Tropical Storm Earl approaching Belize

Sections of Fairview in Montego Bay, St James under water as rain from #Earl continue to lash sections of the island pic.twitter.com/ZfNXqHs0hb

— Jamaica Gleaner (@JamaicaGleaner) August 2, 2016

(Caribbean360) FLORIDA, United States, August 2, 2016 – The strong tropical wave that the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) had been tracking across the Caribbean Sea developed into Tropical Storm Earl this morning, after causing six deaths in the Dominican Republic.

And it’s expected to continue dumping heavy rains on Jamaica – up to four inches – before heading towards Belize tomorrow.

The NHC said at noon that the centre of Earl was located about 215 miles south southeast of Grand Cayman and 535 miles east of Belize City. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour.

It’s moving towards the west near 22 miles per hour and that motion is expected to continue, with a decrease in forward speed, for the next couple of days.

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