Fiona, a tropical storm aimed right at Vieques and many other islands in the Caribbean, is approaching. Will it become a hurricane?
A friend, Francesca, called this morning to make sure I was aware it was coming and to go over survival preparations with me.
Have everything charged. Get the furniture off my porch. Have lots of candles, a flashlight, and batteries.
Fill every container with water from the tap. It may be needed to flush the toilet, wash dishes.
Nancy came by to take down my wind chime so I wouldn’t have to climb to reach the high ceiling myself. She carried in my chair and table too.
I’m stocking up on food that doesn’t need to be kept cold, toilet paper, and cash in case there is not enough electricity later to take cards.
I have spread my consciousness out over the island of Vieques. I find human-confident determination, human hopelessness, and human indifference. I don’t find much Light, Faith, or Trust in God.
I feel I haven’t done enough. I know I haven’t done enough—all these months to prepare and still not even a book study group. The elementals and my legion of angels, however, are at work, saying violet flame decrees, protecting the people of the island. We’ve been trying to get all the sylphs and undines who pass to decree and to understand there are to be no hurricanes here. But they pass; they don’t stick around. I ask them to teach all their friends, but the air and water are moving quickly. Is it enough?
Flood warnings have been issued. I’m surrounded by concrete; the ocean is about twenty feet below at the end of the street. I feel safe from floods. The building is concrete, and the windows are hurricane-proof; both have been tested. My body should be safe, no matter the wind.
In the immaculate heart of Mary, I trust.
Please do the 7.05 no stop it has been life save in the tcc from Miami and trust God !
The storm moved its track yesterday afternoon. It appears it will pass south of Vieques and hit the northwest part of Puerto Rico. We will get a lot of rain from it but not the high winds. So far, it is still a tropical storm, winds at 50 miles per hour.
10 p.m. 9/16/22 Fiona has moved northward a bit and is brushing the southern edge of Vieques. The wind is predicted to accelerate to 60 MPH by the time it arrives tomorrow about 2 p.m. In the last move the charger for my generator went missing and I have been unable to charge it. It was going to provide enough power for light, internet, etc. After Fiona, if those things exist, I can order another one. I dislike being less prepared. My neighbor, Reyna, has offered me power if I need it from her generator. She has offered to shop for me and help in any way she can. I’m pleased.
I found the charging cord. I had been using it as a power cord to a lamp! Duh! In theory. the generator is charging now, although the display looks just the same.
While I was decreeing tonight, the path moved south again away from Vieques. All prayer support is gratefully accepted. And the l generators is charging!
Dear Sister, Lynn. My love and prayers are coming your way ongoing. You are brave to summon your resources and brave the elements. I am glad you have friends there who help you and support you. You are blessed. Please let us know how you are. We care about you. (And your little dog, too!) Love, Sharon
Thank you, Sharon. It’s not here yet. I believe I have been reading my weather map wrong and it is only the center of Fiona that will be south of Vieques. We are close enough to be getting the full force of it. It’s is not a hurricane yet. We may be feeling it by about 6 this evening, 3 this evening Pacific time.
Thank God, things are moving in the right direction.
We are in the very outer edge of the storm now. Winds 26 MPH. Light rain infrequently. It is predicted to be closest at 6 pm tomorrow. The weather pictures show an enormous circle of rainfall following the center of the storm. The center, at least, is south of us now and it is predicted to turn to the north so much that it will only skim the edge of the Dominican Republic before heading out to sea. It appears that Puerto Rico will be its last landfall and most of the big island is squarely in its path. Mijo and I shall be safe. The infrastructure is the concern. After Maria there was no power for seven months, no water for three.
Here is the weather map. Yellow and green are rain following. The white roughly cone shaped thing is the predicted path. Red islands are Puerto Rico, Vieques, and the U.S,. Virgin Islands. The blue dot is on my house on Vieques. The circling fine lines, like pencil lines, are wind direction. There is a prediction that it may reach 70 to 75 MPH by the time it reaches us in full tomorrow—hurricane speed. But note that there is no prediction of winds above that speed, no devastating 150 MPH winds.
Nice!
@Linda test
Crossing fingers and toes, etc., that you don’t lose electricity!
The storm is moving more quickly than predicted. At about 6 am the center was just south of Vieques and it has already passed. The wind here never went above 39 MPH. Lots of rain, but predicted to pass in about two more hours. Lost power at 8:10. Using the hotspot on my phone. The power grid was never fully rebuilt after hurricane Maria that hit in 2017. I’ve even been to a house that still was not back on the grid! I think that is why we lose power here so frequently. With the storm moving so quickly and winds lower than expected, I’m hopeful we’ll have power back soon. A truck is moving through the street broadcasting in Spanish. It’s how they kept the population aware of local news in the seven months without power after Maria.