More bad weather in store as tropical depression passes over the Federation

By Terresa McCall
Reporter-SKNVibes.com

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The sporadic storm-like weather conditions affecting the Federation over the past few days is, according to the St. Kitts Meteorological Services, due to a tropical cyclone which has since developed into a tropical depression.

According to the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport St. Kitts Meteorological Services, St. Kitts has been affected by the tail end of a tropical cyclone which was situated at the north-eastern end of the island. It was also said to be moving in a north-westerly direction.

The Met officer explained that this was the main cause of the intermittent showers and other conditions consistent with stormy weather.

Today, [Aug. 28], the conditions continue, and according to the Met Officer, the system has developed into a tropical depression but is now to the north of the island and moving in a north-westerly direction.  Resultantly, conditions similar to those experienced over the past couple of days will continue until the system travels further away from the island.     ~~Adz:Right~~

“An area of low pressure some 350 miles east - northeast of the northern Leeward Islands has developed into tropical depression number 8.The system is expected to pass well north of the Leeward Islands. However an associated trough will continue to cause unstable weather.  As a result skies will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers. Some of the showers could be moderate to heavy at times accompanied by isolated thunderstorms,” the 6:00 a.m. weather forecast for today [Aug. 28] informs.

The National Emergency Management Agency’s National Disaster Coordinator, Carl Herbert, in an interview with SKNVibes explained that as rainfall is often associated with this sort of weather, persons should not relent in adhering to specific warnings signs.

Such signs, he said, are erected along the length of places such as College Street Ghaut, which is an area that over the years has proven to be prone to flash flooding. The signs remind that persons parking their vehicles there do so at their own risk.

The tropical depression has since been upgraded to Tropical Storm Hanna and residents and visitors to the island are asked to “closely monitor the progress of this system” for any further developments.