Tropical Storm Isaac Lashes Haiti, Still Crippled by Earthquake

[alp227]

Source: NY Times

Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain over Haiti on Friday, raising the threat of floods and mudslides that could worsen the misery of a nation where hundreds of thousands still remain homeless from the 2010 earthquake.

As the storm moved northwest, National Hurricane Center predictions had it passing over Cuba this weekend and re-emerging in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, sliding past the west coast of Florida in time to deliver rain and thunderstorms on Tampa as the Republican National Convention gets under way on Monday. The storm may gain enough strength in the gulf to become a hurricane on Tuesday and threaten the Florida Panhandle.

But for now the main worry is Haiti, which is ill equipped to handle yet another disaster. Its last major postearthquake brush with a storm, Hurricane Tomas in 2010, left more than 20 dead in flooding.

Rain and wind began lashing the southern coast of the island in the early morning before a full-on assault Friday night as the center of the storm passed over the island’s southern peninsula.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/americas/tropical-storm-isaac-unleashes-heavy-rain-over-haiti.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. Thanks for posting Alp.

Last edited Sat Aug 25, 2012, 03:47 AM - Edit history (2)

Tropical Storm Isaac poised to hit Haiti, Dominican Republic.

High winds and driving rain are lashing the coast of Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac moves closer to the shore.

The centre of the storm was last reported as being about 100km from the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

Aid groups warn that some 400,000 Haitians still living in makeshift camps after the deadly earthquake of 2010 are extremely vulnerable.

Forecasters say Isaac could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19365052

There's more to life than Tampa. It was projected Haiti could get up to 20" inches of rain. Cuba is the world's best at coping with tropical storms and hurricanes : Haiti isn't.

[Gabby Hayes]

2. Walls of water

Yes, thanks indeed for posting. The famous photo and Trenberth's warning below are further reminders of the unthinkable.

http://naturalinternational.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/how-policies-matter-haiti-and-the-dominican-republic/

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2010/06/14/206133/ncar-trenberth-global-warming-extreme-weather-rain-deluge/

[unc70]

3. Still very heavy rain on back side of Isaac

As the moisture rotating in from south and west runs into the mountains.

The center of circulation is already in open water again, having made it through the Windward Passage between Haiti and Cuba.

Expect storm to intensive rapidly before hitting south Florida and then the west coast of Florida. Probably significant flooding of convention area of Tampa Monday into Tuesday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021197895

[tawadi]

4. 400,000 still living in 'shelters'