Natural disaters belonging to Hurricane category

Severe Weather November 2004

On 12 November 2004, Tobago experienced severe weather conditions due to the presence of the Inter Tropical Convergent Zone (ITCZ) and a front stretching in from the north. The me office reported a total of 208.7 mm of rainfall accompanied the system. His severe weather claimed the lives of two persons, one a resident of Louis D’or and the other at Delaford. Additionally, several others were injured while there were also many reported cases of landslides and flooding in some areas of the island.

Hurricane Ivan 2004

Ivan became a hurricane on the 5th September centered about 1000 n mi east of Tobago in the southern Windward Islands. In preparation for the storm over 560 people from low lying coastal areas were evacuated to seven shelters in Tobago. The island of Tobago received 16.20 inches of rainfall as a result of the storm. In Tobago at least 1 home collapsed and fell into the ocean; at least 45 homes lost their roofs; numerous trees and utility poles were blown down leading to power outages in parts of the island; 20 villages suffered various forms of damage.

Tropical Storm Bret 1993

ON the 7th August 1993 Tropical Storm Bret passed Trinidad and Tobago with winds of 44 km/hr and dumping 111mm of Rainfall. Rains and winds caused Power cuts. In the Southern end of Tobago and Low-Lying Central Trinidad some houses suffered minor damage due to flooding and falling of trees. There were no reports of serious casualties or damage on the two-island nation, but Army troops were in downtown Port-Of-Spain apparently to prevent looting. Bret knocked out power to about 35,000 residents in the northeast villages of Balandra and Toco.

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