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- Flooding and mudslides add to St. Vincent's volcano woes
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:45:07 -0400
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-mudslides-st-vincent-volcano-woes.html


- Wet Sunset
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:50:13 -0400
We are grateful for the rain in last few days and more to come.
The  water mon  needs a break. We have cooled down to 72 degrees
here. Feels like February. 

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- USVI Staging Relief Effort to Support St. Vincent and The Grenadines
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:26:20 -0400
https://viconsortium.com/vi-disaster_recovery/virgin-islands-usvi-stages-major-relief-effort-to-support-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-

- Sahara Dust Sunset Again
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:02:44 -0400
Heat index was 88 today...going to be a long summer. 

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- WCK serving on St. Vincent following volcano eruption 🌋
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:29:16 -0400
Title: WCK serving on St. Vincent following volcano eruption 🌋
Please join me in donating to World Central Kitchen in St Vincent 

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La Soufrière on St. Vincent has erupted dozens of times in the last two weeks, at times sending ash 26,000 feet into the air and covering communities.
📷: Nick Spencer

On April 8 at 8:41am, a massive explosion came from the La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the first eruption since 1979. Eruptions have continued in the days since, sending dangerous ash and debris into the air—so deep in some areas that roofs are starting to collapse. Thankfully most residents were able to evacuate safely from the Red Zone, but 20,000 people are now displaced from their homes.

The WCK Relief Team arrived shortly after the first eruption, connecting with local community groups and activating restaurants to prepare hot meals. While some St. Vincent residents were able to evacuate to nearby countries via cruise ship, most have relocated to the south of the island where they are staying in shelters or with family and friends. Private homes are now filled with displaced families, and food and water remain a huge concern for residents.

We are now serving 4,000 meals daily to over 50 locations on St. Vincent. The biggest challenge for the WCK team on the ground is how to reach displaced families that are spread out over a wide area, rather than being in big congregate shelters due to Covid. We are also delivering meals on the island of Bequia, just south of St. Vincent, where some residents have evacuated to.

We met Lolita & Fitz-Allan (left) while delivering the plates across the island made by two local partners, Mariners Hotel and Flow Wine Bar. Sir Roy (right) is staying with friends in the Barrouallie area. By purchasing meals from restaurants, we are also supporting the local economy during this difficult time.

Many schools on St. Vincent have been turned into informal shelters for residents. With no running water, cooking is not possible, so we are delivering lunch and dinner each day. Ms. Kirby (left) oversees the Barrouallie Technical School shelter on the west coast, just south of the Red Zone.

The island is facing compounding challenges in the weeks ahead. Crops and livestock that communities depend on have been completely lost. Water has been contaminated and supplies of bottled options are running low.

To increase our ability to provide fresh food across the island, additional WCK staff are now on St. Vincent and we are setting up a kitchen at the Hospitality & Maritime Institute. In conjunction with our local restaurant partners, we expect to produce up to 8,000 hot meals each day.

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- From United Nations on St Vincent
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:26:48 -0400
https://youtu.be/C0MHnJGFPgQ


- Waterspout Touches Down in Coral Bay | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:54:20 -0400
You can see how much foliage drought has taken. 


https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/04/14/waterspout-touches-down-in-coral-bay/

- Sahara Sunset Now
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:06:12 -0400
We have way too much dust for mid April . It feels like August. Heat index 
was 87 f today. Super drought. No rain in sight. We are doing the rain 
dance. We still feel luckier than most. Our hearts are in St Vincent. 

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- Lucky USVI
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:48:46 -0400

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- : Blocked downspouts from St Vincent Volcanic ash
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:45:24 -0400
Just blocked downspouts per government advisory, expecting ash later today.
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- Wind Change Bringing Volcanic Ash and Sahara Dust | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:19:39 -0400
Virgin Islanders advised to block downspouts to cisterns and boil 
drinking water . 
https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/04/14/wind-change-bringing-volcanic-ash-and-sahara-dust/

- UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in St. Vincent as up to 20,000 People Are Displaced by La Soufriere Volcanic Eruptions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:40:58 -0400
https://viconsortium.com/vi-disaster_recovery/virgin-islands-un-warns-of-humanitarian-crisis-in-st-vincent-as-up-to-20000-people-are-displaced-by-la-soufriere-volcanic-eruptions

- Sargassum
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:38:49 -0400
From our perch at 650 ft, stripes of sargassum seaweed .

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- FROM THE SPACE STATION Volcano from ISS
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:42:33 -0400
We are thinking of our Caribbean neighbors. Remembering the years 
of chaos and ash from Monserrat. Let us know what we can do. 
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- Ground Sea
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:59:29 -0400
All stirred up from high seas , looking super blue from all the sand 
brought up. 

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- High Surf Advisory in Effect for St. Thomas, St. John and Adjacent Islands. | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:17:54 -0400
now warning of 15-20 ft breaking waves 


https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/01/29/coastal-flood-watch-in-effect-for-st-thomas-st-john-and-adjacent-islands/

- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:54:15 -0400
When the seas are flat as glass you know something is coming. Sailors
beware Saturday-Tuesday , seas to 12 ft, very windy. 


https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Pilots and Captains
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:59:00 -0400
Gusts up to 39mph at CKING Airport, the aviation mechanic just texted
" the fixed wing pilots are earning their money today", suggest
the same for the charter Captains, seas are building. Be Careful 


- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:56:18 -0400
6-12 ft seas. VERY GUSTY HAPPY NEW YEAR.  Thank your lucky stars...


https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:05:00 -0400
Windy, high seas....be careful 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Merry Christmas Storm Watch
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:51:45 -0400
Merry Christmas,
We had a Camille Pissarro sunrise. 
Under storm watch, 6-10 ft seas, 79 f degrees, and windy. Watch
out sailors and pilots. We are so grateful for our beautiful surroundings 
and our caring community.  Stay well.

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:52:05 -0400
Sailors and pilots be careful.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- The seaweed bloom that covered an ocean - BBC Future
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 13:04:50 -0400
Recycling Sargassum, and feeding goats . 


https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201119-atlantic-ocean-the-largest-seaweed-bloom-in-history

- Climate Change: Mother Nature Drops Hints of What's to Come | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 09:41:57 -0400
Caribbean King tides. 

https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/12/02/climate-change-mother-nature-drops-hints-of-whats-to-come/

- Stellar Morning
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:12:01 -0400
Ah....winter.  Look for lunar eclipse around 5:30am Monday AST 

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- Torrential Trauma
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:33:52 -0400
From 1 -3 am we had torrential rains, and our house felt like an island 
inside waterfalls all around. The memories of Maria kicked in. 
Gut wrenching sounds propelled the interior perimeter door
and window checking. The blare of rushing water took over
for hours. More fear than threat. Now we have three river channels 
in our East yard. Attempts to go back to sleep after 3 am were 
intermittently interrupted by Mister Hermit Crabbie somewhere
way too close to the bedroom window. Maybe he wanted to come 
inside ? On the hunt for him now to move him far away. 

We see sun and the solar system has begun to hum. Stay well.

- Just Chill
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 08:53:26 -0400
Storm and  flood watch remains, visibility low. We are saturated and receiving
constant showers. Every gut and street is overflowing. 

If you think you have to fly or sail somewhere today, don't. Wait one more 
day and look ahead. We have weather all around us and mountains hiding 
in fog banks in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti. You may think 
you can get there from here in your tiny aircraft or vessel but you could 
also run into a  few angry Greek systems out there. 
" Get thereitis" can kill you. 

 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

- Saturated
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:47:48 -0400
Our driveway right now 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:26:10 -0400
LOADS OF RAIN NOW 


https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Fog
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:21:47 -0400
There is supposed to be an island in our view. Bad day for pilots and sailors.
Be careful. We hear generators all around, island wide outage, excepting we 
off grid livers. There is enough light from solar panels that the battery bank 
is
charging. We are in for a drippy few days. Stay well. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 07:09:36 -0400
SOGGY, grey, saturated, expect flash flooding. 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Energetic Sunset
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:25:44 -0400
Car wash rains on and off all day from every direction. Mother Nature
deciding to push thru the islands one more time and create a fear
instigator in the SW Caribbean again. We thank our lucky stars.
So far so good. New beans, melons and tomato seedlings are trying
to keep their heads above water. It is going to be a 2 blanket night. 
Mariners, beware of those North coast warnings. An almost yacht
was seen pushing uphill on those high waves today. That was a rough
sail. Keep checking your weather warnings, please stay safe. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:25:18 -0400
Seas up to 9 ft, watch out Culebra 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:53:10 -0400
Seas up to 10 feet....Sailors beware. 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:26:12 -0400
Epsilon........another view 
https://earth.nullschool.net/


- The unlikely birthplace of the most destructive hurricanes - BBC Future
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:12:55 -0400
StormCarib makes the BBC , thanks to all the correspondents that
keep us prepared.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201014-the-desert-that-gives-birth-to-the-most-powerful-hurricanes

- Moisture, Sunset, High Clouds
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:12:59 -0400
Sunset reflects on clouds stacking vertically right now. 
Assuming a very wet forecast. Gorgeous indescribable 
colors; so many blues...paprika, curry oranges, brightness
alongside deep grays.Spectacular show from our deck 
on NW St Thomas.Living off grid all solar challenges us
in October every year. 
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- Thunder, Mars
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:44:29 -0400
Lots of cloud build up ,   as the sun was setting.Try to see Mars tonight 
towards the 
East. Cooler, shorter days.

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- Latest Earthquakes now St Croix
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 14:42:10 -0400
looks like they revised location to St Croix USVI 
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-88.70033,-322.73438&extent=88.68429,172.26563&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc&map=false

- Latest Earthquakes 5.1 Cruz Bay St John USVI
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 14:35:59 -0400
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-58.1707,-136.75781&extent=35.46067,-13.00781&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc

- Cold, Rainy, Flood Watch
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 12:34:02 -0400
We brought out the socks, long pants and blankets last night. Woke up
to dawn breaking showers, now over 2" of moisture,  and only 73 degrees,
........burr.
We live off the grid and the battery bank does not like this solar deprivation.
We are running the generator to keep things in synch. Looking for some 
real daylight now. The cisterns are beaming.

We are in a flood watch. Pay attention. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 06:52:56 -0400
Seas up to 9 ft...it is very breezy....scattered lightening. 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:52:22 -0400
Rip tide warning ⚠️ 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

- Fisherman explains repercussions of oil spill in Venezuela's waters
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:01:27 -0400
Study the ocean currents of the Caribbean in relation to this disaster.....
Imagine storms moving this pollution....


In a video shared with The Post an oil spill is seen contaminating the waters of Rio Seco, Venezuela in September 2020. https://wapo.st/33PsTWG

- myradar_2020-09-24-07-29-50.mp4
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:35:18 -0400
Virgin Islands 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:25:40 -0400
Sailors beware. Temp has dropped 5 degrees in last hour. 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Angry Daybreak
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:59:29 -0400
Lots of thunder bowling, lightning, rain from West, moving SW to NE . 
Assuming Culebra and Vieques are right under it. Temps have dropped
dramatically in last 2 hours. Marine report says rollers are in and 
seas could go up to 12 ft today on North coasts.

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- This Too Shall Pass
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 08:04:36 -0400
So far so good 
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>> https://www.facebook.com/viconsortium/videos/this-too-shall-pass/3269457683172331/


- Donate to the Caribbean Hurricane Network - stormCARIB.com
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:00:24 -0400
PLEASE 
https://stormcarib.com/donate.htm


- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:09:35 -0400
Mariners beware. Breezy low gusts woke us at 5 am, windy now for a September 
day.You can tell Teddy is moving north and we are relieved. He looks pretty
fierce. Seas are building. Fine mist now , expecting showers soon. 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Seven tropical systems pack the Atlantic including two hurricanes and two storms - The Washington Post
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:55:55 -0400
now we have Vicky
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/09/14/atlantic-hurricanes-storms-cyclones/

- Salute Toots Hibbert – a reggae pioneer to rival Bob Marley | Kenan Malik | Opinion | The Guardian
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:28:24 -0400
THANK OUR LUCKY STARS.....CARIBBEAN PEOPLE.....SO FAR SO GOOD 
THANK YOU JAMAICA....FOR THE MUSIC AND LOVE 
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY. TURN IT UP😎

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/13/salute-toots-hibbert-a-reggae-pioneer-to-rival-bob-marley

- , United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:34:00 -0400
seas are up 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 17:36:51 -0400
another way to look at it

https://earth.nullschool.net/


- September Sunset Monday
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 18:49:11 -0400
Any sunset in September when you don't feel threatened by a pending
storm is a good one. Good Happy Labor Day to all that work so hard
and keep us going. Stay prepared, well and safe.IrmaMaria has prepared 
us for anything. We are so lucky to live in the Caribbean. 

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- Luis 1995
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 21:41:47 -0400
Our first hurricane experience in St Thomas was Hurricane Luis in 1995 
with Marilyn following up close behind. Ignorance was bliss . Not anymore.

Tonight's dinner table discussion was all about the 3rd anniversary of Irma
coming tomorrow. The noon til 6 pm hours of Sept  6 2017 burns in our
brains and those memories will drive us to be  over prepared for the 
rest of our Caribbean life.  

Irma......the 6 hour car crash 
Maria....the 32 hr car wash 
Two Cat 5 storms so different and way too close together. 

There are many still 3 yrs later on our islands with repairs not finished, 
compromised housing and insecurities we can't imagine. 

We  remain grateful.


- MJVentrice on Twitter: "ECMWF hires is now showing risk for the first Atlantic hurricane outbreak over the Main Development Region with three-to-four tropical cyclones spawning during the September 8-13th time frame. It's looking like 🔥. https://t.co/wHTSSULBjr" / Twitter
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 13:48:19 -0400
Bermuda high may move Cape Verde storms North , 🤞🏽 

https://twitter.com/mjventrice/status/1301489478461259780/photo/1

- If You Can.....Safely....Drive Away
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:12:29 -0400
Hey Mainlanders, 
After 8 direct hits, and 2 Cat 5's take it from an islander; if you can
drive away from a Hurricane do it earlier than later. Take a different 
route , stay in a motel, chill out. The memory imprint of Cat 2 or 
3 winds is to be avoided. Nature's screams will haunt you for
every storm season to come. You owe it to your family. 
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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:30:59 -0400
After a quiet day and sighs of relief,  the winds have picked up in gusts 
up to 40 mph at the tops of the mountain according to friends there.
It is so cool that the thermals and an extra blanket came out. Cool 
car wash rains are swirling West to East.This is the normal backlash
you get when you think you got off Scott Free. There is no such thing
as being over prepared. Just be so grateful that we did not have to
hear that wind thru the shutters sound that goes right to our guts...
so far. How did it go for you ?


https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

- Red Sky In The Morning
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:17:07 -0400
As we say, Good Mornin, how are you ? 
This was a red dawn, the picture does not pull up the rosey red hue 
here a few minutes ago. Clouds are racing to their meeting, East to West. 
The decks are  damp. Last night was quiet with a tiny breeze and 
occasional lightning in the far NE. At 3:15 am I woke to a dull light
like dawn all around as  bright as our normal 5:30 am. 
That  light lingered til dawn. It was completely 
still at 3:15 and only the amorous tree frogs were making their intentions 
known. 
Now there is a  breeze in minuscule blasts , with trembles in
the foliage. More bats than normal scooped up breakfast. Laura looks
much more organized. Mr Rooster is starting his rounds. 
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- Laura's Sunset
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:51:16 -0400
Clouds racing SE to NW , looking NW from our deck over Cockroach and Cricket
islands from West End Fortuna, St Thomas. Temps dropped dramatically in 
last hour. Our heat index was 105 f this afternoon. We are tucked in and 
ready . Be safe, stay well, pay attention. 

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- , United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:13:01 -0400
forecasting 8-18 ft waves. Heads up,Sailors 

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi


- Tropical Storm Laura Approaching; Coast Guard Closes Ports | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:55:37 -0400
Ports closed ......initiating pop up copter flight over to St John....aviators 
are tucking in. Clearing debris from guts and alleyways. Seas choppy.
Super hot scirocco winds. 

https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/08/21/tropical-storm-laura-approaching-coast-guard-closes-ports/

- National Weather Service Issues Flash Flood Watch During Weekend, Aug. 22-23
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:15:19 -0400
https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/08/20/national-weather-service-issues-flash-flood-watch-during-weekend-aug-22-23/

- Coast Guard Anticipates Closing Ports at 8 a.m. Friday | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:16:40 -0400
https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/08/20/coast-guard-anticipates-closing-ports-at-8-a-m-friday/

- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:06:42 -0400
lots of lightning now 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Breezy Rain
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:53:31 -0400
We welcome the on and off showers that have cooled us down for the
last few hours. Warm winds today raised the seas. We will tuck in
by Friday at sundown. 


- U.S. Coast Guard Declares Port Condition Whiskey
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:48:34 -0400
https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/08/19/coast-guard-declares-port-condition-whiskey/

- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:40:48 -0400
active weather alert 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:14:56 -0400
another perspective 
https://earth.nullschool.net/


- Iggy Sez
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 13:57:42 -0400
Iggy is up checking the weather and the word is HOT. Heat index 
98, light breezes, sea is pretty flat as that system NW of us sucked
all the wind out of our sails. Glad we had the fire drill so we are 
ahead of the game on the next go around. We left the shutters up on 
the South side to keep some heat out. We have loads of lemon grass, 
starfruit, PR cilantro and coconuts. Lemon grass tea with a hint of
ginger keeps us going. Stay well . 

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- Fwd: So he passed...
  • By Gert van Dijken <gert at vandijken.com>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:45:34 -0700

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ronald Lockhart <ronusvi at aol.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 4:36 AM
Subject: So he passed...

Isaias passed still as a strange disturbance. We did have some slight winds and rain. He was upgraded to a hurricane last night. Hit the DR and is now on his way up the Bahamas chain.  Hope they are as lucky as we were.
Next up is some formation off of Africa. Don’t think it’s coming our way, but you never know.

Ronnie




- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:36:18 -0400
Boaters beware...happening now, we just had 2 series of the loudest
crackling thunder right over the far West end of St Thomas, it was not
raining , sounded like long winded firecrackers.

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- From The Tower DR Airport
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:42:19 -0400
From the aviator, from the tower now at airport in Dominican Republic 

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- Curfew Lifted in USVI
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:57:01 -0400


- Cloud Race and Curfew
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:22:17 -0400
The clouds are racing from SE to NW to join their newly formed center
of circulation. We are so relieved that the fire drill went well. Seasoned
muscle memory reactions cleared the decks, put up shutters, and 
checked the perimeter. After IrmaMaria (and all those others in the 
last quarter century) we have a stronger roof and enough ingrained 
survival skills to face what is coming. Some rainy gusts and downloading 
of the back cistern into the main was as much excitement as we wanted. 

We are on curfew til noon. Thank you, thank you for the break. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Weather Conditions | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:39:35 -0400
lots of rain now 
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/vi/charlotte-amalie


- A Lull
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:01:01 -0400
trying to send picture again , gusty, high seas , passing showers 
> 
> We have a lull in wind and just picked starfruit before Mother Nature did.
> 

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- A Lull
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:53:43 -0400
We have a lull in wind and just picked starfruit before Mother Nature did.

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- From the Top of St Thomas
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:58:35 -0400
overlooking Magens Bay, Peterborg peninsula and Hans Lollick island
now. 

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- Drill-Potential Tropical Storm 9
  • By Ronnie Lockhart <ronusvi at aol.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:56:53 +0000 (UTC)
Greeting! So strange for the storm not to be named as everyone is so worried. Isaias looks like he may be named sometime today. Meanwhile we sit and wait. Hopefully it will be just a little wind and some rain.

Ronnie Lockhart


- White Caps
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:42:24 -0400
Looking to the Northwest, Atlantic side, white caps coming in now. We off 
the  gridders may have to run the generator to beef up battery bank.  

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- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:16:48 -0400
be ready by Wednesday afternoon  
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Last Minute Harvest
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:33:05 -0400
Besides bringing everything in from decks, clearing perimeters, there is always 
the 
last minute harvest of veggies, orchids in the bathroom, etc etc as you know.
We are having sultry hot scirocco winds.Heat Index was 100 today. Be ready, 
Be safe .

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- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:26:40 -0400
get ready, looks like big rain event
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 06:07:53 -0400
Boaters beware 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Green Acre
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:09:29 -0400
We had enough rain yesterday to download the small extra cistern into the
main cistern. We are cooler and greening up. The skeeters are loving it. 
Looking SE to see what Mother Nature has in mind for us. Covid pantry
is synonymous with storm pantry now. Pay attention. Stay well. 

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- Paradise Found
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:32:33 -0400
Cooler, greener and a clear horizon. Better chances of rain coming. Lucky. 

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- clear horizon
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 19:27:41 -0400
I can see clearly now.....

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- Saharan Air Layer (SAL) - GOES-16 Split Window - Latest Available
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:16:06 -0400
a hole in the dust gave us a clear horizon and fabulous sunset,
only 88 degrees at 8 pm...whew 
http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/sal/salmain.php?&prod=split&time=


- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 20:15:37 -0400
temps dropped, loads of rain....off the gridders may need to run that 
generator tomorrow , greening up...

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- #3
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 07:27:25 -0400
Pineapple #3 for 2020...hazy cool morning, greening up from frequent showers
over weekend. Finished last bit of shower roofs just in time for any incoming.
Isabel...is the ruckus in the kitchen what we call " pantry pets " ? Our terrier
is in charge of security. 🐕. Pay attention now. Maybe next round of SAL will
do us some favors. 

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- Sunrise, Sunset
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2020 19:02:52 -0400
What a glorious day in St Thomas with cooling showers. 

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- Sahara Dust Moving
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 07:05:05 -0400
https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/Z3i7dJAsI8EfeGQQMQLIUhEho0M=/480x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LGMDV72GNVEINHDL3EYNGREDNE.gif

- Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:22:09 -0400
looks like some weather coming Friday 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Cool Deer Morning
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:13:28 -0400
We are 10 degrees cooler and forecasted to have more rain.Bob the deer came
to snatch some starfruit early this morning. We have smaller cay deer and larger
mule deer. Do you see deer on your island ? We are greening up from yesterday's 
rain.  

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- Passing Showers
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:11:02 -0400
We had a few passing showers cooling us down. The greening up is
happening. We are so lucky. 


- Hint of Blue
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:30:14 -0400
We saw a little blue and pink at sunrise this morning. Cloud formation is 
visible.
Dust is much lighter today. The deer came early to nibble on starfruit again. 

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- Sunset
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:24:45 -0400
This is usually the gorgeous sunset shot. We can see that sliver of moon.
We saw a hint of pale blue sky towards the south in the late afternoon.
We are lucky to have a bit of breeze. Super hot today, heat index was 101F . 
Unheard of in June . 

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- Ocean View
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:22:01 -0400
Good Morning from the dusty NW side of St Thomas. There is the slightest 
breeze that we are so grateful for. Air conditioning is a fantasy. 

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- Hazy Skies in USVI and Caribbean Caused by Large Saharan Dust Plume Moving Over Atlantic Ocean, NASA Says
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:19:59 -0400
We have a slight breeze that we find amazing, copter drops on remote beaches 
leave tourists exposed to all of this, yachts and aircraft covered in it...not
remotely like our Dept of Tourism images. Very very hot . 


https://viconsortium.com/vi-climate/virgin-islands-hazy-skies-in-usvi-and-caribbean-caused-by-large-saharan-dust-plume-over-atlantic-ocean-nasa-says-

- Morning ?
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:24:21 -0400
No sunset, no sunrise, no horizon, no outer islands. 

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- Dust
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:31:07 -0400
In our 27 yrs here, never this much dust. Awful. There is an island out there.
Check your solar panels and rinse your plants if you can. 

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- Sahara Dust
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:27:01 -0400
No horizon line from the pool deck and the little island in our view has 
disappeared.
Pilots beware. There will be allot of aircraft washing. Will keep an eye on
the solar panels too. Hard to use what little cistern water that is left to 
rinse
off the panels. Imagine all this dust on your veggie garden? 

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- Saharan dust will stretch towards the US, putting the hurricane season on pause - CNN
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:38:06 -0400
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/weather/tropical-forecast-update-hurricane-saharan-dust/index.html

- hot hot hot
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:24:20 -0400
Our  heat index right now is 96...really? June 12....how will August feel ? 


- Rain
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 18:12:56 -0400
We had a few passing showers today. Grateful to not have to use our
precious cistern water to water the plants. Our dump is on fire and
the East end is crispy dry. 

The Saharan dust graph looks hopeful today to allow a few more showers. 

We will take any moisture we can get. 

Stay well. 


- Pineapple Summer
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 07:16:07 -0400
Hot,  humid, clear horizon, ......looks like the pineapples are happy.
As always Caribbean people are facing the seasonal " get ready" 
list. Our pantries are full from Corona Virus isolating. We continue 
to fix, paint and secure the leftover damage from Irmaria. 

We are so lucky to live among the most gracious folks on the planet. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Weather Conditions | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 09:07:44 -0400
gusty, super close thunder, loads of rain....DROUGHT BREAKER 🤙🏽
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/vi/charlotte-amalie

- Rain At Last
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 08:38:01 -0400
Temps just dropped. We have been hearing thunder for 24 hrs and now finally
the rain is here. Drifting West to East. It  smells so fantastic.In the last 45 
days 
we have had new gutters installed (only had a temporary gutter up since Irma),
 re-surfaced the cistern and re-plumbed both cisterns.Ready to collect that 
rain. 
I think the water man can rest today. Wishing some rain comes your way. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands 10-Day Weather Forecast | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 07:34:31 -0400
Drought breaker ? 
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Clear Memorial Day
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 09:35:18 -0400
That horizon line has not been this defined in weeks. Fingers  crossed that
the easing of Sahara Dust will  clear the way for some rain. We are the 
hottest, 
earliest ,driest in our 27 yrs here. The pool is at 90 degrees already. Very
tough on the veggies, but the beans and tomatoes are trying. 

The next 6 months will test us . We are so fortunate to 
live this Caribbean life with the most gracious  people on the planet.

Let's honor those that faced so much defending our countries.My Dad in
WWII flying over Europe. My Uncle in the S. Pacific in hand to hand 
conflict. We must honor the commitment of all of those
that serve in so many ways. Courage can't be measured.

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- IN STORM SEASON .....As tankers head toward the Caribbean, growing Iran-Venezuela ties draw U.S. concern - The Washington Post
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 10:17:09 -0400
How will a hurricane season affect these tankers and military in the Caribbean? 

Subject: As tankers head toward the Caribbean, growing Iran-Venezuela ties draw U.S. concern - The Washington Post

largest US military presence in the Caribbean in a decade

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/as-tankers-head-toward-the-caribbean-growing-iran-venezuela-ties-draw-us-concern/2020/05/21/1b35e048-99e7-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html

- Tired of COVID-19? Get Ready for Hurricane Season | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:00:56 -0400
https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/05/07/tired-of-covid-19-get-ready-for-hurricane-season/

- Unusually active Atlantic hurricane season is predicted - The Washington Post
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 13:24:57 -0400
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/02/above-average-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted-including-possible-major-hurricane-strike/

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