ATL: MARIA - Post-Tropical - Discussion
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
Checking in from eastern Puerto Rico.
This is the first time I have internet at home - I got myself an AT&T hot spot and have been using it in the car mainly to get and send emails to try to get my business up and running again. Yesterday I got good signal here in the hills and today is the first day I am spending some time online.
The island still is a mess. 38 days after Maria only 28% have electricity and 77% have water.
We have neither but we get by with a generator and water in the cisterns. I have a pickup truck with a 200 gallon tank that I can fill at a well and every now and then at a tanker truck from the military or a contracted company. I help 5 neighbor houses with water and two with electricity to at least keep the fridges running.
Stores are opened for limited hours and not everything is available, especially stuff that everybody needs isn't there. Think bottled water, insect repellent, bleach (to treat water), gas tanks to mention a few. Gas and diesel was a problem during the first couple of days. Meanwhile there's enough availability and hardly lines at the gas stations. Internet availability is bad and because of that many businesses only take cash which leads to long lines at banks.
Cell phone connectivity depends on which provider you have. On some spots one provider works good, somewhere else another is working. Meanwhile we have three phones among the two of us at three different providers and we are pretty good in knowing which provider has connectivity at certain places.
It's gonna take a lot of time and money to get us up and running again and many people who lost their job because of the storm already went or are planning to go to the mainland where they can make a living. (in case you don't know, Puerto Ricans are US citizens by birth so it's basically a matter of getting on a plane).
This is the first time I have internet at home - I got myself an AT&T hot spot and have been using it in the car mainly to get and send emails to try to get my business up and running again. Yesterday I got good signal here in the hills and today is the first day I am spending some time online.
The island still is a mess. 38 days after Maria only 28% have electricity and 77% have water.
We have neither but we get by with a generator and water in the cisterns. I have a pickup truck with a 200 gallon tank that I can fill at a well and every now and then at a tanker truck from the military or a contracted company. I help 5 neighbor houses with water and two with electricity to at least keep the fridges running.
Stores are opened for limited hours and not everything is available, especially stuff that everybody needs isn't there. Think bottled water, insect repellent, bleach (to treat water), gas tanks to mention a few. Gas and diesel was a problem during the first couple of days. Meanwhile there's enough availability and hardly lines at the gas stations. Internet availability is bad and because of that many businesses only take cash which leads to long lines at banks.
Cell phone connectivity depends on which provider you have. On some spots one provider works good, somewhere else another is working. Meanwhile we have three phones among the two of us at three different providers and we are pretty good in knowing which provider has connectivity at certain places.
It's gonna take a lot of time and money to get us up and running again and many people who lost their job because of the storm already went or are planning to go to the mainland where they can make a living. (in case you don't know, Puerto Ricans are US citizens by birth so it's basically a matter of getting on a plane).
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Thanks for the check-in. Must be very stressful for you right now. Hopefully the situation rapidly improves.
How many users are from Puerto Rico. I know Luis is but are there any others?
How many users are from Puerto Rico. I know Luis is but are there any others?
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
Not sure about a death toll in the thousands *heard some chatter* but pretty likely in a hundreds and is certainly underestimated. According to the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria's death toll may be closer to 500 than 50.
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
Interesting, didn't know about that measurement. If 926 is the actual landfall pressure, the intensity was probably 125 kt as there was definitely weakening during the ERC.
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
CrazyC83 wrote:mrbagyo wrote:CrazyC83 wrote:Reading the NWS San Juan initial report, there is very little data from the island to confirm or deny intensities. The best data we probably have is the 929 mb pressure recorded from Josh Morgerman outside the eye, which I used to come up with the 920 mb landfall estimate. There is no reliable wind data at all; 130 kt is my best guess.
I think the lowest pressure recorded in Maria at landfall was the one taken by Simon Brewer inside the eye - 926.6 mb.
https://twitter.com/SimonStormRider/status/911329219120189440
Interesting, didn't know about that measurement. If 926 is the actual landfall pressure, the intensity was probably 125 kt as there was definitely weakening during the ERC.
you're too low. It was likely no weaker than 135 kts based upon the radar being blown away and the winds it is designed to withstand. I was starting to intensify again as it made landfall
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
Alyono wrote:CrazyC83 wrote:mrbagyo wrote:
I think the lowest pressure recorded in Maria at landfall was the one taken by Simon Brewer inside the eye - 926.6 mb.
https://twitter.com/SimonStormRider/status/911329219120189440
Interesting, didn't know about that measurement. If 926 is the actual landfall pressure, the intensity was probably 125 kt as there was definitely weakening during the ERC.
you're too low. It was likely no weaker than 135 kts based upon the radar being blown away and the winds it is designed to withstand. I was starting to intensify again as it made landfall
What are the odds of Maria being upgraded to a borderline Cat. 5 at PR landfall on post-season analysis?
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
Salix88 wrote:Alyono wrote:CrazyC83 wrote:
Interesting, didn't know about that measurement. If 926 is the actual landfall pressure, the intensity was probably 125 kt as there was definitely weakening during the ERC.
you're too low. It was likely no weaker than 135 kts based upon the radar being blown away and the winds it is designed to withstand. I was starting to intensify again as it made landfall
What are the odds of Maria being upgraded to a borderline Cat. 5 at PR landfall on post-season analysis?
