Issued at: 7am Friday 21st August 2020
Present Weather: Partly Cloudy skies with showers in the vicinity. Winds: Gentle breeze of 12mph from a North-northeasterly direction.
Potential Tropical cyclone #9 drenched St. Kitts and Nevis with rain on late Tuesday and on Wednesday (July 28 and 29) causing waterways to flood, while winds gusting close to 50 miles per hour toppled electrical poles and trees.
The following is a statement by Mr. Brian Dyer, Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD), with regards to the approaching tropical weather system in the Atlantic.