NOEL Aftermath

[CrazyC83]

USA Today report: 12 deaths in the Dominican Republic, many more missing

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/ ... htm?csp=34

[cycloneye]

It looks like Haiti escaped the worse weather.But the Dominican Republic got it all as all the squalls and torrential rains were well east of the center.That is why Puerto Rico felt the big tail for 3 days.My condolenses to all the people in DR.Here in Puerto Rico there is a big population of Dominicans.

[MiamiensisWx]

It looks like Haiti escaped the worse weather.But the Dominican Republic got it all as all the squalls and torrential rains were well east of the center.That is why Puerto Rico felt the big tail for 3 days.My condolenses to all the people in DR.Here in Puerto Rico there is a big population of Dominicans.

I can't believe you can say, "Haiti escaped the worse weather." There has been numerous precipitation over Haiti from last night through the morning hours. Additionally, we do not receive news from that country for many days, so it will take time to examine the true extent of the deaths and damages. There were few reports on the true extent of Jeanne's catastrophic toll from Haiti in the initial ~24-48 hours. Many areas are rural and impoverished in Haiti. Let's wait for more reports to come out from the region.

Hopefully, there won't be numerous deaths from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

[Derek Ortt]

the rains are now starting to spread into Haiti. It looks as if they are now going to receive the heavy rainfall than the DR had been receiving

Another 5-10 inches possible

[cycloneye]

I take back the Haiti sentence.Hopefully,nothing tragic occurs there.

[dtrain44]

Another 5-10 would be terrible in Haiti. We need to get this thing up into Georgia and the Carolinas and away from the islands.......best wishes and prayers with those suffering so terribly there.

[cycloneye]

http://www.listin.com.do/app/frontpage.aspx



Hundreds of people evacuated,half of the countrie is without power,officially 8 deaths but unofficially 12.Many rivers off their banks is the latest news this afternoon from the Dominican Republic.

[msbee]

Oh God, those poor people. and if you read the posts on stormcarib, it seems that no one in DR received much warning at all.
http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/domrep.shtml

[HURAKAN]

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WTNT21 KNHC 292057
TCMAT1
TROPICAL STORM NOEL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162007
2100 UTC MON OCT 29 2007

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA IN THE
PROVINCES OF CAMAGUAY AND LAS TUNAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CUBA IN THE
PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO AND HOLGUIN.

AT 500 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE HAITI-DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC TO GONAIVES.

INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NOEL.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.9N 74.2W AT 29/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
34 KT.......175NE 175SE 0SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 200SE 0SW 0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.9N 74.2W AT 29/2100Z
AT 29/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5N 73.8W

FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 22.4N 75.6W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 50SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 23.7N 77.2W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 50SW 75NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 24.7N 78.5W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 50SW 50NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 25.8N 79.0W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 0SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 27.5N 77.5W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 0SW 0NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 02/1800Z 31.0N 73.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 03/1800Z 35.0N 68.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.9N 74.2W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 30/0300Z

$$
FORECASTER KNABB

[MiamiensisWx]

The title may need to be changed to reflect Florida, too (in addition to the Greater Antilles and Bahamas). Thanks for the updates on Hispaniola. Stay safe in the Bahamas!

[cycloneye]

There are storm2k members in the Bahamas so the threat thread is extended to those islands.Be safe and prepare there folks.Any reports from the island chain can be posted here.

[cycloneye]

The title may need to be changed to reflect Florida, too (in addition to the Greater Antilles and Bahamas). Thanks for the updates on Hispaniola.

Until there are watches posted there.

[MiamiensisWx]

Here's a link to updates from the Bahamas.

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/bahamas.shtml

[MiamiensisWx]

Some areas received 30 inches of precipitation on Hispaniola. There are 11 deaths reported from the DR, but there has not been any reports from Haiti. This could be a sign of bad news.

http://www.miamiherald.com/574/story/288223.html

[Derek Ortt]

weather channel just said 20 deaths on the air

[CrazyC83]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071029/ap_ ... 3vtU.s0NUE

Yep, 20 dead...

[quaqualita]

We are at the north coast of the Dominican Republic. I haven't been out much, it is raining most of the times since yesterday, but it seems here we got spared so far with the worst. Nearby streets which are usually flooded when it rains a lot are still ok so far here.
South coast and inland seem to be much worst from what I see on local TV reports and Dominican online newspapers. Here a few links to articles (in Spanish) with pictures:

http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30320
http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30321
http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30322

Haven't heard anything either so far from our neighbour country Haiti. News from there will come in very slow, all we can do is wait and hope that they didn't have another catastroph. It can take 2, 3 days or more till we know for sure.

[cycloneye]

We are at the north coast of the Dominican Republic. I haven't been out much, it is raining most of the times since yesterday, but it seems here we got spared so far with the worst. Nearby streets which are usually flooded when it rains a lot are still ok so far here.
South coast and inland seem to be much worst from what I see on local TV reports and Dominican online newspapers. Here a few links to articles (in Spanish) with pictures:

http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30320
http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30321
http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=30322

Haven't heard anything either so far from our neighbour country Haiti. News from there will come in very slow, all we can do is wait and hope that they didn't have another catastroph. It can take 2, 3 days or more till we know for sure.

As I said earlier in the thread,I extend my condolenses to the people of the Dominican Republic for those who died and who are still missing.If you get information from Haiti post it as soon you get it to have the members informed about what happened in that countrie.

[Typhoon_Willie]

By the way Cycloneye South Fla was mentioned in the latest 8 pm advisory here is an excerpt...

INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NOEL.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
LATER TONIGHT.

[loro-rojo]

I just received a phone call from my mom in Puerto Rico, and she tells me that they have been without power for about 2 days and had the whole first story of their apartment flood. She also tells me of trees down all over the place, similar to what happened in Broward during Wilma (she was here during Wilma). She lives in Palmas del Mar, Humacao.