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69. DR and Haiti will get the worst of the rain and wind

Reply to greytdemocrat (Reply #68)

Mon Oct 3, 2016, 12:41 PM

Oct 2016

We expect 10-20 inches of rain which is a lot of rain over two and a half ways. Just steady rain now.

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Tracking Matthew folks - what if he does not turn North [View all] malaise Oct 2016 OP

Just woke up (California here) Iliyah Oct 2016 #1

We're been preparing for a week malaise Oct 2016 #2

Stay safe! This one sounds awful! redstatebluegirl Oct 2016 #61

He will. B2G Oct 2016 #3

Not yet malaise Oct 2016 #62

The 72 and 96 hour points Gman Oct 2016 #4

Last night the GFS trended way west B2G Oct 2016 #7

Good news for us - really bad news for Haiti malaise Oct 2016 #10

Yeah, that was my other thought Gman Oct 2016 #18

This is frightening malaise Oct 2016 #26

Good luck down there, Malaise! MineralMan Oct 2016 #5

Thanks bro malaise Oct 2016 #27

What then is......me dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #6

Nah - no GOM say the experts malaise Oct 2016 #11

Link to a Jamaican radio station B2G Oct 2016 #8

Power is pretty good malaise Oct 2016 #9

Historically many of the storms that travel south of Cuba turn north at the Yucatan csziggy Oct 2016 #12

Hope we're both lucky malaise Oct 2016 #13

Take care, Malaise, and stay safe csziggy Oct 2016 #14

'Jamaica in Hurricane Matthew’s cross hairs' Baclava Oct 2016 #16

So which hurricane is it that went right by Cancun/Cozumel? Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #17

Wilma in 2005 csziggy Oct 2016 #22

That's not the track I'm looking at. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #23

Those are composite historical tracks csziggy Oct 2016 #24

Hmm. I'm misreading it again. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #25

Found them. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #32

Thanks! I did some looking but didn't have the time to hunt allthe way through. nt csziggy Oct 2016 #34

A news article mentioned the eerie similarity to Hazel, Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #36

It looks as though Matthew is slowing to make its turn north csziggy Oct 2016 #37

We look relatively safe. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #58

Slowing down on it's westward march. OnlinePoker Oct 2016 #15

2mph - damn! malaise Oct 2016 #20

Stay safe, malaise. kentuck Oct 2016 #19

Ivan looked just as bad and turned West at the malaise Oct 2016 #21

Rain and wind will be the problem but we're on the safer side of malaise Oct 2016 #28

It's a monster! kentuck Oct 2016 #30

That it is malaise Oct 2016 #31

do stay safe! chillfactor Oct 2016 #29

Storm is nearly stationary greytdemocrat Oct 2016 #33

Oops! greytdemocrat Oct 2016 #35

yep - he made his turn to the North Baclava Oct 2016 #38

He's still going Northwest malaise Oct 2016 #39

Seems to be undergoing an EWRC B2G Oct 2016 #40

a little wobble wobble to the west now, slowing down to 3 mph Baclava Oct 2016 #41

It almost looks like two centers - is that usual? Be safe, malaise. suffragette Oct 2016 #42

I'm no expert malaise Oct 2016 #43

Masters is saying it's unusual, too. suffragette Oct 2016 #44

Here com the outerbands - lightning and thunder to boot malaise Oct 2016 #45

I'm so glad you stocked up and prepared for this. suffragette Oct 2016 #46

We're as secure as possible - we'll ride this out malaise Oct 2016 #48

Glad for that. suffragette Oct 2016 #54

The real problem is that Matthew is now crawling at 4mph malaise Oct 2016 #56

Scary when lightning and thunder is the relative calm before the storm. suffragette Oct 2016 #64

Hang in there! BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #47

Thanks malaise Oct 2016 #49

That blob is feeding off the Tradewinds. Nt B2G Oct 2016 #50

Does that happen often? suffragette Oct 2016 #55

Definitely with intense storms. nt B2G Oct 2016 #66

That Blob greytdemocrat Oct 2016 #65

I hope that you, your family and everyone on Jamaica avebury Oct 2016 #51

Thanks malaise Oct 2016 #52

Stay safe, malaise. mia Oct 2016 #53

Thanks for the link malaise Oct 2016 #63

I have been thinking of you all weekend Jeanette in FL Oct 2016 #57

Hi there malaise Oct 2016 #59

Back at ya! Jeanette in FL Oct 2016 #60

It has turned North titaniumsalute Oct 2016 #67

Stay safe malaise greytdemocrat Oct 2016 #68

DR and Haiti will get the worst of the rain and wind malaise Oct 2016 #69

Looks like it's going to miss ya! run N straight up the middle and stay over water for the most part Baclava Oct 2016 #70

They say we're getting a 10ft surge in Kingston malaise Oct 2016 #71

You should be OK from the worst of it , I told ya the waiting is the hardest part Baclava Oct 2016 #73

Yep - downgraded to Tropial Storm Warning now malaise Oct 2016 #74

Unless it taks a jog west greytdemocrat Oct 2016 #72