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St. Croix - Omar damage?
St. Croix - Omar damage?
What has anybody heard or seen about St. Croix?
Omar came closest to them, although wasnt quite as strong at that time.
Omar came closest to them, although wasnt quite as strong at that time.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
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nothintolose
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Here is a post from this morning on www.stormcaribe.com:
"Thursday, October 16, 2008 07:45AM PDT - Omar
Omar raced through the Leeward Islands as a Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds near 125 mph. It did go a bit more east then earlier thought, staying away further from the BVI and east of St.Croix but closer to Anguilla/St.Maarten/St.Martin. The closest point of approach for St.Croix was only 25 miles, for Anguilla 48 miles, for St.Maarten 50 miles, Tortola 38 miles, St.Thomas 60 miles.
Reports are slowly coming in from the islands, see list on the right side of this page. Some of the islands have no power yet, with a curfew in place so downed powerlines, etc. can be repaired. From the things I have heard there is localized damage but things will be back to normal soon. It was good that the hurricane moved so fast and didn't hang around too long to do too much damage. More later... "
I checked postings by reporters from several islands... most sound OK. Trees and powerlines down, but not as bad as it could have been. A more ominous note is that very little has been posted from St. Croix... except just as the power was going out. Hope they're OK.
"Thursday, October 16, 2008 07:45AM PDT - Omar
Omar raced through the Leeward Islands as a Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds near 125 mph. It did go a bit more east then earlier thought, staying away further from the BVI and east of St.Croix but closer to Anguilla/St.Maarten/St.Martin. The closest point of approach for St.Croix was only 25 miles, for Anguilla 48 miles, for St.Maarten 50 miles, Tortola 38 miles, St.Thomas 60 miles.
Reports are slowly coming in from the islands, see list on the right side of this page. Some of the islands have no power yet, with a curfew in place so downed powerlines, etc. can be repaired. From the things I have heard there is localized damage but things will be back to normal soon. It was good that the hurricane moved so fast and didn't hang around too long to do too much damage. More later... "
I checked postings by reporters from several islands... most sound OK. Trees and powerlines down, but not as bad as it could have been. A more ominous note is that very little has been posted from St. Croix... except just as the power was going out. Hope they're OK.
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piscesgirl0314
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mrscaptainjay
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Just talked to a friend that used to live on St. Croix and still has friends there. She says there was a lot of boat damange in Christiansted. Just about all the boats moored on the waterfront were sunk or damaged in some way. That's really sad news. Hopefully we'll hear more.
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