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- Earl aftermath
  • By David Thyssen <sbhnow at live.com>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:00:12 -0400
48 hours after hurricane Earl smashed our island, and while tropical storm passes out at sea, we now have to start thinking about Gaston. While still a tropical depression, this may be the next hurricane.
Earl seemed to go easy on us until around noon 2 days ago, but as the eye passed Anguilla, all of a sudden strong gusts accompanied by heavy rain, tore down trees and took down everything not securely fastened, like my satellite dish. Oops, I should have taken it off my roof, and I saw it fly by as I closed the shutters. We had been able to spend the morning out on our west facing terrace, but when the gusts hit, even on the west side of the house it wasn't safe anymore. Fortunately, I had parked my car close to the house, because the dish landed in the spot where I usually park. The next few hours we spent waiting for the worst to pass. The local radio station was out, so it was difficult to get updates and to find out what was going on. I don't have much of a view, so as soon as the storm calmed down, we took the car and went for a short ride. Clean-up crews were already at work to clear the roads from fallen trees and branches, and other debris. At Toiny, one boat was beached (what a crazy idea it was of the owner to leave the boat there during a storm). Other than fallen trees, we didn't see much damage. Some lower roads were flooded, but nothing impassable. Nature took a hit, and since we had a lot of rain this summer, the island was lush and green. After Earl, it looks more like we're in the middle of a drought. Gustavia took some flooding damage, and a lot of trees were downed. The ferry port was flooded and damaged, as well as the town hall. I know at least one catamaran sank during the morning at Corrossol, but the owner was able to make it to the shore alive. There has been a lot of beach erosion, and this while a few beaches were just receiving new sand. As far as I know there is some damage to the stadium. The airport was reopened at noon yesterday.

In the pictures the view from my house. The first pic was taken early in the morning, the others as the day progressed. The last is of the stranded boat at Toiny.

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- EARL
  • By babath fwi <fanzy_431 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:07:36 +0100
 At this time of the day, 3pm, with all the messages on facebook, it seems that ST BARTHS suffured a lot from the west side to the south side with the swell and the wind blowing from these directions. Many places on the island don't have power. Here in Flamands we have power and we had a lot of wind from 9.30 10 am to 1 or 2pm south winds. Right now we are on the confinment alert ( nobody have to be out and must stay at home). And it should be the same until late tonight, it's a good thing.
It seems that the future tropical storm FIONA is on the way to the Northern Leeward Islands again.
That's all what we can say for now on the situation here until we allow to go out and verify everythings
Be safe and take care behind EARL
- Update
  • By babath fwi <fanzy_431 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:48:38 +0100
Hello everyone.
We should be in alert later in the week with the new tropical depression forming at this time in the far eastern atlantic. The first projections say that it will pass on top or close enought to us to have bad weather. But it's too far to say exactly where it will go.

A this time just wait and see what is going on with this one.

Today we have nice conditions around the island.

Be safe
- Hello to everybody, Long time i did not write h...
  • By babath fwi <fanzy_431 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 22:49:43 +0100
Hello to everybody,

Long time i did not write here. As everyone knows hurricane season is back. We 
hope here that we will be missed by any bad system which supposed to pass 
around. 
Since last year we experienced good conditions only a few days with wind and 
swell but most of time it was very nice.
Cross fingers for the next few months
                                          
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