*** Official 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread *** (1 Viewer)

[Kal El]

PR is about to take one in the teeth. Guy I work with has family there, they're getting ready.

Side note: my work had a meeting yesterday, during which, we learned via our owner that some of our roll shutters for a customer in St. Thomas stood up to Irma's full strength(185 mph sustained, 225 mph gusts) with only minor damage. 2 of them can open but must be pulled down manually, and a third was impaled by something, but survived. 

 

[Enforcer]

This webcam is still up and running. 

http://www.stcroixtourism.com/christiansted_webcam.htm

Two hours away from the worst of it hitting St. Croix. :FingersCrossed:

 

[Brady Marino]

This webcam is located on top of the Hotel Caravelle, overlooking the Christiansted harbor.
It gives you a great view of the boardwalk, as well as Hotel on the Cay in the background.




 

It also gives you a great view of the ####### APOCALYPSE.

 

[PIK95]

What have the mexicans done to piss off their god?

Fracking?

 

[Galileo]

Maria - currently 909 mb with 175 mph winds... Strong, but not very large.  The eye is only about 10 mi across.

 

[Enforcer]

This webcam is still up and running. 

http://www.stcroixtourism.com/christiansted_webcam.htm

Two hours away from the worst of it hitting St. Croix. :FingersCrossed:

Just coming into the worst of it now and that camera is still active. Sea water looks insane coming up into the boardwalk. Haven't seen a boat come pounding into it yet. 

 

[Osaurus]

TWC guy still upright reporting from San Juan

 

[JaxBill]

TWC guy still upright reporting from San Juan

For now. Made landfall as a Cat 4 in SE corner of island moving diagonally (NW). San Juan could get worst of it in a couple hours. Terrain could weaken storm some but with saturated ground, the results could be ugly.

 

[JaxBill]

Storm chaser in Fajardo PR

https://twitter.com/MikeTheiss/status/910455037243138048

 

[Osaurus]

For now. Made landfall as a Cat 4 in SE corner of island moving diagonally (NW). San Juan could get worst of it in a couple hours. Terrain could weaken storm some but with saturated ground, the results could be ugly.

Yeah.  Hoping for the best here, but it's not looking good.  

 

[culdeus]

Chances of US landfall now about same odds as Vanderbilt winning this weekend. No longer zero. 

 

[Enforcer]

Amazed the boats are all still in good shape in Christiansted harbor. Webcam shows little to no damage. 

:relief:

 

[tri-man 47]

this f'ing sucks.  my sister is on PR this time.  with her kids.  she should be fine, but enough is enough.

Yeah, a friend of mine's son is in med school in Dominica.  She's unable to get any word on how he's doing.  Sucks.

 

[culdeus]

Jose dissipated faster than expected. Models now have a near miss for north carolina. Would expect noon runs to potentially have a NC landfall. 

 

[Enforcer]

Eye of Maria just touched the southwest tip of St. Croix. Just spoke with my dad in St. Croix. He says AT&T has been only cell service since Irma went through. Surprised it was still up and active. Roof came off the building next to his on the waterfront. Fairly concerned about neighbors, but he's fine. Only damage to his condo is water on his floor and screen door blown away. Windows all intact.

His condo was built after Hugo back in 1989. Says building codes changed major after that. Surprised to see roof come off building, but many telephone and power poles and lines are down in his area. He hasn't gotten out too far from his condo yet, but plans to walk across town and check out damage and look to help others if needed. Rain coming down hard still. Way more than they got with Irma. 

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Fajardo and Vieques... two of my favorite places. T&P!

 

[belljr]

Grandfather in law still ok as of last night.  No word yet today .....

 

[The Commish]

Eye of Maria just touched the southwest tip of St. Croix. Just spoke with my dad in St. Croix. He says AT&T has been only cell service since Irma went through. Surprised it was still up and active. Roof came off the building next to his on the waterfront. Fairly concerned about neighbors, but he's fine. Only damage to his condo is water on his floor and screen door blown away. Windows all intact.

His condo was built after Hugo back in 1989. Says building codes changed major after that. Surprised to see roof come off building, but many telephone and power poles and lines are down in his area. He hasn't gotten out too far from his condo yet, but plans to walk across town and check out damage and look to help others if needed. Rain coming down hard still. Way more than they got with Irma. 

Hope all goes well...these storms are strange.  I've seen a perfectly fine house on a street where 10 others are destroyed.  Hope you dad fares well  

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Jose dissipated faster than expected. Models now have a near miss for north carolina. Would expect noon runs to potentially have a NC landfall. 

For Maria?  When?

 

[Enforcer]

Hope all goes well...these storms are strange.  I've seen a perfectly fine house on a street where 10 others are destroyed.  Hope you dad fares well  

Update: He called me back to let me know he got lucky. Walking around he says damage is severe. Trees and poles down everywhere. The roof that came off landed on his truck and totaled it. Says its a lost cause. Luckily he was thinking about replacing it. Its old with high miles. Says chunks of roof that came off are everywhere and did heavy damage down the street. 

 

[culdeus]

For Maria?  When?

Yes. Tuesday. 

Still a loooooong way to go before getting worried.  Watch the euro at 1pm today to see how much guidance changes based on joses move and weakness. 

 

[wilked]

Fajardo and Vieques... two of my favorite places. T&P!

Culebra down?

