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Be safe, malaise! (Original Post) Sogo Jul 2024 OP
Be safe, malaise! hlthe2b Jul 2024 #1
Big shout out for Malaise safety, from friends in Cuba. Marcus IM Jul 2024 #2
Best wishes for a safe outcome. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2024 #3
Please be safe, Malaise wendyb-NC Jul 2024 #4
Stay away from windows. cachukis Jul 2024 #5
Good luck to you, and your people down there! electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #6
Likewise! Hunker down and stay safe as you can! nt Wounded Bear Jul 2024 #7
Yes, please. Thinking of you. Solly Mack Jul 2024 #8
Thinking of you and all those around you! nolabear Jul 2024 #9
Oh, malaise bdamomma Jul 2024 #10
Radio, batteries, bottled water, canned food orangecrush Jul 2024 #11
Thinking about you here as well!! bluestarone Jul 2024 #12
Take care of yourself, Malaise! BadgerMom Jul 2024 #13
Thanks everyone malaise Jul 2024 #14
Damn damn damn BumRushDaShow Jul 2024 #22
I think the eye will stay below us but there malaise Jul 2024 #37
Yes BumRushDaShow Jul 2024 #38
The experts are also stunned malaise Jul 2024 #39
BBQ perishables first. Don't open the freezer. nolabear Jul 2024 #42
Safety vibes. Hoping it is as minimal as it can be. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #15
Sure hope you are safe and sound. FM123 Jul 2024 #16
"Beryl downgraded from a record-breaking Category 5 as it heads toward Jamaica" ShazzieB Jul 2024 #17
Still a dangerous storm, though. DinahMoeHum Jul 2024 #23
Stay safe, my friend. Hope you're getting the hell out of Jamaica for the duration. ancianita Jul 2024 #18
The problem is that anyone who leaves will most likely not be able to get back there Warpy Jul 2024 #34
Be safe, Malaise! HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #19
I've been thinking the same! Stay safe!!! CaptainTruth Jul 2024 #20
Yeah, Beryl is no lady Warpy Jul 2024 #21
Hoping you come through Bettie Jul 2024 #24
Downgraded from 5 to 4, expected to weaken further. CaptainTruth Jul 2024 #25
Hoping for Cat2 malaise Jul 2024 #26
Hoping for that too Bayard Jul 2024 #29
{{{{{malaise}}}}} Me, too! Prayers and positive vibes for you and everyone affected by the storm. highplainsdem Jul 2024 #30
I'm in FL, I totally understand. CaptainTruth Jul 2024 #32
We've escaped a direct hit since Gilbert malaise Jul 2024 #35
Sadly, I think it's going to be a high-end Cat 3, unless significant sheer gets to it. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #45
what they said . talked to malaise last evening via pm. AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #27
Please stay safe! Dave Bowman Jul 2024 #28
Hah, Malaise is so tough, she could stand out there and stare Beryl down... malthaussen Jul 2024 #31
Bwaaaaah malaise Jul 2024 #33
Keep your feet dry Generic Other Jul 2024 #36
From the great Weather Underground malaise Jul 2024 #40
Tomorrow is the big dance malaise Jul 2024 #41
You got this! Stay safe! LeftInTX Jul 2024 #44
It's been downgraded or it is upgraded to a Cat 4! Progress! LeftInTX Jul 2024 #43
Yes!!! roamer65 Jul 2024 #46
Now it seems to be moving super fast and looks like it will hit Jamaica earler...ugh.... LeftInTX Jul 2024 #47
Thoughts with Malaise and Jamaica! LeftInTX Jul 2024 #48
 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
2. Big shout out for Malaise safety, from friends in Cuba.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 12:49 PM
Jul 2024

Cuba will be there for Jamaica if need be.



wendyb-NC

(3,734 posts)
4. Please be safe, Malaise
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 01:20 PM
Jul 2024

I know this isn't your first hurricane, Malaise, and you are no doubt getting ready for it. Please take every precaution. We are all concerned, it's a major one. Holding you and everyone there, people, animals, plants, living earth, water, etc., in the light to be safe and survive mightily.

BumRushDaShow

(140,663 posts)
22. Damn damn damn
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:28 PM
Jul 2024

It may be like Hurricane Maria and what that did to Puerto Rico, if this one cuts across the island.

malaise

(277,353 posts)
37. I think the eye will stay below us but there
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 06:25 PM
Jul 2024

Last edited Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:37 PM - Edit history (1)

will be serious damage. The good news - it’s moving at 22mph - a hit and run. Recovery will start quickly.

