Weather
Satellite system suspended in face of hurricane
(CNS): The Western Hemisphere satellite imagery on the Cayman Islands National Weather Service website will be temporarily removed Tuesday night as the CINWS suspends the system as a precautionary measure to protect the critical equipment ahead of the impending arrival of Hurricane Beryl. This won’t impact the Kearney Gomez Weather Radar, however, which will remain online during […]
Beryl’s forecast path edges closer to Cayman Islands
(CNS) Updated 7:20pm: At 7:00pm local time, the centre of Hurricane Beryl was located 663 miles east-southeast of the Cayman Islands, moving towards the west-northwest at around 22mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s latest update. Packing sustained winds of 150mph, Beryl remains a dangerous category 4 hurricane. On the forecast track, the centre […]
Record-breaking Beryl packs over 150mph winds
(CNS): UPDATED 3:30pm: The Cayman Islands Government continued the review of the country’s state of readiness Monday afternoon as the record-breaking Hurricane Beryl, the earliest category 4 hurricane on record to form during an Atlantic season, continued rolling across the Eastern Caribbean. Packing winds of over 150mph with higher gusts, Beryl was still travelling west-northwest […]
People urged to prepare for potential storms
(CNS): The rain continued to douse the Cayman Islands on Friday as the abundant moisture associated with a tropical wave southwest of Grand Cayman moved across the country. Officials are currently watching Tropical Depression Two, which does not pose an immediate threat but could be in our area as a hurricane by next weekend. However, […]
Tropical wave may bring more local flooding
(CNS) UPDATED FRIDAY MORNING: Officials said that Cayman can expect up to one inch of rain over the next 24hrs in a weather bulletin issued at around 10am Friday. Higher than normal tides are causing saltwater intrusion in some areas and increasing the risk of flooding in other low-lying areas across the Islands. Conditions are […]
More rain adds to existing local flooding
(CNS): Between 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday morning, another ¼ inch of rain fell on the Cayman Islands, Hazard Management said without distinguishing between the three islands. At least another inch is expected throughout the rest of the day, even though the clouds are moving fairly rapidly north-northwest towards Cuba. The ground is still saturated […]
Flooding subsides as system moves on
(CNS) Most of the roads across Grand Cayman that were closed Monday were re-opened Tuesday as the very wet weather system that drenched the Cayman Islands over the last few days moved away. While there was still standing water across many parts of the capital, schools and businesses were all expected to be operating as […]
NEOC activated and roads closed due to flooding
(CNS): The National Emergency Operations Centre was partially activated Monday to provide coordinated and tactical relief to people affected by flooding in Grand Cayman. Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) is leading a collaboration of offices, including the RCIPS, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard, the CI Fire Service, the Emergency Medical Services, the Cadet Corps and […]
Flood warning remains as wet weather drifts northwest
(CNS): The very wet weather that has drenched the Cayman Islands this weekend is moving towards the northwest and should clear away from the area later this afternoon, but not before it douses the western side of Grand Cayman with another couple of inches of rain, according to the Cayman Islands National Weather Service.
CINWS warns of heavy rain over the weekend
(CNS): Residents are asked to take extra care and attention when using the roads this weekend, as heavy rain is expected to start on Friday evening. The Cayman Islands National Weather Service said there was an increased chance of thunder and heavy rain over the weekend and Monday due to a moisture-laden upper-level trough over […]
Experts agree 2024 could be record storm season
(CNS): The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on Sunday and many weather experts agree that this season will not only be busy but is likely to break records as a number of factors converge. In its final pre-season forecast, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said that, as one of the strongest El Niño events ever […]
