Posted by clueless [186.15.45.28] on Saturday, October 03, 2015 at 15:20:48 :
seems to be growing in size before or as it go it theoretically goes extratropical and out 2 c
i would keep an eye on it if you are on the east coast
if nothing else jsut to see the sheer magnitude of the storm
the bahamas faired quit well considering
quote from a local on a blog
Good day all.....and greetings from George Town, Exuma!! did not check in during Joaquin as I was still putting clips on my shed and making sure things were not going to blow too far away...I was quite amazed at how rain/dry the storm was for us. GGT did have sea water flooding cuz of the already high tides and wind blown water...but not very much rain. Irene, Sandy and now Joaquin have all been very dry /rain storms for us which was a very good thing!
I tried again to get some info from Long Island however the cell towers are down for sure....they had a few days of rain before Joaquin showed up so not good for an already saturated island. Thankfully we island folk stick together and look out for each other so I am sure folks are OK, just shell shocked...
.....and yes we do have the highest per capita income in this part of the world after US , Canada and Mexico..........but still not a RICH country by far, so please if people would like to help by all means we could use it for Rum Cay, San Salvador, Acklins/Crooked Islands, Samana Cays, Ragged Islands and Long Island..........these communities do not have very much resources as most goods come by boat. We did see a C-130 Coast Guard pass over about an hour ago headed that way........just spoke to the Bahamas Red Cross Society and they are on the ground assessing the effected areas and would be happy to receive help from whomever....ph.# (242) 323-7370 or Facebook.
Would like to thank Dr. Masters and the quick witted, intelligent weather minded bloggers for all the insight, graphs and such ..........it is very comforting to know that there are folks out there with thoughts and prayers for those of us out here!! Definitely was not a fish storm for us....unless you mean raining fish!! So thanks again for all your input and predictions............ even the dim witted folks out there that make for a good comedy relief during a very intense experience!!
Please let any would be travelers know the Exuma is fortunately and thankfully open for business and doing well. The Sandals here is 50% occupied so we don't have to wait for people to come back.........they have already called for me to take snorkelers out but the sea is still too angry.........lol.
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