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- Good Night Helene
  • 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. 



- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- USVI and Puerto Rico to Remain Drought-Free Through December, But Excessive Rainfall Will Continue to Impact Agriculture
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 07:57:38 -0400

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

- [The Washington Post] Why parts of the Sahara desert are turning green this month. HOW SAHARA RAIN INFLUENCES HURRICANE CREATION
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:01:28 -0400

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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

- Sunset Glow
  • 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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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Tuesday’s Rivers Bring Wednesday’s Sunshine
  • 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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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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. 

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

- Sunset
  • 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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- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 07:49:42 -0400
Roller Coaster 
https://earth.nullschool.net/


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- [The Washington Post] The tropical Atlantic is strangely silent. Will hurricane season wake up?
  • 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


- Are you old enough to remember pin ball machines? This chart reminds of a game of chance. Pay attention.
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 08:15:43 -0400

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- [The Washington Post] A rare deluge could hit parts of the Sahara that almost never get rain this time of year
  • 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


- Excessive Heat Continues Across USVI; Forecasters Continue to Expect Active Hurricane Season | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:27:26 -0400

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

- Zoom Earth | Live Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:51:48 -0400
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Red Sky At Night ….
  • 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 ……


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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Half of USVI 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 07:35:35 -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


- FEMA Deploys Over 200 Federal Personnel to U.S. Virgin Islands for Post-Ernesto Recovery
  • 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


- Road Report
  • 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. 




- Patience is a Virtue
  • 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. 

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- 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 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


- St Thomas Downtown Waterfront
  • 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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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:09:29 -0400

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

- Remnants of Ernesto
  • 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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- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • 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/


- Ernesto Has Arrived
  • 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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- [The Washington Post] Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico with flooding, is poised to become hurricane NHC puts USVI under Hurricane Watch
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:31:40 -0400

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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

- NYTimes.com: Tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Stay Prepared | Storm Updates and Closures | St. Thomas Source
  • 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/


- Zoom Earth | Live Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Cruise Ship Schedule Changes in USVI Due to Impending Inclement Weather
  • 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


- PREPARING FOR WHAT WILL SOON COME
  • 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. 

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- Coast Guard rescues 2 adrift boaters off Boca Grande during Tropical Storm Debby > United States Coast Guard News > Press Releases
  • 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/


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • 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/


- More Rain Coming
  • 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. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground FLOOD ADVISORY , Lots of Thunder, Dark and Cool
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 14:57:17 -0400
FLOOD ADVISORY 

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

- Disturbed Sunset
  • 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. 

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- Thunder In The Neighborhood
  • 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. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • 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/


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Op-Ed: It Won’t Be a Bumper Mango Season, Which Could be a Good Thing | St. Thomas Source
  • 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. 

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

- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:02:34 -0400
Heat Advisory again. 

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

- Red Sky At Night
  • 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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- Grenada Activates Disaster Relief Fund; Nonprofits Also Corralling Donations After Hurricane Beryl | St. Thomas Source
  • 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/


- Dark ,Rainy
  • 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 ? 

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- WFP ready to support as first hurricane of the year makes landfall in the Caribbean | World Food Programme
  • 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


- Response Underway As Hurricane Beryl Cuts a Devastating Path Across 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/


- World Central Kitchen
  • 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/


- Caribbean Chaos and Joy
  • 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. 

- Local Marine Hazards and Rain Predictions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:16:08 -0400

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- A July Tuesday
  • 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.


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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:19:24 -0400

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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

- Carricou from Meteo Mundo
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 13:25:11 -0400
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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Windy: Waves Beryl
  • 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


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • 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/


- Do You Remember Bertha July 8 -9 1996 ?
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:27:36 -0400
We got caught unprepared. Lots of damage. 

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- Sahara Dust Moving In
  • 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. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:53:00 -0400
Spinning up …..
https://earth.nullschool.net/


- Pineapple Paradise
  • 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.

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- Caribbean Activists Raise Voices Amidst Climate Emergency | St. Thomas Source
  • 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/


- Excessive Heat Watch Issued for Portions of Puerto Rico, USVI | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 06:19:47 -0400

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

- Sargassum Seaweed May Soon Appear on Beaches Across the USVI | St. Thomas Source. AND ROLLING BLACKOUTS CONTINUE
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 07:28:47 -0400

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

- : Tortola British Virgin Islands This Morning
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 08:30:48 -0400
Blimey! 
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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


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

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- It left and came back
  • 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 

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- All Around Us
  • 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. 

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- Hurricane Season is Pineapple Season
  • 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. 

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- [The Washington Post] Hurricane season starts today. What to know about the alarming forecasts.
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2024 14:19:02 -0400

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Check out this article:

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

- Rainfall and Very Warm Temperatures Expected This Week Across USVI and Puerto Rico | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 08:03:21 -0400

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

- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Cool Down
  • 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. 

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- About Last Night
  • 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. 

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 21:25:43 -0400

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

- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Above-Normal Rainfall Expected for USVI and Puerto Rico from Late May to Early June
  • 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


- Latest Earthquakes
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


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

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

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- Now ….6-8 “ Friday, and allot more today, Ghuts Are Running Like Rivers
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:45:00 -0400

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- Carnival 2024 in St Thomas
  • 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. 
We see more rain forecasted this week. 

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- Thunderstorms Roil USVI, Triggering Massive Territory-Wide Flooding
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 08:14:42 -0400

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

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

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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


- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • 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 

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

- Choppy Seas and Possible Rainfall Expected Across USVI During Carnival Week | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 07:55:20 -0400

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

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