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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Thu May 29th, 2008 11:31 am |
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We got a lot of rumbling yesterday, including one huge thunder clap in the late afternoon. I was sitting in the gazebo, reading, with the Cat Who Isn't Mine lounging in a chair next to me. BOOM! I think I jumped more than she did....nothing much fazes the girl, who definitely lives to the beat of some internal drummer of her own to which I'm not privy. It occured to me that the last time we had any serious thunder, she wasn't on the planet yet. That's WAY too long.
We did get a nice mellow lightning show, more like heat lightning rather than razors in the sky. Not, unfortunately, accompanied by rain in these parts. While once again the sat pic is loaded with rain, so far we're just in the overcast zone, with a steady light breeze giving ripples up here in the bay.
Today's favorite line out of the discussion from SJU...leaving me feeling fairly cheated. Does this mean we'll get the not so good leftovers?
Discussion...although the best moisture has passed the
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Caribe704
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Posted: Thu May 29th, 2008 03:37 pm |
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I heard this...a Tropical storm forming in Costa Rica...
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/global/Region/AT/2xpxIRSatellite.html
Last edited on Thu May 29th, 2008 03:40 pm by Caribe704
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Posted: Thu May 29th, 2008 03:44 pm |
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I heard it too -- almost spit my Yerba Mate across the room this morning -- it's far too early for the games to begin. I think this must be the system that Island Woman was referring to yesterday.....
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Caribe704
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Posted: Thu May 29th, 2008 05:59 pm |
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Tropical Storm Alma, in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Nicaragua, is steadily intensifying, and appears likely to develop into a hurricane later today. The latest QUikSCAT pass from 8:03am EDT showed winds of 50 knots (58 mph) near the center, and a recent microwave image (Figure 1) showed the formation of an eye. Alma is generating very heavy rains in excess of six inches per day near its center. So far, satellite estimates of rainfall (Figure 2) indicate that 3-6 inches of rain has fallen over portions of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and rainfall will continue to increase in these nations through Saturday. All of Central America, except for Panama, is at risk of flash flooding that will create dangerous mud slides over the next three days, and Alma has the potential to be a major disaster for Central America. Nicaragua, in particular, is at high risk of experiencing flash flooding and mud slides capable of causing heavy loss of life, due to its high mountainous terrain that will receive up to 20 inches of rain. However, the mountainous regions along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are also at high risk of destructive flooding and mud slides.
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