Minister: ‘EMO Paying Close Attention To Storm’
[Updated] Following the latest [6pm] BWS update on Hurricane Nicole, the Minister of National Security Jeffrey Baron advised that the Emergency Measures Organisation [EMO] is keeping a close watch on the storm’s track.
Hurricane Nicole is currently a Category 1 hurricane, and Minister Baron said this evening, “Through updates from the BWS, the Ministry of National Security and the EMO continue to pay close attention to this latest storm. This has been an extremely active hurricane season and this was predicted by meteorologist experts earlier this summer.”
Graphic courtesy of the BWS:
“We will continue to do our due diligence in monitoring Hurricane Nicole and convey any important public safety updates as necessary to the public. In the meantime as I have advocated all season, I encourage residents to ensure they have adequate storm supplies and to stay abreast of the latest weather forecasts at www.weather.bm.”
Minister Baron added that the EMO and the BWS have also kept a watchful eye on Hurricane Matthew as it made its way through the Caribbean and now towards Florida.
Minister Baron said, “Hurricane Matthew has already proven to be a very powerful and deadly hurricane, so we are also closely monitoring its track.
“The Ministry of National Security has been in correspondence with key emergency personnel in Florida, and I have conveyed that we are certainly keeping the residents of Florida in our thoughts as they prepare to deal with Hurricane Matthew.”
Update Oct 7, 9.31am: The Bermuda Weather Service said, that Hurricane Nicole’s “closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hours has passed.”
