TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIKA: Threat Area: Leeward Islands, PR

[expat2carib]

SLGP4 7.58 :QUEB BLANC/SAN LOREN (PR)

Take care.

[msbee]

Flooding rain hits Puerto Rico
Wayne Verno, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Sep. 5, 2009 5:22 pm ET
TROPICAL ATLANTIC
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropical/
The remnants of Erika have produced flash flooding across parts of Puerto Rico. Rainfall rates as high as 4 inches per hour have occurred just south of the island. Some mountain locations have seen 7.58 inches.

As the Labor Day holiday continues, eastern Hispaniola and the southeast Bahamas could see locally flooding rain as well.

This is why when people write off a storm as dead and want to move on, those of us in the islands get offended.
Erika may be dead but she is still causing big serious problems for people in PR, Vieques, Culebra, and they cannot write her off so easily.
Please be careful my friends.

[Gustywind]

Flooding rain hits Puerto Rico
Wayne Verno, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Sep. 5, 2009 5:22 pm ET
TROPICAL ATLANTIC
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropical/
The remnants of Erika have produced flash flooding across parts of Puerto Rico. Rainfall rates as high as 4 inches per hour have occurred just south of the island. Some mountain locations have seen 7.58 inches.

As the Labor Day holiday continues, eastern Hispaniola and the southeast Bahamas could see locally flooding rain as well.

This is why when people write off a storm as dead and want to move on, those of us in the islands get offended.
Erika may be dead but she is still causing big serious problems for people in PR, Vieques, Culebra, and they cannot write her off so easily.
Please be careful my friends.

Absolutely Barbara you're right should i say excellent reasoning!

I tkink that some of... should live here at least 1 year to deal with and understand why a wake weak or pimpy wave or even residual remnants could bring on the islands!
These amounts are really juicy in PR damn, and it's only REMNANTS . Living in the islands is not always a pleasure even the paradise on a postal card for sure guys and gyals! That's too...the price to pay with natural disasters, this time don't forget it all my friends We have the example with this feature!

[caribepr]

So what it LOOKS like is that we're getting the miss and STT, STJ, STX and the BVI's are getting slammed! I'm sure most were still keeping watch, it's been too weird a day.

And yes, Barbara, exactly.

Of course, the second I hit send, it started raining

[Gustywind]

Slighlty improving...

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
827 PM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

VIC010-060230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0249.090906T0027Z-090906T0230Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAINT CROIX VI-
827 PM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST THE NWS DOPPLER CONTINUE TO INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF MOISTURE WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ACROSS ST
CROIX AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS..ALONG
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH AT LEAST 1030 PM AST...SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

[Gustywind]

000
AWCA82 TJSJ 052116
RWSVI

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
516 PM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM AST...

OVERCAST SKIES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS
ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR THOSE ISLANDS...BUT THE HEAVY RAINFALL
HAS SINCE DISSIPATED.

THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIKA HAVE LINGERED
OVER THE LOCAL AREA...AS THE LOW LEVEL PORTION OF THE DISTURBANCE
HAVE MOVED WESTWARD. THIS REMNANT MOISTURE...ALONG WITH UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA CREATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE REMNANTS OF ERIKA REMAIN VERY
ACTIVE SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A VERY DIFFICULT
FORECAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST VERY
CLOSE TO ST CROIX THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND MAY
IMPACT ST CROIX WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
THEREFORE...RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD MONITOR CLOSELY WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING.
AFTERWARD...WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS AS ACTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PERSIST ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY THE WATERS NEARBY
SAINT CROIX.

$$

[Gustywind]

[caribepr]

Well, THAT was a bit late in coming! Oh well, better late than never I guess...if they still have power...until 8 pm??? That doesn't make sense

edited: My oops, read too much too fast, got it now...10:30 makes much more sense

[Gustywind]

Latest update
Flooding rain Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
James Wilson, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Sep. 5, 2009 8:53 pm ET
TROPICAL ATLANTIC

The remnants of Erika have produced flash flooding across parts of Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands. Reports of 1 to as much as 7.58 inches of rainfall have streams and rivers running extremely high and water over streets in some locations.

Residents will need to use extreme caution due to the high water the next day or so here.

As the Labor Day holiday continues, eastern Hispaniola and the southeast Bahamas could also see locally flooding rain as well as the system lifts north and west.

[caribepr]

I have to let out a big hurrah!! We are finally in a clear zone! Barely but...the wind just died, the temp is back to too warm and the radar agrees...here's hoping for a sunny day tomorrow and no danger to our friends on other islands tonight and in the days ahead. It's been a long few days...

[Gustywind]

Morpheus, my bed (not best friend:ggreen: ) friend, is calling me my carib friends . Luis , Caribpr, Msbee and the others from the North... BE SAFE and vigilant.
Nice and positive thoughts from Gustywind .

[cycloneye]

After the bad weather on Saturday,Sunday comes with this Still some lingering clouds but the sun is trying to come out.

[HURAKAN]

Remains of Erika Floods Puerto Rico
Posted: 5-SEP-2009 5:10pm EDT

Once-Tropical Storm Erika is now a disorganized remnant low churning in the Caribbean, but it continues to cause problems across Puerto Rico. Heavy rain from the system has led to mudslides, as well as flooded roads and homes.

Drenching rain from Erika forced the Gurabo River out of its banks. This river is located on the island's northeastern side. Also in this area, water from several other small streams and tributaries flowed over neighboring roads. A mudslide covered a road, while one home collapsed.

Heavy rain also caused mudslides in the county of Carolina, which is located southeast of San Juan. Near Puerto Rico's northeastern coast, flood waters inundated a home in the city of Fajardo.

Rain continues to pour down across Puerto Rico, but a few places have already measured 6 to 8 inches. Those amounts fell in 24 hours, ending at noon EDT today.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski