Reports from Grand Abaco and Adjacent Islands as Eye Passes

Cyclone Runner · #21 Postby **Cyclone Runner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:32 am

25 Sept - 11:05 EDT
Ham radio report from Hope Town.
Wind is from south, 50 mph steady and gusting 90 mph. Barometer 978.0.

Cyclone Runner · #22 Postby **Cyclone Runner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:42 am

Today, 10:39 AM
1125L report from Earl Russell via amateur radio. Winds SSE 30-35 mph, pressure 28.29, "lots of flooding," "four feet of water in parts of New Plymouth," "bar and grill destroyed." I assume he means Sundowner's. He also reported heavy rains but I don't know if he meant previously or currently.

Cyclone Runner · #23 Postby **Cyclone Runner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:03 am

Today, 10:58 AM

ToddReaves
Received a call via satphone about 10:00am from friend at GTC. He reported no injuries, A LOT of water, and Sundowner's destroyed....

Today, 10:59 AM
seabiscuit
unfortunately, after we cleaned up from francis we thought ivan was heading to tampa so we brought our satellite phone back with us so we have had no contact with green turtle other than phone calls to randy russell. it sounds like sundowners 'is destroyed'. if anyone has contact with the island, please let us know what they might need. we have a plane ready to fly us out around the storm tomorrow afternoon or early monday morning.

Cyclone Runner · #24 Postby **Cyclone Runner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:00 pm

Cherokee/Little Harbour

Today, 11:55 AM
gatorman
Just heard Bob Ball report winds 160 degrees, 80-100 mph, pressure 29.27 rising, time stamp, 1245L

Cyclone Runner · #25 Postby **Cyclone Runner** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:04 pm

Today, 12:01 PM
Tami Siewruk
update Guana Cay 1:00
Hello,We still can’t open the doors as the winds are gusting but we think it will be over in a hour or so . We can’t wait to move around. Judy and Bruce lost their front deck roof and a small section of their roof. There isn’t much else I can report until we can get outside.
Everyone is safe but from the VHF reports we had more damage with this one then we did with Frances.
I’ll try to report this evening after we can go out and look around.
Tami

#26 Postby **Terry** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:06 pm

Guana Cay Report from Tami S. at:
2:14

I am back the winds seem to have picked up and we are getting major rain. The shutters have started humming again! Man ,I thought we were almost finished with this!

Just herad that the Yellow House ( Seaside belongs to Bob and Jerri fell into the Ocean... we were kinda thinking that was going to happen

#27 Postby **Terry** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:18 pm

From Hopetown Fire and Rescue:

25 Sept - 14:05 EDT
Ham report from Hope Town.
Wind 45 knots sustained, gusting 60. Rain lessening. Baro 994.0 mb and rising.

25 Sept - 16:35 EDT
Sat phone report from Hope Town (cut-off in mid call).
Back side of storm was worse. Wind now 45-50 from south with much higher sporadic gusts. Lots of sand being blown around.
The "Last One" broke loose her mooring in Hope Town and is now up by Mr. Willard's dock. Some small boats sunk in harbour.
Sports Fisherman that was at Hope Town Marina now on top of dock with stern partially submerged.
Road to Eastern Shores in Marsh Harbour has been severed at Crossing Beach (Albury's Ferry Dock).

#28 Postby **Terry** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:56 pm

The tower in Cherokee went down which means that long distance calls cannot work until tower is back up.

Anyone with urgent family info needs can pm me and I'll try with a sat connection on GTC to get you info. NO house/structure info yet, please.

guanaskip · #29 Postby **guanaskip** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:52 am

Anyone heard anything from Abaco. All of the normal boards reporting sat cable, sat phone, etc communications have gone quiet for a very long time.

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