Hurricane Dorian - August/September 2019 #2

[Canader357]

Good Samaritan rescues cat from the storm on Hatteras Island.

I Seriously Started Crying.. How Often Do We See This Kind Of Compassion? That's Just Beautiful Thankyou For Sharing.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump


The @USCG, @FEMA, and all others, along with other countries that have been helping, have been asked to move people in the badly hit sections of the Bahamas to other sections of the Bahamas....
...that were not hit – and that are in good condition. Any cruise ship companies willing to act as stationary housing, etc., I am sure would be appreciated!

Hurricane Dorian - The Latest

Notice he is not asking the cruise ships to bring any of the survivors HERE. Just shuffle them to another island. No surprise.

 

[10ofRods]

In my Facebook memories today up popped my post from Irma 2 years ago. I was asking for prayers for the island people, and especially my daughter. I cannot stress to you how much it bothers me when I hear of people stating “oh, I’m staying. I’ll be fine.” Then, you find out they have little ones who have no concept of the danger their parents have put them in. These children are traumatized forever from the howling winds and sounds of objects bouncing off their homes. Their screams are drown out by the sounds they hear. I often wonder if their parents thought about their decision later, and realized it wasn’t worth it. Just my opinion of course.

I nearly lost my daughter in Irma, and she was 24, at grad school at UVI. They closed the airport 3 days beforehand and no one could evacuate. Only the tourists were allowed to board the cruise ships. She huddled under a twin mattress, wrapped her body around the toilet, and wedged herself next to the tub. She screamed, sobbed, and prayed while the roof lifted and slammed back down multiple times. Drywall pieces from the ceiling falling on her. When the eye crossed 20 miles from her, she crawled down the stairs and peeked out a window. The vegetation was literally shaved clean from the ground. The debris was everywhere, windows blown out, doors blown off. She was so scared she ran back up the stairs and crawled back under the mattress. She stayed there for hours praying asking God to spare her - why? Because she was supposed to fly home in 2 weeks, to take care of ME, during my bone marrow transplant. She wanted to live, to take care of her mother.

My adult child has PTSD from a stupid hurricane. The aftermath was a war zone. That’s another part of the story I’ve shared a little bit of in a previous post on this thread.

Can you even imagine what the Bahamian people are going thru? Do you know someone who is keeping their child with them and “riding it out?” Please encourage them to leave, evacuate, let you take their kids, whatever. Just don't stay. Please don't stay.

I wish everyone could read your post. The aftermath in the Bahamas is beyond comprehension for me. I can't imagine how they will recover or who could even begin to lead a reasonable effort. It has to be first things first, and we hope that disease doesn't become the next problem.

Best wishes to the entire Atlantic seaboard - stay safe. It's not over.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

UPDATE ON IMPACT OF HURRICANE DORIAN – BAHAMAS OPEN FOR BUSINESS | Bahamas Financial Services Board

This is all they have to report. Are you kidding me? Seriously? Really?
I feel like we’re in the twilight zone.

 

[CharlestonGal]

"In the days and weeks after a cataclysmic event, a familiar narrative emerges. People who have chronic conditions often find their care interrupted. Dialysis patients and others who rely on medical devices can find themselves in serious jeopardy if power or clean water aren’t available.

And displaced people are at particular risk for infectious disease outbreaks, which can range from pneumonia to meningitis. Unsanitary conditions and lack of access to clean water can cause cholera and E. coli outbreaks, among other threats. Since hurricanes tend to leave a lot of standing water behind, mosquito-borne diseases are a serious threat, especially in warm climates."

For the Bahamas, Some Damage Can’t Be Measured

 

[JudgeJoe]

"All of the donations are welcome, but they can also, very much, assist us by still visiting the islands of the Bahamas in the unaffected areas. They are open for business," said Ellison Thompson, the deputy director general of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation.

