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TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT DECLARES WEDNESDAY SEPT 20TH NATIONAL CLEAN-UP DAY

Published 20 September 2017

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BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!!

TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT DECLARES WEDNESDAY SEPT 20TH NATIONAL CLEAN-UP DAY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 19, 2017 (SKNIS)—Following the passage of Hurricane Maria and due to the dislocation which has been occasioned, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has declared tomorrow, Wednesday 20, from 9:00am as National Clean Up Day. This decision was taken after consultation with the economic and social partners.

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Hurricane Maria Intermediate Advisory Number 15A

Published 19 September 2017

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WTNT35 KNHC 192357
TCPAT5

BULLETIN
Hurricane Maria Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017
800 PM AST Tue Sep 19 2017

…EYE OF CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA MOVING CLOSER TO ST CROIX IN
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS…
…PREPARATIONS AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL
FLOODING AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION…

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Hurricane Maria 5AM Update

Published 19 September 2017

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Hurricane Maria 5AM Update

Update is a full update and generally no changes, which is generally good news for us. It means Maria holding track and not moving north which would be very bad for us if she did.

Set to pass about 60 miles from St.Kitts-Nevis
“Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).”

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Maria a Category 5 Hurricane

Published 18 September 2017

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Maria a Category 5 Hurricane

Hurricane Maria has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm.
According to the US National Hurricane Center, Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft data indicate Hurricane Maria has intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) with higher gusts.

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Maria is a category 4 hurricane

http://www.loopslu.com/content/hurricane-maria-now-category-4-tropical-storm-warning-st-lucia #

Published 18 September 2017

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Maria is a category 4 hurricane

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.

At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Maria was near latitude 15.1 north, longitude 60.7 west, or 72 miles or 116 km north of Saint Lucia. Maria is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Maria is expected to move across the northern Windward Islands during the next few hours.