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Hurricane Maria


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Just now, CoastalWx said:

Maybe it depends on the site? I have it on Weather.cod

Real life perspective for people of Dominica. I will use fla as example, understanding it will never likely happen.

27 hrs ago Maria was a TS, people in fla would brush it off.

now 27-30 hrs later you have a cat 5 barreling down on you that is full speed ahead vs a slowing cat 5 when it hits lands.

this would create mass chaos in fla. Imagine how many people would be unable to evacuate.

in Dominica that is what happened today with much less supplies, support . 

This is going to be catastrophic and just as bad as st Maarten if not worse.

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Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
935 PM AST Mon Sep 18 2017

...MARIA MAKES LANDFALL ON DOMINICA AS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...

Radar data from Martinique and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter
aircraft reports indicate that Maria made landfall on Dominica
around 915 PM AST (0115 UTC) with estimated winds of 160 MPH
(260 KM/H).

The next update will be the 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC) complete advisory
package.

SUMMARY OF 935 PM AST...0135 UTC...INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.3N 61.3W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM SE OF DOMINICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...924 MB...27.29 INCHES

$$
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26 minutes ago, Philadelphia Snow said:

The roof of the prime minister home of Dominica is gone according to the local radio station on Dominica.

The PM just posted on Facebook that he's been rescued from his house after saying

"My roof is gone. I am at the complete mercy of the hurricane. House is flooding."

https://www.facebook.com/pg/SupportRooseveltSkerrit/posts/

 

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8 minutes ago, wendy said:

The PM just posted on Facebook that he's been rescued from his house after saying

"My roof is gone. I am at the complete mercy of the hurricane. House is flooding."

https://www.facebook.com/pg/SupportRooseveltSkerrit/posts/

 

We loose satelite and cable when it clouds up good in my neck of the woods while these jokers still have WiFi during a cat 5. 

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7 hours ago, cmasty1978 said:

are you the tom atkins of erie weather fame?

if so, you inspired me way back in the day to get into the wx hobby.  thanks.

LOL. Nope. Nor am I D list horror film actor Tom Atkins. I'm Tom Atkins , Rutgers grad and satellite meteorology scientist at NOAA.

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