NOEL Aftermath

[wzrgirl1]

oh didn't realize you added south florida until now....thank you!!

[cycloneye]

I decided to include South Florida even though no watches or warnings haved been issued.But that could occur at anytime and also there are reports of strong winds in parts of South Florida.Also rip currents are dangerous for beachgoers.

So Floridians,post away as now this thread is for you to post observations,webcams,and any news from the media about the effects of NOEL in South Florida.

[Bgator]

Tropical downpour just came through, wind shave been picking up. My anometer(spelling?) is obstructed so i dont get accurate wind reading but im pretty sure weve had gusts near 40mph. My power also flickered in this storm.

[MusicCityMan]

We've been getting light squalls up here.. Had wind gusts near TS force this afternoon.. A wind gust near my house was about 36, 37 mph..

[Terry]

I heard from an acquaintance in Hopetown, Abacos. They are preparing for 60 knot winds and taking this storm more seriously than most "small" storms due to what Wilma did in FL and in the West End area. Boat charter companies are calling in their fleets. People are hauling their boats out of the water. Halloween has been postponed. The power is already going off and on - which is the norm over there. Also - full moon high tide is due in Hopetown the same time Noel is.

Here is a good site for updates/incident reports in Hopetown: http://www.hopetownfirerescue.com/

[JonathanBelles]

NE 24 G 31 MPH from here. I think we may have had a higher gust.

[Typhoon_Willie]

Palm Beach International Airport
Wind: NE 15 mph
Gusts: E 33 mph

[Canelaw99]

Hubby and I just came home about 15 min. ago from Cracker Barrel here in Homestead and saw a power line at the Sports Complex on fire - literally....it was glowing orange and green and blue with flames, then they lost power. The Publix parking lot near here had lost some power, though not all a couple hours ago too. It's just a matter of time with these winds it seems.

Here's a link for the radar loop from NBC 6....http://wtvj.weatherplus.com/wxmap/1272889/detail.html

[Bgator]

A JCC near me lost its power from a fallen tree...weird huh? Its been pretty gusty here lately.

[T'Bonz]

Coral Springs: neighbor lost a large tree branch last night. Had to be wind as there was no thunder/lightning last night.

Pembroke Pines: My brother lost a palm tree and he said at least 2 neighbors lost tree branches.

I think the winds are much stronger in the southern part of the county.

[cycloneye]

A post from the Dominican Republic at stormcarib.com:

From: "Guillermo A. Serra Espaillat" <gaquiles at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:44:48 -0400

Good evening...

What you see on CNN about the situation over here, is nothing compared to the reality, even at the local environment. Hundreds if not thousand of victims, many bridges down, towns incommunicated (specially on south-west region of the nation).

Power lines and phone lines down in many places, towns flooded, death toll is on the 20's and counting. There were two general black outs (the whole country without power) last Sunday evening to Monday, power is being restored little by little. Is cloudy yet, and from time to time we get heavy rain (and yesterday with some gusty winds, yet). Some streets are totally flooded here in the capital.

Some dams are being emptied to a safe level, but that situation combined with over flooded rivers down water are making the flooding worst, I mean, is unbelievable what we are dealing over here...

I was the whole day at work, since I work in a construction site as a supervisor, I don't have access to Internet, but I was listening to some local radio station thru my cell phone and a lot of people calling from specific points in the country counting their stories and the situation is very VERY sad. I am not trying to alarm you, but we are very hurt.

Story is telling that the worst disasters of this country arise with the rain, remember back in 2004 in Jimaní? around 3,000 people dead between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, I remember that it was raining for days and days, same happened here (not avalanche yet, but could happen).

Mudslides, over flooded rivers, roads incommunicated... The whole south-west region was incommunicated because there is just one road that take you there and it suffered severe damage.

In the end, something happened between the National Meteorologist Office and the National Committee of Emergency, Dominicans were not prevented about this, is like our own FEMA (from USA), the authorities did not take the necessary prevention to deal with this, now we are facing a National Catastrophe, but the gouvernement has not (and probably will not) affirm it.

Thank you for your mail of support, but at this time I can only tell you this.

Stay tuned...

--
Guille._

http://stormcarib.com/

[MiamiensisWx]

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
956 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007

FLZ168-310900-
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071031T2200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-
956 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE...SEAS TO NEAR 12 FEET NEAR SHORE...AND AN INCREASING EAST
TO NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN A ROUGH SURF ALONG THE PALM
BEACH COAST BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE POUNDING SURF WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OF STRUCTURES ALONG THE BEACH FRONT...ESPECIALLY AT
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND SHORTLY AFTER NOON TOMORROW. THE THREAT IS GREATEST FOR THE
NORTHEASTERN COAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

EXTREME BEACH EROSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS COASTAL
PALM BEACH COUNTY...AND PARTICULARLY ON SINGER ISLAND AND NEAR
JUPITER...WHERE ANOTHER BUILDING BEACH PARK BUILDING MAY BE LOST
OVERNIGHT.

LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF AT LEAST TEN FEET ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION
TO THE ROUGH SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE. AS SUCH...
SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN QUICKLY SWEEP
ONSHORE AND CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD.

$$

NWS Miami Coastal Flood Warning

[MiamiensisWx]

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
956 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007

FLZ172-173-310900-
/O.CON.KMFL.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071031T2200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-071031T2200Z/
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
956 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE...DEVELOPING SEAS TO NEAR 12 FEET NEAR SHORE...AND A SMALL
NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE BROWARD
AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A ROUGH SURF ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACHES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE POUNDING SURF WILL RESULT IN SOME BEACH EROSION WITH MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACH FRONT POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SHORTLY AFTER NOON TOMORROW.

LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF AT LEAST TEN FEET ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION TO THE ROUGH SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE.
AS SUCH...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN
QUICKLY SWEEP ONSHORE AND CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD.

$$

70/DD

NWS Miami High Surf Advisory and Coastal Flood Watch

[CrazyC83]

Just found: Death toll now 38

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071031/wl ... 1031002137

[RL3AO]

Just found: Death toll now 38

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071031/wl ... 1031002137

I'd be surprised when all is said and done if the death toll stays in double digits.

[HeatherAKC]

NW Miami-Dade. Winds ENE at 21mph. Gusting to 33mph. Pressue 29.94 and falling.

Seems like just a really breezy night. Thankfully!

[Derek Ortt]

Also, remember that we had a few deaths in Puerto Rico when this was a depression

[JonathanBelles]

wind has come down a bit:

Mostly Cloudy

74°F
(23°C)
Humidity: 85 %
Wind Speed: NE 20 MPH
Barometer: 30.04" (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint: 69°F (21°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

[JonathanBelles]

Overcast and Breezy
74°F
(23°C)
Humidity: 85 %
Wind Speed: NE 21 G 26 MPH
Barometer: 30.04" (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint: 69°F (21°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

[HurricaneRobert]

So does it look like the name will be retired? Allison killed up to 50 people, and this storm is comparable. It just sits and sits...