HURRICANE LEE

Please be advised of the updates regarding Hurricane Lee and decisions made by the EMO this afternoon: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda. The track and closest point of approach of Lee continues to be similar this morning to what we have been seeing yesterday. The 50 knot sustained winds boundary continued […]

 

TROPICAL STORM ALEX

Earlier this afternoon, (June 5) the Minister of National Security, Michael Weeks convened an Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) to get the latest update on Tropical Storm Alex.Minister Weeks said, “With the formation of Tropical Storm Alex, hurricane season has begun in earnest. During the meeting all relevant EMO agencies confirmed that they were mobilised, ready and […]

 

20 NAMED STORMS THIS HURRICANE SEASON

The Atlantic could face another hectic hurricane season, according to an early forecast. Meteorologists at AccuWeather have forecast a busier than average season this year – but said it was unlikely the season will match the record-breaking 2020 season. The advanced forecast estimated the Atlantic will experience between 16 and 20 named storms, including seven […]

 

MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY BELCO OUTAGE UPDATE

Minister Ming ~ BELCO Outage Release Friday, December 18th, 2020 The Minister of National Security, the Hon. Renee Ming advised this morning that the Disaster Risk Reduction Mitigation (DRRM) Team is currently monitoring the island wide power outage. Minister Ming said, “Our Ministry has been in contact with Belco regarding the outage and they are working tirelessly […]

 

Ministry of National Security EMO Update September 21, 2020

Minister Ming EMO Press Conference Statement 21 September Monday, September 21st, 2020 Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today for an update on Hurricane Teddy. I am joined by Ms. Kelly Trott of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Team. We also have the Director of the Bermuda Weather Service, Dr. Mark Guishard with […]

 

Ministry of National Security EMO Update September 19 2020

Minister Ming Hurricane Teddy Press Statement Saturday, September 19th, 2020   Today, the Emergency Measures Organisation met to get the latest update on Hurricane Teddy. I am pleased to note that all of our partner agencies have reported that they are ready and prepared . Hurricane Teddy continues to be a threat to Bermuda, but […]