We got a Mitch on are Hands
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RonStallcup
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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.
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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Matthew5
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cloud_galaxy
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From the stormcarib board :
"Ok folks it is 12:30am Saturday morning and Ivan is howling up a storm ... no pun intended! There are sounds outside that make gang wars and gun fights seem tolerable. The winds have definitely picked up here in Montego Bay and things like trees have learnt to walk freely. No vehicles on the road at this time, minimal rain it actually comes in waves of medium drizzles. The wind however, is constant, consistent and makes the Gilbert of 1988 seem as if it was a whirlwind by comparison ... the fact that this is all happening at night, without power does not make it any easier to bear.
In summary, I honestly can only write from what I hear outside, and from the sounds it doesn't sound like I will see much of anything in the morning. I can say that billboards that were in view of my house are gone with the wind. My car alarm has gone off numerous times just from the sheer force of the wind but I guess 140mph winds will do that to any vehicle!
The news has just indicated that Ivan has reduced its traverse speed to 17kmh and that it should become a CCAT5 hurricane before it actually makes landfall. I should note that with all the noise and wind and all I have mentioned here, the storm is still about 90 miles way from montego Bay ... so in a sense its only just begun!
For the persons who asked earlier about the hotels in Montego Bay, at this time I can just say that if they are by the sea, then they are going to be closed for a little while after Ivan is gone. The waves coming into Mobay were not small when the wind was lower, and now that it has really picked up I would imagine that the waves have also grown somewhat.
The scientist in me wants to say that Ivan is the perfect example of a well composed hurricane system ... a beautiful storm, on the other hand, my human side will ask what gate of hell it escaped from."
"Ok folks it is 12:30am Saturday morning and Ivan is howling up a storm ... no pun intended! There are sounds outside that make gang wars and gun fights seem tolerable. The winds have definitely picked up here in Montego Bay and things like trees have learnt to walk freely. No vehicles on the road at this time, minimal rain it actually comes in waves of medium drizzles. The wind however, is constant, consistent and makes the Gilbert of 1988 seem as if it was a whirlwind by comparison ... the fact that this is all happening at night, without power does not make it any easier to bear.
In summary, I honestly can only write from what I hear outside, and from the sounds it doesn't sound like I will see much of anything in the morning. I can say that billboards that were in view of my house are gone with the wind. My car alarm has gone off numerous times just from the sheer force of the wind but I guess 140mph winds will do that to any vehicle!
The news has just indicated that Ivan has reduced its traverse speed to 17kmh and that it should become a CCAT5 hurricane before it actually makes landfall. I should note that with all the noise and wind and all I have mentioned here, the storm is still about 90 miles way from montego Bay ... so in a sense its only just begun!
For the persons who asked earlier about the hotels in Montego Bay, at this time I can just say that if they are by the sea, then they are going to be closed for a little while after Ivan is gone. The waves coming into Mobay were not small when the wind was lower, and now that it has really picked up I would imagine that the waves have also grown somewhat.
The scientist in me wants to say that Ivan is the perfect example of a well composed hurricane system ... a beautiful storm, on the other hand, my human side will ask what gate of hell it escaped from."
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cloud_galaxy
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steve33809
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920 millibars (27.17 inches) per the weather channel
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RonStallcup
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cloud_galaxy
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from the BBC blog:
"I am sat in my hotel room and the rain is so strong it has driven its way under the French windows some 2.5 metres (eight feet) into the room.
The curtain is flapping as if the doors were open, and the wind is making an incredible booming sound.
The flooding is already causing damage. I have been listening to people on the radio, in a considerable and understandable state of distress as they speak of roofs blowing off and of homes no longer standing. "
"I am sat in my hotel room and the rain is so strong it has driven its way under the French windows some 2.5 metres (eight feet) into the room.
The curtain is flapping as if the doors were open, and the wind is making an incredible booming sound.
The flooding is already causing damage. I have been listening to people on the radio, in a considerable and understandable state of distress as they speak of roofs blowing off and of homes no longer standing. "
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