Fitting that the red line track would do the most damage to Cuba...
Ivan has gone more WNW in the last 4 hrs...something to keep an eye out for as well.
Real disaster in Grenada:
ISSUED BY: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)
DATE: September 7, 2004
TIME: 7:30 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GRENADA SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE IVAN – CDERA AND PARTNERS DEPLOYING
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
Barbados, Sep 07, 2004 (CDERA) – Grenada, a member state of the Caribbean
Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) was severely impacted by Hurricane
Ivan. Three people are confirmed dead.
The Capital St Georges suffered incalculable damage. [b]The Emergency Operations
Centre (EOC) and the residence of Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell were
destroyed.[/b] The EOC is presently relocating and re-establishing communications.
The CARICOM Secretariat has received a full brief from CDERA.
The Eastern Caribbean Donor Group is meeting at CDERA headquarters in the
morning to receive a detailed damage report which will inform their emergency
response.
The Caribbean Disaster Response Unit operated by the Regional Security System
is deploying restoration teams to Grenada as well as CARILEC which has
mobilized power utility restoration teams from Belize, Turks and Caicos, Cayman
Islands, and Antigua.
HMS Richmond, the British Naval patrol vessel is available to support immediate
response in Grenada.
The Emergency Assistance Funds operated by CDERA, CDB, FirstCaribbean
International Bank are being activated.
Dang can't Florida catch a break?