Hurricane Matthew makes powerful landfall in Haiti

[Rob!]

Powerful Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37537851

It's the strongest storm to hit Haiti since 1964 and it's the last thing they need, with hundreds of thousands still living in tents in the streets after the 2010 earthquake. Experts are predicting a catastrophic loss of life :(

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct8K2SJWIAAbmDG.jpg:large
This is it arriving in Haiti

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/search?q=hurricane+matthew&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ese arch

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct74vCmXgAAheya.jpg

[Rob!]

Looking pretty likely it's going to affect Florida. This storm is has so many small land areas in it's path

[Ninastar]

Looks like it's going to hit me here too... scary stuff! Hopefully no one gets killed :(

[UserSince2005]

Haiti, Mon Amour
Not gonna leave you stranded, alone, alone
oh no

[Shaun]

Dunno what Haiti have done to piss God off this much tbh

[Vicky.]

When did they start naming hurricanes and such after men? have only ever known them to be female.

[Rob!]

When did they start naming hurricanes and such after men? have only ever known them to be female.

About 40 years ago

[bots]

here is the list

http://i.imgur.com/XQAf75B.png

they are then rotated every 6 years

[Vicky.]

Oh dear :laugh: Thanks for the education. Honestly had only ever heard the female ones, and the reason used tends to be 'females are more destructive' :umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT14/refresh/AL1416W5_NL+gif/032931W5_NL_sm.gif

[Niamh.]

I'm going to be in Texas, Louisiana & Tennessee in two weeks time, am I safe LT? :worry:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I'm going to be in Texas, Louisiana & Tennessee in two weeks time, am I safe LT? :worry:

well certainly you are from this hurricane

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/atlantic/storm/movies/MOV8-4.14L.GIF

[Crimson Dynamo]

also Tropical storm Nicole that is churning around Bermuda could interact with this hurricane to further complicate matters

[Niamh.]

well certainly you are from this hurricane

Good :worry:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Good :worry:



mind you who knows (yet) what is forming to the East of Matthew as i am typing this?


:worry:

[Niamh.]

mind you who knows (yet) what is forming to the East of Matthew as i am typing this?


:worry:

You're not helping Mr. T

http://www.eastfallslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mr-T.png

[Livia]

Dunno what Haiti have done to piss God off this much tbh

It's the voodoo he objects to.

Seriously, what a terrifying thing to experience.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Now over 340 dead in the Caribbean

[Josy]

Very sad

[Crimson Dynamo]

On Berry Island south of Grand Bahama the weather station there recorded 927 mm of rain that`s over 36 inches if correct, highest rain rate 515 mm per hour.:omgno:

Highest sustained winds was 90 mph and Highest gust 101 mph

927mm of rain is roughly what Swansea gets in a whole year

[Crimson Dynamo]

live reporting

http://bit.ly/2e2HypY

[arista]

http://e3.365dm.com/16/10/536x302/e82490779ec5e8d0be68fa40b9976ea8d801c57c95316295d1 e01a3e4fad9c9f_3802652.jpg?20161007090224

[Rob!]

Over 360 confirmed dead in Haiti :(

[arista]

Florida has got the edge of it
so not as as bad and deadly

Power Cuts , of course

[Rob!]

Over 800 confirmed dead in Haiti and it's only set to rise as the clean up begins.

[UserSince2005]

800! what an atrocity.

How can people be left to die like this is this day an age?

What was the evacuation plan?

So unnecessary.

[Crimson Dynamo]

pic from Haiti

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=51641

[Ammi]

...this is just so unthinkable for us who don't suffer extreme weather conditions..the loss of life/of homes, just devastating...it's all about food/sanitation/water/clothing/medication etc now and the aid/help that the people of Haiti need...

[UserSince2005]

pic from Haiti

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=51641

i see a dead body :bawling: