Initial reports from CNN in Playa del Carmen

Derek Ortt · #1 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:12 am

no damage

I don't believe it. Same story we heard after Kenna

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #2 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:19 am

What on earth??? The eye wall came to close not to see damage.

Derek Ortt · #3 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:36 am

remember,

this si the same country that also said Gilbert did no damage

#4 Postby **abajan** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:19 am

Sounds more like damage control to me! (They probably don't want to scare off potential tourists.) Cat 4s are monsters and there had to be at least some damage, unless there were no buildings in the area that the eyewall passed over.

Time will reveal what actually happened.

Wishful Hurricane Hunter · #5 Postby **Wishful Hurricane Hunter** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:21 am

Have there been any pictures yet? It's getting close to or already is daylight down there so there should be a few prelim shots that the newsies will uplink instantly to give us an idea of what happened.

caribepr · #6 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:23 am

It doesn't look like there are too many lights on right now...if I'm looking at the map right, the two brightest lights would be Cancun on the east coast and Merida on the west...

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/E ... earth.evif

Derek Ortt · #7 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:24 am

they tried this little stunt after kenna in 2002, but were humiliated when news crews got down to the beach, or should I say the remains of the beach

Wishful Hurricane Hunter · #8 Postby **Wishful Hurricane Hunter** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:34 am

The clump of lights to the NNW of cozumel is promising, however the complete lack of light from cozumel turns the stomach quite a bit.

caribepr · #9 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:36 am

yeah

Wishful Hurricane Hunter · #10 Postby **Wishful Hurricane Hunter** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:41 am

Using the "NASA Visible Earth" view shows a lot more light and even a fair amount coming from what I presume is Cozumel. Perhaps they somehow got luckier than everybody thought...

caribepr · #11 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:12 am

Link please? I'll google it but it would help!;)

Thunder44 · #12 Postby **Thunder44** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:15 am

Often, I notice that shortly after the eye passes, many say it wasn't that bad, but after whole storm and people get a good look throughout the whole area, it's worse than they though. Preliminary reports I find to be very misleading, especially when the eye moves through at night.

Anonymous · #13 Postby **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:17 am

Thunder44 wrote:Often, I notice that shortly after the eye passes, many say it wasn't that bad, but after whole storm and people get a good look throughout the whole area, it's worse than they though. Preliminary reports I find to be very misleading, especially when the eye moves through at night.

agreed they just cannot see how bad it is!! I am sure future tourism also has alot to do with it.

caribepr · #14 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:28 am

I'm just concerned that there is no report yet on stormcarib.com or on the blog that is on another thread from Cozumel. So until I hear something to the contrary that is factual (from people I know there or in contact with people there), I can't believe that it was a light hit...and hope I'm really wrong.

#15 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:33 am

I am sure as the day progress more information will be found.Some media outlets have people in the area apart from stormcarib reports so let's wait for them.

caribepr · #16 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:37 am

I agree Cycloneye...I'm just being impatient...again.

Normandy · #17 Postby **Normandy** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:39 am

Im sorry but there is no way a Cat4 would go over Cozumel and Playa del Carmen and do no damage. See what Charley and Ivan did to US structures, and imagine what it could do to Cozumels structures.

#18 Postby **EDR1222** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:43 am

There has to be some areas of damage from this thing.

We should find out more as the day progresses.

#19 Postby **azskyman** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:43 am

I have stayed in Playa del Carmen, and I know that there must be some damage to hotel and resort property along that coast. And heck, there is a Senor Frogs restaurant there that is on a pier to the ferry over to Cozumel. No way did they get off without damage.

And the Xel-Ha inland water sports park is just onshore and home to a ton of snorkeling and swimming activities. It is not so well constructed nor invulnerable to tidal surge that it would go unharmed.

Tulum itself is rock ruins....that could easily have stood the test and is up above water level.

The town of Playa del Carmen has a lot of shanties for the Mayan culture people there. No way were they spared any damage either.

I think we will see and hear of at least some damage in that resort town.

Stratusxpeye · #20 Postby **Stratusxpeye** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:46 am

We should hear more as the day/wek progresses. I know TWC Had someone in cancun. Havent hear danything about reports today but we shall see soon enough, I agree though no way a cat 4 causes no damage at all.

Initial reports from CNN in Playa del Carmen

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