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| - Montego Bay Damage and Weather Report |
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Hi: I am pleased to say that Montego Bay was not hit hard by the passing of Michelle. However, there is some amount of damage to roads. Two hot spots have suffered damages. They are located on the waterfront and as a result received a good beating from the waves. It did rain yesterday but thankfully, there are no floodings or landslides to report in this area. For the rest of the week we expect good weather with sunshine and wind. Friday and Saturday may be humid. The sun has been shining since the start of the day and it does not seem that it will rain at all today. However, I am hoping that the weather will get better for the rest of Jamaica soon. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp |
| - Michelle | |
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| - This weeks weather |
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There's a new storm in town, Michelle. However, since the start of the week we have not been experiencing great weather at all. There has been rain, rain and more rain. Some parishes have experienced floodings, land slides etc while others have just experienced mild to heavy showers. Those areas most affected were St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland which are Parishes located in the northeastern and eastern sections of the island. Portland was hardest hit with people having to evacuate their homes, some homes, bridges and roads being washed away and landslides destroying houses. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is presently assisting all affected areas. There are reported cases of road blocks in St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and Manchester. We hope that the weather will get better soon but forecasters predict lots of wind and some rain for the remainder of the week. Montego Bay has experienced alot of rain since the start of the week but I think it has been bearable so far. Kids are still going to school and people to work. Businesses are operating as usual and everyone is sporting a raincoat or umbrella. Let's hope for the best. Later. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp |
| - Conditions in Jamaica | |
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| - Iris |
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Reporting from Montego Bay Iris is gone and I am sure everybody in Jamaica is glad that we were not hit harder. I woke up yesterday in expectation of high winds, lots of rain, thunder and lightening. But when I peered outside, there had been a slight drizzle and that was it. Not much activity took place downtown and it actually resembled a ghost town at 9:00 a.m. yesterday. Places that were otherwise open were closed and only a hand full of vendors could be seen. The rest of the day was very gloomy with little showers here and there. I skimped through one of our local newspapers today, which reported that some sections of the country were hit with strong winds and heavy rains, resulting in injury to at least two people and the disruption of water and electricity supplies. The areas hit by heavy rains included such parishes as Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester, St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland and certain parts of St. James. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management reported that there were power cuts in sections of several parishes including Kingston, Portland, Manchester and Catherine, as utility poles went down following the heavy rains. There was also flooding in some Manchester communities. We are now monitoring Jerry and I hope it will dissipate before reaching us. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp |
| - Hurricane Iris | |
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| - Hurricane Iris | |
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| - Iris over Jamaica | |
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| - iris |
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This is Andrew Green I live at Eltham View, about 20 miles west of Kingston and one of the many dormitory communities for Kingston in the Parish of St. Catherine. We have been having light to heavy showers for a fe hours now. There is absolutely no wind. It is dawn and we are doing some battening down here, bet there is little evidence of anyone else doing so. There was a rush on SOME hardware stores yesterday and the supermarkets did not seem to be doing any extra business. Jamaicans have not taken Iris seriously. Too many false alarms recently, and when you have been through Gilbert with gusts approaching 200 mph, it is hard to be in awe of this one. I suspect the farmers will not be so relaxed though. Andrew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 |
| - Iris over Jamaica | |
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| - Update |
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I am located in Montego Bay, St. James. Chantel was expected to hit the island yesterday. A Hurricane watch was in effect for Jamaica as Chantal regained strength Friday (August 17, 2001)afternoon and was expected to further strengthen that night. At 5pm, the centre of Tropical Storm Chantal was located near latitude 14. 3 degrees North, Longitude 67 .4 degrees west or about 912 kilometres east southeast of Morant Point. The local news on the said day listed a few southern parishes as areas which would receive the hardest hit from the storm. These parishes includes St. Elizabeth, Kingston and St. Andrew and Portland. It was expected that the island would experienceshowers and thunderstorms by Saturday afternoon (August 18, 2001) as the system passed in the vicinity of the Pedro Banks. Chantal was expected to become a dangerous hurricane by the time it got west of Jamaica. Fishermen on the cays and banks were advised to return to mainland while other small craft operators were advised to return to port and those in port not to venture out. Most places in Kingston were prepared for the storm as metal sheeting were used to cover glass windows. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) was also prepared for Chantel. On Saturday morning, there were a few showers in Kingston and slight rain in Montego Bay. The sky was dark and the air was still. In the evening however, the sun came out in its brightest form in city of Montego Bay and by 6:00 p.m., we had a little rain. Not much went on in Kingston that day except for high winds. On Sunday (August 29, 2001), we experienced rain in Montego Bay until about 10:30 a.m. and the rest of the day was basically dry and gloomy. Not much people came out of their homes. Today, everything is back to normal. According to one of our local newspapers (published today), Jamaica was spared by Chantal's fury. However, a number of trees and utility poles were felled in different parishes along the south coast due to heavy winds associated with the storm. Reports received by the ODPEM advised of downed power lines and flooding of several yards in Port Royal. It is also said that the hardest hit Parish was Portland as a few houses lost their roofs, floodings occured and trees were uprooted by the force of the winds. None of the resort Parishes (St. Ann - Ocho Rios; St. James - Montego Bay; Westmoreland - Negril) were affected by the storm. This is all the information for now. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp |
| - Chantal over Jamaica | |
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| - Weather (fwd) |
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 00:13:49 -0700 From: Carlene Rowe <carlene_rowe63 AT hotmail.com> Subject: Weather At present it approximately 12:02 am, things are calm in my area (Kingston). But not that calm that is usaually experience before a hurricane. The time is still very hot, and the temperature might not begin to fall until about 2:00 am in the morning. People will begin to shop by tomorrow just in case we are hit. From what I am seeing from the satellite, if it moves due west then we should get some strong showers from it. However, if for any reason it move northwest then we are in trouble. I will send you another report tomorrow at 10:00 am with more update on the happening on our island. |
| - Chantal Is Approaching but... | |
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| - Chantal is Approaching fast, but.... | |
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