The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has prolonged weather alerts across the country this Saturday in response to an active tropical wave expected to bring intense rainfall. Juan Manuel Méndez, the director of COE, emphasized the need for vigilance, stating that the public ‘cannot be careless’ given the forecasted atmospheric conditions. San José de Ocoa remains under a red alert, while Monte Plata, La Altagracia, the National District, San Cristóbal, Peravia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, and Santo Domingo are on yellow alert. Additionally, multiple provinces, including Monseñor Nouel, Independencia, Puerto Plata, and Santiago Rodríguez, are under green alert. The agency predicts scattered showers along the Atlantic coast, northeast, and southeast regions in the morning, with isolated showers along the south coast. By midday, rainfall is expected to intensify into moderate to heavy downpours, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, particularly in Santo Domingo, Monte Plata, San Pedro de Macorís, La Altagracia, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, San Cristóbal, Duarte, northern Azua, southern Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón, Valverde, Montecristi, Independencia, and Elías Piña. These conditions are attributed to a combination of a trough and the approaching tropical wave.
“The population cannot be neglected”: COE extends alerts due to active tropical wave
