Santo Domingo.- Since the early hours of this Friday afternoon, the rains, associated with a trough and the warm wind from the southeast, have intensified in several provinces of the country, including the National District.
In sectors such as Villa Juana, Ensanche la Fé, Ensanche Kennedy, Piantinithe Naco, The Vergel, The Gardens and the Prados the rain “has not stopped.”
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Likewise, residents of the municipality of Santo Domingo Oeste, The Alcarrizos and Pedro Brand have reported the heavy downpours.
Although no flash floods or landslides have been reported so far, the Emergency Operations Center raised to 21 the number of provinces under alert due to heavy downpours.
So the provinces on alert yellow They are: Santo Domingo, National District, María Trinidad Sánchez, La Altagracia, Duarte, Samaná and San Cristóbal.
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While on alert green are: Hermanas Mirabal, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, Valverde, Monseñor Nouel, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Santiago, El Seibo, Dajabón, La Romana, Santiago Rodríguez and Monte Cristi.
The latest weather report published by the Dominican Institute of Meteorology indicates that the persistence of wet and unstable conditions over our forecast area is due to a trough at various levels of the troposphere, and the warm southeasterly wind.
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For this reason, cloudy weather will continue in the course of the night and the early morning, with heavy downpours at times, thunderstorms and gusts of wind, over provinces in the regions: north, northeast, the eastern plain, as well as the Caribbean coastal coast and the Central mountain range.
Especially towards: La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, San Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, some sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Hermanas Mirabal, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, San Juan, Elías Piña, Valverde, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez and Barahona.
Also for tomorrow, the trough and local effects will continue to favor the cloudy increases from morning hours followed by moderate to heavy downpours at times and thunderstorms spaced from morning hours.
This rainy activity will be concentrated especially, towards the provinces of the slopes: north, northeast, east, as well as the Caribbean coastal coast and the Central mountain range.
Especially about: La Altagracia, El Seibo, La Romana, Hato Mayor, San Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, Gran Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, Peravia, Azua, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Hermanas Mirabal, Santiago , San Juan, Elías Piña and Santiago Rodríguez.
In that sense, Indomet urged the Atlantic Coastfrom Cabo Engaño (La Altagracia) to Cabo Francés Viejo (María Trinidad Sánchez) to the operators of fragile, small and medium-sized vessels to remain in port, due to wind and abnormal waves.
For its part, the COE recommended that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and glens that present high volumes of water in the provinces under alert.
