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Tropical Storm Noel
The wind is picking up again down in JD. Unfortunately, I did go out to take pix and really managed to hurt myself by slipping, and landing on the same arm that I broke surfing last Feb. It was stupid and I should know better to walk normally on the slick tiles around here but man it hurts. The waves were incredibly powerful and the palms were really swaying (several walls and been broken/demolished to to "palm-wrecking" damage.) So much of the new beach is gone that it is very sad (still better than before but one can see the number of feet of sand gone between this storm and Dean.) The way I view those sat photos, we could still be in for a lot more wind and rain. I think this is way more of a direct hit on Juan Dolio/Santo Domingo than the NOAA diagrams and models revealed. This level TS shouldn't have caused the damage to things if they were built to code (US codes--not even new European ones.)
You cannot get to Nagua via Cotui. The bridge has been down for about a year now. You have to go via SFM.
We are on a nationwide blackout, as far as I heard on radio, since 2pm this afternoon. Only about 15% of population in the DR has power. source: Z 101 FM
There was one nationwide blackout last night at 0.50am
The lights came on and off today 3 times. After 2pm they didn?t come back yet. Higuey is in dark, and as a friend of mine who just return from SDQ tells me same for San Pendro and Romana.
My inversor is out of order since a few days ago the battery base fell down and damaged the batteries (hey, we are on 24 hour circuit, so why bother, no???
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so I am at inet cafe.... it?s quite dark around the downtown.
As far as weather, here we had almost no winds (same as during the last hurricane...) and today only a light drizzle. Yesterday and DBY was pouring heavily.
Z 101 FM has pretty nice nationwide reports, listening on my cell, they say a bridge on Autopista Duarte over Rio Yuna is about to fall down.... where is this bridge?
As per radio reports, rain will continue throughout tomorrow, the soil is quite saturated with water and possibilities of floodings nationwide.
There was one nationwide blackout last night at 0.50am
The lights came on and off today 3 times. After 2pm they didn?t come back yet. Higuey is in dark, and as a friend of mine who just return from SDQ tells me same for San Pendro and Romana.
My inversor is out of order since a few days ago the battery base fell down and damaged the batteries (hey, we are on 24 hour circuit, so why bother, no???
)so I am at inet cafe.... it?s quite dark around the downtown.
As far as weather, here we had almost no winds (same as during the last hurricane...) and today only a light drizzle. Yesterday and DBY was pouring heavily.
Z 101 FM has pretty nice nationwide reports, listening on my cell, they say a bridge on Autopista Duarte over Rio Yuna is about to fall down.... where is this bridge?
As per radio reports, rain will continue throughout tomorrow, the soil is quite saturated with water and possibilities of floodings nationwide.
The ones I posted early from our street I took on my cell phone.
These days you can get up to 5MP cameras jammed in, mine has
3MP.
just a quick note to say i have been thinking of ya'll (and my friends there) all day long. Only heard about the storm this morning when i got to work...there has been NO news coverage here about it in the papers...CNN finaly had something on their web site today.
I have a couple of good friends in Andreas with "iffy" housing cinderblocks and tin roof. At least it is cinderblocks and not wood.
Well..just wanted let ya'll know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers...hope the damage isnt too bad! (eeks..i have a friend vacationing in BC right now as well! Lizard!!! give us a trip report when you get back! I THINK she is still there right now.
I have a couple of good friends in Andreas with "iffy" housing cinderblocks and tin roof. At least it is cinderblocks and not wood.
Well..just wanted let ya'll know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers...hope the damage isnt too bad! (eeks..i have a friend vacationing in BC right now as well! Lizard!!! give us a trip report when you get back! I THINK she is still there right now.
I had no idea.
We've been fine here, with a couple of sporadic outages, but enough city power that my batteries are fully charged.
This storm has been eiry. In Santo Domingo even the supermarkets shut down early. The generalized blackout means that street lights are only working on corners where they are powered by businesses (such as bank corners). There is very little traffic. And there is still an eiry aura about the sky, even though the rain seems to have stopped in Santo Domingo. It has been quite a few years since I remember four days of straight raining. My imagination leads me to think up a science fiction novel. Meanwhile, my teenage sons celebrate being able to sleep late tomorrow...
The men of the house went to the supermarket late this afternoon, if only to combat cabin fever, and said it was full. Our power just came back on, and we're hoping it lasts for more than a few minutes this time. Also hope that we won't be confined to barracks with a bored 7-year old all day tomorrow. Anyway, this is nothing compared to what the real victims are enduring.
