WATCHES AND WARNINGS
TROPICAL STORM WATCH
Tropical storm conditions are possible, usually within 48 hours.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING
Tropical storm conditions are expected, usually within 36 hours.
HURRICANE WATCH
Hurricane conditions are possible, usually within 48 hours.
HURRICANE WARNING
Hurricane conditions are expected, usually within 36 hours.
TROPICAL STORM
Sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph
HURRICANE
Sustained winds of 74 mph or higher
PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY
Disaster kits and emergency supplies should be fully stocked by June 1, the start of hurricane season. Once a hurricane warning is declared, most of your preparations should be directed toward your home.
Remember to discuss your family emergency plan ahead of time. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what to do in case of an emergency.
STAY ALERT DURING HEAVY RAIN FALL
In the event of heavy rainfall, be aware of street flooding, flash floods, and rockslides which can occur in the following areas. Residents and visitors should stay away from these areas until water levels subside.
A.T. Illidge Road, Round-a-bout, Philipsburg.
Arch Road, Bible Baptist Church to Pool Bar de Snor.
Beacon Hill Road, from Sunset Bar & Grill until the beginning of White Sands Road.
Belvedere Border Point, Belvedere.
Billy Folly Road, in front of the Atrium Hotel, Pelican.
Emmaplein, in the area of Jump Up Casino, Philipsburg.
L.B. Scot Road, from Emilio Wilson Park up to the Cake House Supermarket.
Rhine Road, aka Mullet Bay Road, after Sonesta Maho Beach Hotel to the entrance of Cupecoy.
Welgelegen Road, Cay Hill, from Welgelegen Road Roundabout until the One Tete Loke Roundabout.
Well Road, Wellington Road, Orange Grove Road, side roads Cole Bay.
Yrausquin Boulevard, in front of Fairway Supermarket and the intersection by St. Maarten Port Services, Point Blanche.
Zagersgut, from Petro Plus Gas Station until the Seventh Day Adventist Church.