The entry of abundant moisture from both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean generated favorable conditions that produced prolonged periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over Guatemala from the first days of May 2020. Adverse weather was produced over the North, West, East, and Centre of Guatemala.

This event briefing describes the impact of the precipitation on Guatemala, which is associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 9 May and ending on 20 May 2020.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred at 19:10:25 UTC on 28 January 2020 (14:10:25 local time), 125.9 km (78.2 mi) NNW of Lucea, Jamaica; 139.1 km (86.5 mi) NW of Montego Bay, Jamaica and 140.3 km (87.1 mi) WSW of Niquero, Cuba. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 19.440°N, 78.755°W, and at a depth of 10.0 km

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 15:24:12 UTC on 1 November 2019, 38.6 km (24 mi) NE of Masachapa, Nicaragua; 68.1 km (42.3 mi) ENE of Diriamba, Nicaragua and 49.3 km (30.6 mi) NE of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 11.571°N, 86.791°W, and at a depth of 50 km (31 mi).

Under the Tropical Cyclone (TC) component of CCRIF ́s fisheries model loss calculation protocol, a report is required for any tropical cyclone affecting at least one member country with winds greater than 39 mph (62.7 km/h). For Grenada, Tropical Cyclone Karen qualified as a Loss Event3 under the TC component of the country’s COAST policy.

A tropical wave and upper level low pressure system produced periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 September 2019, generating adverse weather mainly over the northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The COAST product for fisheries is based on a 3-tier payment scheme that considers losses caused by Adverse Weather on fisherfolk and other stakeholders in the fisheries sector (Adverse Weather component linked to Tier 1) and the assessment of direct damages caused by tropical cyclones to fishing vessels, fishing equipment and fishing infrastructure (Tropical Cyclone component linked to Tiers 2 and 3).

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at a distance of approximately 45 km from both countries. These islands were affected by tropical-storm-force winds. On the following day, Karen left the Windward Islands moving towards the northwest across the southeastern Caribbean Sea.

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at a distance of approximately 45 km from both countries.

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, heading for the southeastern Caribbean Sea. On 24 September, Tropical Storm Karen approached Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands.

Humberto was the ninth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 12 September it developed as a tropical depression over Bahamas Central1 at a distance of
approximately 350 km (217 mi) from the Turks and Caicos Islands. These islands were marginally affected by tropical-storm-force winds. In the following days, Humberto
strengthened gradually, moving northwest and on 14 September it became a tropical storm.