Stormy Weather

[Yazata]

Satellite image of storm that should arrive where I live tonight or tomorrow morning. It isn't predicted to be strong, but it looks impressive from the east Pacific weather satellite. I guess that the upside is that it will put an early end to the fire season.

https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/...3608530945

[Magical Realist]

We're supposed to get some of that here in Portland. But most the rain will hit you.

[Secular Sanity]

My youngest son is currently riding out his first hurricane in Puerto Rico. I’ve been using Zoom Earth to keep an eye on it, but if anyone knows of a better one, please let me know.

Thanks!

[C C]

My youngest son is currently riding out his first hurricane in Puerto Rico. I’ve been using Zoom Earth to keep an eye on it, but if anyone knows of a better one, please let me know.

Thanks!

Geez, forgot about that. Hope he's not in that most affected quarter of the island, and a location vulnerable to mud slides and flooding.

All moot now, since it has arrived, but NOAA's hurricane tracker (when zooming in close) seems to plot more information along the track of the storm. But its graphics and map approach obscure geographical details a bit. One still needs to switch to back to Zoom Earth, Google Earth, etc for a less cluttered or clearer view.

https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSer...de0318328f

[Secular Sanity]

Geez, forgot about that. Hope he's not in that most affected quarter of the island, and a location vulnerable to mud slides and flooding.

All moot now, since it has arrived, but NOAA's hurricane tracker (when zooming in close) seems to plot more information along the track of the storm. But its graphics and map approach obscure geographical details a bit. One still needs to switch to back to Zoom Earth, Google Earth, etc for a less cluttered or clearer view.

https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSer...de0318328f

Yeah, he’s in the worst spot. He was supposed to come home for a few months, but he got a new puppy and a girlfriend. They say when you move there you have to get used to the insects, reptiles, island time, and hurricanes. He was able to get out a few videos before the power went it out. I forgot to tell him to get some cash out, though. Dang it! Oh well, too late now.

Thanks, C C!

[C C]

(Sep 19) Almost all of Puerto Rico still without power as Hurricane Fiona lashes island
https://www.yahoo.com/news/puerto-rico-s...57281.html

INTRO: Hurricane Fiona smashed through Puerto Rico early Monday with pounding rain and winds that triggered mudslides, flooding and a power outage that swept across the entire island. More than 1,000 water rescues were performed and more were underway, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said. Even as the storm made landfall Monday in the Dominican Republic, it continued to slam Puerto Rico with unrelenting rains.

The National Weather Service in San Juan urged residents to move to higher ground "immediately."

"Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding continues across much of Puerto Rico," said Richard Pasch, a specialist with the National Hurricane Center.

The Aqueduct and Sewer Authority said almost 800,000 customers were without drinking water service. The entire power grid across the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people went down on Sunday, putting everyone in the dark. Only a small fraction had regained power Monday, and power distribution company LUMA Energy warned that it could take several days to fully restore power because of the magnitude of the outage.

"We have the equipment, tools and resources to respond to this event," the company said.

National Guard and Municipal Emergency Management personnel were helping with evacuations and water rescues in several communities of severely damaged Salinas, Mayor Karilyn Bonilla Colón said. She urged residents to stay in their homes or shelters.

"Lands are saturated, rivers are overgrown, areas are flooded areas, and streets are still impassable streets," she said. "Please stay safe and consider the first responders and rescue personnel who have done a titanic job to save lives."
Up to 30 inches of rain still possible

Parts of the island, still healing from the battering wrought by Hurricane Maria five years ago, could see up to 30 inches of rain before the storm rolls out of the area late Monday, AccuWeather reported... (MORE - details)

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[Yazata]

https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/...9767857152

Mayaguez on the west coast is severely flooded. There are probably other places in worse shape.

https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/...7455758337

The whole island of Puerto Rico was initially without power, though there has been some limited restoration today. By all accounts, the worst damage was on the south side of the island, while the power restoration appears to be on the north side, around San Juan and its suburbs. Restoration might be a lot slower in the south, if power lines are down and need rebuilding.

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[Secular Sanity]

Power back. Quality time with girlfriend and reports of exciting adventures. No damage to home. Roads out and the golf course is now a lake. Tennis courts are swimming pools. Didn’t get an ice chest or power bank for iPhone as suggested. Was able to sneak power from a facility with a generator (Keurig coffee pot in truck on girlfriend’s lap with extension cord ). Live and learn.

[Yazata]

Watch Out Canadians!

Hurricane Fiona, the same hurricane that hit Puerto Rico then swerved right and is passing near Bermuda right now (hopefully they are ok) is expected to hit Cape Breton Island with hurricane force winds Saturday morning. Unless Fiona changes course, Halifax looks like it might just catch the edge of it.

(Hurricanes? In Canada?? It's unusual but it happens.)

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[Yazata]

https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1573011635521949699

Meterologist Ryan Maue is saying this is shaping up to be the most extreme weather event for Canada on record. (Which might be hyperbole, but the most extreme hurricane, possibly.) Three of Canada's ten provinces now have hurricane warnings up and a fourth and fifth have tropical storm warnings. Pressures in the hurricane are Category 5 levels, but colder non-tropical waters will reduce wind speed. But this could still be very destructive for our Tim Hortons swilling friends to the north.

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