stormCARIB presents in depth information, weather discussions and local reports regarding tropical storms and hurricanes threatening the Caribbean islands. Special local hurricane correspondents are standing by on the islands and will provide timely eye-witness reports and updates. Listed are the latest 10 updates received. http://stormcarib.com 60 en-us Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:21:53 EDT Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:21:53 EDT * Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:21:26 -0400 It was early in the evening when we heard rain on the roof! It was already dark. It lasted longer than other showers. It was a saturating rain. We were happy. But then it stopped. We are to expect more the deeper we get into September and it might even include a cyclone to give us something to remember; in the meanwhile let's enjoy what we have. May God bless us all. Isabel R A I N. ! [jpg8MqGeNL0E9.jpg] [jpg8hrJkRhj2d.jpg] Late afternoon: Attachment: IMG_0886.mov Description: QuickTime movie __________________________________________________________________]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:21:53 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml?id=1789356113_3115880 stormCARIB * Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:21:10 -0400 Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. An Unusual Plume of Dust Is Headed to Florida Saharan dust often reaches South Florida, but rarely this late in the year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/weather/saharan-dust-florida.html?unlocked_ar ticle_code=1.A1E.g2Ts.aC7JPJYVcfem&smid=em-share Sent from my iPad __________________________________________________________________]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:21:31 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml?id=1789330891_3065021 stormCARIB * Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:11:35 -0400 This morning I got up at 5 a.m. it was still dark but it did not get lighter as it should have. There was a thick cloud of Saharan dust through the entire region. We were warned that it was coming. I had never seen so much dust before. It remained throughout the day with the sun shining through wherever it could. We know that it has kept storms from forming, but unfortunately the rain also, which we need so much. I hope and pray that we get the rain we need no matter what it takes. May God bless us all. Isabel Our palms are dying [jpgfAXxd0urpn.jpg] [jpgMaLID2U0tc.jpg] But flowers are blooming... [jpgp7cP_t48Qx.jpg] Like this Tiger Lily [jpg8UpRIrnsrO.jpg] [jpg9qoMoYDcsz.jpg] [jpgoTzRXfvNUJ.jpg] And our Flamboyant trees. We have 7 in our property. __________________________________________________________________]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:12:06 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml?id=1789272726_2947180 stormCARIB * Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:57:30 -0400 We have to re-think our water consumption for many months to come. This drought may extend thru next May or beyond. Planting hardier vegetable plants. Using different watering methods. Grooming our fruit trees. Re-using grey water. Protecting soil with heavy mulch. Grateful for no storms on the horizon. PNG image Sent from my iPad __________________________________________________________________]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:57:46 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml?id=1789221466_2844923 stormCARIB * Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:38:40 -0400 It was so dusty that we had a perfect Saharan Dust Sunset. Isabel [jpgjusZXgoWAp.jpg] May God bless us all __________________________________________________________________]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:38:56 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml?id=1789180736_2762379 stormCARIB * Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:03:17 -0400 HEAT ADVISORY and more Sahara Dust moving in. Better than facing a hurricane as we just went past the peak of storm season yesterday. https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie Sent from my iPad __________________________________________________________________]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:03:32 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml?id=1789124612_2649513 stormCARIB * Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:26:14 -0400 Evenings are cool and flowers are blooming, but the palm treesñ are suffering and if we don't get some good, saturating rain they are going to die. There is hope in the near future with the huge tropical wave that came off the West Coast of Africa heading west. Unfortunately, there will be dust to contend with. That can diminish the chance of rain. We just have to pray and hope for the best. May God bless us all. Isabel [jpgJSFJ876cj2.jpg] [jpg78wIXfM1xz.jpg] [jpgC4YAEO2GVo.jpg] End of Day of photo [jpgo1YbUrn3BE.jpg] __________________________________________________________________]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:26:38 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml?id=1789086398_2570940 stormCARIB * Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:58:33 +0000 Good morning People on St Maarten woke up at 4:00 this morning to a heavy thunder and lightning storm. My dogs were terrified. But we did get some much-needed rain. This morning, it's still cloudy and a little drizzly but it is trying to clear up. Now this afternoon we have an air quality alert. Thankful for no hurricanes though. Image Get Outlook for Android __________________________________________________________________]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:58:40 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stmartin.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stmartin.shtml?id=1789045120_2481274 stormCARIB * Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 20:12:07 +0000 It's been crazy hot for several days now. Most of the rain that STT received the other day mostly fell in the west side of St. Croix. East and mid-island only received a little bit of rain and then the sauna effect took hold. Today, we had wind gusts from the East up to 38mph earlier and now the wind is gusting to 25 mph. Despite the wind, we had a heat index of 105. PNG image __________________________________________________________________]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:12:16 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml?id=1788984736_2357985 stormCARIB * Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:38:58 -0400 We had more rain yesterday. It has cooled down by 5 degrees this morning. The grass is finally greening up. Considering where we could be this week in any past September feeling very  340; LUCKY. Sent from my iPad __________________________________________________________________]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:39:14 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stthomas.shtml?id=1788871154_2101629 stormCARIB