It is so strange to live somewhere that: (a) really doesn't have any weather reporting to speak of; and (b) has such unpredicatable weather due to the fact that it's a tiny island in the middle of a really big ocean.
An example. My weather.com app is saying that right now, the weather is just a little rainy. Ummm .... no, I don't think so!
(As I write that, I find myself getting just a wee bit frightened. We really do live on a tiny little island in the middle of a very big ocean!)
(Another side note, I am amazed at how many people on this tiny island cannot swim. Are you crazy? You live on an island surrounded by water. Learn to swim people!)
(My housekeeper gets so scared whenever we go out in our pool. She always laughs and says, "I only swim in my bathtub." Although, in her broken English it comes out as, "Me, just bathtub I swim only in that. No ocean you understand me?")
So anyways, back to the story at hand. Nadine. Hurricane Nadine. Or Tropical Sotrm. I am actually not sure. We honestly didn't know until the winds started that she was actually going to bother us this evening. None of our outside stuff is put away. (And we sure can't go out there right now!) No preparation to speak of. (Not that we aren't prepared with food and water and stuff -- my husband is a survivalist people! We have every type of flashlight and food source and water there is. And we probably even have the ability to eat wood or something else crazy like that if we needed to.)
Anyways, so right after dinner, the winds started. 65mph gusts. Woah! It's pretty instense here right now. Check out this video I took in our upstairs living room just a few minutes ago.
And here is the latest weather update we received from the people on Base. They send us and post and email us all kinds of stuff. What we know is that JB doesn't have to be in until 10am, as the storm should be done right after sunrise.
Tropical Storm (soon to be post-tropical) Nadine has finally shown her strength. The winds have picked up as predicted and should remain Northeasterly at 40mph, gusting to near 65 mph through the night into early morning tomorrow. The gusts come in big wallops due to the showery nature of the rain. These big “jumps” in wind speed can knock things loose that would otherwise stay put with a slower increase in winds. Keep that in mind if you need to be out - what out for flying debris.
Our biggest concerns are with the rain bands. We expect these moderate to heavy rains to remain in the area for most of the night. This will lead to some significant accumulation; upwards of 2” of rain is possible, especially on the Northeastern portion of Terceira. This will cause problems in low lying areas and steep hillsides/banks. If you have the option, don’t drive around tonight. If you must be out, Be VERY careful this evening for water related hazards.
Expect winds and rain to decrease just after sunrise and slowly return to what we experienced earlier Thursday by Friday afternoon.
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