Prayers going out for Jamaica

[soccerdad72]

Hurricane Melissa looks like a beast heading right for the island.

https://weather.com/storms/hurrican...elissa-forecast-category-5-jamaica-haiti-cuba

 

[fla4fun]

Hurricane Melissa looks like a beast heading right for the island.

https://weather.com/storms/hurrican...elissa-forecast-category-5-jamaica-haiti-cuba

I hope everyone who was able to leave the island did leave, but I am afraid there are still a lot of people in harm’s way.

I have also been thinking about Bermuda. Although Melissa won’t be as strong when it reaches the island, they have been hit with multiple storms this year. We Floridians know firsthand how bad that can be.

I will be glad when hurricane season is over . . .

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

I cannot fathom the terror they have to be feeling. Prayers are what I can offer now. Disaster relief will be next. I hope our government comes thru with help and lots of it, however that may be!

 

[hardcorestitch]

I hope the Jamaicans survive this storm. Category 5 is NO joke. With the holidays on the horizon, Christmas could be CANCELLED for millions of people on the island. Prayers and pixie dust x100.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Could be a human disaster. Prayers for all.

 

[soccerdad72]

I hope the Jamaicans survive this storm. Category 5 is NO joke. With the holidays on the horizon, Christmas could be CANCELLED for millions of people on the island. Prayers and pixie dust x100.

I would think that Christmas is the last thing on their mind right now.

 

[hardcorestitch]

I would think that Christmas is the last thing on their mind right now.

Damaged homes = traditions are gone

 

[princesscinderella]

I am so worried about the people who stayed behind in Jamaica and couldn’t evacuate. The storm is just so strong and moving way too slow that they will be battered for hours on end. I know there are higher elevations on the island so those areas won’t get flooded but it may cause mudslides in addition to the coastal flooding from the storm surge. I lived through hurricane Andrew as a kid and that was scary but it moved through very quickly, the flooding wasn’t terrible like it will be with Melissa.

 

[AnnaS]

 

[MGMmjl]

And, unfortunately, Melissa has continued to strengthen as it approaches Jamaica. Winds up to 180 mph and pressure down to 896 mb on the latest update.