Expert Opinion
Dr. Jeff Masters writes that Dean appears to be going through an eyewall replacement, which is good news in the short term, but means that it isn’t likely to happen again before smacking the hell out of Jamaica.
His current assessment: “worst hurricane strike on Jamaica for over a century,” “could rival Ivan as the Cayman’s worst hurricane strike of the past century,” “civil defense is so good in Cuba that I don’t expect any loss of life,” and “it looks very bad for Cancun and Cozumel.”
It isn’t the wind, it’s the water. It’s the flooding from the rains that cause most of the deaths in hurricanes – except for those people “protected” by Corps of Engineers levees and floodwalls [my snark].
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Must be too late or I really need glasses. I read that first sentence…”eyeball replacement..”
I could use one with the local pollen count. I notice they finally got the DC-10/watertanker 910 back in the air. It should make a difference.