Tropical Storm Melissa UPDATE: 9 provinces on Red Alert

Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has placed 8 provinces and the National District on red alert, increased 13 provinces to yellow alert, and maintained 3 provinces on green alert, due to Tropical Storm Melissa, No. 13 of the 2025 Hurricane Season, which was located approximately 485 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The storm is moving slowly west/northwest at about 6 km/h and is expected to begin moving northwest to north-northwest. It has maximum sustained winds of approximately 85 km/h with higher gusts and is forecast to gradually strengthen in the coming days.

Provinces on red alert 🔴:

• Barahona

• San Cristóbal

• Santo Domingo

• National District

• San José de Ocoa

• San Juan

• Azúa

• Peravia

• Pedernales

Provinces on yellow alert 🟡:

• La Vega

• La Romana

• Hato Mayor

• El Seibo

• Samaná

• San Pedro de Macorís

• Monseñor Nouel

• Sánchez Ramírez

• La Altagracia

• Elías Piña

• Monte Plata

• Independencia

• Bahoruco

Provinces on green alert 🟢:

• María Trinidad Sánchez

• Santiago

• Duarte

Authorities recommend that people avoid crossing rivers, streams, and ravines with high water levels in the provinces under alert. Additionally, operators of small and medium-sized, fragile vessels along the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts are advised to remain in port due to strong winds, dangerous waves, heavy rainfall, and thunderstorms.