparations now
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service urges home and business owners to start making all necessary precautions for Ernesto.
Residents should prepare now, police say
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service urges home and business owners to start making all necessary preparations for Ernesto.
Ernesto churns through Caribbean
As of Sunday morning, Ernesto is approximately 240 miles south east of Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 50mph. It is moving west at 22mph.
Tropical Storm Ernesto heading for the Caribbean
6am: The center of Ernesto moved over or very near St. Lucia earlier this morning. Ernesto is moving toward the west near 24 mph, and will move away from the Windward Islands and farther into the Eastern Caribbean Sea later this morning.
Editorial for 01 August: Time for more storm awareness
The peak three months of hurricane season are upon us now that August has arrived. It's time for all Cayman Islands residents to prepare if they havent' already.
TD 5 forms; heading for the Caribbean
As of 6am CIT, the center of Tropical Depression Five was 505 miles east of the Windward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 35mph.
Near normal hurricane season predicted
Hurricane forecasters are predicting near normal activity for the 2012 Atlantic Basin hurricane season even though two named storms could form before 1 June for the first time in history.
Rainy season starts with a deluge
Almost 13 inches of rain in the 48-hour period between 7am Sunday and 7am Tuesday caused widespread flooding on Grand Cayman leading to travelling difficulties and the closure of nearly all schools on Tuesday.
Less active hurricane season forecast
The anomalous cooling of ocean waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are key factors for an Atlantic Basin hurricane season forecast calling for reduced activity compared to the median over the past 30 years.
Filipino disaster donations needed
The Filipino community in the Cayman Islands is taking up collections to raise money for those affected by the devastating typhoon and flooding that hit last weekend and has claimed an ever-growing death toll nearing 1,000 people in an area of the Philippines declared a state of national calamity.
Hurricane season ends
The 2011 Atlantic Basin hurricane season ended Wednesday with the Cayman Islands feeling the effects of a cold front.
Rain, rain go away! Hurricane Rina a rainmaker for Cayman
Rainy conditions will continue on Grand Cayman until Wednesday, thanks to a relatively close encounter with Tropical Storm Rina.
Tropical Storm Rina forms
Tropical Storm Rina formed late Sunday in the western Caribbean Sea.
Rina now a hurricane
Invest 96L strengthened to Tropical
Depression 18 to Tropical Storm Rina to Hurricane Rina in just 21 hours and is
now forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane in the northwestern
Caribbean Sea.
TS Harvey forms, no threat to Cayman
Tropical Storm Harvey – the eighth named
storm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season – formed Friday afternoon along the
northern coast of Honduras.
TS Irene moves into Caribbean, Harvey weakens
Tropical Storm Irene becomes the Caribbean Sea's latest tropical threat, and it could be heading closer to Cayman.
Hurricane season heads toward peak
The Atlantic Basin hurricane season is nearing its peak.
CAL puts on extra flights to New York
Cayman Airways is adding extra flights to
New York following the reopening of John F. Kennedy Airport after the passage
of Tropical Storm Irene.
NOAA predicts busy hurricane season
NOAA’s annual preseason forecast was issued last week and calls for 12 to 18 named storms; six to 10 hurricanes; and three to six major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 miles per hour
Rainy season almost here
The beginning of rainy season means hurricane season is right around the corner.
Active hurricane season still predicted
The annual April forecast of three organisations all predict considerably above average tropical cyclone activity during the 2011 Atlantic Basin hurricane season.
Hurricane forecasters lack intensity skill
Although the National Hurricane Center in Miami has made tremendous strides in predicting the track of tropical cyclones over the past decade, it still cannot the predict intensity of storms with much skill.
December second coldest in history
December 2010 was the second coldest on record in the Cayman Islands.
Another active hurricane season forecast
A busy 2011 Atlantic Basin hurricane season is predicted by two leading forecasters.
2010 ends on high cruise note
Cruise figures soared in November and look strong for December, but must be contexted carefully, say businesses.
Busy hurricane season ends
One of the most active hurricane seasons on record ends today, 30 November, with the Cayman Islands escaping the worst of the season's storms this year.
Premier announces Tomas relief effort
Cayman Islands Premier
McKeeva Bush made appeals to the public to donate items for victims of
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Tomas in St.
Lucia and Haiti.
Hurricane Tomas lashing Haiti
Hurricane Tomas is making its presence felt in areas of Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Tropical Storm Richard heads west
Tropical Storm Richard continued its western path Saturday, steadily
picking up forward speed and leaving Cayman out of the danger zone for
heavy tropical weather.
Jamaica’s dark economic forecast
Jamaica’s
economy woes are expected to get worse before they get better.
Tropical Storm Paula forms in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Paula formed in the southwestern
Caribbean Monday afternoon and was nearing hurricane strength by
evening.
Rain to continue
Rain is forecast to continue
falling in the Cayman Islands for another four or five days.
Schools closure causes confusion
Parents with children in private
schools faced confusion about whether their schools would be open Wednesday.
No ships today, flights back to normal
More ships have bypassed Cayman due to the unsettled weather, while airline passengers are finally getting a break.
West Bay dock damaged in storm
One of the casualties of this week’s stormy
weather was the dock at West Bay public beach.
