The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) placed at 18 provinces in yellow alert and maintains three in green due to possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as flash or urban floods, due to the forecast moderate to heavy downpours with thunderstorms and gusty winds.
The provinces on alert yellow are: Santo Domingo, National District, San Cristóbal, Valverde, San José de Ocoa, Bahoruco, Montecristi, Dajabón, Peravia, Elías Piña, Pedernales, Santiago Rodríguez, Barahona, San Juan, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Independencia and Azua. These last two were on red alert.
While green alert are La Vega, Monsignor Nouel and Monte Plata.
They ask not to cross rivers
He recommended that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water and not make use of spas (rivers), in the provinces under alert.
The National Meteorological Office forecast (Onamet) for this Monday a mostly sunny sky during the morning hours in much of the Dominican Republic.
Instead, in the middle of the afternoon, until early at night, local downpours, isolated electrical storms and occasional gusts of wind will be generated over towns in the northwest and in the Central Cordillera, especially in Montecristi, Dajabón, Valverde, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Hermanas Mirabal, La Vega, among other locations, as a result of the humidity and instability generated by the southeast wind and the high altitude trough that affects the country.
For Tuesday, the precipitations in the morning hours will be weak to moderate over provinces of the Caribbean coast, such as Peravia, San Cristóbal, El Gran Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macorís, while during the afternoon, these rainy they will move to the northwest and the Central Cordillera.
The thermal sensation will continue to be hot over the country, due to the wind from the south and the time of year, for this reason, the population is recommended to drink enough liquids, wear light clothes (preferably light colors) and not expose themselves directly to solar radiation. from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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