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- Updates from the Islands -- - Jamaica - - |
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| - Jamaica |
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Mathew missed us! At the last minute he turned and did not touch us on the SW coast. Blessings! |
| - Mathew |
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Thanks for your e-mail. I moved from Jamaica last November 2015. I am hearing from them in Jamaica that they were saved from the storm. Basically they got needed rain but they missed the effects of the hurricane. They are located south of Mandeville on the Carpenter Mountain Range in south Manchester. I will be visiting there in a couple of months. JanetSue Whetzel |
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| - After Matthew |
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Hi everybody!! Matthew actually didn't bring the disasters we were afraid of in Jamaica, even if we got lots of rain in the eastern and central areas. Yesterday it was partially cloud with rain from time to time but generally fine weather. I'm in Ocho Rio right now, that's in St.Ann area (and partially in St. Mary), we are experiencing heavy rain since about noon, temperature is strangely high anyway. In a few minutes all the roads were like lakes, hopefully is not going to last too long cause there's always the risk of fallen trees etc on the roads. Well, it looks like Matthew wants to give us signals of its passage anyway, so we must wait for the following days to see the sun again. Till the next report take care everybody!! Graziella Umbro-Wallace Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel |
| - After Matthew.... |
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Happily, very little damage to report except for some heavy storm surges flooding roads along the coastline…..though the big controversy now being that the meteorologists got this one wrong ,…..though the eye of the storm shifted, and still on Monday morning, the rain and heavy winds were still forecasted, and naturally expected. Strangely though, in the town of Morant Bay, very little rain fell from Friday till in fact now, and the wind was none existent, ...so it is very perplexing as to how such a large storm didn’t bring any of the normal rains and winds with it…..some might argue, divine intervention, as time and time again, it has been witnessed that the hurricanes shifts at the very last minute…..the mighty hand of God???….perhaps?…but a little trivia for persons who don’t know…Jamaica does hold the prestigious title of having the most churches per sq mile (2.75 churches) in the world…yes indeed, google it :))….. so a lot of prayers were I am sure sent out during Mattews run….. I must say though that the government got the word out in a timely manner and opened up many shelters for the less fortunate right around the entire island, and was really prepared for this one, ….and many people heeded the warnings and battened up homes and gathered all the necessary emergency items…..and now my worst fear is that the next one,….. will fall on deaf ears….and now we pray some more for the devastated Haiti and our fellow islanders to the north…..till next time…. D |
| - Goodbye Matthew |
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Sent from my iPad Despite receiving up to 5 inches of rain overnight with the strongest gust at 47 mph I am happy to report that we have been spared by Matthew. It is bright and sunny now with no clouds. A gentle breeze from the NE is evident. With Matthew moving away from Jamaica all is right with the world once again. Jamaica is truly untouchable. |
| - Re: [HURR] - Matthew |
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Monday up in the Blue Mountains, 10.00 pm, and hardly a trace of the hurricane: many hours of gentle rain with the odd squall: 11.25 inches of rain to date, temperature at 70F, and no more than a gentle breeze. Possibly due to us being surrounded by mountains, with the valley pointing North West; we are expecting the worst of the winds as they funnel up the valley, when the storm center gets towards the North of the Island. But I think things can only get worse, before they get better! Our feelings and prayers go out to Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake, which was big enough for me to feel in Jamaica: a possible direct hit from a Cat 4 hurricane is just what they do NOT need!! Robin. |
| - Red sky at night....sailor's delight??... |
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Thank you Lord for sparing us ...and we pray that u protect Haiti from anymore destruction... Our government seems to think we are still not out of the woods as yet....and schools are closed tomorrow... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Attachment:
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| - Gladly not much to report... |
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...apparently not just me but a lot of other people having cabin fever ...picture taken from the road to airport....it seems we are out of the woods...its around 6:00pm now and weather is fine.... Our prayers are now with Haiti...Cuba and Bahamas Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Attachment:
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| - Hurricane Matthew in Kingston |
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The sky has been heavy and threatening all day long but so far minimal rain and even some sunshine to the west. What the pictures can't capture is the incredible surf on the reef outside the Palisades strip. Even from this distance I can see the waves breaking on the reef and the spray flying into the air. So far the road to the airport seems to be holding firm and there seems to be no sand or water coming through. We may well be spared the worst but my heart is heavy for Haiti and Dom Rep. Incredible amounts of rainfall already reported in those countries. Keep safe everyone
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| - The Calm before the storm | |
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….raining on and off last night…..and surprised to awake with lighter looking skies …..but listening to Jamaica news this am and the commentators saying that the storm actually came to a complete stop!!….so apparently the inevitable is still on its way…and in another 5 hours or so, we should be feeling storm force winds… the apparently more western shift towards Haiti should not be cause for celebration for us as yet, but the obvious prayers we need to still be sending out for the suffering Haiti… to put this all into perspective….what I find interesting so far is that the intermittent rain squalls that various parts of the island have experienced yesterday including Kingston and Portland have caused so much flooding when the storm was so far away….and the waves being so big as early as Saturday sending debris onto roads…..and even the area out past the airport strip road and actually causing the road to be closed!!…. my point being, I don’t recall storm surges coming so early before a storm…..nor such heavy rains so early….so now that Monday is here…..and everything appears to be calm….and the eye has definitely shifted….let us not let our guard down as yet…the meteorologist said this am that we are going to get hit still regardless,... Sure it may not be by a big tractor trailer….but rather a bus!!…….that does sound like a warning …..so let"s all continue praying not just for us…but for Haiti and the other islands that are still in its path….stay safe |
