[New post] Cyclone Donna forms out of season – alert issued for northern Vanuatu

WordPress.com Vanuatu Digest posted: " Vanuatu's official cyclone season ended on April 30, but the slow-moving tropical low lurking over northern Vanuatu waters for the past few days has just reached cyclone intensity and has been named as Cyclone Donna. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Digest Cyclone Donna forms out of season – alert issued for northern Vanuatu by Vanuatu Digest GFS forecast model for Cyclone Donna, 9pm VUT May 3. Photo: Morecast app Vanuatu's official cyclone season ended on April 30, but the slow-moving tropical low lurking over northern Vanuatu waters for the past few days has just reached cyclone intensity and has been named as Cyclone Donna. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department has issued a Blue Alert for Torba, Sanma and Penama provinces. Cyclone Donna, currently a Category 1 system, is 365km east of Sola and tracking ESE. At this stage it looks likely to make landfall in northern Vanuatu as a Category 2 or 3 system on Friday, May 5. The GFS model forecast (shown above) suggests that Cyclone Donna may make a sharp turn southward towards Vanuatu's central and southern islands, following Vanuatu's 'cyclone alley', although this could change. Cyclone Donna is the second tropical cyclone to form in the space of a month, following Cyclone Cook in early April. As always, we urge our readers to start preparing well in advance of the cyclone's arrival, and keep visiting Vanuatu Digest for updates. Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department has a new website just in time for Cyclone Donna, and VMGD's cyclone warnings can be found on this page, the cyclone tracking map here, or you can listen to Radio Vanuatu's frequent updates. The latest cyclone warning from VMDG is as follows: Read more of this post Vanuatu Digest | May 3, 2017 at 9:57 pm | Tags: cyclone, Cyclone Donna, severe weather, Vanuatu | Categories: Breaking News, Cyclone Warning, Weather | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1Fn Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/2pw4d2j Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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