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- Waterspout!

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:16:00 EDT

This was a nice one this afternoon. After many dry months, we have some rain!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
The Villa Fairview

- Waterspout!

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:17:12 EDT

Saw this this evening on the way home. Had to rush before I missed it!

Ronnie Lockhart
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Early morning St. Thomas

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:33:19 EDT

Nothing to report around here, but some really nice days and the reports that there is nothing out there at all, but Lisa, which is heading way north!!

Here is what it looked like early this morning!

Ronnie Lockhart
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Suns out

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:49:51 EDT

Seen some blue skies. Now there is dust! Mud turns into dirt, then dust! What a mess!

Webcam

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Sun coming out!

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:20:51 EDT

El Sol is trying to peak out. Seen him fighting this morning. Just a little drizzle. All should be okay today I hope. Public Works doing a great job cleaning up the streets!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Karl

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:38:06 EDT

Suddenly it was TD 12, now it's Karl, a new depression. How quickly they grow up! Looks like he will be heading north. Hope he stays on that track. We NEED to dry out. The earth is saturated, every time it rains it looks to flood! Been drizzling all night. Lightning and thunder seems to have slowed down. Hopefully we will see the sun tomorrow.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 5:45pm

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:02:31 EDT

Lots of thunder and lightning. I truly suspect that this is another depression on the heels of Jeanne. So much rain after the storm has clearly passed. Hope my suspicions aren't true. Earlier when looking at the satellite image, it looked like two different systems!

We had two cruse ships pull in today. Heard that they had been as sea for 5 days! They were all in town and Havensight shopping! There was mud all over from last night's downfall.

Frenchtown outside Alexander's, ball park still under water!

Right across from Yacht Haven. Used to be called Turnbull City since this is where the Governor had his campaign headquarters. SO, would this be Turnbull Lake?

Boat stuck on the road in Nadir. At least it didn't float there!

Skies looking to clear in the South, but with the thunder I am hearing now, was just a tease! Cruise ships still in harbor. Wonder if they will stay late?

Understand there may be a curfew tonight at 6pm. And now I see that TD 12 has formed off the coast of Africa!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Jeanne/St. Thomas East End

From: PANTUSCO AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:52:17 EDT

We have been through a night of some major rain for St. Thomas. Yesterday was very gusty and then for a while it seemed to have past. In looking at the satellite pictures we knew we were in for much more. I can't really tell if this is "part" of Jeanne or if it is another system in itself right now but this is definately the part that carries all of the rain. Yesterday carried much rain but nothing in comparison. Constant thunder and lightening has occured as well since 8pm or so last night and still continues now at 1pm today (Thursday).
Below is a picture overlooking Secre Harbor yesterday during the winds from Jeane and also a picture of American Yacht Harbor that I just took 1/2 hour ago. Our beautiful blue water has turned into what looks like a very muddy lake.
Much of the beach at Secret arbor is eroded as well. I will take some photos and send later today if possible.
Terrie Pantusco
www.CaribbeanSaloon.com

- Jeanne 9:45am

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:49:55 EDT

Well, here we sit waiting for the rain to stop! we all pray for rain, but never this much! I hear lot of mud all over the place. Two cruise ships in town that have been floating around for 5 days. What a day in store for them! Will be out and about to check the mud. Report and pictures later I hope.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 11pm

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:55:10 EDT

Thought it was all gone. More bands to come. Had quite a squall earlier tonight. Was out and about and never seen do much water! Frenchtown was under at least 5 or 6 inches of water. The entire ballpark was covered! The Veteran's Drive from Frenchtown to The Holiday Inn was under water and mud on the left side going uptown! Forecasters say this should end sometime tomorrow! Wonder if they will be closing places and schools again tomorrow?

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 4pm

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:09:30 EDT

Went out, had some lunch. Drove around the island. Looks pretty good. Little landslides, not much else.

Here is the waterfront with a storm surge. Looks like it rose 2 feet!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 12:20pm

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:30:58 EDT

Wind is picking up. They now say this will be all afternoon. May take a run to see what's happening out there in a while. Pictures of course will follow when I return.

Waves thrashing over the rocks at Hassel Island.

Muddy run off from the hills.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 10:30am

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:32:19 EDT

Little more rain now and less wind. Still a few quick gusts, but not much.

Looks like the blue sky trying to come out in the East!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- North Side

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:40:11 EDT

A source on the North Side says the sun is coming out! Hooray!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Fwd: HAHAHAH

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:17:49 EDT

A report from Peterborg!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

From: "Scott J. Martin" <sjmvi AT msn.com>

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:12:31 -0300

Hey Ronnie...

