Hang on to your hats .............. looks like Matthew is turning north

[Rob]

Im amazed at the amount of jacans who say I see no clouds or storm no worries. I hear allot of people killed in Gilbert had that same attitude. People driving crazy at the last minute and what not. This storm is definitely not your average hurricane...

Being on the Negril Beach during Gilbert was a different time in 1988. With limited electricity, the was virtually no TV available and spotty radio at best. And certainly no weather channels.

The evening before it hit we marvelled at the beautiful sunset. We had no clue a hurricane was coming until the next morning when the radio station out of Kingston went off the air completely. Seeing the storm firsthand, people had no choice but prepare at the last minute.

Forty five people died in Jamaica. Most from floods and landslides or because their board house was blown away. That was when most wooden structures were replaced by concrete on the beach.

Hearing the banging of the ply going up over the windows this morning is another sign people are preparing.

Plywood is being sold as fast as it can. HiLo and Value Master were busy yesterday.

This is nothing like Gilbert.

[captaind]

Being on the Negril Beach during Gilbert was a different time in 1988.

This is nothing like Gilbert.

The eye Gilbert went straight down the Island from East to West with most of the wind racking the mountains. Ivan did the same but was slightly off shore of the South coast same path.

This one is like Sandy moving South to North we hope just offshore of Portland



Cap