Santo Domingo.- The National Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported this Monday that the weather conditions will continue with downpours, thunderstorms and gusts of wind, which is why several provinces remain on alert.
Meteorology explained that this pattern is a consequence of a trough in the upper levels of the troposphere.
Due to the rains that have fallen and are expected for the next 24 hours, the levels of weather alerts and warningsgiven the probability of flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as possible landslides and urban and rural flooding.
The provinces on alert are: San Juan, Bahoruco, San Cristóbal, Independencia, Pedernales, San José de Ocoa, Monseñor Nouel and La Vega.
The entity also reported that the recommendation of caution is maintained on the Atlantic coast due to abnormal waves.
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Cyclonic news:
Hurricane Kirk is located 1,230 kilometers west/northwest of the Azores Islands. It is moving towards the northeast at 48 km/h, with maximum winds of 120 km/h. This weather system does not represent danger to the country.
Hurricane Leslie is located about 1,720 km west of the Cape Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h. It is moving towards the northwest at about 20 km/h. The evolution and development of this meteorological system is monitored.
We inform that Hurricane Milton is about 310 km west/northwest of Progreso, Mexicowith maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h and moving towards the east/southeast at 13 km/h. This weather system does not represent danger to the country.
A tropical wave off the western coast of Africa could present cyclonic development in the next 48 hours, with a probability of 0%, increasing to 30% for the next 7 days.
Tomorrow Tuesday: The atmospheric environment of the Dominican territory will begin to show a decrease in moisture content, as a result of the incidence of an anticyclone that will bring dry air. However, during the afternoon and until the early hours of the night, some local downpours with thunderstorms will be generated in towns in the northern, northeastern, southeastern regions, the Central Mountain Range and the border area, due to the interaction of local effects ( diurnal warming and orography) with the warm and humid wind from the southeast.
