Jamaica Radio (repost0

#461 Postby **Pebbles** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:36 am

WOOTTTTT>...they said it looks like the eye will miss Jamaica.

#462 Postby **Pebbles** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:37 am

B-Bear wrote:
Andy_L wrote:if you wanna scare yourself silly....turn your sub-woofer up REALLY high while they play the wind sounds....and thats probably not even CLOSE to the reality they are facing

LOL Kids are sleeping. I'm going to take your advice and scare the hell out of them the next time they play the wind sounds.

aww don't do that...that's mean!

#463 Postby **Houstonia** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:37 am

Is missing the eye a GOOD thing? It means there is NO break in the storm for even long enough to let your ears pop.

#464 Postby **crazycajuncane** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:39 am

*NOTES*

Eye is only 10 miles wide.

Eye has come as close as it's going to get.

The winds are at their most intense now..... Southern half of island is seeing Hurricane force gusts for the next 12 hours.

Northern part of the island is not as strong.

Lucky thing we have had .... eye has stayed south of us..... <YAY!!!!!!>

Thanks Allen!

#465 Postby **Pebbles** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:39 am

Yes...it is good because they won't get the HIGHEST winds..the winds are bad but much better nonstop less strong winds then the highest wind with a break..actually that break can snap the tree's and slap houses hard on the other side of the eye wall..it's a big WHOOOSH of high wind from the opposite direction it just came from.

cloud_galaxy · #466 Postby **cloud_galaxy** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:40 am

Houstonia wrote:Can you post the Negril webcam link? I left it bookmarked at work...

Here it is:http://www.camerawebpage.com/cocolapalm/111336381

Looks like the railing is still there - at least most of it.

RonStallcup · #467 Postby **RonStallcup** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:41 am

Bottom of the hour newscast.

The county is bleeding at this hour....

Intense winds....

Please be calm...

Do not lose your faith....

Now listening to the wind...

Another 5-6 hours...
As adults we must be calm...
Do not go outside...
Stay away from windows...
Winds are increasing...

Houses are collapsing as we speak...

Small eye: 10-mile across....

Winds are at the most intense?
Not going to taper...

Hurricane force winds for next 24-hours

Lucky: Eye to the south, not going cross island.

Communication difficult...

Let us ride us out together.

This hurricane will not break us.

We have life and hope.

Caller: Not true that hospital has no food...
No Red Cross???

(More to come)

stormchaserCP · #468 Postby **stormchaserCP** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:41 am

Hard to believe that with conditions as bad as they are, it would be A LOT worse had the eye crossed the island. Many people there will never know how lucky they really are. Let's hope Cuba will get a similar break...though this doesn't seem probable at this point

#469 Postby **Pebbles** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:41 am

Gonna add to that explaination..think of it this way...bend a soda pop can tab one way and the metel connection creases right? but bend it one way and then the other and it breaks......

Ratchet · #470 Postby **Ratchet** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:42 am

Alan says that Ivan stayed about 30 miles out and has turned wsw. It does not look at thought it is going to "cross" the island.

#471 Postby **Houstonia** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:42 am

cloud_galaxy wrote:
Houstonia wrote:Can you post the Negril webcam link? I left it bookmarked at work...

Here it is:http://www.camerawebpage.com/cocolapalm/111336381

Looks like the railing is still there - at least most of it.

thanks for the link!

#472 Postby **Houstonia** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:44 am

Does anyone know what the actual winds are in Kingston or other areas - the worst hit places are right now?

#473 Postby **crazycajuncane** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:46 am

Roofs are blowing off like crazy!

Houses have been flattened!

OH MY GOD! :eek:

#474 Postby **Pebbles** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:47 am

Sounds very very bad with the reports of the roofs flying off and houses being flattened....baby born at police station

#475 Postby **Houstonia** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:47 am

Mr. Spenser:

Mitchell town - the rocky area?

people losing roofs
houses flattened
disaster area
Business roofs gone
people exposed to the elements
difficult to get them to shelters
people refusing to leave.

Sandy bay area
the green parks school is open
some other school open

very concerned about rocky point, mitchell town area.
many many people...

btsgmdad · #476 Postby **btsgmdad** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:49 am

Folks I'm listening with you and while the news is incredible its to be expected. Jamaica just had a close encounter with a borderline CAT 5 hurricane.

Possum Trot · #477 Postby **Possum Trot** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:49 am

Interview with Allen, apparently a met, I didn't catch where he's from. Eye of Ivan current 35 miles south of Spanish Town and moving at 11 mph to the W or WSW. Three hours ago it was south the eye was south of Kingston. He expects the eye to be south of Black River at daybreak and winds to begin to diminish at about 1PM. Hurricane force winds extend out 60 miles. I think he said that the south side of the island was currently experiencing 75 mph sustained winds with higher gusts, and the north side of the island experiencing hurricane force gusts. He noted that it is a positive that the eye and the CAT4-5 winds appear as though they will not cross they island.

Persepone · #478 Postby **Persepone** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:50 am

Hurricane Baby delivered at police station...

Closest approach to land between Negril and Alligator Pond

cloud_galaxy · #479 Postby **cloud_galaxy** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:50 am

The eye is said to skim along the southwestern coast between Alligator Pond and Negril.

RonStallcup · #480 Postby **RonStallcup** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:52 am

Bottom of the hour newscast. (more)

No Looting...

Caller: Man reading prayer (Dogs barking in background)
You can not pray and fret. Let go to God.

Caller: People are losing their roofs-(Rocky Point??)
Houses flatten. People thought they was safe.People are not leaving at all.
Hurricane moving in that direction.

calls from all over the world-some negative?

Storm surge happening, more expected.

Talking about Aligator Pond???

Caller says she waited 2 hours to get on Power 106FM: Outside is dark and can't see the damage. Complaining about government. God has been good to us. God has given us many chances.

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