The Bahamas depend heavily on tourism, which supplies half their annual gross domestic product of $5.7 billion, according to the Bahamas Investment Authority. By comparison, tourism brings in 20% of Hawaii's annual GDP and less than 3% of the GDP of the United States.
Tourist-dependent Bahamas says it's still open for business

Wish there were a boo/hiss button for this one. In such poor taste. How about letting the world know how/when they are helping the ppl of Abaco & GBI. THEIR people!

 

[CharlestonGal]

"BP BREAKING| Hurricane victims from Abaco and Grand Bahama greeted in the capital with a morning of gun violence and terror as active shooters roving shot 10 and killed 4 on New Providence. Homicide count now climbs to 73."

Bahamas Press

 

[pugmom]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

 

[pugmom]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

Good to hear from you @pugmom. Here are the current wind speeds on the bridge.

CURRENT WIND SPEED

Date/Time Temp Speed Gusts Dir
09/07/2019 08:47:00 pm 12°C 102 km/h 128 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:41:00 pm 12°C 103 km/h 128 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:35:00 pm 11°C 99 km/h 123 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:29:00 pm 12°C 96 km/h 116 km/h NE

 

[CharlestonGal]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

Good to hear from you @pugmom. Here are the current wind speeds on the bridge.

CURRENT WIND SPEED

Date/Time Temp Speed Gusts Dir
09/07/2019 08:47:00 pm 12°C 102 km/h 128 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:41:00 pm 12°C 103 km/h 128 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:35:00 pm 11°C 99 km/h 123 km/h NE
09/07/2019 08:29:00 pm 12°C 96 km/h 116 km/h NE

 

[Bravo]

Thanks for the update pugmom. I hope all is well for you in the morning. I'm still following along it's my like button acting up today.

 

[Gardenista]

It's going to start getting dark...

Cam gone now.

 

[CharlestonGal]

I'm growing concerned about @Lexiintoronto. She's normally active and posts every day, but nothing since 9:30 this morning when she was active on this thread. Hopefully, it's just a power or internet issue. I wish she would report in!

 

[CharlestonGal]

Cam gone now.

RIP cam.

CURRENT WIND SPEED

Date/Time Temp Speed Gusts Dir
09/07/2019 09:17:00 pm 11°C 109 km/h 132 km/h NE
09/07/2019 09:11:00 pm 11°C 104 km/h 126 km/h NE
09/07/2019 09:05:00 pm 11°C 106 km/h 124 km/h NNE
09/07/2019 08:59:00 pm 11°C 107 km/h 124 km/h NE

 

[zecats]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

I slept downstairs on my sofa during Hurricane Irene. She made it all the way across NJ with strong winds and heavy rain. We had to sleep on the main floor, no upper levels due to possible falling trees. It’s safer. And keep away from windows. Hold on and hopefully morning dawns bright and sunny.

 

[Simply Southern]

Hey everyone! It's getting a bit crazy here but we're still doing ok. The power is still out and cell reception is not very reliable. The bridge is now completely closed to all traffic. The wind is so strong! It's 8:45 pm here now...hoping that if I sleep, everything will be good in the morning.

Sending thoughts and prayers. Stay safe.

 

[CharlestonGal]

I slept downstairs on my sofa during Hurricane Irene. She made it all the way across NJ with strong winds and heavy rain. We had to sleep on the main floor, no upper levels due to possible falling trees. It’s safer. And keep away from windows. Hold on and hopefully morning dawns bright and sunny.

I always sleep downstairs during hurricanes, too. Feels safer somehow.

 

[margarita25]

Bahamians look for way off storm-ravaged island as death toll climbs to 43
Official: Prepare for the 'unimaginable'
September 06, 2019

(ETA: I can’t summarize this. One has to read for himself/herself, moo.)

 

[CharlestonGal]

Winds creeping up and up on the bridge.

CURRENT WIND SPEED

Date/Time Temp Speed Gusts Dir
09/07/2019 09:41:00 pm 11°C 103 km/h 129 km/h NNE
09/07/2019 09:35:00 pm 11°C 110 km/h 140 km/h NE
09/07/2019 09:29:00 pm 11°C 114 km/h 140 km/h NE
09/07/2019 09:23:00 pm 11°C 111 km/h 132 km/h NE