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| - hurricane matthew |
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am at a shelter now in st Andrew, and there is no rain now. however, earlier it was raining for 15 minutes and cars were flooded out, stalled and some people were stranded. here at the shelter it is quiet we have wa |
| - JPS outage rumours... |
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Heard from social media JPS had intended to cut power at 6pm tonight…it is 6:10 now…so hope that rumor was false…don’t see why they would need to cut power so quick to the island…. |
| - Sunday..5:05 pm update.... |
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Reached St thomas...this is what the start of Mathew is looking like.....waves definitely kicking up with rain bands on its way....stay safe everybody... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Attachment:
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| - Here comes the rain |
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Hi again, update from Moneague area in St. Ann, Jamaica: after a sunny-cloudy but calm morning and early afternoon, now we have rain, not very heavy yet. No wind at the moment, we still have electricity but it's probable that it will be cut off before night with Matthew approaching... Keep safe, I will try to send an update later... Graziella Umbro-Wallace Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel |
| - Hurricane Matthew ing no problem for Jamaica |
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Sent from my iPad Matthew Matthew making his presence known in Kingston with intermittent very heavy rain, spectacular lightening and ominous thunder. The power fluctuated a couple times already. There are no heavy winds. No sounds of birds to be heard, only the sound of hammering as people board up their windows with ply wood. We have nothing to do but wait out the storm. Our prayers are with our neighbour, Haiti. |
| - Less than 24 hours to go... |
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Morning started out so nice...with blue skies and no breeze...weather seems to be deteriorating...1:32 pm...skies over the hills in Kingston looking very ominous...heading out east now to St Thomas to ride out Mathew...last minute stop at supermarket....not much lineups....seems everybody ready and waiting... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Attachment:
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| - Waiting for Matthew |
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Good day everybody, here in St. Ann area, Jamaica, everything is very surreal: cloudy sky, no wind at all, it's so calm that it's really hard to imagine that an hurricane is going to hit us tonight... News are in contrast, who reports that Matthew is not a major danger for Jamaica, other sources (like the Hurricane Center) shows pictures where you can clearly see that Matthew will surely hit at least the north-eastern part of Jamaica (including "my" area, then)... Well, here where I live people are fixing boards at the windows and so on, trying to get as safe as possible. I will send an update as soon as there's something new to repost. Meanwhile keep safe!! Graziella Umbro-Wallace Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel |
| - Jamaica |
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A bright and sunny Sunday morning, after a calm and sunny Saturday afternoon, I woke up feeling sorry for people before communications could give you any warning of oncoming storms. A few gusts on friday, some rain bands, and then the "lull before the storm", it must have been a frightening time to live in. Jamaica seems pretty prepared for what is a lessening threat (the track moving over towards poor Haiti), everyone stocked up and somewhat battened down (Jamaica is an optimistic society, we generally assume the best outcome, not the worst, but it seems will take any excuse to queue up in a supermarket). Some sectors have learned the hard way, the fisher folk having lost so much in Hurricane Dean they are preparing well this time. The satellite maps are very accurate, as now the clouds are moving in just as it shows on the map, and now we have to sit it out till Wednesday!. Stephen |
| - SW coast of Jamaica |
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Still calm here. Matthew is moving towards us but has done a shift to the NW. Hopefully we will be spared the eye but his effects ate going to be intense. |
| - Jamaica miss the bullet | |
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| - Update from the North Coast of Jamaica | |
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| - Matthew at the doors |
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Hi everybody, here in Jamaica there's red alarm because of hurricane Matthew. It's category 5 now and it's about 500 km far from Kingston, so it's supposed to reach the island by tomorrow, Sunday October 2, 2016. I don't know if I can send more reports after this one as we have no electricity and batteries are going down, anyway this is the situation at the moment: in my area (St. Ann), that's Ocho Rios area, we have rain and wind, there's no electricity so it's hard to get news about what's going on all around the island, no radio, no tv... Shops, banks etc are supposed to be closed on Monday and probably Tuesday (if the situation will be "heavy"). Yesterday all supermarkets had a record sale of candles, kerosene oil and tin food, everybody is trying to be prepared to some difficult days... Well, this is what I can say for now, hope to be able to give you more news (if my battery is not going to die)... Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel |
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| - 48 hours more.... |
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And waves already kicking up and reaching the road on the Roselle stretch in St Thomas.... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Attachment:
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| - Hurricane Matthew |
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Greetings and salutations. Preparations are on the way. Yesterday Friday ,Supermarkets were packed to the rafters and some shelve were virtually empty. We have been receiving heavy rain on and off this morning Saturday around 5:30 am with thunder and lightening. This morning computer models show that the center could pass approximately two miles off of Morant point the most easterly part of Jamaica. It is quiet now . No rain but it is overcast . The air is very still with the sound of the occasional bird chirping. Sent from my iPad |
| - Update |
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Preparing ... everyone is.
People moving on our little seaside road from before sunrise. Updates as da conditions start to intensify. Irie Blessings, Sandy and Dillo at Sandysbythesea.com |
| - Hurricane Matthew |
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Hi Everyone, I was able to travel from Montego Bay to Kingston and back this evening and there was not one drop of rain seen anywhere. The day was pretty hot and sunny. Tonight is cool and very still. Many Jamaicans are taking this hurricane seriously and have stocked up on water and non-perishables. The relevant government agencies have activated their emergency preparation plans. The island is on high alert. Persons in the keys have been asked to evacuate and a listing of emergency contact for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been released to the public. We expect to feel the effects starting Sunday evening. We are however hoping that Matthew will change course and we will be spared. Monique |
| - Matthew |
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We were just told on our TV news that Matthew is now 5 miles short of cat 5. Government and people take this one seriously, people are stocking up, traffic is crazy, we don't really know what to expect other than disaster, Gilbert which devastated the island was 'only' a cat 3. So here we are making very sure to prepare as best as we can. It is going to be ugly. The only good thing is that it will hit us in the day. Sent from my iPhone |
| - Matthew. |
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Friday evening: warm and sunny, with a gentle breeze. TV and Radio warnings going out: but in typical Jamaican fashion, no one taking it seriously; they are all in stage one of preparing for a hurricane; wishing it away. Stage two will follow, probably on Saturday, when the churches all fill up, and they start trying to "pray it away"; when that fails; and the first winds and rain appear: PANIC!! Expecting many shops to be open on Sunday: too good a sales/panic buying opportunity! I live up in the mountains, North of Kingston: and after previous hurricanes, the major problem is that the roads are not open, so no shopping possible. The power will be out for weeks rather than days, as will the phones, and internet. Fully stocked up, with extra food and beer, for 4 weeks: when the power fails, run the generator to keep the freezer running, and then on to tinned food! All water tanks filled, plus some extra in containers; and break out the hurricane boards ( all cut and ready to fit, as they were saved from previous storms ) and they will be fitted on Saturday, last minute, as there is nothing worse than living in a dark, airless house, burning candles!! Plenty of nails, screws and polythene sheets for any emergency repairs, and with the house built on the side of a mountain, NO problems with flooding!! One, slight, bit of good information: at 3,500 feet in elevation, the air is 16% thinner, and a heavy gust of wind has less kinetic energy, than at sea level!! BUT worried about my coffee bushes; was looking good for a bumper crop this season: just have to wait and see. All we can do now is hope and pray!! Robin. |
| - Category 4!!!... |
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Hope everybody now will take this more seriously as Mathew is now officially a category 4!!….. |
| - Good Day to you from SW Jamaica |
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People are preparing and it is on radio and news to get ready to be slammed.
It was just upgraded to a 4. All boats and engines will be taken out of sea tomorrow and no time to type more as I must batton down and get ready for dis monster. Irie Blessings, Sandy and Dillo at Sandysbythesea.com |
| - Fwd: In Kingston Jamaica |
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From: Wayne Boodasingh Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 1:33 PM Subject: In Kingston Jamaica Right now Kingston and its environs are hot, with bright sunshine and a mild North Easterly breeze.
Most supermarkets and hardware stores are full of people but short of needed goods. Plyboard sheets, plastic sheets, tarpaulins, and garbage bags are the popular hardware items being sought.
Bread, bottled water, beers (Red Stripe) tin food products and potatoes seem to be the Most sought after items.
We keep a watch on the StormCarib site for updates on the development of Matthew as her bore his way through the Caribbean Sea.
Wayne.
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| - Jamaica update.... |
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Sunny skies …but extremely hot outside….nobody in the countryside here seems to be listening to the warnings of the impending storm….I fear that our memory is too short…..I just realized that the storm hitting here Monday morning is such a bad thing…as most stores will be closed on Sunday…which is when I suspect the news will finally sink in….the radio has recently announced that Mathew is a Cat 3….so hoping and praying that we will be protected ….update more later |
| - Update from North coast |
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Hello, It's very hot and breezy here with the sea showing whitecaps and chop. I noticed no significant traffic or shopping for supplies. Everything was on the shelves at the grocery and hardware store and I don't hear the tap tap tap of hammers driving the nails yet. I think the Jamaican government has been more laid back on getting the news out then normal, but it is in the papers, tv and news now. We are not under a hurricane watch at this point. Sent from my iPad |
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Good afternoon. Sincerely, |
| - Watch the Approaching Weather |
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August morning - Emancipation Day - dawns breathlessly still in Montego Bay. No breeze, barely any clouds.But, we need to be watching carefully at the weather approaching from the East. Not yet having a closed circulation Invest 97L has no name, but he/she has winds of 47 mph and the clouds look really intense.
Additionally, he/she will be here soon so there is not much time for preparations. Get ready folks - at the very least we should be in for plenty rain and very gusty winds |
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