The hurricane season of the Dominican Republic officially began from June 1 and peaks from the end of November to September.
Hurricanes begin to become tropical cyclones and become hurricanes in 1 to 5 categories before becoming tropical storm. Continuous wind speed is 119 - 250 kph. When tropical cyclones turn into tropical cyclones, Arashi will receive that name from a pre-selected list. There are six lists of names created by the National Hurricane Center in the early 1950s, and this is used for rotation. Especially if a name is used for a devastating hurricane, that name will be removed from the list that happened in George, Katrina, etc.
The name of 2013 includes the following:
Andrea - Barry - Chantal - Dorian - Erin - Fernan - Gabriel - Hamberto - Ingrid - Jerry - Karen - Lorenzo - Melissa - Nestor - Olga - Pablo - Rebeca - Sebastian - Tanya - Van - Wendy.
The last storm that passed through Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic was Gabriel. It gave heavy rain and thunder at tropical cyclone, but there was no big wind.
Currently, Humberto is active in the Atlantic Ocean, Manuel (an unusually strange name on the list) is traveling around the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The last hurricane that hit Punta Cana in 2004 was Hurricane Jeanne. This is a category 1 hurricane, brought a lot of damage in this area and bought a violent amount of rain. Cities bridges near Ralomana were wiped out, separating each coastal zone from the country for several weeks, delaying the fresh supply of food and so on.
If you are in the Dominican Republic, the possibility of being eaten by a hurricane is actually quite small. In the past 83 years, only 11 hurricanes hit the Dominican Republic, but 9 were in September.
• 2004: Gene (Cat. 1) hit the East Coast on September 17
• 1998: George (Cat. 3) hit the South East Coast on September 22
1996: On 10 September Hortense (Cat. 3) will be on each coast 130 kilometers on September 10
• 1988: Gilbert (Cat 3) hit the southwestern coast with a 200 kilometer wind on September 11
• 1987: Emely (Cat 4) hit the southwestern coast with a 220 kilometer wind on September 22.
• 1979: David (Cat. 4 - 5) hit Santo Domingo on August 31
• 1967: Beulah (Cat. 4) attacked the southwest coast with a wind of 225 kilometers from 10th to 11th September
• 1966: Ines (Cat. 4) attacked the southwestern coast on the 29th of September with a 240 kilometer wind
• 1963: Edith (Cat. 2) attacked the southeastern coast from September 26 to 27, 160 kilometers
• 1955: Katie (Cat.1) hit the South West Coast on 16th October. Wind is 125 kph
• 1930: San Zenon (Cat. 4 - 5) hit San Domego on September 3
Hurricane Hit :
If you are a tourist and are accustomed to hurricane, you will get it at the resort and hotel. Most of the resort is built to maintain hurricane, and managers regularly update safety procedures and evacuation plans through "hurricane drills".
As a guest of the hotel it is important to contact the staff and it is important to follow the guidelines and rules set before, during and after the hurricane. There is no reason to play with the power of nature, so please avoid walking unnecessarily outdoors. Because there is a possibility of power failure, please move away from the elevator.
Keep in your room and get away from the window and the door. If the hurricane is serious, you should cover a small room in the hotel room, such as a toilet or closet, until the storm passes.
But remember that an interruption of the storm may not mean that it has passed, and that it is safe to go out again. It may just be the eyes of a passing hurricane. In the eyes of the hurricane, do not forget that there is no wind, no rain, and calm weather is perfectly calm.
Apart from taking covers, if possible, it is important to follow the weather forecast on the radio, television and the Internet. You need to contact your family at home, you are okay and need to know what is going on. Even if you remember, there is a possibility that you are looking at the hurricane in the news.
If a hurricane is nearby, air tickets and other means of transport are of course canceled. In this case, if you can not return home, it is the responsibility of the airline to reserve another flight again without paying additional fee as soon as the weather permits.
All resorts and hotels in the Dominican Republic include "force majeure" clauses in contracts with travel agencies and others. This will be exempted from responsibility (and additional charge) in the event of a natural disaster such as a hurricane. This is most certain to pay extra nights from your own pocket if you need to extend your vacation.
Please check if you have travel insurance. However, most insurance companies will bear additional costs only when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs forcibly evacuates citizens on vacation that hurricanes are striking.
