Situation Reports

The following was provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas as at 14 November, 2022:

  • Effective November 10th at 5:00 am the all clear was given for all of the North Western Islands – Abaco, Bimini, Grand Bahama, New Providence and Eleuthera
  • Effective 6:00 PM November 10th the NEOC was deactivated
  • Bimini, Eleuthera, Abaco, New Providence and Bimini suffered minimal damage
  • The islands experienced some flooding from the King Tide but this quickly receded
  • Eleuthera the “Glass Windows Bridge” was closed due to the tide surge but this has since been
    re-opened
  • The shelters in Bimini were empty
  • Overall, very minimal damage to report; everything has returned to working order

SITUATION OVERVIEW

  • On Wednesday 2nd November 2022, Hurricane Lisa made landfall on the Belize mainland at approximately 3pm local time as a Category 1 hurricane. Lisa hit Belize with maximum sustained winds estimated to be near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the centre and tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 70 miles (110 km).
  • An observation station at the port of Belize City reported a sustained wind of 68 mph (109 km/h) with a wind gust of 86 mph (138 km/h).
  • Lisa produced rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches with local amounts of up to 10 inches across Belize, and northern Guatemala. This rainfall led to flash flooding conditions, primarily across Belize and into northern Guatemala. Rivers in the neighbouring Guatemalan highlands feed into Belize.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

According to the National Hurricane Centre, at 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 83.0 West. Ian is moving toward the north-northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h). This general motion with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass west of the Florida Keys later tonight and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday.

Ian is a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected tonight through Wednesday, and Ian is forecast to approach the west coast of Florida as an extremely dangerous major hurricane.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

  • Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 3 storm and became the first major Hurricane of the season.
  • At approximately 2 p.m. on Monday September 19, the storm started to impact the Turks and Caicos, moving north-northwest at 9 mph. It was centered about 30 miles north-northeast of Grand Turks Island with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.
  • The Government of the Bahamas discontinued all warnings for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the south-eastern Bahamas on Tuesday 20th September.

  1. SITUATION REPORT #3 - HURRICANE FIONA
  2. SITUATION REPORT # 1 - TROPICAL STORM FIONA
  3. SITUATION REPORT #3 - SURINAME FLOODING
  4. SITUATION REPORT #2 - SURINAME FLOODING

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