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Protehé bida i propiedat Protecting life and property Levens en eigendommen beschermend Meteorological Department Curaçao
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Advisories Issued by MDC First Information Advisory Issued October 29 at 11 A.M. No Watches or Warnings Issued for ABC Islands Swells Forecast to Cause Rough Seas over Sections of Coasts Rainfall Amounts of Locally 50 to 80 mm Expected Heavy Rainfall Warnings Issued Evening November 1
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Center of Tomás North of ABC Islands 115 km
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Advisories Issued by MDC First Information Advisory Issued October 29 at 11 A.M. No Watches or Warnings Issued for ABC Islands Swells Forecast to Cause Rough Seas over Sections of Coasts Rainfall Amounts of Locally 50 to 80 mm Expected Heavy Rainfall Warnings Issued Evening November 1
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Curaçao
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Advisories Issued by MDC First Information Advisory Issued October 29 at 11 A.M. No Watches or Warnings Issued for ABC Islands Swells Forecast to Cause Rough Seas over Sections of Coasts Rainfall Amounts of Locally 50 to 80 mm Expected Heavy Rainfall Warnings Issued Evening November 1
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Curaçao
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Curaçao Radar Images
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Impact Tropical Storm Tomas 250-300 mm in 6h
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Aftermath Tomás Two Deaths (Drowning and Heart Failure) At Least U.S.$20 Million in Material Damage
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Communication Error Tomas 75mm Heavy rainfall Dry Time (hours) Media General Public
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Challenges and Opportunities EWS Production – Different languages (English, Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish, French), – Understandable (“plane” language), (new Production engine ) Dissemination – Good Coverage – Monitoring Communications Radio Emergency, TV (breaking news), Alarm systems, SMS (text and image) Website
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MDC as Service Provider MDC
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