OT: Jamaica

[Dove]

Omar comin...

My imaginination can't fathom what is going to happen.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

This storm is massive and powerful. Jamaica will not be the same for quite some time.

 

[Conndog]

This storm is massive and powerful. Jamaica will not be the same for quite some time.

Poor Jamaica- I feel so sorry for the country and its people. They can’t seem to catch a break.

 

[prankster]

They are about to get pasted! By all accounts, this will be the most powerful storm to have hit Jamaica in recorded history.

There is an internet site windy.com where you can zoom right in and see where and how this thing is about to.buldoze across the island.

For those who have never been, the island is volcanic with steep mountainside everywhere.

There will be lots of landslides due to torrential rains (30"+), along with storm surge in excess of 13 ft. Then there will be the staggering wind damage brought by 170 mph+ winds.

I have no frame of reference for what they are about to experience.

 

[Deepster]

I think it's Hurricane Melissa. Not Omar.

 

[Scot-e]

I got stranded on St Thomas during Irma. It’s a nightmare all around - I just hope everyone is safe there.

 

[NJHusky]

and then you have the idiot wanna be influencer that flew down before the storm knowing it was coming and complaining about her vacation being ruined...

 

[Tenspro2002]

This is about as close to a perfect storm as you get in the Atlantic, literally near the mathematical limit for storm intensity on Earth.

If it weren't going to absolutely devastate a population that can little afford it, you could appreciate its beauty.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Looks really bad for Jamaica. Hoping for the best for them. It is Hurricane Melissa.

 

[nomar]

Oh man.

I was there right before Sandy hit. The hotel manager called us at 8 in the morning and told us if we didn't leave that day, we'd be there for a week. So we flew out right away ... only to get hit by Sandy back home. Lost power for days.

Beautiful country. This is terrible.

 

[alexd]

Omar comin...
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My imaginination can't fathom what is going to happen.

Ok.... but who's Omar???

 

[Hey Adrien!]

One of my co-workers is from the Kingston area so I cannot imagine the stress she’s going through now.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Ok.... but who's Omar???

The Wire

 

[storrsroars]

Ok.... but who's Omar???

That's what they'll be saying on Guantanamo later, where 'mar' = sea.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

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[Deepster]

Ok.... but who's Omar???

If I had to guess, it's some stupid attempt by Dove to take the mass destruction of a hurricane and turn it into a joke that no one gets.

 

[superjohn]

One of my co-workers is from the Kingston area so I cannot imagine the stress she’s going through now.

Jamaican people are the best. We had around 8 Jamaican kids move my little CT town when I was in middle school, their moms were nurses at the local hospitals. I remain friends with a couple of them to this day.

 

[dvegas]

The ultimate Pressure Drop. May Jah guide and protect all those in Jamaica

 

[Dove]

This is about as close to a perfect storm as you get in the Atlantic, literally near the mathematical limit for storm intensity on Earth.

If it weren't going to absolutely devastate a population that can little afford it, you could appreciate its beauty.

There was a guy on Weather Channel yesterday going on and on about how beautifully perfect the eye structure was.

 

[Sonofabeach]

My Wife is Jamaican and her parents live there, but thankfully they're here visiting. we are praying their
house is ok. she is glued to the TV and internet for updates. praying for all her friend and family there🙏🙏🙏

 

[SixRings]

Omar Calhoun. Omar coming. Good times.

 

[TheChamps990411]

and then you have the idiot wanna be influencer that flew down before the storm knowing it was coming and complaining about her vacation being ruined...

Hopefully shes still there.