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#21 Postby luvwinter » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:09 pm

It is amazing. I came across this link this morning when looking for ham radio operators as I thought it would be interesting to know what was going on. When I found it I had no idea we would be able to get so much.
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#22 Postby baygirl_1 » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:31 pm

I just checked Storm Carib: Things are really going from bad to worse down there. Kevin reported in his last dispatch that 10 sliding glass doors in the building have been shattered by the wind and a man and 2 children are apparently lost somewhere in the building, according to building security. I can't believe he can still post in such conditions!
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#23 Postby cancunkid » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:05 pm

:eek: after posting this earlier and reading all this I find out that my niece is in Cancun right now. At least I feel better knowing the government is efficient about evacuations and I know the shelters there are strong. They are evacuated inland that is all I am sure of but it is reassuring to read anything Kevin can get out.
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#24 Postby Praxus » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:26 pm

No word for 3 hours and they've been hammered by the eyewall.
Hope these guys are ok. Its a bit worrying that 4 hours ago they
had structural damage occuring in their building...and its only been worse
since then.
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#25 Postby CajunMama » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:24 am

Praxus...they just posted at 11:35 central time again. Those poor poor people. :(
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#26 Postby NC George » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:19 am

thunderchief wrote:I cant beleive he still has the internet ability to send them out.


A laptop and a buried phone line are all you need. In every hurricane to hit our area, the phone service never went out. In fact, I was in an AOL chatroom during Fran, doing a blow-by-blow update of the storm. When I finally reported the power went out, several people immediately thought I was lying, there was no way I could still be online. I pointed out that I was on a laptop and they were all like DOH, forgot about those handy devices. That very reason is why I keep land-line phone service. Even when the satellite is down due to winds/rain/snow/clouds and the power is out, as long as the phone line is active, I can still get up to the minute information. Besides our local cable company (which I can't get anyway, I live too far away, live too far away for DSL, won't pay for satellite!) has a habit of disconnecting the cable internet during severe weather. Most of the local ISP's do too, that's why I have a national provider.
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#27 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:23 am

CajunMama wrote:Praxus...they just posted at 11:35 central time again. Those poor poor people. :(


Indeed. Mexico has really taken a beating this year. They've had it just as bad as the U.S.

Emily, Stan, and Wilma.

I can't remember the last time Mexico (the Atlantic side) was hit by 3 hurricanes.
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#28 Postby luvwinter » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:19 am

Posted at 2:15. Sounds pretty bad. Hope they get through this okay. You have to wonder how high the surge will be. He was talking about 8meter high waves. Isn't that about 24-25 feet. On top of surge that would be bad. :(
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#29 Postby MBismyPlayground » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:44 am

luvwinter wrote:Posted at 2:15. Sounds pretty bad. Hope they get through this okay. You have to wonder how high the surge will be. He was talking about 8meter high waves. Isn't that about 24-25 feet. On top of surge that would be bad. :(


Well, there has been no report from this Kevin guy since 2:15......Last report sounded very bad.
Someone posted this link, for more info possibly, but it is real slow.
http://www.cancuntravelonline.com/
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#30 Postby LAwxrgal » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:08 am

Those poor poor people..... :cry: :cry:

They've been pounded for 24, going on 36 hours, nonstop....
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#31 Postby gpickett00 » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:29 am

I fear the damage in Cozumel is going to much worse than Cancun
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#32 Postby cancunkid » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:44 am

Anyone know where I can find a map online that would show where the airport is? I worry my niece is not going to be able to get out after Wilma because this has gone on so long.
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#33 Postby cancunkid » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:16 am

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=116148 there is some video shot yesterday in Cozumel. Mostly it just looks stormy but we know they have the camera and are thinking shoot video so hoperfully they will update as soon as they can
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#34 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:38 am

LAwxrgal wrote:Those poor poor people..... :cry: :cry:

They've been pounded for 24, going on 36 hours, nonstop....


I heard a weather station in the area reported sustained winds of at least 90 kts for at least 8 hours.
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#35 Postby Weatherfreak14 » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:28 pm

I can't find the pics?
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#36 Postby JtSmarts » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:31 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:
LAwxrgal wrote:Those poor poor people..... :cry: :cry:

They've been pounded for 24, going on 36 hours, nonstop....


I heard a weather station in the area reported sustained winds of at least 90 kts for at least 8 hours.


WOW, that right there is enough to probably create damage comparable to a strong Cat 4 maybe even a 5.
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#37 Postby shiftknob » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:01 pm

Wow that is nuts...Sorta looks like Cozumel?
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#38 Postby tronbunny » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:13 pm

These reports really tear your heart out.
No matter what Wilma does to Florida, later, it doesn't compare!

Even if were not completely ready... C'mon Wilma, get outta there!
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#39 Postby msbee » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:20 pm

Weatherfreak14 wrote:I can't find the pics?


go to
http://stormcarib.com/reports/2005/mexico.shtml
and scroll down
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#40 Postby cancunkid » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:40 pm

msbee wrote:
Weatherfreak14 wrote:I can't find the pics?


go to
http://stormcarib.com/reports/2005/mexico.shtml
and scroll down


Cancunkev posted photos last around 6:30 Friday night while it was still light enough and he hasn't been heard from yet today
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