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Facelift Pending For Derelict Properties And The City Of St John’s
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet repeated its determination to remove derelict properties across Antigua, despite its acknowledgement of the sacrosanct value of private property. The abandoned houses and buildings are places where criminals hide firearms and addicts utilize as drug houses (for males who have become addicted to illegal substances). The Cabinet determined that vending across the…
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Excessive Heat Watch In Effect For Antigua And Barbuda
Urgent – Immediate Broadcast RequestedExcessive Heat WatchAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:15 am Saturday 28 September 2024 …Excessive Heat Possible for Antigua and Barbuda…Excessive Heat Watch in Effect… Heat Index or Feels-Like Temperature: 38 °C or 100 °F or higher. Location: Antigua and Barbuda. Timing: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm until Friday. Synopsis: Light winds and…
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Tropical Storm Joyce Forms Over The Central Tropical Atlantic
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 18.1 North, longitude 42.9 West. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday with a gradually slower forward speed. On Monday, a gradual turn to the…
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UPDATE: Helene Now An Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane
NHC: A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft currently investigating Helene recently found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph (215 km/h). The minimum central pressure has also decreased to 947 mb (27.96 inches) based on dropsonde data.
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Police Issue Traffic Advisory As A Result Of Flash Flood Warning
STRATCOM: The Police are advising all motorists to drive with due care and attention on the roads across the island. The advisory comes as a result of the Flash Flood Warning that was issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Office earlier today. Motorists are further cautioned against driving through large bodies of stagnant water…
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Flash Flood Warning In Effect For Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts And Nevis
TAPABULLETINFLASH FLOOD WARNINGANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES2:30 PM ECT THU, SEP 26, 2024 A flash flood warning is now in effect for flood prone areas of Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, until 8pm tonight Thursday, September 26th 2024. A flash flood warning means that moderate to major flooding is occurring or imminent in…
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UPDATE: Helene Intensifies To A Category 3 Major Hurricane.
UPDATE: 2:25 PM EDT Thursday September 26 2024 NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center: The Air Force Hurricane Hunters found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 120 mph (195 km/h). This makes Helene a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane. Additional strengthening is expected before Helene makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend this…
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Helene Strengthens To A Category 2 Hurricane
At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Helene was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 85.9 West. Helene is moving toward the north-northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h). This general motion is expected to continued with a significant increase in forward speed during the next 24 hours. On the forecast track, Helene…
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Tropical Storm Isaac Forms In The Open Central Subtropical Atlantic
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near latitude 37.1 North, longitude 54.1 West. Isaac is moving toward the east near 12 mph (19 km/h) and a general eastward to east-northeastward motion at a slightly faster speed is anticipated over the next several days. Recent satellite wind data…
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Helene Becomes A Category One Hurricane
At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Helene was located near latitude 21.6 North, longitude 86.3 West. Helene is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A turn toward the north and north-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today through Thursday, bringing the center of Helene…
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