Tropical Storm Ernesto became hurricane mid-morning on Wednesday, after having crossed over Puerto RicoThe system now has winds of 120 kilometers per hour.
The system crossed over the neighboring island on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, leaving more than half a million people homeless. electricity and then made a turn to the north.
Although the system will not cross directly over Dominican Republicits wide cloud field has been generating rains in some parts of the country, which will continue this Wednesday.
According to the report of the National Hurricane Center of the United States, the hurricane Category 1 earthquake was located 280 kilometers northwest of Saint John, Puerto Rico.
The center of Ernesto is expected to continue moving away from Puerto Rico today and moving through the Western Atlantic over the next few days and will approach Bermuda on Friday and Saturday.
According to the CNHit is expected that strengthening additional over the next few days.
Abnormal waves affect the Dominican Republic
He CNH reported that waves generated by Ernesto are affecting portions of Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Turks Islands and Caicos.
Rains
Ernesto will continue generating clouds accompanied by showers from moderate to strong and thunderstorms This Wednesday, it will affect several provinces of the country indirectly, while it is passing over the Atlantic waters to the northeast of the Dominican territory.
According to the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) are rains The following will be held in the following towns: Santo Domingo, National District, La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Samana, Monte Plata, Duarte, Sanchez Ramirez, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Espaillat, Mirabal Sisters, Puerto Plata, San Cristobal, La Vega, Monsignor Nouel, San Jose de Ocoa, Santiago, Montecristi, Valverde and Santiago Rodriguez.
“During the evening hours, as the cloud fields move alongside the storm, it is also expected showers and thunderstorms in towns on the southern coast such as: Peravia, Azua, Barahona, Pedernales and Greater Santo Domingo,” he said.