Nice and calm out here in Peterborg...

Thought you should know...

Keep you the good work!

Scott Martin

- Fwd: Ugly on East End

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:41:27 EDT

Another interesting email form the East end! Funny how things are. The wind is still blowing here.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

From: "brownie" <vibumblebee AT earthlink.net>

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:30:35 -0400

Hi,

It must be a different storm where you are, but we know that happens don't we! Over here on the East End at Water Bay it pretty breezy with heavy downpours. The wind picked up just before 6am and has been going strong since then.

Be safe.

Brownie Haracivet

- 7:15am

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:18:58 EDT

Really windy and some rain. Not too heavy a downpour. My dog wanted to go out, so I opened the door. She walked out looked around and ran back in. Kind of like Ground Hog Day! So I guess it should be a while longer. Hopefully until noon.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Fwd: Scott Free

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:12:14 EDT

Here is an email I got!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

From: "American Mediation Institute" <amiusvi AT earthlink.net>

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:16:07 -0400

Good Morning Ronnie,

It is 4:13 AM and the wind is howling in Scott Free. Thank God the power is on.

Hard to tell the mph but I expect to see downed trees from the sound of it.

Nancy Clark

- 3:20am

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 03:22:59 EDT

Lots of wind coming from the East. Doesn't seem to have much rain with it though. Gusting around 20 MPH I would estimate. If it stays like this we should be okay. Maybe the rain will follow.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Jeanne.

From: zack zook <zacharyzook AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:28:11 -0700 (PDT)

Here on St. Thomas' Northside.

Wind is now somewhat steady with bigger gusts every ten or fifteen minutes or so.

Same deal with the rain. drizzle, pour, drizzle, pour.

I am posting this at 12:30AM, Wed. Jeanne should be around 30 miles South-South east of St. Croix right now.

According to forecasts as of 11PM Tue, the center of Jeanne should pass at 50 miles from St. Thomas around 9AM Wed.

Power went out once thusfar, only to return within a matter of seconds.
Something tells me that this will intensify for us, but who knows.

My best to St. Croix

I shall post in the morning if possible.

Zack

Zacharyzook@yahoo.com

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- 11pm

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:54:27 EDT

It has been raining a little and some small gusts of wind. Looks like she will pass south of St. Croix in the next few hours. We should be north enough to not get any of the higher gusts of wind.

A good sign to me is to go to Frenchtown and if the fishermen have hauled their boats into the ball park it will be rough. They have only hauled them up to the guard rail in the parking lot and have them tied. Should be able to sleep well tonight!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 6 PM Jeanne

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:59:49 EDT

Looks like more wind than expected. She could be a Cat 1 hurricane by Wednesday as she passes Puerto Rico. Waiting for the 8pm advisory. Still blustery out, some scattered rain and a little wind.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Tropical Storm Jeanne

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:27:41 EDT

Guess I was too quick with my previous post! Jeanne is on her way. Should be south of St. Croix tonight on her way to Puerto Rico. We should still get some wind!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- TD 11 Update

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:13:21 EDT

Been cloudy all morning. Slight rain. Should pick up this afternoon they say, and pass tonight. Should be gone by tomorrow. 30 MPH winds.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Update

From: "Henry Morris" <celina AT viaccess.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:27:08 -0400

This tropical storm sprung up suddenly. As of right now nothing is happening, but we should be getting showers sometime this afternoon. This is the track as of 5 AM.9/14/2004.

- TD 11

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:44:59 EDT

Well, now we have a Tropical Storm warning for tomorrow! Came out of nowhere! Winds should start blowing tomorrow morning. Will let you know in the morning.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Hurricane Ivan

From: "Henry Morris" <celina AT viaccess.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:59:56 -0400

- Grenada

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:41:40 EDT

So sorry to hear and see what has happened in Grenada. I know of an insurance adjuster on the way to Grenada on Friday. Should be back in a few days with a first hand report. There was talk last night about a fundraiser in Frenchtown to help out. Our favorite chef George of Alexander's and Hook, Line, and Sinker is from Grenada. He has been in touch with some family, but the adjuster will be trying to locate his father for him. More later.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 8:30 AM Tuesday

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 08:32:47 EDT

It looks like, at this point, after the jag that Ivan took last night, he will be moving further south. Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados and those others in the path, good luck, our prayers are with you!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Update

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 16:33:18 EDT

Well, some are starting to worry, but we see Ivan WILL pass south of us.

We will be looking after it passes thru from the Atlantic to the Caribbean. Hoping for the best for those in Barbados and St. Lucia More later.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Ivan!