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Culebra down?

Assume it's great too. Never been there though.

 

[culdeus]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NBCNews/status/910497315898761217/video/1

Street in PR.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NBCNews/status/910497315898761217/video/1

Street in PR.

One post down is the animated satellite video. Can't be more of a direct hit than that.

 

[culdeus]

One post down is the animated satellite video. Can't be more of a direct hit than that.

Saying at best 4 months to restore power, more like 6 and depending on landslide situations maybe a year in areas.  

 

[belljr]

Hoping the fact they are on the Western part of the island limits something.   Doubtful

 

[culdeus]

Hoping the fact they are on the Western part of the island limits something.   Doubtful

I can't imagine this is anything but a refugee situation for months.  If the main population center has no power, will have to displace them. Somewhere.  

 

[PIK95]

Any chance we make them a state to help with the cleanup?  Serious question.

 

[Apple Jack]

Saying at best 4 months to restore power, more like 6 and depending on landslide situations maybe a year in areas.  

That's unacceptable for a US territory.

 

[culdeus]

That's unacceptable for a US territory.

I just got that from what seemed to be an official twitter account.  Not sure what the issues are.  Power plants could have taken a direct hit too.  

 

[JaxBill]

Peeling roofs off

 

[JaxBill]

Saying at best 4 months to restore power, more like 6 and depending on landslide situations maybe a year in areas.  

Flooding/mudslides going to be huge concern. One of the river monitors went from 3 feet to 42 feet in roughly 3 hours. The previous record flood was 25 feet at that point.

https://twitter.com/EricBurrisWESH/status/910524715294498816/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorm2k.org%2Fphpbb2%2FEmbedTweet.html%23910524715294498816

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Flooding/mudslides going to be huge concern. One of the river monitors went from 3 feet to 42 feet in roughly 3 hours. The previous record flood was 25 feet at that point.

https://twitter.com/EricBurrisWESH/status/910524715294498816/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorm2k.org%2Fphpbb2%2FEmbedTweet.html%23910524715294498816

Jesus.....

 

[El Floppo]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NBCNews/status/910497315898761217/video/1

Street in PR.

Hfs

 

[El Floppo]

Flooding/mudslides going to be huge concern. One of the river monitors went from 3 feet to 42 feet in roughly 3 hours. The previous record flood was 25 feet at that point.

https://twitter.com/EricBurrisWESH/status/910524715294498816/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorm2k.org%2Fphpbb2%2FEmbedTweet.html%23910524715294498816

That's for a river? I honestly can't even comprehend that :(

 

[belljr]

we're hoping they headed over to the Aquadilla Base for shelter - since one was allegedly set up there

 

[Wingnut]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NBCNews/status/910497315898761217/video/1

Street in PR.

Another. Go full screen for full effect.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155627978588700&id=603313699

 

[Henry Ford]

this f'ing sucks.  my sister is on PR this time.  with her kids.  she should be fine, but enough is enough.

Man, I really hope things go alright for them.  So sorry your family is going through this again.

 

[JaxBill]

That's for a river? I honestly can't even comprehend that :(

Only thing that makes sense to me is a mudslide right by the gauges (or directly downstream) to cause the water to build up that quickly.

 

[Henry Ford]

Only thing that makes sense to me is a mudslide right by the gauges (or directly downstream) to cause the water to build up that quickly.

Or the expected 25 inches of rain on already flooded ground plus all the debris.

 

[JaxBill]

Or the expected 25 inches of rain on already flooded ground plus all the debris.

If it was just from rain, I wouldn't expect the line in the graph to be nearly vertical. (Or maybe it's only recording every 3 hours.)

Even with soaking downpours, it's rare to get a rainfall that is over 2 or 3 inches per hour. That gauge says the river rose 1300% in 3 or 4 hours.

 

[Doug B]

Any chance we make them a state to help with the cleanup?  Serious question.

If you're talking federal aid for PR, no need to change their status. U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, etc. get the same disaster aid as any state does.

 

[Henry Ford]

If it was just from rain, I wouldn't expect the line in the graph to be nearly vertical. (Or maybe it's only recording every 3 hours.)

Even with soaking downpours, it's rare to get a rainfall that is over 2 or 3 inches per hour. That gauge says the river rose 1300% in 3 or 4 hours.

Sure, but it's runoff from all sides, I'd imagine - plus trucks, chunks of houses, light poles, etc.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

sister and kids came through fine.  they were on the north side, in san juan.  no real report from her, other than they're ok.   

 

[El Floppo]

sister and kids came through fine.  they were on the north side, in san juan.  no real report from her, other than they're ok.   

great news!

any word on how St John fared? more damage or was it spared? 

 

[Osaurus]

If you're talking federal aid for PR, no need to change their status. U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, etc. get the same disaster aid as any state does.

Yup.  And Maria assessment/aid in PR is already happening.

 

[culdeus]

Friend of a friend has been trying to become an electrician for a year. Bunch of delays waiting for the union apprenticeship program to get green lit for the next round. Now they're looking at TX, FL, and PR and suddenly the program is not only open, but, they're looking for applicants that can leave the country immediately for 6 month assignments... 

Who says global warming isnt a job creator?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

great news!

any word on how St John fared? more damage or was it spared? 

no news yet.  

 

[belljr]

Still no word but I'm pretty sure they have no way to communicate right now