Report from Turks & Caicos-- from StormCarib
Posted by
freesong on 10/1/2015, 10:31 am
- Not a Tropical Storm! By John Lawson <john at tciferry.com> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 09:24:19 -0400 Wow! Sometimes we get hurricane warnings and go to the beach, today we are "technically not a tropical storm" and we are getting hammered!
To be a tropical storm, there must be sustained winds of 39mph, we are getting 38mph with gusts to 45mph. As that is a national average, certainly there are people getting higher winds at their place.
Banks and schools are closed. The downtown part of the highway is significantly flooded, but most of Leeward Highway is fine. There are reports of power and Internet outages in many places on Provo. Fortis trucks are out and they are working to restore power where they can. Many businesses will stay closed until it is clear what the day will bring.
There was an unconfirmed report of storm surge flooding in Middle Caicos near Conch Bar but I haven't heard any details.
The TCI Ferry Service is standing by, but not running the ferries yet. While the vessels can operate in up to 50mph winds, the rain makes it very difficult to see and quite uncomfortable for the Passengers and Crew.
From the available reports it would seem like Providenciales will continue to get this same weather for the entire day. The rain will come and go and the wind will also continue to gust to 45mph. The 9am forecast says we are outside of the actual "storm" by only 20 miles. As it strengthens and moves South West, we may notice periods of higher intensity. We are in the South East quadrant of the storm and, for this particular storm that is an intense position. The surf is predicted to be 10-12feet outside of the reef.
Stay Safe John Lawson Providenciales, TCI |
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