Cayman Compass

A tropical wave passed over Cayman on Tuesday, causing heavy afternoon rains and flooded streets.

The Atlantic has its first hurricane of the season. Hurricane Beryl, currently southeast of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean, is considered a small storm, creating some uncertainty about the analysis, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Cayman was impacted by a tropical wave on Wednesday, an atmospheric disturbance that caused winds and rain but was expected to move out by the end of the day.

Audrey Rogers spent nine months on an unexpected whirlwind tour after Hurricane Irma devastated Anguilla in the eastern Caribbean last September. The 87-year-old eventually ended up in the Cayman Islands.

The Cayman Islands Red Cross recently gathered 100 volunteers to take part in the annual pre-hurricane meeting.

A new scientific study shows that tropical cyclones are moving more slowly than in years past.

The Cayman Islands National Weather Service is still attempting to repair the damage from a lightning strike last year that knocked its public radio broadcasts off the air.

During hurricane season, the best defense is … a good defense. So stock up on supplies, get your house (and/or apartment, business, car, etc.) in order and communicate your plans with family, friends, coworkers and neighbors.

The low pressure system that has become Subtropical Storm Alberto dropped more than 8 inches of rain on Grand Cayman during the past week.

Children play in the surf at West Bay on Saturday evening as Subtropical Storm Alberto brings high seas and heavy rain to the Cayman Islands.

Flooding on Cumber Avenue and nearby roads has become a familiar and dreaded sight during rainy season for residents of the low-lying Bodden Town area.

Subtropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the year, is tracking through the northern Caribbean after forming Friday near the Yucatan Peninsula.