I'd say small. not enough evidence since it made landfall between recon flights (hard to do since there were 3 hourly fixes
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
Thinking of Luis and those of you in PR.
St Maarten was hit badly by Irma but luckily we are a smaller island with a better electrical infrastructure and we have been able to bounce back for the most part. Not everyone has electricity yet but most do. Lots of recovery still going on though. Many people still have no roofs and major resorts will be closed until spring of next year.
Wishing PR a speedy recovery. Hang in there!
St Maarten was hit badly by Irma but luckily we are a smaller island with a better electrical infrastructure and we have been able to bounce back for the most part. Not everyone has electricity yet but most do. Lots of recovery still going on though. Many people still have no roofs and major resorts will be closed until spring of next year.
Wishing PR a speedy recovery. Hang in there!
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
msbee wrote:Thinking of Luis and those of you in PR.
St Maarten was hit badly by Irma but luckily we are a smaller island with a better electrical infrastructure and we have been able to bounce back for the most part. Not everyone has electricity yet but most do. Lots of recovery still going on though. Many people still have no roofs and major resorts will be closed until spring of next year.
Wishing PR a speedy recovery. Hang in there!
Well said Msbee!! Amen to everything you posted. Praying continuously for all down in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and all the other islands which were devastated by these major hurricanes this season. I pray that the recovery efforts and all the necessary resources come swiftly for all of our neighbors down in the Caribbean!! Godspeed everyone!!
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
Another power outage happened in Puerto Rico after receiving heavy rainfall in the last couple days. I am just really wondering how stressful it must be for Luis and other users living there right now.
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
galaxy401 wrote:Another power outage happened in Puerto Rico after receiving heavy rainfall in the last couple days. I am just really wondering how stressful it must be for Luis and other users living there right now.
Yes, hard to imagine! One step forward and 2 backwards!
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
Still no electricity nor water, it's getting annoying...
I've been trying to get in touch with Cycloneye - no luck yet but I'll keep trying.
I've been trying to get in touch with Cycloneye - no luck yet but I'll keep trying.
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Re: ATL: MARIA: Obs,Web Cams,Local Weather Statements: Leewards,U.S/BVI Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico,DR,Bahamas
Hi to all.I am alive and well after Maria slammed Puerto Rico.It not good to see all the damage around this island.
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
My take is Maria will be upgraded to cat 5 after all the data and evidence of damage is analized.It may take a few years like Andrew.Here are a few fotos and videos.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=173tX9M ... e=youtu.be
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=173tX9M ... e=youtu.be
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
Incredible video taken in Yabucoa,Puerto Rico by Jose Garcia.Look at the wind directions that change constantly and that white car is moved.
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Super-freaky video of #Hurricane #MARIA in Yabucoa (close to landfall point) showing *bizarre* changes in wind direction. Seems like mesovortex action—but directional changes keep happening over several minutes. Weird sh*t. & cool. (Thx, @JMGarciaRivera.)https://youtu.be/FAS6JC41Fwg
https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/932686817924648960
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Super-freaky video of #Hurricane #MARIA in Yabucoa (close to landfall point) showing *bizarre* changes in wind direction. Seems like mesovortex action—but directional changes keep happening over several minutes. Weird sh*t. & cool. (Thx, @JMGarciaRivera.)https://youtu.be/FAS6JC41Fwg
https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/932686817924648960
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Extratropical - Discussion
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/29/16623926/puerto-rico-death-toll-hurricane-maria-count
How will the National Hurricane Center determine which source to use: official government statistics or the media investigations? (This is for the TCR.)
How will the National Hurricane Center determine which source to use: official government statistics or the media investigations? (This is for the TCR.)
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Post-Tropical - Discussion
Death toll officially raised to 2,975.
From 64 -> 2975. https://www.reuters.com/video/2018/08/2 ... =459102584
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From 64 -> 2975. https://www.reuters.com/video/2018/08/2 ... =459102584
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Hurricane - Discussion
RL3AO wrote:Unfortunately, it appears Puerto Rico will not escape landfall from one of the most devastating hurricanes in the islands modern history. I worry many will be without electricity for weeks or months.
The last areas that were without power after Maria got it back on July 30th.
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Re: ATL: MARIA - Hurricane - Discussion
LarryWx wrote:Luis,
May you be blessed and be protected from Maria's danger. I hope that wherever you are is sturdy and high enough to avoid flooding.
Oh boy, I saw this post three years later as I am going back to see how you guys discussed the Maria landfall. Thankfully, I dont live in area that floods but we were without power for 2 months.
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Re: ATL: Invest 96L - Discussion
jlauderdal wrote:cycloneye wrote:8 AM TWO:
A tropical wave located about 1200 miles east of the Windward
Islands is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms.
Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual
development, and a tropical depression is expected to form in 2 or 3
days. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should closely monitor the
progress of this system while it moves westward to west-
northwestward at about 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
cycloneye, how did you fare in irma?...i know you were offline for a few days.
Well, it took almost 5 years to reply to your question as I was looking back at the threads of 2017 on April 23, 2022. I did well with Irma, only the power grid went out for a few days. But with Maria was a different story as we got the power back three months later and there was a good deal of destruction and many deaths.
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