Posted by feww on August 19, 2008
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLAMINGO TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. (NOAA)
TS Fay - Short Wave IR Image - GOES Floater Imagery – 30 minute updates - NOAA
Fay struck Cuba’s south coast with 80km winds and heavy rain. She was expected to drop as much 20cm (8 inches) of rain over the island, having left a deadly trail across the Caribbean.
National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Mosaic
Base Reflectivity - Southeast Sector - NOAA - NWS
About 10,000 people including tourists in western and central areas of Cuba have been evacuated, boats were pulled out of water, temporary shelters and food distribution centers were set up.
State of Florida have deployed 500 National Guards, and Florida Keys are being evacuated.
In Haiti a bus plunged into a swollen river, killing 50 people. Many of the dead were swept away like “driftwood,” said the Mayor of Bomont, Haiti. Others, including several children, drowned while trapped in the sunken vehicle.
Five others were killed in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic in flood-related accidents.
A couple died in Kingston, Jamaica when their car was swept away by floodwater.
Shell Oil and Marathon Oil have reportedly pulled as many as 700 workers from offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Posted by terres on August 18, 2008
The most used ["scientific"] phrase in 2009 :
“We were completely surprised!”
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Posted by feww on August 18, 2008
LATEST UPDATE: Fay Heads North Toward SW Florida Coast
Tropical Storm Fay Intermediate Advisory No. 9a
NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami Fl AL062008
800 pm EDT Sun Aug 17, 2008
Highlights:
- Fay is moving slower. She has not strengthened yet.
- A hurricane watch is in effect for the Florida Keys from south of Ocean Reef to Key West including the Dry Tortugas and Florida Bay and along the Florida mainland from Card Sound Bridge westward to Tarpon Springs.
- A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours.
- A hurricane watch remains in effect for Cuba from the provinces of La Habana and Ciudad de la Habana eastward to Sancti Spiritus.
- A tropical storm warning is in effect for the provinces of Cuba from Camaguey westward.
- A TS warning remains in effect for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
- A TS warning remains in effect for the Florida Keys From Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas including Florida Bay.
- A TS warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
