At 5:00pm EDT today (August 28), the centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near Latitude 18.1 North, Longitude 76.6 West, or about 15 miles east northeast of Kingston, Jamaica or about 310 miles east southeast of Grand Cayman.
The Government of Jamaica has shut down the country as Tropical Storm Gustav closes in on the island. At 11:00 am EDT today (August 28), a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Jamaica. The Centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near Latitude 17.9 North, Longitude 76.1 West, or about 45 miles (75 Kilometres) east of Kingston, Jamaica.
Local supermarkets rushed to restock their shelves yesterday in hopes that more Jamaicans would begin to take the threat of Tropical Storm Gustav seriously.
The Event: At 8am today (Thursday Aug. 28) The Government of Jamaica issued a Hurricane Warning for Jamaica. At 7:30 EDT. The centre of Tropical Storm Gustav was located near latitude 17.8 North…Longitude 75.6 West or about 80 miles (130Kilometres) east of Kingston Jamaica.