Jamaicans urged to prepare for possible weekend rain

• Published date: 11 November 2020
• Date: 11 November 2020
• Publication title: Jamaica Star, The (Kingston, Jamaica)

Thompson said that Jamaica may be impacted by a tropical wave, which is now developing in the Central Caribbean.

"How much Jamaica will be impacted and how much that system will develop into a tropical storm or even a hurricane, is yet to be determined. It is still a little early to say. By the time we get into this weekend, we should be seeing increased rainfall in the Central Caribbean [which] will impact Jamaica in some way," he said.

Thompson was addressing a meeting between Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr and MET office officials at the entity's Half-Way-Tree Road location in St Andrew on Tuesday.

He noted that the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is, to date, the most active on record.

Subtropical storm Theta, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday is the 29th storm this season, breaking the previous record of 28 storms of 2005.

Thompson said that increased severe weather events may become common in the future, with more systems developing...