2023 Hurricane Season

[JD Jones]

Time for some locals to take out the trash:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1694072594511679931

 

[aarhus]

But it is a Tropical Island, keep all business flowing.........Hahaha. Where I am steady dark rain.....

There was a couple of posters yesterday who must not have lived in the Caribbean very long. The President made the right decision and probably gets some good advice.

 

[NanSanPedro]

Has the storm passed for Boca Chica? Lights are back on and rain has stopped.

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Ah Franklin changed the path speed so now it already made landfall at 8:04am near Azua as I see from my end. My wife says SD is pouring so bad and flood start to show up

 

[PCMike]

Absolutely pouring in Punta Cana, Bavaro. You can't see 50 feet in front of you it is so bad. Flooded is not the word. ...............Thunder just started also. But open up all business's.........But at least it got the Motos off the flooded roads.............

A different story down here by the airport...wet but no flooding. Light drizzly rain, although we did have a 10 minute downpour around 7am. Bavaro floods when a guy pizzes on the side of the road.
It has never taken much rain to fill the streets of Bavaro.

 

[CG]

A grey drizzle in La Romana, a bit heavier rain between 6 and 9 this morning, light to no wind at all from Franklin. Perhaps its still coming..

 

[NanSanPedro]

A grey drizzle in La Romana, a bit heavier rain between 6 and 9 this morning, light to no wind at all from Franklin. Perhaps its still coming..

Based on Windy.com, I don't think so. I just checked and it shows the storm center a bit north of the southern beaches at 8AM today. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

 

[PJT]

A different story down here by the airport...wet but no flooding. Light drizzly rain, although we did have a 10 minute downpour around 7am. Bavaro floods when a guy pizzes on the side of the road.
It has never taken much rain to fill the streets of Bavaro.

Well, the street flooding of Bavaro is the result of a government not adhering and enforcing its own environmental regulations to allow natural drainage of the lands. Unrestricted development has created dams.

Regards,

PJT

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

No sign of any storm in Cab as yet. Overcast, zero breeze and the stench from the bars on our one dusty road, where a bypass should have gone up years ago.

 

[aarhus]

No sign of any storm in Cab as yet. Overcast, zero breeze and the stench from the bars on our one dusty road, where a bypass should have gone up years ago.

I think the main issue with this storm is the rain and flooding. Not sure if there will be strong winds. It hasn’t arrived in Las Terrenas yet either. This afternoon we will see.

 

[LindseyKaufman]

Skies lightening up in Jamao and not a drop of rain!

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

I think the main issue with this storm is the rain and flooding. Not sure if there will be strong winds. It hasn’t arrived in Las Terrenas yet either. This afternoon we will see.

I'm really hoping for little wind. Rain not so much, but for someone who works remotely, power and internet connectivity are mandatory

 

[MikeFisher]

Franklin is loosing powers over land and nicely speeding up it's forward speed.
He will be out in no time, heading straight North since landfall.
Here at my place the cloud cover broke up and now i have the full sunlight out, zero wind, a beautiful day to be outside.
My max electricity storage of 21.6KW will be stored back on my batteries in no time now.
So I sadly can not test how long it would have holded if conditions would not have allowed to recharge anything during today plus the 2 nights of usage.

 

[MikeFisher]

I'm really hoping for little wind. Rain not so much, but for someone who works remotely, power and internet connectivity are mandatory

then you have to move over here in my 'hood, lol.
Full independend solar power, and this was the first time that I had such nice rough weather and thunder for so many hours last night since I have my Starlink Internet installed, worked like a charm, we watched all last night long Netflix for the wifey and myself gaming on the PS Online, not a single interruption of anything

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

then you have to move over here in my 'hood, lol.
Full independend solar power, and this was the first time that I had such nice rough weather and thunder for so many hours last night since I have my Starlink Internet installed, worked like a charm, we watched all last night long Netflix for the wifey and myself gaming on the PS Online, not a single interruption of anything

That's lovely Mike, but I'm just a regular working stiff and limited resources. A simple inverter with some generic dominican batteries. Not the puta and palm tree dream, but that's life 🤣

 

[bob saunders]

Currwntly in La Vega and there is no rain or wind as of yet.

 

[Jan]

SDE getting a full on hit. Heavy rain. Streets flooding. Some wind. No electric. Dogs got their relaxing meds. Reading a book. All is good. I've seen a lot worse.

 

[MikeFisher]

SDE getting a full on hit. Heavy rain. Streets flooding. Some wind. No electric. Dogs got their relaxing meds. Reading a book. All is good. I've seen a lot worse.

Relaxing meds?
Last night I had to put my two destroyer guards in jail for the night, they love water, love rain, not bothered by any thunder or lightning, so they run out and all around enjoying the hard downpour, lol.

 

[AlterEgo]

So where did the eye make landfall??

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

So where did the eye make landfall??

most illusive storm to-date. still waiting for rain or even the slightest breeze in Cab. Meanwhile, the common folk are drinking rum, sitting in the plastic chairs at the colmados and listening to Raulin and Anthony Santos while the town is shut down. next up, the Mercedes day celebration, which really just translates as another lost day of work