hey guys/gals. Sorry I was absent yesterday. Just finishing up preparations.
My goodness my heart cries for those in the bahamas. I can't even pretend to imagine the horrors there the past couple of days. Please do anything you can to contribute to them in the coming days/weeks/months. Reach out to friends and family and ask for their support as well. Regardless of differences ... our fellow men and women have been churned into the ground, ripped apart by wind and water, and faced more adversity in the past 48 hours than most of us will in an entire lifetime.
(Catastrophic damage in the Northwest Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian. Image credit: Brandon Clement.)
Photo and text from
www.wunderground.com
- For a total of 36 hours, ending near 9 am EDT this morning, Dorian pummeled Grand Bahama Island while at major hurricane strength, with winds of 115 – 185 mph. During the first 14 hours of that period, Dorian was essentially stationary while at Category 5 strength. Damage on Grand Bahama and Great Abaco Island is going to be some of the most extreme ever seen from a hurricane--similar to what a 20-mile wide EF3 or EF4 tornado would do. Imagine what it would be like to endure a 14-hour period of Cat 5 winds accompanied by flying debris, the insane shriek of the wind, a 20-foot storm surge and 20+ inches of rain. The people that lived through it are going to need substantial mental health services to address their PTSD issues, not to mention a massive disaster relief response. Prayers for the people of The Bahamas!
And yes it "looks" as though we will be spared the worst. But no-1 is out of the woods yet. This thing is still going to bring destructive winds/rain/surge depending on how close it skirts the coast.