Hello. I'm back!!! Power has just come back in Juan Dolio - a great relief for those of us without generator who have been off for nearly 24 hrs. Its calmed down a lot. No rain and just a bit of wind now. No real damage. Melted icecreams in colmado, rain came through kitchen roof, pool full and also full of bits of trees, but thats about it. Happy days!!!!! Lots of Haitians spent the day rebuilding houses and lots of businesses closed but could have been much worse. Nice to sleep in English pyjamas though!
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Best site for Current Information on the DR!
I agree with Desmarco. This site is the BEST for getting current info out there fast. Thanks for all the updates & photos - and especially to Rubio Higuey for the news about Higuey (re; power, rain, etc...). It's been difficult to get through on the phone.
Here's one more link to news that's slowly getting posted on the web (yes, it refers to Cabaret, a town north of Port-au-Prince, not Cabarete - someone misquoted). This article is about 10 or 11 hours old.
Tropical Storm Noel Rains Lash Haiti
It didn't appear that there was much warning that this storm would escalate as quickly as it did/ One of my friends was fishing in the boca de Nisibon (I think? Don't have my DR map with me today) late Friday and Saturday, and described water that was stronger than the ocean. I haven't been able to reach him since.
I pray that the worst is over, that everyone is safe, and that clean-up goes quickly. . . I know, it's the DR :cheeky:. . . as quickly as clean up can go there. Again, thanks to all of you for the updates!
I agree with Desmarco. This site is the BEST for getting current info out there fast. Thanks for all the updates & photos - and especially to Rubio Higuey for the news about Higuey (re; power, rain, etc...). It's been difficult to get through on the phone.
Here's one more link to news that's slowly getting posted on the web (yes, it refers to Cabaret, a town north of Port-au-Prince, not Cabarete - someone misquoted). This article is about 10 or 11 hours old.
Tropical Storm Noel Rains Lash Haiti
It didn't appear that there was much warning that this storm would escalate as quickly as it did/ One of my friends was fishing in the boca de Nisibon (I think? Don't have my DR map with me today) late Friday and Saturday, and described water that was stronger than the ocean. I haven't been able to reach him since.
I pray that the worst is over, that everyone is safe, and that clean-up goes quickly. . . I know, it's the DR :cheeky:. . . as quickly as clean up can go there. Again, thanks to all of you for the updates!
Glad to hear that you are ok and that the damage isnt so bad! I read that the hardest hit was the south coast..so that would mean you.
to the poster asking about Punta Cana...i would think you will be ok by thursday no? I am sure that the big resorts handle these things better than smaller towns.
I just keep thinking of my friends house in andreas. Havent heard too much about that area. I will try to call him tomorrow. He's got that small house of cinderblocks....i keep on thinking of "i'll huff and i'll puff and i'll blow your house down!" but since his house is made of bricks i feel better. Just worrying about that tin roof.
"We're suppose to be leaving Thursday morning for Punta Cana. Does anyone out there know the conditions of that area?"
from the weather reports ive seen for punta cana its supposed to be 30+ and sunny with clouds by thursday (god willing!) but i never put too much stock on those reports. lets just hope the worst is over and that people are safe. keep checking dr1 for updates...its the fastest info youll get in the shortest period of time
have a safe trip.
from the weather reports ive seen for punta cana its supposed to be 30+ and sunny with clouds by thursday (god willing!) but i never put too much stock on those reports. lets just hope the worst is over and that people are safe. keep checking dr1 for updates...its the fastest info youll get in the shortest period of time
have a safe trip.
I checked theweathernetwork.com a couple days ago before booking my trip for Nov 4 to punta cana/bavaro today. It said light rain and forecasting every day in the 30's and now that the trip is booked I looked for a more detailed forecast and I come across this site and I cannot believe what I am reading. Is it likely that the rain will continue to move north west like the reports say and I will be okay for the trip? What are the chances the beach resort I am going to (Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana) will have major damage to the beach? Will they have power back on? Will the road be open to get there?
I am frantically looking for some reassurace I will not have spent $3k to fly down and sit in a hotel room in the dark!
Thank you,
I am frantically looking for some reassurace I will not have spent $3k to fly down and sit in a hotel room in the dark!
Thank you,
All is calm now over Santo Domingo, electricity is back on, no wind.
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