[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

*LIVE* Hurricane Dorian LANDFALL IN MARSH HARBOUR (Category 5 WINDS 185+) - YouTube

Live webcam Marsh Harbor Abaco Island Bahamas. They must build strong homes there as I've been watching for an hour and home in video still standing in 168 mph winds

Thanks for the link...pretty terrifying.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

Point taken, I should have been more specific.

The reports I was watching, obviously were referring to Abaco's largest community Marsh Harbor...which is only 13 feet above sea level.

Horrific Pounding


As for its barrier reef providing even a modicum of "relief" from a storm surge such as this, would love to see your citation(s)...as I've yet to hear that it makes any difference ifor Marsh Harbor.

Coral reefs protect coasts from severe storms -- ScienceDaily

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

Coral reefs protect coasts from severe storms -- ScienceDaily

While I still can't find anything that says the reef off of Abaco is helping with Dorian's storm surge...I (as always) appreciate a legitimate link.

Since the link says in some situations reef's "can" help in a storm surge...here's hoping that applies in this case.

[Velvet]

The power for the camera hasn’t gone out either.

Update: now the power is gone.

“Entire islands may be nearly submerged in the Bahamas
Low-lying islands in the Bahamas are at highest risk as Hurricane Dorian sweeps through the island chain.”

‘“Where we are right now, the highest point on this island is only about 30 feet high, the highest point of land -- and so when you hear about a storm surge of 20 feet, that means in the hours and days ahead, much of this island where I am standing will be underwater," said CNN correspondent Patrick Oppmann on Sunday in Freeport, Grand Bahama.’ Google