Santo Domingo. The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported that for this Tuesday they expect downpours with thunderstorms and gusts of wind due to indirect effects of the Tropical Storm Rafaellocated about 170 kilometers southwest of Kingston, Jamaica.
The entity also pointed out that the approach of a trough in the medium and high levels of the troposphere, they will also cause cloudy weather with moderate to heavy rainfall at times, which will be felt from the morning hours in areas of the Caribbean coastal coast, such as La Altagracia, San Pedro de Macorís, San Cristóbal, Peravia, Azua, Barahona, Pedernales and the great Santo Domingo.
While during the afternoon and early evening, they will extend to the northeast, southeast, central mountain range and the border area, especially to La Romana, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, Samaná, and Santiago.
Meanwhile, for Wednesday, Indomet maintains that the indirect effects of the cyclone will be reduced tropical Rafaelas it moves towards the northwest, however, indicates that the wind will change to the northeast, dragging moisture from the North Atlantic, which in combination with the trough at altitude, will produce increases in cloudiness accompanied by downpours that may be moderate to locally strong, storms electric shocks and gusts of wind in several provinces of the northeast, southeast, north, central mountain range and the border area.
This bad weather will be over the great Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana, La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Samaná, Independencia, Pedernales, Azua, San Juan and Elías Piña.
Cyclonic news
According to Indomet, the storm tropical Rafael which is located about 170 kilometers southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, has maximum winds of 95 km/h, and maintains a movement towards the northwest at 20 km/h.
The institution reminded citizens that due to the rains that have occurred and those expected in the next 24 to 48 hours, the levels of alert alreadyweather forecasts, against possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as urban and rural flooding in the following provinces:
