- - St.Thomas (USVI) - -

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:23:58 -0400

We will take the sunshine and hopefully a little drying out. The   cycle of 
pressure washing and rain has begun. This off grid living in the short days of 
autumn is a challenge. We will take it. Are our emotions driven by weather ? 
Happy sunshine! Clear horizon. Beautiful day for a sail. Seas have calmed down. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:45:03 -0400

Rip Current warnings, 8-10 ft breaking waves. 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:10:49 -0400

Marine, Rain, Earthquake,warnings. Stay out of the water . DPNR isn’t testing 
for eccoli until rain events are over. Magens Bay still closed due to run off. 
Expecting more rain late in the day. Stay safe. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:59:52 -0400



rip currents,flooding rain
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:30:38 -0400

Rip currents due to breaking waves up to 6 ft. 
We are much cooler, the veggie plants are popping up. 
We had sun yesterday and looking at more clouds and rain.
The parakeets are back. Chatting up the Starfruit.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:32:34 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/11/11/dangerous-weather-closes-magens-bay-beach/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:43:31 -0400

https://viconsortium.com/vi-accidents/virgin-islands-young-man-loses-life-in-peterborg-point-waters-as-hazardous-conditions-persist

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:17:12 -0400

RIP CURRENT WARNING. WAVES UP TO 13 ft…going into week three of rain. We can 
see the sea swell coming in from the NE. We have rivers running thru our yard 
and driveway. Excavator will come next week. High clouds right now with some 
solar gain. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:43:14 -0400

FLOOD WATCH…..2 weeks plus of rainy days. The off grid solar ting is a little 
rough
right now. The laundromat is swamped. Big rocks sliding down hills. Be careful. 

We are looking for sunshine. 

The excavator is coming next week to re-carve our driveway. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 07:43:11 -0400

Looking for SUNSHINE 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 20:13:26 -0400

rip currents , waves to 8 ft…..

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 20:14:22 -0400

POURING RAIN RIGHT NOW, please don’t drive in this.
FLOOD WATCH 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 08:02:42 -0400

Rip Current Warnings ,Waves up to 9 feet.  Loads of cooling rain last night.
We are reveling in this cool fresh air. Time to plant ! 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:28:19 -0400

The cool down is welcomed. The blankets are out of the closet. The rain has 
been light but the clouds make it dark midday. We will take the moisture and 
coolness, thank you. We hope the system moves thru and out to NNW. The solar 
living challenge is always in October, November and December. We are so good so 
far. Grateful to be part of the Caribbean community. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:43:37 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/10/28/inclement-weather-expected-across-usvi-puerto-rico-nhc-monitoring-caribbean-for-tropical-development/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:21:40 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:38:41 -0400

The excessive heat warning is posted again today. The index is 103 F right now.
We are all hoping the night temperatures will  come down.We aren’t feeling any 
cooling off over night. We have been under heat advisories since early May. 
Going into 5 months straight of very high heat indexes. We had very hot yoga at 
the beach at 9 am today. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:24:57 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY.  Humidity running up to 85% 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:22:53 -0400

Harry, 

Thanks for the temp charts. What I see from your charts and feel every night 
are that the low temps are higher. We never cool off enough at night the way we 
did 10 years ago. 

Looking for some cooling. 
Agreed, we do not have the passing showers and breezes we used to have. 

Never in October have I wished for rain.  I’m wishing for it now. 

I usually start my vegetable garden for season this week of every year.
It is just too hot to start seeds right now where I live. Even, the sprouts I 
usually grow every week have turned to mush in this heat. 

So far so good on the storms this year for us. So, no complaints.

Jane , 
in St Thomas 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:12:11 -0400

Heat Advisory again. It is 104 f degrees Fahrenheit at our airport right now.
If you understand density altitude, you can understand how hard it is to take 
off
fully loaded during the heat of the day. I was on a 737 leaving out of St 
Thomas on Oct 6 , in same heat and they removed 4 passengers and luggage. I 
have never heard of this on a major airline. We see this on smaller 10 place 
aircraft all the time. 

High temps and aviation are not a good mix. 
Be patient. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:55:37 -0400

Rip current warnings, breaking waves 6 ft and up. 

Be careful 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:07:01 -0400

It was really BRIGHT. Wind from the East is picking up. It’s a hot wind, 
scirocco………..for sure.
We will take the rain, when it comes.
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:36:46 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY AGAIN

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:19:16 -0400

Looks like a tiny jog North. We will take it. Clear horizon line, and a little 
cooler this morning. Fall is in the air. 


https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=13.8,-58.7,3.48z

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:53:30 -0400

Spooling Up 

https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:11:29 -0400

Waiting to exhale the thing coming from the East . The Northern drift on the 
spaghetti plots and arrival of Sahara Dust is appreciated. We are very hopeful 
for a peaceful week in St Thomas. Stay tuned and stay prepared. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:24:51 -0700

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/11/dramatic-images-show-the-first-floods-in-the-sahara-in-half-a-century#img-1

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:57:26 -0700

8-12 ft breaking waves, RIP CURRENTS, pay attention.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 06:48:01 -0700

Island folks don’t have the option to drive away. I hope my friends in Florida 
did.
The memories of Irma and Maria are all around us. Being ready and waiting for
the storm is excruciating. 

The strength of the USA will be there to help you pick up the pieces.

We are ah we.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 09:50:35 -0400

This isn’t about weather, it is about PREPARING for weather. We have weeks to 
go before storm season is over. Keep your pantry filled. Think about planting 
some vegetables sooner than you normally do. We are feeling a few degrees 
cooler at night. 
We had good rain for the cistern in the last 24 hours. We continue to look East 
.
Caribbean survival skills should be routine by now. 


https://viconsortium.com/vi-business/dockworkers--strike-from-maine-to-texas-threatens-supply-chain-stability-in-u-s--virgin-islands-and-wider-caribbean

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:58:02 -0400

Such good news from the Cayman’s. 
Hoping everyone is as ready as they can be in her path. 

Thinking of our friends in Isla Mujeres. 

Let us know. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:02:18 -0400

Active Heat Advisory……everyday since early May. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 07:57:38 -0400

https://viconsortium.com/vi-agriculture/virgin-islands-usvi-and-puerto-rico-to-remain-drought-free-through-december--but-excessive-rainfall-likely-to-impact-agriculture

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:01:28 -0400

Check out this article:

In North Africa, some of the driest places on Earth have seen five times their 
average September rainfall.
https://wapo.st/3zsWSrh

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:15:40 -0400

Another gorgeous sunset. So far so good September.
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:10:36 -0400

It is 104 f index at Airport right now. Sweating standing still.
HEAT ADVISORY.  We are a mold factory right now. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:41:05 -0400

102 f index at airport, 91 f real degrees in my house right now. You can tell 
some weather is coming with this intense heat. It was 97 f index at beach yoga 
at 9 am.
Hard to imagine or downward dog thru. Now I know what they mean by HOT yoga. 

Pace yourself. Pay attention to activity coming from the East. 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:33:09 -0400

We had loads of rain in 2 hours yesterday afternoon. We COOLED down.
The pool is over full and 82 f degrees; the coolest since late April.
The blankets came out last night. An amazing sunny cool morning in September 
is our reward. Keep looking East and hope those tings go FISHING. 
We have a ways to go til November gratitude. 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:17:50 -0400

FLASH FLOOD WARNING Pouring rain, temperature dropping quickly, allot of 
thunder.
Get off the road. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 20:55:23 -0400

Hoping the Gulf Coast folks are paying attention.  So sorry they have to face 
Francine.
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 07:49:42 -0400

Roller Coaster 
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:23:58 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 09:18:59 -0400

PLEASE READ……As we all can see the storms forming are farther north and the 
Sahara is getting lots of rain.  Stay tuned and stay prepared. 

Check out this article:

Forecasters are beginning to backtrack from their predictions for an 
exceptionally active season.
https://wapo.st/4cSoymX

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 08:15:43 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:38:36 -0400

HEY WEATHER GURUS……any feedback on this ? 

Check out this article:

Some parts of the Sahara Desert will see five times their average August and 
September rainfall. A few areas could experience rain for the first time on 
record in August or September.
https://wapo.st/4cJDnbC

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:27:26 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/08/27/excessive-heat-continues-across-usvi-forecasters-continue-to-expect-active-hurricane-season/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:27:09 -0400

Yes, we can see what is coming. Pay attention. Stay prepared.
Don’t panic.We are pros at this. 

https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=13.8,-58.7,3.48z

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:08:34 -0400

Heat Advisory again….
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:51:48 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:00:49 -0400

Heat Advisory. 97 f index at airport at 8 am 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 20:18:42 -0400

So beautiful, peace out.
Please let us hear some news from Bermuda.
We are ah we ……

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 07:52:35 -0400

Already 95 f degrees heat index before 8 am here.
All hopes for Bermudans today of having a much better tomorrow.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:23:32 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY…..about 45% power restored in USVI since Ernesto passed.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:35:35 -0400

So glad we live off grid. So much food loss in fridges and freezers. Heat 
Advisory today.

https://viconsortium.com/vi-wapa/virgin-islands-approximately-half-of-territory-still-without-power-as-of-thursday-night--haugland-staff-assist-wapa-with-restoration

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:35:09 -0400

Help is on the way.

https://viconsortium.com/vi-hurricane_season/fema-deploys-over-200-federal-personnel-to-u-s--virgin-islands-for-post-ernesto-recovery

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:35:03 -0400

The aviator drove the 3 miles to airport this morning. Lots of trees down,
parts of main road down to one lane. Tarmac and runway cleaned up.
One airplane “ weather vaned” on ramp. Otherwise,  all good. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:04:12 -0400

It is going to be a LONG season. Stay READY. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:27:32 -0400

At least 6 boats wrecked in waterfront harbor. Some water rescues during storm. 
https://viconsortium.com/vi-hurricane_season/virgin-islands-airports-to-open-at-noon--schools-closed-on-thursday--six-boats-broke-moorings-during-passage-of-ernesto

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:29:36 -0400

Looks like at least 4 boats down …from Flash 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:09:29 -0400

TODAY’S WARNING pouring here 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:20:04 -0400

Good Morning,

At around 7:30 last  night I thought we were in a nothing burger. By 9:30 pm
I knew Ernesto was going to be an overnighter. We were in a car wash rain with
gusty winds all night. Very little thunder and lightning .

Obviously from this morning movie you can see that the
foliage held. The winds did not go above tropical storm strength, so we got 
very lucky. The built up rain is now starting the usual flooding in our
driveway and guts. We are seeing gusts to 44 mph on the airport report.

Ernesto’s tail will be around for a few more hours. I hope we hear from our 
friends in the BVI , St John and Puerto Rico soon. I know Jost Van Dyke took a 
lashing.
The difference between the  50 mph winds 
we felt and the 110 mph winds visiting the NW coast of Puerto Rico now  is 
enormous. 

Grateful is my word for the day. 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:06:44 -0400

And now a perfect storm, 110 mph winds , NW of Puerto Rico ,the seas must be 
huge
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:34:02 -0400

Sunset on the NW end of St Thomas 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:31:40 -0400

Check out this article:

A hurricane watch has been issued for the Virgin Islands as Ernesto could 
become a hurricane by Wednesday. It will avoid the mainland United States, but 
could threaten Bermuda.
https://wapo.st/4fTSP7Q

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:11:54 -0400

GOOD CHARTS HERE 

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

Tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Ernesto.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/12/weather/ernesto-path-map-tracker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck4.Z3id.41yHyWN-Ys6w&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:10:35 -0400

It has been gusty like Christmas winds since about 4 a.m.   Our flashbacks can 
be worse than the conditions outside. Some small passing showers. The perimeter 
re-check will start soon.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:01:17 -0400

Ferries and airport updates. 
https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/08/12/stay-prepared-storm-updates-and-closures/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:21:20 -0400

Zoom is also dropping it WSW from 11 am update.
Are any islands getting rain now ? 
https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=16.618,-62.11,6.57z

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:14:32 -0400

Moved from WATCH TO WARNING.  Moving at 26 mph, that is Good news..

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:55:43 -0400

Tropical Storm Watch.  In Spanish and English
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:31:31 -0400

https://viconsortium.com/vi-community_center/virgin-islands-cruise-ship-schedule-changes-in-usvi-due-to-impending-inclement-weather

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 14:04:09 -0400

If it is Ernesto coming or anyone else in the alphabet it is time to relieve 
anxiety for the long term. We had the 3rd propane tank delivered today, cash on 
hand, pantry full,
and paid beaucoup $$ to have the coconut palms get their annual haircut.
Hangar space has been found for aircraft. We see that the marinas are emptying .
We will keep clearing our decks as we usually do this time of year. You can’t 
wish storm season away, you can’t deny the inevitable. The readier you are the 
better your mind 
can re-adjust to island living as we do every year at this time. It is REALLY 
HOT today. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 15:13:26 -0400

THIS IS WHY SAILORS, PILOTS, RESIDENTS HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION AND GET OUT OF 
HARMS WAY.Mother Nature ain’t playin.
https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3860964/coast-guard-rescues-2-adrift-boaters-off-boca-grande-during-tropical-storm-debby/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 09:00:45 -0400

We have excessive heat warning today over 100 f heat index for the Chili Cook 
Off.
The earth wind map shows a well defined Debby. Feel so bad for my friends in 
Florida. 

https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 08:33:50 -0400

We have had a very wet week. This picture is from our local paper.
Mold cleaning will follow as soon as we get sun back. Expecting more
rain today til about noon. Then hopefully we can dry out abit. 
The skeeters and nats  are very happy. The solar system is begging for sun. 
Facing August, September, and October with storm preparedness always on the 
list. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 14:57:17 -0400

FLOOD ADVISORY 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:44:06 -0400

Whatever it is over and around us is moving slowly to NW. Lots of lightening 
and thunder, not much rain. Constant rolling blackouts seem to be affecting 
neighbors.
So glad we are off the grid. Hoping this thing does not turn into something 
worse for islands N and W of us. Meanwhile, can’t pick the Starfruit fast 
enough. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:57:56 -0400

Good Morning, We will take the rain  and continue to button up for the rest of 
storm season. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:29:49 -0400

And again, HEAT ADVISORY 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:59:35 -0400

Do you see what I see ? 
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:00:09 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:55:23 -0400

Read below about the non scientific weather forecast . The Starfruit I picked 
yesterday is the tip of the iceberg. The MANGOES …..not so much.EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING again today. Passing showers may cool us down. 

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/07/12/op-ed-it-wont-be-a-bumper-mango-season-which-could-be-a-good-thing/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:02:34 -0400

Heat Advisory again. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:49:33 -0400

Last night’s art show. We were a little cooler yesterday but back to a heat 
advisory today from 11am -5 pm. Be careful.
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 07:21:55 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/07/05/grenada-activates-disaster-relief-fund-nonprofits-also-corralling-donations-after-hurricane-beryl/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 12:19:49 -0400

This is right on top of us. No solar gain today. Living off grid can be a 
little tricky.
Hoping we hear that our friends in Puerto Morales, Mexico are okay ? 
Jamaica and Caymans, what say you ? 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 11:44:18 -0400

https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-ready-support-first-hurricane-year-makes-landfall-caribbean

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 11:42:59 -0400

https://www.directrelief.org/2024/07/response-underway-as-hurricane-beryl-cuts-a-devastating-path/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 08:52:37 -0400

Please donate. They are feeding the survivors. 
https://wck.org/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 08:06:45 -0400

It is a rainy dark morning in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Fitting our mood. 

It was visiting Negril Jamaica several times in the 1980’s that brought us to 
moving to St Thomas in 1993. We hope the news from Negril and all of Jamaica 
isn’t as awful as Beryl made it look last night. We know the Jamaicans will 
stand up .

Over 25 years ago we visited the now devastated islands of Carricou, Mayreau ,
Bequia, the Tobagos.  The clearest  cleanest water
of the Tobagos became the benchmark to match . Gratitude for that experience is 
imprinted in our memory’s colors. 

Hurricanes are our way of remembering where we were, where we have been, what 
we have survived and what we have lost and found. We refer to Hugo, Marilyn, 
Bertha, Tomas, Dennis, Ivan,Mitch,  Irma and Maria among many others as our 
references in time and now ….Beryl ……is burned into our brains. 

The seemingly impossible task of moving forward for the survivors of Beryl 
while she continues to terrorize those in front of her seems hard to fathom. 
The overwhelming 
urge to give up is understandable. Hurricane Irma changed my  psyche forever . 
Finding the energy to pick up and move one more pile of destruction is hard to 
come by. 

Caribbean people, we take our lashes, we live on. 
We stay ready for the next time. 

Please post your emergency relief organizations and links to help the survivors.
We have donated monthly to World Central Kitchen for years. They are already 
feeding people in the islands today. 

We are AH WE ; the survivors. The joy of still living is the gift. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:16:08 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:30:38 -0400

Our friends in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are feeling Beryl’s 
reach. 
Dear Jamaica, There really is no such thing as being Over prepared.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:19:24 -0400

Rip Current warnings. Severe Seas overlay on local map. Pace yourself during 
clean up, PLEASE. More are injured during aftermath of storms than during the 
storm passing over. 
We continue to pick up around the perimeters.This is going to be a very long 
season. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 13:25:11 -0400

Looks so much like Irma after 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 09:27:11 -0400

6-8 ft breaking waves for VIRGIN ISLANDS and Spanish Virgins 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:10:24 -0400

Good Night Islanders, 

We are AH WE . We have all shared past hurricane experiences and feel your 
anxiety and send you the power of our collective empathy. 
We know you know what to do. Patience is our virtue and our skill.
We know how to drive slow over bad roads thru downed wires and trees ,
and know how to stand in lines for ice. 

Beryl is a bad bad tight buzz saw. Cat 4-5 is horrible. She is moving now at 18 
mph.
Do the math over and over on when she will be passed you and hang on to the 
light at the end of the tunnel. 

Tuck in, exhale, understand how strong you are. Tuesday will be a much better 
day.
Get thru Monday. Live small.Take care of yourself, your family and your 
neighbors.

As John said “ Life is what happens while we are busy making plans”.

Many thanks to Jimmy, Peter, Bob and Ziggy for teaching us how to Go With The 
Flow.

Peace and Quiet will soon come on Tuesday. Let us know how Monday is going for 
you? 

Your island news helps us to know how we can help you and be better prepared 
for the next round. 

Please post any emergency needs you have and how we can get it to you.

Peace out, 
Jane in St Thomas 



Looking at marine interests and you see waves and surge will be felt all over 
the island chain.

https://www.windy.com/-Waves-waves?waves,17.749,-64.731,5

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:19:44 -0400

Beryl barreling towards the islands. Ready? 


https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:27:36 -0400

We got caught unprepared. Lots of damage. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:38:47 -0400

Heat Index at 9 am forecasted to be 102 F . Stay cool if you can. 
The thickest dust on the chart is coming our way. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:27:49 -0400

Excessive Heat Watch again today. Last night was cooler with a passing shower.
The Sunday swim at Brewers Beach was breezy, the water was too warm.
The turtles have moved into deeper cooler water.

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:53:00 -0400

Spinning up …..
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:20:05 -0400

With heat and rain comes Pineapples! They are so delicious and so easy to grow.
They love being ignored. We are a little cooler today. We will take it.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 08:34:15 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/06/07/caribbean-activists-raise-voices-amidst-climate-emergency/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 06:19:47 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/06/07/excessive-heat-watch-issued-for-portions-of-puerto-rico-usvi/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 07:28:47 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/06/06/sargassum-seaweed-may-soon-appear-on-beaches-across-the-usvi/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 08:30:48 -0400

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 07:28:42 -0400

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ST THOMAS 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 07:24:38 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 18:37:15 -0400

We are under a flash flood watch til 8 pm 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 15:06:18 -0400

We are surrounded . Hot , humid, so humid. Thunder in the  distance. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 07:57:49 -0400

Here is our first one for 2024.Every year’s crop is different. Although they do 
seem to start ripening at exactly the same time as last year’s . This first 
pineapple is smaller by half than last year’s first. I attribute that to 
intermittent drought in February and March. We can usually grab these before 
the birds start poking holes in them. First taste was fabulous as always. They 
are so easy to grow. 

Martha, from Antigua, your Hurricane Hunter story is awesome.Thank you for that.
May all of our roofs hold this season. The sooner we prepare the less stress we 
will have. It is constant perimeter clearing and stocking up. Just ordered  a 
third propane tank for season. Time to go up and clean and tighten solar panels 
and gutters too. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2024 14:19:02 -0400

Check out this article:

Storms could imperil not only coastal zones but also areas farther inland.
https://wapo.st/452e5mR

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 08:03:21 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/05/27/rainfall-and-very-warm-temperatures-expected-this-week-across-usvi-and-puerto-rico/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 07:31:58 -0400

Heat Advisory again …..
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 08:24:02 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 18:33:51 -0400

After a week of heat advisories, high humidity, rain…..at last we have 80 
degrees F right now, and gorgeous puffy clouds with blue skies. We see more 
rain coming Monday but will take the cooler cloud cover for Memorial Day 
events. Best of luck to the swimmers in beach to beach St John. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 09:31:18 -0400

We’ve had plenty of rain from this system coming up from South America.
It rained hard off and on all night. We are still hearing of rolling blackouts. 
Our off grid system allows us to have working fans and we were grateful for 
them last night. 
The tree frogs let us know when the rain let up. Opening and closing windows 
was an hourly task. You can see that more rain is coming up the island chain to 
meet the moisture coming from the SW. And a disturbance is forming north of us. 
Pretty early in the season to see the Lows marked. The Water Mon can rest now. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 21:25:43 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 06:40:12 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 07:04:39 -0400

Heat advisory.  And it is only May. 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 20:25:59 -0400

https://viconsortium.com/vi-weather_updates/virgin-islands-above-normal-rainfall-expected-for-usvi-and-puerto-rico-from-late-may-to-early-june

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 07:41:12 -0400

Quite a cluster 
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=0.04395,274.6582&extent=29.07538,309.46289&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 20:49:41 -0400

Earthquake north of Puerto Rico with warnings 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 13:16:29 -0400

I think this is our first heat advisory of 2024, index up to 108 f today.
Feels like July. 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 06:21:15 -0400

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 06:08:40 -0400

We are saturated. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:45:00 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 07:46:06 -0400

We had a wonderful Carnival. The rain held off to the end of the Children’s 
Parade and brought us 6-8 inches Friday night. The forecasted rain for Saturday 
and Sunday held off thru the Adult Parade and Utopia Concert. 
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 08:14:42 -0400

https://viconsortium.com/vi-weather_updates/virgin-islands-thunderstorms-roil-usvi--triggering-massive-territory-wide-flooding

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 18:25:00 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 18:22:57 -0400

FLOOD WATCH.  The Carnival Children’s Parade stayed dry. Rain started about an 
hour ago, fingers crossed it moves out by noon tomorrow for Adult Parade.
Thunder now.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 19:48:30 -0400

Just in time for the Children’s Parade during Carnival…hoping we all have fun 
and no lightening 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 07:55:20 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2024/04/30/choppy-seas-and-possible-rainfall-expected-across-usvi-during-carnival-week/