Noel Racked Havoc On Some Parts of Jamaica

The Aftermath of Tropical Storm Noel continues to devaste the island. Still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Dean, residents of Jamaica deal with this new assault by nature. The Office of Diaster Preparedness and Emergency Management(ODPEM) working with the JDF (Jamaica Defense Force) have assisted in having food and other supplies airlifted to marooned residents in St. Thomas and surrounding areas.

This is the Cane River road in Bull Bay, St Thomas which has taken a battering from the heavy rains. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Source: Jamaican Observer

Noel-Emergency on Alert

Noel, the 14th tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is forecast to pass over Haiti's south-western peninsula in the morning, and its centre is expected to move over south-eastern Cuba later in the day, the United States National Hurricane Center said.

The weather system, which was upgraded yesterday from a tropical depression to a tropical storm, is expected to produce gusty winds and above-normal waves in Jamaica, especially along the eastern and northern coastlines.

At press time last night, maximum sustained winds were near 95 km/h (60 mph), with higher gusts, but additional strengthening was predicted for the next 24 hours.

At 4:00 p.m. yesterday, the centre of Tropical Storm Noel was about 470 kilometres (290 miles) east-south-east of Morant Point, Jamaica, or 205 kilometres (125 miles) south-south-east of Port-au-Prince, Haiti