OLGA's Aftermath

[cycloneye]

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC001-013-141-120715-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
852 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
ADJUNTAS
UTUADO
ARECIBO

* UNTIL 315 AM AST WEDNESDAY

* AT 843 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
DE ARECIBO WAS INDICATING THAT THE RIVER WAS STILL SEVERAL FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND VERY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO RECEDE. WHILE
THIS RIVER SLOWLY RECEDES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...DANGEROUS
FLOODING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 315 AM AST.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT
WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1849 6675 1848 6662 1814 6664 1812 6669
1813 6672
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 180DEG 0KT 1838 6668

$$

SR

[MiamiensisWx]

Here are some observations from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/MDPC.html

Puerto Rican updates:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/pr.shtml

"Well, Metro San Juan certainly got pounded with rain today. From my 8th floor window at work, I watched to the north as San Juan disappeared in a huge, blustery downpour. Then, as I boarded the Tren Urbano to head home, the clouds were coming from the other direction and the mountains disappeared from view as rain blew from the south. Even train stations gave warnings to be careful on the platforms as they are slippery from the rain. "Las mujeres y los caballeros: la precaución a causa los pisos mojados, cuando abordar el tren." As we are cleaning up from dinner, I can see some blue sky reappearing. It's been a few days since we've seen that. The strange thing about all of this, we are all experiencing what feels like COLD WEATHER to us. Jackets, and hats outdoors. Blankets and warm socks indoors!! No wonder! It's only 76 degrees!!

I'm sure Olga will bring lots or moisture to our neighbors, too.

Bendigate,
Eric in PR"

Dominican Republic updates:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/domrep.shtml

"Olga is starting to make herself known here on the north coast - about .5 inches of rain overnight but it has just started to rain in ernest. Winds about 15 knots NNE and gusting 25 knots. Surf is sounding very loud."

Turks and Caicos updates:

http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/tci.shtml

"Residents in the Turks and Caicos Islands are being greeted with clear skies, a few high cirrus clouds and gusty winds this morning. Our gaze is to the east/southeast to see what TS Olga will dish out over the coming days. Christmas shopping is in full swing. I suppose we will have to add emergency supplies and some plywood to the shopping list."

Orographic lifting will be a threat for Hispaniola. Unfortunately, it could induce locally heavy precipitation. Additionally, instability could induce more SHRA over Puerto Rico.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/loop-avn.html

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

I PRAY FOR YOU ALL WHO ARE IN THE PATH OF OLGA.

Hopefully it will move away from the mountanous land

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
802 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

PRC007-015-021-025-035-041-057-061-063-069-077-085-095-109-127-129-
139-151-120600-
802 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
THE FOLLOWING

MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...CAGUAS...CIDRA...CAYEY...AGUAS BUENAS...JUNCOS...
GURABO...SAN LORENZO...TRUJILLO ALTO...LAS PIEDRAS...ARROYO...
PATILLAS...MAUNABO...GUAYNABO...GUAYAMA...HUMACAO...SAN JUAN AND
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 200 AM AST

* AT 802 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WAS
INDICATING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...STREAMING ACROSS SECTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE UPSTREAM OF THE
ISLANDS...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THESE AREAS...AND EVENTUALLY PORTIONS OF THE SAN
JUAN METRO AREA...THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

DUE TO THE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THIS AREA EARLIER TODAY...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD
TO THE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH AT
LEAST 2 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 1813 6580 1799 6588 1792 6616 1819 6618
1830 6617 1844 6619 1845 6605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 180DEG 0KT 1805 6585

$$

SR

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

do they have evacuation alerts? They should just in case people
miss the warnings about flooding.
I mean evacuations for flooded areas or areas prone to mudslide damage.

[abajan]

FWIW, even Barbados got significant rainfall from Olga today. In fact, to me it was one of our rainiest days this year.

I understand that a feeder band was responsible for that soaking we got.

[cycloneye]

FWIW, even Barbados got significant rainfall from Olga today. In fact, to me it was one of our rainiest days this year.

I understand that a feeder band was responsible for that soaking we got.

Hello my friend.That feederband is affecting Puerto Rico tonight with thunderstorms moving from the SE to NW.

