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ST. JOHN’S Antigua, October, 20th 2023 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority would like to assure its customers of our readiness for Tropical Storm Tammy. The APUA Electricity Business Unit has been conducting frequent line maintenance and Utility Vegetation Management throughout the year. An adequate stock of restoration supplies are in storage in the event…

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is ensuring that everything is in place on the national and community level considering the pending weather associated with, now upgraded, Hurricane Tammy. Antigua and Barbuda along with several other islands is now under a hurricane warning. Tammy is expected to bring hurricane conditions to portions of the…

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Tammy was located about 165 miles (265 km) east-southeast of Martinique. Tammy is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through this afternoon. A turn toward the northwest is anticipated…

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tammy was located near latitude 14.0 North, longitude 58.4 West. Tammy is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through this afternoon. A turn toward the northwest is anticipated…

Antigua Public utilities Authority (APUA) – The APUA Water Business Unit continues to carry out Mainline Upgrades as part of the Road Rehabilitation Project being carried out by C.O. Williams. This ongoing project spans from the junction of Marble Hill and Anchorage Road to the corner of Dickenson Bay Street. The team is currently in…

St. John’s, Antigua: Ministry of Education, Sports & Creative Industries – Thursday 19th October 2023. In light of the impending passage of Tropical Storm Tammy, Director of Education, Clare Browne has advised that all public learning institutions will be closed on Friday October 20th, 2023. This decision has been taken to allow proper preventative preparation…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM TAMMY WATCH STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES2:16 PM ECT THU, OCT 19, 2023 A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area within the next 48 hours. Hurricane preparedness plans should be ready, awaiting activation. At 2 pm ECT or 1800z the centre of tropical storm Tammy was…

National Hurricane center (NHC) – The government of Antigua has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados, Dominica, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis. At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tammy…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM TAMMY ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES6.00 PM ECT WED, OCT 18, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. A tropical cyclone alert remains in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, the rest of the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. A tropical cyclone alert means, in…

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tammy was located near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 51.7 West. Tammy is moving toward the west near 23 mph (37 km/h). A westward motion at a slower forward speed is expected through Thursday. A turn toward the west-northwest is…