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1960–69. July 10, 1960: Hurricane Abby passes close to Barbados as a tropical depression. September 25, 1963: Hurricane Edith passes 30 miles to the north as a Category 2 hurricane. August 28, 1965: Hurricane Betsy passes 40 miles to the northeast as a tropical depression. September 29, 1966: Tropical Storm Judith passes 20 miles to the north.
In Barbados, marine and flash flood advisories were posted on the island by June 30, in addition to the tropical cyclone watches and warnings by the meteorological service of the country. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] A rainfall total of 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) were also expected within Elsa's passage on the country, according to the Barbados Meteorological ...
In 1951 the British Caribbean Meteorological Service was established to promote and co-ordinate regional activities in the fields of meteorology and allied sciences, to provide support and advice to governments in dealing with issues of an international nature affecting weather and climate, and to represent the regional meteorological community's interests at the international level.
The coast of Venezuela, South America and Barbados. Barbados' total land area is 439 km 2 (169.5 sq mi), [4] and it has a coastline of 97 km (60 mi) length. [5] The island is sometimes compared to a pear [6] or leg of mutton for its physical shape. Barbados has a maximum north–south length of 34 kilometres (21 mi) and a maximum east–west ...
It has direct service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America and Europe. In 2016, the airport was the eighth-busiest airport in the Caribbean region and the third-busiest airport in the Lesser Antilles after Queen Beatrix International Airport on Aruba and Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport on Guadeloupe .
1898 Windward Islands hurricane. The Windward Islands Hurricane was a strong, destructive hurricane that raged through the eastern Caribbean islands in the early part of September during the 1898 Atlantic hurricane season. An estimated 392 people died as a result of the storm. Damage on Barbados and St. Vincent was catastrophic.
Hurricane Beryl (/ ˈbɛr.əl /) was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that impacted parts of the Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in late June and early July 2024. It was the earliest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record and the second such storm in the month of July, the other being 2005 's ...
Hurricane Dorian. Hurricane Dorian caused relatively minor damage across the eastern Caribbean in late August 2019. Originating from a westward moving tropical wave, Dorian organized into a tropical cyclone on August 24 and reached the Lesser Antilles on August 26 as a tropical storm. Turning northwest, the system unexpectedly intensified to a ...