Hurricane Ivan on it’s current path north of Venezuela’s Atlantic coast has smashed into the Island of Grenada with “hellacious winds” that reduced concrete homes to rubble and sent the island’s red zinc roofs fluttering through the air.
Ivan is the first Category 4 storm to hit Caribbean islands since Hurricane Luis in 1990.
If Ivan remains on his present course Florida, at least the West Coast could feel some of the outer bands, but who can really project large tropical storms a week ahead with any firm degree of accuracy?
The other question is, after Ivan how many more powerful Atlantic hurricanes will we be concerned about during the 2004 season?
i spoke to my dad 1 hour ago who live’s in grenville in grenada on his cell, his say that there is a lot of rain and floods, but he can’t get out of his house cause mango trees are all turned over the roads and on people’s house.
I lived in Miami when Andrew destroyed the city. I can tell you there is’nt anything more scary then when the roof of the home you live in takes off like a rocket in the sky. Looking through the cracks off your boarded up windows and seeing debree flying at speeds that if it would hit you it would be over with your life. I just talked to my sister who lives on Bonaire, and she said that no one on the island is really prepared for a hurricane, and no one has boarded up their windows. They never have hurricanes this far down in the carribbean, so the people are completely not aware of the danger. And also have no idea how to prepare for a storm of this size. I was born on Bonaire and lived there 17 years, I remember when there was a storm in the area we actually went outside to the seaside to look at the waves. I hope the people realize that this is’nt just a little storm, and get them selves into safe shelter.
I live in the Netherlands now, but if things will go as bad as i expect, i will be there on the first plane out to help out.
Alex Gerharts
I have been in touch with my friend in Barbados. They were spared major damage as far as she knows. But Grenada got a bad hit. I heard that some homes were destroyed and somelives lost.
I am Antillian and live in Florida since 2001. So I am very concerned about what happens in the Netherlands Antilles and in Greneda. I am listening at the radio on the Internet on http://www.radiohoyer.com and also at http://www.caribonair.com which both broadcast in the language Papiamento. Curacao does seen to have a plan in place but it is very rudimentary. at this moment they only have 3 shelters and they hope to open 8 more. People are not boarded up, no storm windows, no water stored, almost everybody has electrical phones which are useless when power fails. I truly hope the Islands remain lucky and that the storm deviates at the last moment. But at the moment it remains a hurricane 4 with winds with up to 130mph.
Hi. I live in Aruba. It is now 8 ‘o clock p.m. A little rain. But we expect the worse round 2 a.m. Reports are that we will get a lot of rain/thunderstorms. Some Hotel guests allready evacuated. This because some hotels are too close to the beach. Rough beaches right now. But up till now, everything is still calm.
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Hurricane Ivan on it’s current path north of Venezuela’s Atlantic coast has smashed into the Island of Grenada with “hellacious winds” that reduced concrete homes to rubble and sent the island’s red zinc roofs fluttering through the air.
Ivan is the first Category 4 storm to hit Caribbean islands since Hurricane Luis in 1990.
If Ivan remains on his present course Florida, at least the West Coast could feel some of the outer bands, but who can really project large tropical storms a week ahead with any firm degree of accuracy?
The other question is, after Ivan how many more powerful Atlantic hurricanes will we be concerned about during the 2004 season?
Any news of the boat yard at Prickly Bay Grenada? I have friends who are home in England and have a boat laid up there
Pauline
i spoke to my dad 1 hour ago who live’s in grenville in grenada on his cell, his say that there is a lot of rain and floods, but he can’t get out of his house cause mango trees are all turned over the roads and on people’s house.
I HAVE A FRIEND RETURNING TO ST JAMES BARBADOS TODAY 8TH SEPT WHAT DAMAGE IF ANY IS HE ABOUT TO FACE AND WHATS THE CURRENT WHEATHER CONDITIONS
I lived in Miami when Andrew destroyed the city. I can tell you there is’nt anything more scary then when the roof of the home you live in takes off like a rocket in the sky. Looking through the cracks off your boarded up windows and seeing debree flying at speeds that if it would hit you it would be over with your life. I just talked to my sister who lives on Bonaire, and she said that no one on the island is really prepared for a hurricane, and no one has boarded up their windows. They never have hurricanes this far down in the carribbean, so the people are completely not aware of the danger. And also have no idea how to prepare for a storm of this size. I was born on Bonaire and lived there 17 years, I remember when there was a storm in the area we actually went outside to the seaside to look at the waves. I hope the people realize that this is’nt just a little storm, and get them selves into safe shelter.
I live in the Netherlands now, but if things will go as bad as i expect, i will be there on the first plane out to help out.
Alex Gerharts
I have been in touch with my friend in Barbados. They were spared major damage as far as she knows. But Grenada got a bad hit. I heard that some homes were destroyed and somelives lost.
I am Antillian and live in Florida since 2001. So I am very concerned about what happens in the Netherlands Antilles and in Greneda. I am listening at the radio on the Internet on http://www.radiohoyer.com and also at http://www.caribonair.com which both broadcast in the language Papiamento. Curacao does seen to have a plan in place but it is very rudimentary. at this moment they only have 3 shelters and they hope to open 8 more. People are not boarded up, no storm windows, no water stored, almost everybody has electrical phones which are useless when power fails. I truly hope the Islands remain lucky and that the storm deviates at the last moment. But at the moment it remains a hurricane 4 with winds with up to 130mph.
i can asure you that the people in Aruba will take care of all tourist in Aruba.So u can relax and wait.
My daughter and son-in-law are on their honeymoon in Aruba. I am worried about them. Can anyone tell me what is happening there. Thanks Linda
Hi. I live in Aruba. It is now 8 ‘o clock p.m. A little rain. But we expect the worse round 2 a.m. Reports are that we will get a lot of rain/thunderstorms. Some Hotel guests allready evacuated. This because some hotels are too close to the beach. Rough beaches right now. But up till now, everything is still calm.