…VITEMA will hold its only sandbag distribution for the 2025 hurricane season from August 20–23, serving all U.S. Virgin Islands districts through fire stations and Public Works sites.
…forming off Cabo Verde, Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a hurricane by midweek and possibly a major storm by Saturday, with impacts to the Caribbean still uncertain. Residents are urged to update hurricane preparedness p…
…officials ran a territory-wide response simulation for a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds and 10-foot storm surge; VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen says agencies are ready, but public preparation remains essential.
…and the Grenadines, which were recently impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach addressed the USVI community during a briefing from Government House on St. Croix, where he announced the relie…
Beryl, expected to become a hurricane by Sunday, poses significant threats to Barbados and the Windward Islands with strong winds, heavy rainfall, and life-threatening surf conditions.
Tropical Storm Lee is swiftly approaching hurricane strength and is forecasted to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous hurricane by the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 a.m. forecast on Wednesday…
To bolster preparedness for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, the Government of the Virgin Islands and federal partners engaged in a week-long series of response and initial recovery exercises and functional drills last week…
…University (CSU) have predicted a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023 due to the likely development of El Niño. The team expects 13 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes and two reaching major hurricane s…
Hurricane Irma struck St. Thomas on Sept. 6, 2017, leaving devastation so vast that the U.S. Virgin Islands is still trying to gain its footing following the deadly Cat. 5 storm's impact in the St. Thomas-St. John District. On Wed…
Traditionally, hurricane season has started on June 1 of each year, but the National Hurricane Center has been discussing whether to revise the date to an earlier month, specifically May 15, a change that stems from advances in te…
…storm wind gusts and big waves battered Bermuda on Monday as Hurricane Teddy spun just east of the wealthy British territory, sparing it a direct hit. The hurricane lost strength in its approach and dropped to a Category 1 storm a…
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