With Tropical Storm and then Hurricane Fiona hitting the Caribbean, we wanted to post a quick update on how the BVI’s, and Detour fared. Fortunately, Fiona passed south of the British Virgin Islands as a Tropical Storm. 40+ knot winds were recorded and there was quite a bit of rain. Most importantly, all our friends and those who help us with Detour are safe and sound.
Damage in the BVI’s was relatively light, and power remained on during the entire storm. One coastal road was washed out due to the storm surge from the south, but most other roads and critical infrastructure are now open and operating, including the airport and ferry terminal. Detour came through without a scratch, but a lot of precautionary work was done to ensure that was the case. Thanks to all who worked on Detour to make her ready!
As the storm passed the BVI’s, it strengthened and stalled out over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic causing tremendous flooding and damage. As Fiona has moved north to the Turks and Caicos Islands, it has strengthened into a Category 4 Hurricane causing catastrophic damage.
I want to explain one thing about Hurricane Force winds. As the winds increase, the damage the winds cause is not linear. It is exponential. So a small increase in wind speed actually causes tremendously more damage.
If you feel led to donate to disaster assistance, Amanda and I do support the Red Cross. In most cases, the Red Cross will have volunteers responding and providing assistance on scene before government entities arrive. We applaud all aid organizations and government entities who help others in difficult times. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the big storms and those answer the call to help those in need.
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