TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EAST OF THE ISLANDS REMAINS AT 20% CHANCE OF FORMATION OVER THE NEXT FIVE (5) DAYS; THE SYSTEM DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO MONTSERRAT AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, DMCA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND PROVIDE UPDATES AS NECESSARY

Yellow Hill, Montserrat – October 10, 2020 – Disturbance 1, located about 39°W and 9°N is moving westward at about 15 to 20 mph.

Slow development of this system could be possible later this weekend or early next week. Upper-level winds are forecast to become unfavourable for further development by the middle of next week. Formation chance through 5 days is 20 percent.

SOURCE: NOAA NHC

TWO (2) MORE TROPICAL DISTURBANCES HAVE POPPED UP – THERE ARE NOW A TOTAL OF THREE (3) TROPICAL DISTURBANCES AND ONE (1) TROPICAL STORM IN THE ATLANTIC!

Tropical Storm Gamma formed near the Gulf of Mexico on Friday night continues to strengthen in the Caribbean as it moves closer to landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula and meteorologists are also tracking three other tropical systems with the potential to form into tropical cyclones.

Disturbance 2 east of Montserrat, between African and the Caribbean, has a 20% chance of becoming a Tropical Cyclone in 5 days.

RESIDENTS URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN CROSSING THE BELHAM VALLEY RIVER DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LAHARS/MUDFLOWS AS RESULT OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A TROPICAL WAVE

AND, RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO AVOID ALL GHAUTS AND LOW LYING AREAS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND BOULDERS FALLING FROM HILLSIDES…MOTORISTS ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD AS HEAVY RAINS CAN RESULT IN LANDSLIDES.