Hurricane Joaquin - Situation Report #1 as of 5:00 pm on October 2nd, 2015
HIGHLIGHTS:
Joaquin has weakened slightly as the eye passes near San Salvador Island.
Joaquin is now a Category 3 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Joaquin is expected to produce heavy rainfall over the central Bahamas, with some rainfall expected over the southeastern Bahamas, northwestern Bahamas, eastern Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
This rainfall could result in life-threatening flash floods.
Hurricane Joaquin - Situation Report #2 as of 9:00 pm on October 2nd, 2015
HIGHLIGHTS:
The core of intense Hurricane Joaquin begins to move away from the central Bahamas
Joaquin is now a Category 3 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Joaquin is expected to produce heavy rainfall over the central Bahamas, with some rainfall expected over the southeastern Bahamas, northwestern Bahamas, eastern Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
This rainfall could result in life-threatening flash floods.