Cycloneye!!

[Lindaloo]

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I would be on the edge of my seat if something like that were this close to me!! Hoo boy.

[southerngale]

No doubt Lindaloo! :o

[isobar]

Cyc and all our other friends from P.R. dodge a big one! THANK YOU GOD!!

[cycloneye]

Yes !!!!!!!!!!! Lindaloo we dodged a very big bullet of inmense catastrofic proportions but I understand your worries Lindaloo because you see the system omminous so close to the islands and in fact the southern fringe of it already has arrived in the northern islands with some showers but nothing more that that.Only the big impact will be the big swells that will arrive in the coasts of the islands but apart from that and some rain nothing else.

But the CV season is not over by any means and now we are watching 96L and behind that because we are at prime time now.

[Stephanie]

You're right Lindaloo! Those poor islands would've been destroyed if Fabian got a hold of them! :o

[msbee]

cycloneye
we've got some clouds on St. Maarten but no rain and very little wind, but high surf!
and I think the high surf is just starting. it will probably get worse tonight.
all of us in this neighborhood were very very lucky this time around. I remember Luis and was not looking forward to another one that big
whew!......for now anyway

[Lindaloo]

I agree msbee you all in the islands are very lucky!! Like Ceye stated, it would have been catastrophic for the islands!!!

Ceye, you and all our other family down there are going to be on the edge of your seats again if 96L comes a calling. Hope not!!

[cycloneye]

Very good msbee that we dodged that monster.But I also remember Luis as it came close to Puerto Rico and at the last moment it deviated to the north going away with those 140 mph winds.By the way msbee that is my first name Luis that you experienced there and I know what is that about as I had 3 landfalling hurricanes in my lifetime Hortense,Hugo and Georges but the biggest impact for the island of Puerto Rico was Georges that crossed the island from east to west.I dont want anyone to experience what you endured in S T Marteen and here in PR because it changes the lives of the people for many weeks.

[msbee]

Linda
those of us who are in the islands have gone through many of these storms and , as cycloneye says, it changes your life
I think since Luis hit St Maarten, many people have never been the same actually
Cycloneye, you have a good first name
one that all SXM people will never forget
Hugo and Georges hit here too, as did Bertha and Marilyn and Lenny, but Luis was our biggest and the one that caused tremdnous destruction
we actually had 6 hurricanes in 5 years from 1995-2000
It's funny, but after experiencing a category 4 hurricane, a category one doesn't seem so scary

[cycloneye]

Agree msbee a cat 1 is not too scary but from cat 2 and up no way.And by the way the name Luis was retired so I wont be hearing my name again as a storm or hurricane.

[ColdFront77]

When Luis is needed again it will come back, will take awhile, though.

[Lindaloo]

I can't even begin to imagine the horror of a CAT 4 storm on an island. Where do you actually go to seek shelter? I did not have the pleasure of meeting Hortense or Hugo, but I did get to meet Georges. He made landfall here on the MS Coast in late September of 98 as a CAT 1 possibly a CAT 2 storm. And you all know what Hugo did to South Carolina.

[cycloneye]

Here in Puerto Rico Lindaloo the schools are the shelters for the people who live in flood areas and in the mountains that may have mudslides.

[Lindaloo]

Thanks Ceye for that info.

[cycloneye]

Your welcome Lindaloo.

[msbee]

It's the same in SXM LInda
the schools
but during Luis even the schools were not safe
there were stories of people hiding in their bathrooms and even in their cisterns during Luis
I was lucky..our house held up ok and we are on a hill so didn't have to worry about flooding

[Lindaloo]

That is great news msbee about your home. I have heard horror stories about survivors of Andrew in S. Florida.

I have heard horror stories about Camille too. The buildings swaying, floors buckling, buildings breathing in and out. NIGHTMARE!!

Hopefully, the islands will be spared from these type storms for a long time to come!! But if they do, know that we are in your corner!!

[cycloneye]

The islands are at hurricane alley and every year we have to look to our east to see what is out there that may threat us but we have to deal with it every year however we are prepared for the worse but hoping for the best.

[Lindaloo]

Goodness Ceye. I had no idea.

[The_Cycloman_PR]

I agree msbee you all in the islands are very lucky!! Like Ceye stated, it would have been catastrophic for the islands!!!

Ceye, you and all our other family down there are going to be on the edge of your seats again if 96L comes a calling. Hope not!!

What a closecall, isn't it?? :o A hurricane like thisone would be a disaster of major proportions for our people, so I am very thankfull to God that it went away. But with the new invest we have to be watching the east Atlantic again! I hope we survive the next month without any harm.

Cycloman.