Tropical Storm Fay ... was ... Tropical Weather Disturbance

[Marilyn]

Barahona has been sunny all day, just started raining with heavy thunder and lightning about an hour ago

[Chris]

Thanks Marilyn!

Here you can see how the rain follows the core of the system.

[Chris]

At 8 tonight the center of Tropical Storm Fay was inland over Hispaniola near 18.6 North and 70.2 West. This is about 35 miles West-NorthWest of Santo Domingo.

Fay is motoring along at 14 miles per hour or 22 kilometers per hour. This is good going for a tropical storm. For the forecast, the direction of the storm will take it across the North Coast of the DR tonight and tomorrow morning.

Maximum sustained winds are on the increase and are now near 45 miles per hour or 75 kilometers per hour with higher gusts. These higher winds however are mainly over water to the North and the East of the center.

No significant strengthening is expected over Hispaniola. Those land effects have mastered many a storm and most likely we will see a weakening as a travels across the North Coast.

Tropical storm force winds extend outwards up to 85 miles or 140 kilometers mainly to the North and East of the center.

We're looking at a central pressure of 1008 milibars or 29.77 inches.

Tides are expected to be 1 to 2 feet above normal in areas of onshore flow.

4 to 8 Inches of rain can be expected with isolated amounts of up to 12 inches.

The normal cautions are in effect .. flash floods in appropriate land areas, floods in low lying areas, mudslides.

I was in a flash flood once in the DR. It was no fun and was life threatening. So, be careful!

[Rocky]

Wind gone, power back on.

[Marilyn]

My drive home from work today has been the scariest one ever. I left my job at 5:15 from the San Isidro Free Zone and it took me 2 hours to get over to my house in Evaristo Morales. I took San Isidro road to Las Americas, but Las Americas was flooded from Sabana Larga to Ave. Venezuela, it took me one hour just to wade my way through that block. I drive an SUV and the water was up to my door on the shallowest part, the deeper end towards the middle of the road was easily over 2 feet deep. There must've been at least 50 cars stalled in front, behind and besides me. There were over 100 young guys pushing cars for money (and drinking rum of course). I decided to turn off my truck and let them push me out, I gave them 200 pesos. It took so long because traffic was hardly moving and when it moved the stalled cars would be in the way. I saw little cars with water up to the window being pushed out of the road.

[Matilda]

Apalling in Juan Dolio. Hundreds Of Haitain huts down. Have 150 people in my house. trees down all over garden. Power just back on but no idea for how long. Lightning and thunder. Hope you are all safe.

Matilda

[Celt202]

Weather Underground is reporting winds in Santo Domingo from the south at 26.2 mph 43 km/h gust 40.3 mph 64 km/h

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Forecast : Weather Underground

Outstanding site, updated constantly
power just went out

[UP_time]

Hi.
Whats up with the infrared (IR) images ?
For instance, from around noon today, Cotui was in the hottest IR color (red)...but strangely enough, no rain or wind!
I know there is an explanation, like maybe the colors of the IR photos suggest capability and not real ground conditions.
Thanks in advance to whom knows the answer!

Current conditions in Cotui.
At exactly 8pm, I got a surprise by the sound of the window shutters slamming shut....thought it was gunfire !
There is much more wind and rain now compared to all of today

Thanks

[CG-LT]

Las Terrenas has a light rain and the wind has vanished. 22h

thinking of you all up further west, take care...

lt

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by Matilda

Apalling in Juan Dolio. Hundreds Of Haitain huts down. Have 150 people in my house. trees down all over garden. Power just back on but no idea for how long. Lightning and thunder. Hope you are all safe. Matilda

Not surprised you have it far worse than those of us in the north - if you look at Punta Cana Doppler for the 11-12pm loop you'll see where it is
Onamet - Oficina Nacional de Meteorología - República Dominicana

11pm advisory here
Tropical Storm FAY Public Advisory
and some discussion here
Tropical Weather... Done Better!™

PS. Have a question for Chris about systems jumping stages since I thought you had told me it was possible and subsequently posted to quaqualita that it wasn't. I can't ask on the other thread because it is closed & I won't be as insensitive as to ask here & now until the storm is over. Maybe I'll catch the lull between Fay & the next one & ask then.