This is the windspeed/pressure table at the little automatic weather station on Barbuda.
There is some confusion as to whether the anemometer measuring the wind went to calm because of the the eye of the storm passing over or because the station blew away.
This weather station in SW #Barbuda might be #blueshed level. Still reporting data with gusts of 150+ mph #Station9761115 pic.twitter.com/8j7MMulcN8— John Cannon (@j_o_cannon) September 6, 2017
Enough with that, here's the Prime Minister via NationNews:Crazy how wind speeds drop from 155 to CALM in #Barbuda as eye of Hurricane #Irma passes through via @NOAA pic.twitter.com/V8kJPBeZbc— Austin Chiang MD MPH (@AustinChiangMD) September 6, 2017
PM praises resilience as Antigua weathers Hurricane Irma
Antigua was spared the worst of Hurricane Irma but the impact in sister island Barbuda has not yet been confirmed....
.... The Prime Minister said preliminary reports indicated damage to roofs to some buildings in Barbuda but he had received no reports of fatalities.
"Barbuda too benefitted from a high level of readiness, responsive to the urgings of the government and from the preparations that were made in advance, including the shelter constructed for that purpose," he said.
Earlier, the National Office of Disaster Services said the situation in Barbuda was unknown.
“We are presently trying to re-establish communication with Barbuda to get a clearer picture of the situation there. The last communication with Barbuda was about 12:30am. Before communication was lost we got reports of several buildings having damaged roofs to include the Police Station,” the agency said.
The Barbuda Weather Station, monitored by the Met Office, recorded sustained winds of 119 mph and gusts of 150mph....MORE
No word from Richard Branson who was hunkered down on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands (naturally).
I think the storm hits the BVI in about a half hour.