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1041 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
VEGA ALTA
VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 500 AM AST WEDNESDAY

* AT 1036 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG THE RIO CIBUCO
INDICATED THAT THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE FLASH FLOODING IN THIS REGION.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VEGA
BAJA...VEGA ALTA AND MONSERRATE

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS
AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1850 6642 1849 6635 1840 6632 1837 6634
1836 6638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 180DEG 0KT 1839 6634

$$

JPC

[cycloneye]

Finnally the sun came out this morning after two days without doing so.Still some rivers are at high stage because of the overnight heavy rains.But in general things are improving weatherwise and getting back to normal for the most part.

[cycloneye]

Just I got this sad information about a mudslide that occured this morning in central Puerto Rico with one dead and another injured as they were traveling in the road and a big rock slammed them from the top of mountain.My prayers go to the familie of the person that died and to the injured one.







http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/notici ... mbe/329822

[CrazyC83]

Is there a link to that source?

[artist]

I am so sorry cycloneye. How anyone survived that is simply amazing!

[cycloneye]

Is there a link to that source?

I posted it in the post of the news.Its in spanish but I already narrated what occured.

[CrazyC83]

Now 4 dead - 3 in the Dominican Republic and 1 in Puerto Rico.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/ ... eather.php

[cycloneye]

artist,the man injured is in critical condition,hopefully they save his life.I just got a photo of the big rock in the road and is posted in the news post.

[quaqualita]

reporting from Cabarete, North Coast Domnican Republic:

was without internet till about 1 hr ago. Winds were very strong last night, blowing sand all over and we had heavy rains.

Ventured out to Cabarte center, not many major damages, except one beach restaurant (they had a tent as a roof) is destroyed. Beachfront pools are full with sand, beachfront properties will have some major clean up to do today, but besides the damaged restaurant I saw only minor damages.


http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/marabuafter.jpg
destroyed beach restaurant in Cabarete.

The highway from Cabarete to Sosua is ok, only some smaller trees and billboard signs down, lots of sand on some parts of the road.

I heard that east of Cabarete in Sabaneta a bridge is destroyed and Sabaneta / Jamao can't be reached, but can't confirm this personally.

Lots of problems in Santiago, the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. TV and local news media report:


MAJOR FLOODING IN THE LOWER PART OF SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS

Apparently so much rain fell in the Tavera watershed that officials (?) opened the flood gates (!!!), releasing as much as 5000 cubic meters per second of water into the Yaque River. From what I hear in the local news TV, people have not been evacualted or warned before the gates have been opened, catching them totally by surprise and many died. So far 8 confirmed dead, but this number is expected to raise.



http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/olga1.jpg

http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/olga2.jpg

http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/olga4.jpg

http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/olga5.jpg

http://www.drtouristtv.com/Olga/olga7.jpg

[artist]

the fury of a storm even this small can be so devastating. Those pcitures everyone posted are simply amazing and extremely sad.

[cycloneye]

the fury of a storm even this small can be so devastating. Those pcitures everyone posted are simply amazing and extremely sad.

It shows that we cant minimize the threats from systems,even if they are not named.There haved been many examples of weak no named systems that haved caused tragedys.One that I saw very close was in 1985 when a Tropical Wave caused massive floodings with 85 people dead from mudslides.

[cycloneye]

From stormcarib.com:

From: carol read <carolread1945 at yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:22:13 +0000 (GMT)

I don't know if there is more to come as it is still very dark at midday, but last night we took a bit of a battering - 4.3 inches of rain and very strong winds with trees down and lots of leaf litter. It is cold too - 77f and the dogs won't leave their beds. Santiago is reported to be badly flooded and 7 people reported dead according to Dominican Today.

http://stormcarib.com/

One dead in Puerto Rico,7 dead in the Dominican Republic,and no reports from Haiti so far.

[Ladybbird]

Cabarete Dominican Republic. A lot of damage here on the sea front, much repairs to do and to my apartment. The river overflowed in Sabaneta the barrios are in dreadful state and along the main Islabon road (Cabarete to Sabaneta) the people are putting out what they can salvage from their little homes to dry but even now its raining. Cant get into some of the barrios, I finally managed to get into some only last Saturday and that was after the damage caused by Noel so I hate to think what those poor people are suffering now. Im going to try tomorrow if the rain stops and keep you posted. Thank you cyloneye for all your info, my precautions didnt help at all the winds saw to that, I cant even get my door open