OMG....The Weather Channel just said that one place got 64" of rain

[TroubleMan]

from Wilma.

That's over five feet!!!

[babylonsister]

1. I just read the same thing on the Isla Mujeres forum;

that's where DUer MX Pat is holed up.:(

[TroubleMan]

4. Not a good place to be now.

I hope she is alright.

[medeak]

15. holy shit!

that is the WORST place to be... where they hell can on "hole up" there?

[babylonsister]

17. I know; I'm worried about her.

I hope she's able to get in touch soon.

[aquart]

2. The Yucatan is now a swamp?

The wild jungle parts will survive even if they have to adapt...it's the humans and all they've brought who may have lost it all.

[ClintonTyree]

3. I inclined to believe that "that place".........

doesn't exist anymore. At least not in any form that people would recognize. That's an ungodly amount of rain, a year's worth in most places in one 24 hour period. YIKES! :wow:

[malaise]

5. 'that place' will survive and there were

very few lives lost. No doubt Cozumel and Cancun were battered for an unbelievable length of time but remember Cancun survived Gilbert -Cat5 with 885 pressure.

Indigenous people are survivors or they'd all be dead already given their experiences these past 500 years.
I watched the dome house in Western Florida and had a laugh. The WaiWai and other indigenous groups have been building circular homes for centuries. They have the most experience with hurricanes. They will need help but they will survive.

[SoCalDem]

6. "native" people usually live inland, on elevated homes

with thatched roofing..(easily replaced)..they use well-worn paths to get to the coast.. they USE the coastlines, but are too smart to LIVE there..

Only westerners think they can actually go to-to-toe with Mother nature and come out a winner :eyes:

[TroubleMan]

8. It was Isla Mujeres

They just showed it again.

[HeeBGBz]

14. That's where Mexicoxpat is

Last we heard from her. I hope she's okay.

[SmokingJacket]

7. That's over my head!

Sheesh, this is not normal weather.

If it's not global warming, I'd like a better explanation, thanks.

[TroubleMan]

9. That was in a 24 hour period, too.

I wonder what the total amount will be for Wilma....not to mention that you have storm surge to go along with it.

[malaise]

11. That was an amazing amount of rain

must be some sort of record. I can tell you that we had more rain in Jamaica in five days from the early stages of Wilma than I can rememeber in at least 30 years. I'll see if I find a figure published anywhere.

[TroubleMan]

13. Jamaica's had it bad this year, along with the rest of the Caribbean.

It's almost ridiculous when you look over the whole season....all the records, extremes, deaths. And the sad thing is, this could be a trend. It may just get worse over the years.

[malaise]

18. Yes but we've also been lucky

Wilma was pretty similar to Gilbert but she formed south west of us and we did not get a hurricane hit. Alpha looks like it his heading for DR and Haiti so we should escape from another direct hit. We've had an awful lot of rain though but all hurricanes barely brushed us this year.
As weary as we all are, it could have been a lot worse. The US mainland has taken most of the hits this year.

[rucky]

10. Is Tulum ok?

or is it in -er- ruins?

[TroubleMan]

12. Well....it's coastal.

Those old ruins have withstood centuries of hurricanes hitting the area, they'll probably be okay through this one.

[medeak]

16. yep... and Tulum at least has a bit of elevation from the sea. n/t

[kestrel91316]

19. I'd have to be treading water in order to breathe, there.

[TroubleMan]

20. Update: Water up to 3rd story in Playa Del Carmen

wow.

[malaise]

21. Water from Wilma is still rising

in Jamaica
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20051023T000000-0500_90947_OBS_RISING_WATERS_IN_GREAT_BAY.asp

[fleabert]

22. isla mujeres, as others have noted...here's a forum with updates

http://islabuild.com/speak/viewforum.php?f=17&sid=0c8773f4dbff7e701ce6087fd7c0f2ab