Omar

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stjohnjulie
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Post by stjohnjulie »

Hmm...I must just be blocked by heavy leaves or something.
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mrsb
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Post by mrsb »

Ruth if you can wait two weeks, I'll pinch you :)
Glad everyone is ok.
When will I see St John again?
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jmq
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Post by jmq »

Talk about dodging a bullet.
Omar passed as a category 3 hurricane to the east, more or less half way between the BVI and Anguilla, with a hurricane force windfield 35 miles wide. Closest point of storm center passage was about 44 miles southeast of Coral Bay, 38 miles southeast of Tortola, 32 miles southeast of Virgin Gorda, and 30 miles southeast of Anegada.
So glad for all of our friends in the VIs.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
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NoTanLines
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Post by NoTanLines »

We were worried about you guys all night. Glad everyone is ok and property damage seems to be at minimal. See you all in 2 weeks! :)
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Xislandgirl
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Post by Xislandgirl »

:oops: :oops: I woke up in the middle of the night to check all the weather sites. I just couldn't sleep.

I am glad that everything seems to be ok and the view from the webcam is just beautiful!
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augie
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Post by augie »

Hallelujah!!!
Come see us!
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BeachMan
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Post by BeachMan »

Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as expected, time to celebrate!
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sapphirecat
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Post by sapphirecat »

Hurrah! See you next month :-)

Are there Sunday Beach Bar gatherings?

Cat
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tjwgrr
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Post by tjwgrr »

MrB wrote:serendipity's webcam is up.
That beached sailboat is still there. Looks like the surf is still up quite a bit.
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b-as-u-r
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Post by b-as-u-r »

Hooray, yeah, fabulous, terrific. The force of the forum prayers pushed that damn hurricane away. So glad to hear that all are well!!! See ya soon. Ali~
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stjdeb
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Post by stjdeb »

Any word from Coral Bay? Pia, Randy, Sloop - is all well at your end?
Deb
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RickG
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Post by RickG »

I was worried last night. Thanks for the updates! Good luck with cleanup.

Soon come.

Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes - Coral Bay - St. John, VI
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Jo Ann - VA
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Post by Jo Ann - VA »

I'm relieved there was no major damage for you guys. You were my last thoughts before I went to sleep.
Jo Ann
Always planning the next vacation...
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SuefromMA
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Post by SuefromMA »

Like many, couldn't wait to get up this morning and hear how "our islands" made out.

Sooooo happy for all of you island residents (Hi, Ruth!) and, of course, happy for all of us Virgin Island lovers!! Close call - but, it does look like a serious bullet was dodged!

WooHoo!!

Again, couldn't be happier that it appears that all are safe.

Sue (& Jim)
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Schnell
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Post by Schnell »

Was a bit startled this morning when I saw that Omar was a cat 3, then realized that it passed pretty far east of the islands. Sweet news! Hope the power comes back on soon and all is back to normal in short order 8)
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