Although the Atlantic Hurricane Season begins on 1 June, it is not unusual for storms to form prior to the actual start of the season. On Monday, 20 May 2019, the first tropical storm of the 2019 hurricane season was formed. Named Andrea, the storm is well north of the Dominican Republic in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean some 540 kilometers from Bermuda.
The names that will be used this season are Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy.
The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting that the country will continue to be under the effects of a weather front that will bring rains and electric storms to several provinces in the north, northwest, northeast, central mountain range and the border zone.
The provinces most affected by the rains, which will occur primarily in the afternoons and evenings, are: Santiago, Puerto Plata, Valverde, Espaillat (Moca), Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), María Trinidad Sánchez (Cabrera), Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón, Elías Piña, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao) and San Juan de la Maguana.
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22 May 2019