Residents of the Cayman Islands are urged to stay on high alert, especially for the next few days as the weather emergency caused by the development of what became deadly hurricane Helene, seems set for a replay.
A sigh of relief is rippling throughout Cayman as the community reflects on what might have been after escaping the early stages of what became Hurricane Helene.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (NWS) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) are urging residents to remain vigilant as a system continues to be monitored for further development, potentially near the Cayman Islands.
Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), the National Weather Service (NWS), and 911 have been working diligently through the night and this morning to monitor the system that is now Tropical Storm Helene.
As of 7:00pm, Grand Cayman has been placed under a Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical storm force winds can be expected within the next 36 hours as the system, currently identified as Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, continues to move north.
Cayman is bracing for tropical storm conditions which are now highly likely by the middle of this week.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service continues to monitor a broad area of low pressure, the centre of which was, as of 6:00 PM Saturday, 21 September, located approximately 125 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands.
To prepare for the unknown, each home should have a 72-hour Disaster Survival Kit.
The "all clear" will be issued by the Cayman Islands Government only after a thorough evaluation. Here’s how it is determined:
As of 7:00 p.m., Hurricane Beryl was located 215 miles East Southeast of Grand Cayman