St.Thomas (USVI) - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)

- - - 2001 Hurricane Season - - -

- iris and our belize friends

From: "jb jerdon" <huckphotovi AT lycos.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 18:04:42 -0400

hi all
jerry is no problem mon
still rain bands...disapating means spreading out
we will keep a close eye out
please send greetings to our belize friends
who are under the eight ball now
http://www.ambergriscaye.com
we know what they are going thru
lets wish them god speed
huck
st thomas

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- TROPICAL STORM IRIS

From: "jb jerdon" <huckphotovi AT lycos.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:39:05 -0400

HELLO FROM ST THOMAS
tropical storm IRIS is upon us...passing some 200
miles south of us she is making quite a racket
with accompanimenting light show...2 secs between flash and thunder
rain in heavy deluges off and on
winds se gust to 27 knts steady 15 knts
temp 81
JUST FILLED THE POOL FROM WAPA WATER..TEMP=92F
LIKE A BATH
hope it doesnt over flow!!!
we are just getting the northern edges
lightning has passed 
 back to the pool rain or not
lots of new stuff on my web pages
history
costa rica pics
st croix
 HUCK
SOUTH SIDE ST THOMAS ABOVE
MORNINGSTAR BEACH


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- dean...whew that was close

From: "jb jerdon" <huckphotovi AT lycos.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:56:18 -0400

hello all
it is 8 pm st thomas 
pouring rain not much wind now but earlier gusts to 40 or 50 knts
just having the pleasure or adventure of  traveling from st john a mere 4 miles 
from st thomas at about 
3 pm we were caught in the middle of the worst of it
the ferry ride is usualy very pleasent what a suprise or not... knowing full 
well a wave was upon us
we had to return home  to st thomas seas were 6-8ft
rain biting and wind pushing smaller craft off course
several passengers had life 
jackets
in hand every one else were crouched under garbage bags
literaly soaked to the bone we reached stt shivering
drenching rain on st john before boarding
arrived home to no power
wind or surge had torn wire loose from transformer
wapa was here within an hour
still pouring..thunder and lightning cistern overflowing we need it
awoke to beatiful doulble rainbow this morn
but this looks like it will last  afew more hours
the worst is yet to reach
but this is a baby by our standards
huck

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- Relative Quietness

From: "Dave McDermott" <superdave AT islands.vi>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:56:33 -0300

Happy afternoon! Not much going on in the tropics. Seems like when something sinister comes off the African coast, the Bermuda high in the mid-Atlantic pushes it down into the ITCZ where it basically disintegrates!!! That's not a problem!!!!

Lack of rainfall is the apparent problem so far. We have had some light periods of showers move through and the island is alot greener tahn it was 3 weeks ago. However, a semi-drought condition still exists.

Wariness should still be observed as we are starting to enter the 2 month "peak period" from mid-August to mid-October. Just because it has been quiet doesn't mean our guard should be let down!!!!

Dave

- NEXT!

From: "Dave McDermott" <superdave AT islands.vi>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:45:48 -0300

Well, TD#2 was much like I anticipated: A dragon-fly like short lifespan. I doubt we will even get as much rain as we are supposed to get given it's fragmented nature. And we definitley need the rain!! I just had to buy water (USD $300.00) for 5200 gallons. This normally would last us about 3 months but.....

Our next impressive wave is slowly making it's way across the Atlantic. Still very far away but this one I believe has more potential. Time again, will tell.

Dave

- interesting wave

From: "Dave McDermott" <superdave AT islands.vi>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 22:04:13 -0300

Welcome back to another season of: Name That Storm! Our first impressive wave of the 2001 Hurricane season has manifested itself in the Central Atlantic and at a low latitude at that. Looks impressive on the latest satellite imagery with light winds aloft (less than 15 knots) and warm sea surface temps (82-85). While the forecast models do not foresee a closed circulation forming at this time (they leave it as an open trough), I see a depression by this time tomorrow. There really is nothing to inhibit slow growth of this system at least until it gets within 250-400 miles of the Caribbean Island chain. Moving west/northwest at 15 mph, it also has an interesting track/curve. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, another impressive wave has moved off the African coast as well and the calm before the storm appears to be on it's last legs.

Happy to see some familiar "correspondents" from battles before ready for this campaign! Keep up the great work!

Here's hoping we don't have to type much this season.

Dave

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