After visiting the Caymans nine times over the last decade and a half, I feel like it’s somewhat of a second home and I know the island quite well. A Cat.5 storm carries with it an 18-25 ft. storm surge and there’s not much elevation on Grand Cayman and even less on little Cayman. A 20 foot surge would wash over much of Grand Cayman and I suspect over all of Little Cayman. The Brac should be OK.
Where do those people remaining on Grand Cayman and Little Cayman go to be safe?
Prayers out to all
They are opening or have opened a number of shelters on the Caymans - here’s the official info site, which gives details:
http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
I dunno. My brother took a job there back in the 90s. Hated the place (but loved the tax situation) until he moved to Florida. Now he hates Florida.
You must be watching this storm closely then. Once the island gets back on their feet, they are going to need your US Dollars.
I have a soft spot for Isla Mujeres, a 4 mile long island off the coast of Cancun. Right now, it looks like this storm is going to miss them & Cancun. The interesting thing is Cancun got pounded hard 2 years ago. But Isla didn’t seem to have the intense damage that Cancun endured during Wilma.
We just have to pray that the shelters they have in place hold up during these storms.