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Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: gtaylor (---.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net)
Date: October 14, 2014 03:42PM

Just heard from my friend Joyce Prince.

This is from her e-mail.

Lots of damage to the island. The airport is closed. No cruise ships.

I received minor damages. Lost most of my vegetation but i am un hurt and alive.

No water , telphone, electricity, i am at a friends house sending emails.

We were not properly informed about the storm. Great Bay hotel lost almost the entire roof of the top floor

gary

Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: October 14, 2014 04:13PM

oh boy. It is true. we were not properly informed. first of all NHC had it wrong. Then our local MET office lost all communication. It was a mess.
and some reports have the island receiving 200 km ( 124 m) wind gusts but NHC only had it at a CAT 1 storm. I can tell you that around my house we definitely had over 100 mile wind gusts for hours. Gonzalo was way stronger than a CAT 1.
The airport is open now and the island is slowly recovering.
major clean up efforts under way.
Unfortunately one man died on his boat in the lagoon.

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Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: kim (---.dhcp.nwtn.ct.charter.com)
Date: October 14, 2014 11:02PM

Glad most are ok. Isn't this how many of us met? Go beach was the only source of info during Luis and Lenny??

Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: October 15, 2014 09:19AM

yep, exactly. As I remember, Gert started this after Luis so we could all communicate.

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Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Neil Rooney (Moderator)
Date: October 15, 2014 10:27AM

Wishing you all on SXM a speedy recovery!

Just Another Ho Hum Day On D Planet

Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: October 15, 2014 01:35PM

Happy Birthday Neil!!! smiling smiley
drinking smiley smileys with beer

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Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: SXMWendell (76.206.16.---)
Date: October 16, 2014 03:58PM

Happy Birthday Neil.

Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Biglar (---.west.biz.rr.com)
Date: October 18, 2014 02:36AM

Have been following all the turmoil on SXM. Hope everyone recovers as soon as possible. I am on the island of Maui and expect Ana to strike here. Our hotel just boarded up many of the windows in preparation. Hoping Ana shifts to the south so the islands can avoid the same that SXM just went through.

Re: Received an e-mail from the island after the hurricane
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: October 18, 2014 09:07AM

unusual for a hurricane to hit the Hawaiian islands, isn't it?. hope it misses you. Be careful

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