Update on St. Maarten Flood Damage

[msbee]

This morning the local newspapers are reporting that the flash floods from last Saturday's storm has left the island government with approximately $1,000,000.00 in damages! This does not even take into account individual property owners losses.
amazing!
so much damage from the tail end of a tropical wave.
I had seen some posts on here previously stating that tropical waves were nothing to worry about.
Obviously that is not entirely true.
St. Maarten will be recovering from that storm for some time, I think.
Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Tropical distrabance. It had a low pressure at the surface....But wow!!!

[cycloneye]

This morning the local newspapers were reporting that the flash floods from last Saturday's storm has left the island government with approximately $1,000,000.00 in damages! This does not even take into account individual property owners losses.
amazing!
so much damage from the tail end of a tropical wave.
I had seen some posts on here previously stating that tropical waves were nothing to worry about.
Obviously that is not entirely true.
St. Maarten will be recovering from that tropic damagel wave for some time, I think.
Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature.

INcredible information from there and only was a tail of a wave.Here in Puerto Rico we had a big tragedy in 1985 on october 7 when a tropical wave dumped torrential rains and it caused a big mudslide that kiled 85 people that were buried in their homes.So it does not have to be a hurricane but only tropical waves that may cause damage and suffering because of flooding which is the main threat.

[x-y-no]

Yes, we put too much emphasis on wind speed and organization sometimes. A big, slow moving rain event can be devastating, even without significant winds.

[WindRunner]

I wouldn't call 93 slow-moving, it was going ~15mph. Imagine if it had been slow, though.

[EDR1222]

These waves can definately cause serious problems. I have never lived in an area where there are mudslides, but that definately has to be a scary feeling. Not much you can do really.