Hurricaine Dorian: Member check in thread

Keesha said:
I did not know this
Thanks 👍
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Oh sure @Keesha, I know all kinds of useless information... 😃

Oh, and if a hurricane crosses over into the Pacific, it loses its identity as a hurricane, and becomes a cyclone with a new name. Doesn't happen very often, but it has happened in the past. And it has done the reverse too.

Edit: History of Crossover storms .... https://hurricanes.fandom.com/wiki/Atlantic-Pacific_crossover_hurricanes
 

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Oh dear lord look at this.....:eek: with pictures...and video

Bahamian officials have warned the Hurricane Dorian death toll could be 'staggering' as hundreds and possibly thousands are believed to still be missing from the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands. The government has deployed extra security to the northern islands Thursday amid reports of looting and violence. One woman broke down in tears as she revealed: 'Everything is gone, people are starting to panic. Pillaging, looting, trying to shoot people for food and water. It's just no way everyone's going to get out.' Witnesses have described seeing residents breaking into liquor stores and supermarkets, carrying off goods in bags or filling their vehicles. The death count climbed to 30 on Thursday but is expected to rise today. There are reports of piles of corpses. It became clear yesterday that the Bahamas is facing a humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian as up to 70,000 people are in need of 'life-saving assistance'. A massive international relief effort was ramped up as the extent of the damage wrought by Dorian came into focus through satellite images and harrowing accounts from survivors. Evacuation efforts were underway at the partly flooded Leonard M. Thompson airport on Abaco island as small planes picked up the most vulnerable survivors, including the sick and the elderly. The evacuation was slow and there was frustration for some who said they had nowhere to go after the Category 5 hurricane splintered whole neighbourhoods.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...devastated-Bahamas-wake-Hurricane-Dorian.html

These poor, poor people, this is one of the most major disasters I've ever seen , and I hope every country in the world, responds to the needs of these people ...just heartbreaking !!

R.I.P all those who have lost their lives !! I wish I could give a home to all of them!! 😔😟


 

I couldn't get past the headline... unbelievable!

'People are shooting each other for food and water': Bahamas Hurricane Dorian death toll will be 'staggering' with THOUSANDS still missing as bodies pile up and militias are formed to stop looting
 
Bonnie said:
I couldn't get past the headline... unbelievable!

'People are shooting each other for food and water': Bahamas Hurricane Dorian death toll will be 'staggering' with THOUSANDS still missing as bodies pile up and militias are formed to stop looting
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Yes it would seem so Bonnie, they are so desperate and suffering not only loss of their homes, but desperate loss of their families too, can you imagine the shock these people must be in? 🥺 !! Do please read the rest and see the video and pictures , we all need to help in any way we can.. even if it means just sending a dollar to a disaster relief fund if that's all we have.. 😟 !!
 
Ocracoke and other places in the Outer Banks are being hammered and there is flooding. Many are stranded. Nat'l guard helicopters are waiting for nearby at Kinston Airport until winds die down (to 34mph) before sending hoisting rescue crews, to those who are trapped. Water and food is being delivered soon. Communications will be set up first....bubble of communications.

I wasn't affected except some wind and rain that was gentle comparatively speaking. I never even lost power.
212,400 in NC have lost power.

Dorian won't give up. Predictions are that it's going as far as Nova Scotia as a tropical storm. I don't think they've ever experienced a tropical storm there.
 
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Lara said:
Ocracoke and other places in the Outer Banks are being hammered and there is flooding. Many are stranded. Nat'l guard helicopters are waiting for nearby at Kinston Airport until winds die down (to 34mph) before sending hoisting rescue crews, to those who are trapped. Water and food is being delivered soon. Communications will be set up first....bubble of communications.

I wasn't affected except some wind and rain that was gentle comparatively speaking. I never even lost power.
212,400 in NC have lost power.

Dorian won't give up. Predictions are that it's going as far as Nova Scotia as a tropical storm. I don't think they've ever experienced a tropical storm there.
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Thanks, Lara. I'm so glad you're safe!
 
Lara said:
Ocracoke and other places in the Outer Banks are being hammered and there is flooding. Many are stranded. Nat'l guard helicopters are waiting for nearby at Kinston Airport until winds die down (to 34mph) before sending hoisting rescue crews, to those who are trapped. Water and food is being delivered soon. Communications will be set up first....bubble of communications.

I wasn't affected except some wind and rain that was gentle comparatively speaking. I never even lost power.
212,400 in NC have lost power.

Dorian won't give up. Predictions are that it's going as far as Nova Scotia as a tropical storm. I don't think they've ever experienced a tropical storm there.
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Sometimes these storms just don't know when to quit! ... Must have quite warm water up the coast to keep it going.
Usually COLD water does them in.
 
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