Irma and Jose : Double Trouble for the Caribbean

At some point this evening, Caribbean time, the Leeward Islands are going to get whalloped by Hurricane Irma which at the time of writing (1200 EDT, September 5th 2017) has a central pressure of 931mb and winds of 180mph. It will take a day to reach the other side of the Leeward Island, skirt Puerto Rico, pass between the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic , skirt the coast of Cuba and then enter the Gulf of Mexico all as a Catergory 5 hurricane (and seeing what happened with Harvey I wonder if the proposed Catergory 6 may be needed.

Hurricane Irma Forecast Track (NOAA)

But then, if that wasn’t bad enough by Saturday those same Leeward Islands are likely to get hit again, this time by a potential Catergory 2 Hurricane Jose leading to a potential double whammy in an island chain that really cannot afford a single hit, let alone a double hit

Hurricane Jose Forecast Track (NOAA)

And yet all the time President Trump resolutely declares time and time again, as in this interview from 2016

One thought on “Irma and Jose : Double Trouble for the Caribbean”

  1. Great illustrations, Harry. This hurricane scenario is starting to get old. Mother Nature isn’t giving us a chance to recover from Harvey and she throws a couple more our way. Not good!

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