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 21:18:41 EDT

Ivan is traveling westward. He has become a category 4 hurricane already! Hope he is gentle on us. From what I have looked at, he will be passing below us, but we have to remember is that the worst winds are on the North side of the storm, so if he passes the same distance as Frances did, we will feel it, especially in St. Croix!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 7:30 AM

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:34:15 EDT

Sun's out! A beautiful day in paradise!

My prayers go out to my Rotary friends in The Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. Be prepared! This is going to be big.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 11:00PM

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:10:00 EDT

All is relatively quiet now. Clouds moving to the North. The moon comes out every now and again. Not sure if we will be having any rain tonight.

Hope this is it for this year!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 4:45

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:50:15 EDT

I am convinced it's all gone. Drove most of the island. Only thing I saw were two trees down and a big flower pot turned over by the pottery place in Smith Bay! The waves at Hull Bay weren't even up to par, like the ones last year when we had a storm pass north.

Looks like we will be okay. Thank God and you guys for your thoughts!

Looking out towards Inner Brass

From Drake's Seat, a view of Magens.

Waves at Hull Bay

Tropaco Point

Looking from my Mom's house on St. Peter Mountain Road towards Peterborg. Only one thing missing, Peterborg! That's rain!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 1:45

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:45:11 EDT

Everything has slowed down. Going to take a run on the Northside to look at the waves. Be back soon!

You can keep an eye on it from my Webcam in the window. It refreshes every 5 minutes.

Webcam.

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 12:30

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:30:22 EDT

Wind kicking up. Rain falling!!

These pictures taken a few minutes apart! Looking east while everything is coming from the West!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Noon

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:58:57 EDT

Getting cloudier. Winds still picking up. Town area not as windy as up in the hills. No seaplanes sighted lately. Stores closed, restaurants closed although I hear the Greenhouse is open. Schools, banks, Government offices, almost everything is closed. Airport still open. just heard a plane take off!

10 o'clock has Frances almost north of us, hopefully she will be past us in a few hours with hardly any winds!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- 11:30AM / St. Thomas

From: zack zook <zacharyzook AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:38:25 -0700 (PDT)

Well, the thunder is approaching. I believe that it will get loud. The wind is rather boring ... nothing above small gusts. Maybe the winds will soon surge.

It has not rained a single drop. Very cloudy and hazy. Visibility to the East is maybe two or three miles.

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- 9:25 AM

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:29:15 EDT

Breezes picking up a little. Planes landing at CEKA from the West. Seaborne has some flights. Tortola ferries running. No sight of any St. John ferries. Few boats moored in the harbor, all facing west. No Coast Guard boats docked or anywhere to be seen. Still see a little blue in the skies although loads of gray!

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Update

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:40:43 EDT

6:30 AM and no different from 3 o'clock. Water calm on south side, can't speak for the northside where it should be rolling in. Breeze still blowing. I think that if anything shows, it will be much later in the day, meanwhile Frances is still rising on the latitude side!

Ronnie

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- Update

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:03:55 EDT

Shortly after three, I went out to check on the 'wind.' Rather eerie, a slight wind out of the west. Town reminds me of a night in the sixties when my grandmother, who came for refuge, and I sat up all night during a hurricane 'scare,' as we called them, waiting for a storm that never showed! She would be saying, 'look at those asses'. referring to the people who broke curfew driving around on the waterfront! Great bonding experience at 3 in the morning!

Checked the 2 o'clock coordinates and Frances is moving further north at 19.8. Seems to be drifting higher. Still can't see her affecting us that much. We have look out for her outer bands. Checking back at 6!

Ronnie

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview

- St. Thomas

From: zack zook <zacharyzook AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:50:09 -0700 (PDT)

Here on St. Thomas, wind has certainly strengthened ... it is actually
starting to howl a tad. Yes, the wind seems to be building somewhat
steadily compared to the late hours of Monday, but who really knows if it
will last.
Home Depot almost sold out of plywood today. Quite a few people, it
seems, have boarded up. And gas stations were flooded with lines of cars.
I could go on and on about the supermarket and how there wasn't any soup
left.
 
We shall see what happens later this morning.
-Z
zacharyzook@yahoo.com
..........
Tuesday/August.31st/1:45AM
 
 

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- Report

From: RonUSVI AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:37:27 EDT

Long time since no report!

Here we sit, waiting. As far as some are concerned, it should blow like hell tomorrow. I don't think so. People are boarding up, buying water and gas! We are under hurricane warning. They say it should blow tropical storm winds in the morning. This we will have to wait and see! I personally don't think it will affect us that much. Hope I am right!
More in the morning!

Ronnie

Ronnie Lockhart
The Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
The Villa Fairview
Villa Fairview