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08-17-2011, 04:10 PM
The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) maintained its green alert for overflowing rivers, streams and creeks, flash flooding, and landslides from the effects of the tropical storm that was over Puerto Rico last night. According to forecaster Yhony Gomez, the storm is expected to enter over Dominican territory by 2pm today and that rainfall levels might reach 100 millimeters. He told Diario Libre that until yesterday the tropical wave was moving at 24 kilometers per hour and it was expected that rains would increase.
The warnings are in place for the provinces of La Altagracia, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Monte Plata, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Greater Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Peravia and San Jose de Ocoa, the areas where the Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued a green alert yesterday. Yesterday's Onamet weather report warned that the tropical wave's broad cloud cover could cause tornadoes or marine funnels in some areas. Today it is expected to bring showers, thunder and lightning and isolated wind gusts in the southeast, southwest, northeast and the central mountains.
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The warnings are in place for the provinces of La Altagracia, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Monte Plata, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Greater Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Peravia and San Jose de Ocoa, the areas where the Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued a green alert yesterday. Yesterday's Onamet weather report warned that the tropical wave's broad cloud cover could cause tornadoes or marine funnels in some areas. Today it is expected to bring showers, thunder and lightning and isolated wind gusts in the southeast, southwest, northeast and the central mountains.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)