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  • cayman islands m7.6 earthquake february 8 2025 f

    Major M7.6 earthquake hits Cayman Islands, hazardous tsunami waves possible

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, February 8, 2025Sunday, February 9, 2025

    A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.6 hit the Cayman Islands region at 23:23 UTC on February 8, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

  • satellite image of tropical storm rafael 1300 utc on november 5 2024 f

    Western Cuba braces for Rafael’s destructive impact on Wednesday

    ByTW Tuesday, November 5, 2024Thursday, November 7, 2024

    Western Cuba braces for impact as Rafael nears hurricane strength, expected to bring destructive waves and a dangerous storm surge when it makes landfall on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

  • tropical storm ian 1320z september 24 2022

    Tropical Storm “Ian” forms in the Caribbean Sea, heading toward the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Florida, U.S.

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, September 24, 2022Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm “Ian” formed over the central Caribbean Sea at 03:00 UTC on September 24, 2022, as the 8th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is strengthening on its way toward the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Florida, U.S.

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    TS Ida: Life-threatening heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides expected across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, western Cuba and Isle of Youth

    ByTeo Blašković Friday, August 27, 2021Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm "Ida" formed in the Caribbean Sea at 21:20 UTC on Thursday, August 26, 2021, as the 9th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. At the time, its center was located 160 km (100 miles) WSW of Negril, Jamaica and 205 km (130 miles)…

  • tropical-storm-eta-cuba-cayman-islands-bahamas-florida

    Eta strengthening on its way toward Cuba, warnings issued for Cayman Islands, Cuba, Bahamas and Florida

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, November 7, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Eta" — blamed for the deaths of more than 170 people in Central America over the past few days — is expected to gradually re-strengthen on its approach to Cuba as it remains over warm waters and in a region of upper-level diffluence….

  • hurricane-delta-forecast-2020

    Delta strengthens into a hurricane, forecast to make landfall along the central Gulf Coast

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, October 6, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm "Delta" strengthened into a hurricane at 00:00 UTC on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, becoming the 9th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. Only 3 other Atlantic seasons in the satellite era, since 1966, have produced 9 or more hurricanes by…

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