BumRushDaShow

(140,663 posts)
38. Yes
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:07 PM
Jul 2024

I am shocked how fast it is moving and has been doing so for an extended time too. They normally move at 12 - 15 mph and only hit that faster speed if they manage to get captured in a jetstream. Hopefully it will be in and out quick.

malaise

(277,353 posts)
39. The experts are also stunned
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:38 PM
Jul 2024

Fast moving storms don’t usually intensify like this one - one for the record books in more ways than one.

nolabear

(43,072 posts)
42. BBQ perishables first. Don't open the freezer.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:55 PM
Jul 2024

Use water from the toilet tank or if you can bleed the hot water heater. Charge everything you can from the car. Help one another.
I’m out here sending storm-pushing vibes!

FM123

(10,111 posts)
16. Sure hope you are safe and sound.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:19 PM
Jul 2024

I remember all the times you checked in on us here in FL - now it's our turn to check in on you and make sure that YOU are okay too, my dear. Let us know, we really care.

ShazzieB

(18,404 posts)
17. "Beryl downgraded from a record-breaking Category 5 as it heads toward Jamaica"
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:20 PM
Jul 2024

Sure glad to see it's been downgraded!

Keep safe, malaise!

DinahMoeHum

(22,426 posts)
23. Still a dangerous storm, though.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:28 PM
Jul 2024

Lighting a candle for you and your peeps, Malaise. especially for tomorrow, Wednesday.

Warpy

(113,065 posts)
34. The problem is that anyone who leaves will most likely not be able to get back there
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:41 PM
Jul 2024

for weeks, maybe months. Airports will be shut down for everything but emergency supplies, harbors will be completely wrecked and need to be cleaned up before even yachts can safely come in.

It's a hard judgment call to make. Leaving will ensure survival, but there would be nothing left to return to. Staying is dangerous, but at least you'd be home, even if home is a blue tarp stretched over rubble and a daily scramble for bottled water and sandwiches, looking for things to salvage.

It's grim either way.

Warpy

(113,065 posts)
21. Yeah, Beryl is no lady
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:27 PM
Jul 2024

Current track has it going right through the middle of the island. This looks like it will be about as bad as it can get.

CaptainTruth

(7,160 posts)
25. Downgraded from 5 to 4, expected to weaken further.
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:29 PM
Jul 2024

Beryl downgraded from a record-breaking Category 5 as it heads toward Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl was losing some steam Tuesday afternoon as it closed in on Jamaica.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Beryl was downgraded to a Category 4 from a Category 5, but its maximum sustained winds remained dangerous at 155 mph.

Beryl is forecast to continue to weaken as it moves through the Caribbean Sea but is still expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches Jamaica on Wednesday.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/after-beryl-strengthens-category-5-hurricane-warning-effect/story?id=111600461

malaise

(277,353 posts)
35. We've escaped a direct hit since Gilbert
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:41 PM
Jul 2024

We knew it was overdue
Kingston will be a freaking mess and and so will other coastaltowns

malthaussen

(17,645 posts)
31. Hah, Malaise is so tough, she could stand out there and stare Beryl down...
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 03:37 PM
Jul 2024

... the hurricane should be afraid of Malaise, not the other way around.

-- Mal

Generic Other

(28,999 posts)
36. Keep your feet dry
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 06:20 PM
Jul 2024

And the wind behind you. Good Luck 🍀 and hopefully keep posting as long as you can. DU is a good place to weather a storm.

malaise

(277,353 posts)
40. From the great Weather Underground
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:50 PM
Jul 2024
https://www.wunderground.com/article/safety/hurricane/news/2020-06-18-hurricane-tropical-storm-forward-speed-fast-slow

But there is another statistic that doesn't usually stand out, but you'll typically see on a graphic. A storm's forward speed can play a major role in the damage it is able to inflict.

According to NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, a hurricane's average forward speed is about 11 to 12 mph in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and tropical Atlantic Ocean from 10 to 30 degrees North latitude.

It's those hurricanes and tropical storms that move much faster or slower that can amplify its destructive potential. There have been a number of each of these recently
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Beryl is a very fast mover 22mph now but it has intensified rapidly.



LeftInTX

(29,689 posts)
43. It's been downgraded or it is upgraded to a Cat 4! Progress!
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 08:00 PM
Jul 2024

You got this!


Jul 3 00:00 GMT 16.1 -71.7 150 mph 943 mb Hurricane 4

LeftInTX

(29,689 posts)
47. Now it seems to be moving super fast and looks like it will hit Jamaica earler...ugh....
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 10:06 PM
Jul 2024

As is usual it appears to be gaining in size overnight. Was hoping it wouldn't hit Jamaica until late afternoon.

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