𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝.
As of today, Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at 10:00 a.m, TEMA has received approximately one hundred and fifty (150) incident reports related to the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
A Damage and Needs Analysis (DANA) team comprised of TEMA, the Division of Infrastructure, and the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) convened this morning to strategize recovery efforts. This team will conduct a thorough assessment to determine the full extent of damage as a result of Hurricane Beryl and prioritize restoration needs.
𝑫𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈. TEMA is 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆.
To report a incident resulting from the impact of Hurricane Beryl , please follow the reporting format below and contact their call centre: 👇🏾
📞 Call Centre Numbers:
- 211
- 866-4211
- 226-8485
𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕:
◾𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached for follow-up.
◾𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Provide the exact location of the incident.
◾𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Describe the nature of the issue (e.g., fallen trees, flooding, power outages).
◾Pictures/Videos of the incident - Please provide some pictures of videos of the damage.
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Hurricane Beryl has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, making it the earliest on record. The storm is expected to impact Jamaica on Wednesday and the Cayman Islands on Thursday.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT #2 - AREA OF LOW PRESSURE (AL96) IN THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC:
Date: Monday 1st July, 2024 Issuance Time: 8:30pm
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service continues to monitor an area of low pressure, AL96 (Figure 1) near the central Tropical Atlantic and east of the Southern Windward Islands. At 8:00 pm today, the low was located near 40W longitude (near 2370 km) east-southeast of the Windward islands, moving westward at 25-30 km/h.
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms have diminished somewhat in association with the area of low pressure. Environmental conditions only appear marginally conducive for further development however, a Tropical Depression could still form during the next few days. At 8:00 pm today (1st July 2024), the National Hurricane Center has given the system a 20% chance of developing into a Tropical Depression over 48 hours and 40% over the next 7 days.
At this time, the system poses no direct threat to Trinidad and Tobago although moderate/heavy showers, isolated thunderstorms and accompanying gusty winds are in the initial outlook for mid-week.
The TTMS continues to monitor this area of low pressure and will issue an update at 8:00 am tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd July, 2024) or earlier if the situation warrants.
Please visit www.metoffice.gov.tt for more details.
As always, pay close attention to information being issued by the TTMS by visiting www.metoffice.gov.tt, downloading the mobile app (search: TT Met Office) and following on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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