The hurricane fionaof category 1, made landfall in the Dominican Republic this Monday at Cabo San Rafael (east of the country), with winds of 140 kilometers per hour and higher gusts, as reported by the National Meteorological Office (Onamet).
In its latest bulletin, Onamet explained that, according to satellite and radar images, Fiona had entered this morning, and at 04:00 local time (08:00 GMT) it was located about 20 kilometers southwest of Punta Cana, where moderate rains were recorded. to strong and maximum sustained winds of 79 kilometers / hour, with a gust of about 124.
Fiona’s center was located at 4:00 AM about 20 km to the
southwest of Punta Cana. Hurricane winds extend about 45 km outside its center and storm winds about 220 km,
and is moving west/northwest at about 15 kph. pic.twitter.com/J4uOs3A1uG— National Meteorological Office (@ONAMET_RDO) September 19, 2022
This is the third hurricane of the current cyclone season, whose movement is towards the west/northwest at about 15 kilometers/hour. Hurricane-force winds extend about 45 kilometers outside its center and storm-force winds about 220 kilometers. If it maintains its trajectory, Fiona’s center will move in the next few hours through different provinces of the country.
The satellite images show a dense and compact cloudy activity where moderate to strong downpours and storms are generated that affect several provinces of the country and some sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, adds Onamet. According to predictions, the accumulated rainfall will range between 100 and 300 millimeters, although it may be higher in isolated points and reach about 450 millimeters.
Given this situation, the warning of urban flooding, flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as landslides in several provinces of the country, is maintained. Much of the Dominican Republic will be under the effects of the hurricane, so the entire country is on alert (thirteen provinces in red level, the maximum, including Greater Santo Domingo and eighteen in yellow) and this Monday has been declared non-working and there are no classes.
Fiona close to becoming a hurricane. He already has Puerto Rico on alert
It is expected that when Fiona leaves Dominican territory, she will do so with a category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, out of a maximum of 5.
Fiona arrives in the Dominican Republic after hitting Puerto Rico on Sunday, where it caused damage described as “catastrophic”, a general blackout and significant flooding.
With information from Eph.
