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.
Yep, St. Croix managed to avoid the worst of Irma, but it looks like they won’t be so lucky this time around. And St. Johns is going to feel it, too, albeit, not quite as bad as with Irma, but coming so soon afterwards, it’s going to be a big pain for them as well.