Yeah, it was. But it didn’t last long as a Cat 4.
Now it’s a Cat 5 with 160 mph sustained, gusts to 200. French radar shows eyewall hitting now. Landfall may be sooner than originally thought, not sure on that.
Pray.
Nothing can withstand those winds.
Now it’s a Cat 5 with 160 mph sustained, gusts to 200.
Incredible. Yes, as soon as I posted "Cat 4" yesterday, Maria grew to a catastropic Cat 5!
Looks like a direct hit on Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other islands in the area (whose names escape me right now, sorry).
We have friends who have a vacation place in St. Croix (that they rent out to help pay for it). They are NOT happy right now. Fortunately no one is in the place right now.