Dorian was a no show for Punta Cana. Most forecast models that had the storm drenching the eastern coast of the country turned out to be wrong. Hurricane Dorian passed around 300 km from the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. Dorian brought stormy weather to St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, but neither the expected rainstorms in Puerto Rico.
The storm did affect several flights from Dominican airports to eastern Caribbean destinations. JetBlue canceled several trips to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, there was relief in the Dominican Republic. Activities continued as normal.
Just in case, the Center for Emergency Operations has on green alert for possible flooding the eastern provinces of San Pedro de Macorís, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), Samaná, Monte Plata, Santiago and Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís).
Regardless, the time is right to prepare for a big storm. Weather forecasters say it will be a season with few but very intense storms.
MikeFisher, the DR1 weather forecaster, described the storm: “Dorian is one of the most interesting to observe and unexpected/unforeseen changing systems I have ever seen.”
Follow the storms and how they may affect the Dominican Republic at:
https://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php/175150-2019-Hurricane-Season
https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/zona-de-veron-punta-cana-opera-con-normalidad-este-miercoles-LJ13921684
29 August 2019