Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Page 1 of 1 • Share
Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Thanks Hen!
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-odile-slams-mexicos-cabo-san-lucas-celebrity-resort-n203461
Hurricane Odile Slams Mexico's Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Hurricane Odile strengthens off Pacific Coast
A ferocious hurricane slammed an upscale Mexican resort early Monday with 125 mph winds and six months’ rain in just one hour. Hurricane Odile is the strongest storm to ever hit Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula. The Category 3 storm made a direct hit on Cabo San Lucas, a resort city popular with celebrities including George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. Alongside the region’s gleaming megaresorts are tiny fishing villages with flimsy homes, and Mexican authorities evacuated coastal areas and readied shelters for up to 30,000 people.
Josh Morgerman, a Californian storm chaser, said his Cabo hotel "lobby exploded in heap of rubble." Writing on Twitter, Morgerman said he "escaped by crawling, scampering, running." Chelsea Ballenberger, a nurse from Alabama holidaying in the nearby city of La Paz, said she was forced to take refuge in the shower when her room flooded. "As soon as we moved to the shower the windows shattered," she wrote on Facebook. "We can hear the wind howling everywhere… Definitely the scariest thing I have ever been through." Jason T Vogt, a Canadian expat, simply described the scene as "total devastation" in a Facebook post.
Weather Channel digital meterologist Nick Wiltgen said he was monitoring "mind-boggling" reports of 11 inches of rain in just one hour — almost the region’s yearly average of 13 inches. While this measurement could be due to storm-damaged equipment, he said reports of seven inches were believable. "If past reports are anything to go by the most serious damage will be revealed when it gets light." The storm was bearing down on the 200,000 city of La Paz at 5.30 a.m. ET but is expected to weaken as it heads up the peninsula through Tuesday. "Odile will induce a moisture surge into the Southwestern U.S. as soon as Tuesday, which could result in locally heavy rain and flash flooding," The Weather Channel reported.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-odile-slams-mexicos-cabo-san-lucas-celebrity-resort-n203461
Hurricane Odile Slams Mexico's Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Hurricane Odile strengthens off Pacific Coast
A ferocious hurricane slammed an upscale Mexican resort early Monday with 125 mph winds and six months’ rain in just one hour. Hurricane Odile is the strongest storm to ever hit Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula. The Category 3 storm made a direct hit on Cabo San Lucas, a resort city popular with celebrities including George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. Alongside the region’s gleaming megaresorts are tiny fishing villages with flimsy homes, and Mexican authorities evacuated coastal areas and readied shelters for up to 30,000 people.
Josh Morgerman, a Californian storm chaser, said his Cabo hotel "lobby exploded in heap of rubble." Writing on Twitter, Morgerman said he "escaped by crawling, scampering, running." Chelsea Ballenberger, a nurse from Alabama holidaying in the nearby city of La Paz, said she was forced to take refuge in the shower when her room flooded. "As soon as we moved to the shower the windows shattered," she wrote on Facebook. "We can hear the wind howling everywhere… Definitely the scariest thing I have ever been through." Jason T Vogt, a Canadian expat, simply described the scene as "total devastation" in a Facebook post.
Weather Channel digital meterologist Nick Wiltgen said he was monitoring "mind-boggling" reports of 11 inches of rain in just one hour — almost the region’s yearly average of 13 inches. While this measurement could be due to storm-damaged equipment, he said reports of seven inches were believable. "If past reports are anything to go by the most serious damage will be revealed when it gets light." The storm was bearing down on the 200,000 city of La Paz at 5.30 a.m. ET but is expected to weaken as it heads up the peninsula through Tuesday. "Odile will induce a moisture surge into the Southwestern U.S. as soon as Tuesday, which could result in locally heavy rain and flash flooding," The Weather Channel reported.
Last edited by LornaDoone on Mon 15 Sep 2014, 14:23; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : add paragraph breaks)
melbert- George Clooney fan forever!
- Posts : 19324
Join date : 2010-12-06
Location : George's House
Re: Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
https://mobile.twitter.com/iCyclone/status/511472851358994432/photo/1
Adrenaline gone; time for analysis! #HurricaneODILE's eye passed over #CaboSanLucas 10:35-11:45 pm. 943.1 mb @ 11:05. pic.twitter.com/JVM1EKvskI
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 15, 2014
Last edited by LornaDoone on Mon 15 Sep 2014, 14:14; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Embedding tweet)
it's me- George Clooney fan forever!
- Posts : 18377
Join date : 2011-01-03
Re: Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
I wonder if Rande will head down there to assess the damage. I can't believe their homes were not impacted by this storm. There right on the beach. Hopefully no one was hurt down there.
Donnamarie- Clooney, Clooney, Clooney
- Posts : 5561
Join date : 2014-08-26
Location : Washington, DC
Re: Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Hope all is well there and no one was hurt .
amaretti- Training to be Mrs Clooney?
- Posts : 2390
Join date : 2012-08-15
Re: Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Oh my word that sounds grim.
Although George & Rande etc may have damage to their holiday homes, it's the damage to the the little fishing villages that's the most worrying.
Some recent information & video here.....
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/hurricane-odile-update-cabo-san-lucas-20140914
Although George & Rande etc may have damage to their holiday homes, it's the damage to the the little fishing villages that's the most worrying.
Some recent information & video here.....
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/hurricane-odile-update-cabo-san-lucas-20140914
Joanna- George Clooney fan forever!
- Posts : 19406
Join date : 2011-11-17
Location : UK
Re: Hurricane Odile Slams Cabo San Lucas Celebrity Resort
Yeah, nobody's going to be hosting any telethons for George, Cindy, or Jennifer. But let's hope they contribute to helping the area recover.
Way2Old4Dis- Mastering the tao of Clooney
- Posts : 2601
Join date : 2012-06-25
it's me- George Clooney fan forever!
- Posts : 18377
Join date : 2011-01-03
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|
» Black and White Pictures!!!
» Cute Pictures of Amal Clooney Pregnant!
» Which Clooney Movie Character Are You
» George Clooney and Amal Clooney living in separate households?
» Omar al Bashir of Sudan given sentence of 2 years social service for corruption
» Amal last week leading the UN panel to End Rape in War
» December Chit Chat 2019
» The Good News