GREAT BAY– The Office of Disaster Management & Preparedness (ODMP), calls on residents to continue monitoring the progress of the season’s first hurricane, Bill which is located several hundred miles east of the islands.
Bill continues on a West North-West track which would keep it well away from the island as it continues on that forecasted direction at 16 miles per hour.
Hurricane Bill at 5.00pm on Tuesday had wind speeds of 110 miles per hour making it a Category 2 hurricane. Bill is expected to become the first major hurricane category 3 for the 2009 hurricane season, either Tuesday night or on Wednesday.
“Residents should continue to maintain vigilance. The system according to the National Hurricane Center is forecasted to pass well to the North East of the islands late Wednesday night and early Thursday.
“Until Bill clears the area, monitoring the hurricanes progress is necessary. For residents who have not yet made preparations for this hurricane season, please do so. It’s better to be safe than sorry later. Remember our theme for the season, ‘It Only Takes One’,” Fire Commander/Disaster Coordinator Winston Salomon told the Government Information Service (GIS) on Tuesday.
