Wednesday Sept. 20, 2017 – Hurricane Maria is moving across Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The latest tracking forecasts now show Maria on a NW path that will go to the east of the Bahamas with winds lessening to category 2 when it passes Cat Island more than 200 miles to the east this weekend. The following are three online resources for tracking…
Maria Now a Category 4
Hurricane Jose has moved far to the north and now Hurricane Maria is rapidly growing in strength and is approaching Puerto Rico as a Category 4. Most tracking forecasts show Maria continuing on a WNW path into the Bahamas with Cat Island being within the storm winds of Maria as early as Saturday Sept 23rd.
Irma aftermath, all well on Cat
Irma has moved into norther Florida causing flooding and power outages and by all accounts Cat Island was spared the destruction caused by Irma. Other than tropical storm winds and intermittent power outages, all is well on Cat. Now our attention turns to Jose in the Atlantic, which so far is not posing a threat to any of hte islands. Leslie from PCBC sent a…
Irma 9 Sept AM Update
Irma made landfall on Cuba Late Friday night and continues its western track along Cuba. By all accounts Cat Island has been spared the destruction caused by Irma in the windward islands to the southeast of Puerto Rico. Our prayers continue with everyone in the Caribbean. PCBC sent a short video this morning, Saturday the 9th, showing the wave action on the beach. Other than…
Irma 8 Sept 2017 5:30PM Update
As of 530PM on Friday 8 Sept 2017, Hurricane Irma is still bearing down on Cuba’s northern shoreline and moving through the Bahamas. Irma continues its WNW path with winds that have picked up a bit to 155MPH and the outer edges of the storm are on Cat Island. Cat is experiencing wind but no rain so far. Our prayers continue with everyone on Cat…
Irma Update 9/7 PM
Hurricane Irma is maintaining its WNW track and projected tracking shows the worst of the storm may skirt by Cat Island. Ned and Leslie report they are all battened down and expecting high winds and some much needed rain, and will update us after the storm passes.
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma is barreling down on the Dominican Republic and Haiti as I write this and is expected to continue its NW path into the center of the Bahamas. This storm is physically as big as Texas. It’s expected to hit the southern islands of Bahamas by Friday and impact Cat Island later Friday and into the weekend. Our prayers are with everyone on Cat…
Hurricane Matthew Updates
Links for updates on Hurricane Matthew Weather Underground Also try this link hurricanetrack.com/ provided by Campaignes.