Earl soon come.
My first hurricane (and Belize's first in six years) will hit the cayes in around 3 hours from now (sooo... 7pm-ish Mountain Standard Time), roar into Belize City (which sits an average 2-4 INCHES above sea level) with sea swells of 4-12 feet around 10-11pm and, according to latest projections, pass right over my house just outside the capital Belmopan between 2 and 4am Thursday (around 8 to 10am UK).
Fun fun fun.
Weather right now is typical October, wet season fare. Rainy, swirling wind, Manchester skies, but nothing out of the ordinary. Went into town around midday and the supermarkets were full and seeing intense shopping but not panic-buying and there were lines at the gas pumps but otherwise things seemed pretty serene and everyday.
As I said, first time, so a level of excitement and dread comes with that but most Belizeans (even those in shelters) have seen it all before and aren't much fussed about a category 1 storm.
I'm confident that I've done all I can to prepare and am planning to go to sleep in my bed normally tonight in the wooden first floor of my house, with an emergency stash ready to go in the concrete ground floor.
So bring it on, "Earl". ROCK ME LIKE A HURRICANE!
My first hurricane (and Belize's first in six years) will hit the cayes in around 3 hours from now (sooo... 7pm-ish Mountain Standard Time), roar into Belize City (which sits an average 2-4 INCHES above sea level) with sea swells of 4-12 feet around 10-11pm and, according to latest projections, pass right over my house just outside the capital Belmopan between 2 and 4am Thursday (around 8 to 10am UK).
Fun fun fun.
Weather right now is typical October, wet season fare. Rainy, swirling wind, Manchester skies, but nothing out of the ordinary. Went into town around midday and the supermarkets were full and seeing intense shopping but not panic-buying and there were lines at the gas pumps but otherwise things seemed pretty serene and everyday.
As I said, first time, so a level of excitement and dread comes with that but most Belizeans (even those in shelters) have seen it all before and aren't much fussed about a category 1 storm.
I'm confident that I've done all I can to prepare and am planning to go to sleep in my bed normally tonight in the wooden first floor of my house, with an emergency stash ready to go in the concrete ground floor.
So bring it on, "Earl". ROCK ME LIKE A HURRICANE!
Comment