Hurricane Dean

[3somefan]

I was just watching the evening news before heading off to work and they are reporting that a tropical storm is forming in the Caribbean. The projected track has it heading directly for the DR and/or Puerto Rico by Sunday! Looks like it will only be a Category 2 storm, but that still could be potentially bad. Just giving you all the heads up if you are there or traveling there this week. Stay safe and follow the weather.

[Apos]

DR1 has excellent DR weather coverage by Chris, a mod.
http://www.dr1.com/forums/weather-be...torm-dean.html

http://www.dr1.com/forums/santo-domi...ts-island.html

and you can follow the weather here yourself
http://caribwx.mwxc.com/sattelite.html

[3somefan]

Thanks alot for the links! I was just looking for some to post....

[Kevy]

This site gives the best details

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[Beads]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...?5day#contents

It looks like the DR might get hit with this thing Sunday sometime. Anyone in the country should be prepared as it gets closer.

[guttaman]

Atta boy Dean. Kick ass and take names.

[elsucio]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...?5day#contents

It looks like the DR might get hit with this thing Sunday sometime. Anyone in the country should be prepared as it gets closer.

As long as it is gone by Thursday, was there for Jeanne, i have never seen rain like that before in my life

[Beads]

Sosua seems to flood real easily I wonder what its like in a hurricane.

[ChicaSeeka]

Sosua seems to flood real easily I wonder what its like in a hurricane.

the boys better hit the atm, if they get stuck there during the storm , they will need about 20000 pesos for the 2 nights with those gals.....LOL, even better yet tell the girls the phone lines are down and so are the ATMS no more pesos......

[elsucio]

Sosua seems to flood real easily I wonder what its like in a hurricane.

So does Boca Chica, don't think there is any sort of drainage, the roads were literaly were under 3 feet of water

[Beads]

the boys better hit the atm, if they get stuck there during the storm , they will need about 20000 pesos for the 2 nights with those gals.....LOL

2 days they better take out 30000RD there gonna need extra water! I have asked before how well the buildings in Sosua can handle a hurricane and people said the brick structures would be fine. I don't know how safe I would feel in one of those condos or at the NG during a cat 4 or 5 hurricane. I'm sure theres tons of debris flying around.

[psriches]

Another good one. You can even hear it from the people there.

http://stormcarib.com/

[ChicaSeeka]

2 days they better take out 30000RD there gonna need extra water! I have asked before how well the buildings in Sosua can handle a hurricane and people said the brick structures would be fine. I don't know how safe I would feel in one of those condos or at the NG during a cat 4 or 5 hurricane. I'm sure theres tons of debris flying around.

I 'd be the guy with 10 chicas huddled in my room, If I'm going out I'm giong out with a smile...

[milldam]

I 'd be the guy with 10 chicas huddled in my room, If I'm going out I'm giong out with a smile...

Now heres a man with a plan!!!!

[LM]

A hurricane very rarely makes a direct hit on the island, it generally veers north...still can get lashed by heavy rains though.

Rocky might know when the last hurricane hit, it might be able to elaborate a bit.

[elsucio]

A hurricane very rarely makes a direct hit on the island, it generally veers north...still can get lashed by heavy rains though.

Rocky might know when the last hurricane hit, it might be able to elaborate a bit.

I can't rember if Jeanne hit directly but i know it rained liked hell...

[Apos]

http://dr1.com/articles/hurricanes.shtml
bottom of the page

Hurricanes hitting the Dominican Republic, contrary to most people’s beliefs, are really not very common events. If you look at the hurricanes that have hit, they are spaced out over the course of time. When they do strike, they rarely hit the north coast but more often strike the southern and western parts of the island instead. Following is a list of hurricanes on record that hit the Dominican Republic, their respective categories and the areas they affected:

• Jeanne (Category 1). 16 September 2004. East Coast, Samana and Puerto Plata.
• Georges. (Category 3). 22 September 1998. 190 km/h. Santo Domingo and La Romana on the southeastern coast.
• Hortense. (Category 3-1). 10 September 1996. East coast from Punta Cana to Samana. 148 km/h.
• Gilbert. (Category 3). 11 September 1988. Barahona on the southwestern coast, with winds of 200 km/h.
• Emily. (Category 4-2). 22 September 1987. Bani on the southwestern coast, winds of 220 km/h.
• David. (Category 5-4). 31 August 1979. 240 km/h. Santo Domingo on the south central coast.
• Eloise (Category 1) 13 September 1975 240 km/hr on Northeast coast.
• Beulah. (Category 4). 10-11 September 1967. Barahona on the western coast with winds of 225 km/h.
• Inez. (Category 4-3). 29 September 1966. Barahona on the western coast, winds of 204 kph.
• Edith. (Category 2). 26-27 September 1963. La Romana on the southeastern coast, winds of 160 km/h.
• Katie. (Category 1). 16 October 1955. Barahona on the western coast, winds of 125 km/h.
• San Zenon. (Category 3). 3 September 1930. 200 km/h. Santo Domingo on the south/central coast.
• Lili. 21 September 1894. Primarily affecting Santo Domingo and the southwestern coast.

Note that the last hurricane to hit the capital city of Santo Domingo was Georges (Category 3) on September 22nd 1998 and before that, hurricane David (Category 5) in 1979. This the likelihood of getting caught in one is very small.

[questner]

Check out http://www.americasweather.com/ Plug in ICAO in Quickcast and get it. Puerto Plata International is MDPP.
Hope to be there safely this Saturday.
Wish Dean not to be mean.

[KoKi9290]

Living in Miami, I've been thru a Cat 4/5 "Andrew" and a couple of Cat Ones (including getting out in the eye when it passed over). I would not want to be in any structure I saw down there (including NG) even in a Cat One.
I woould be less worried about the flooding at somewhere like NG cause it'll all run off down Rosen.

[3somefan]

From what I've heard, it may breakup or be reduced in strength when it runs into the mountains. Then they generally pass over the North Coast. Just some strong winds and heavy rains, and of course some flooding. This is just word of mouth though, never been caught in one and never want to be!

Everyone down there towards the end of the week and weekend....STAY SAFE!!