+hiking dude Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 66 mph @ 1:00 p.m. on 8-23-09 Link to comment
Team_Merchlinsky Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 10 45 am today 80 MPR Link to comment
+pumpkinking27 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 70 mph wind at 1:27pm Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Just two hours to go if you want to get a guess in. Already lost satellite. No football today Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 23/08/09 @ 2:47 119 km/hr Link to comment
+hiking dude Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 66mph @ 2:13 p.m. on 8-23-09 Link to comment
+Just a Trifle Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 77mph @2pm on 23 August Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 good luck & stay safe.........82 mph @1:50 pm 0n 8/23/09... Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 today no football, sorry 12:10 105 kph Link to comment
+Mar-elendili Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 23 August, 13:30, 87 mph, maybe Link to comment
Team_Merchlinsky Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Today 1 pm 83 mpr Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 47 MPH @ 4:07 pm EST 8/23/09 Link to comment
acadiahiker Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) Stay Safe. Edited August 23, 2009 by acadiahiker Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Unforunately many (14,000) are out of power and rain has been very heavy (flooding and road closures) according to news services, there'll be a celibration once we hear from our Atlantic Canadian friends. Opalsns, Arcadiahiker how was it near you? Link to comment
+SgtMikal Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Looks like 56 km/hour at 4:00 PM was the peak. Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Unforunately many (14,000) are out of power and rain has been very heavy (flooding and road closures) according to news services, there'll be a celibration once we hear from our Atlantic Canadian friends. Opalsns, Arcadiahiker how was it near you? Didn't feel a thing here in Central Maine. Stay safe my friend! Opalsns Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Was There a winner? Opalsns Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm afraid E&Cplus3 maybe without electricity, for awhile so the news casts say, we'll just hold our breaths & hope that's all they have to deal with, in ontario we didn't feel a thing (this time) Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I googled " Highest Sustained Winds in Halifax Canada from Hurricane Bill on 8/23/09" And every website that reported a Sustained wind in Halifax Canada From Hurricane Bill on 8/23/09, gave a different number. Opalsns Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Was There a winner? Opalsns Unfortunatly...the folks who were washed out to sea while watching the big waves are not winners...one was a 7 year old girl. Link to comment
PastorJon Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Here on the coast of Maine, we had some heavy heavy rain... and a bit of wind. But all safe here. Link to comment
+The Finding Irish 4 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 E&Cplus3 Hope all is well and you made it through with no litte to no damage Link to comment
+SYOTT Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 All in all for Nova Scotia, we made out not that bad at all... just a wet and windy day... we've had much worse in terms of weather... we were all prepared and there was only a couple of incidents of people getting too close to the shoreline, but they were rescued and are fine... maybe a bit smarter for it as well Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I hope everyone is safe too, and hope we will have our friends back on line to tell us that they are safe!!! Sorry.... I didn't understand what Robert wrote about a 7 year old girl.... There are people who.... are not with us anymore, because of the harricane Bill??? Link to comment
+Just a Trifle Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I hope everyone is safe too, and hope we will have our friends back on line to tell us that they are safe!!! Sorry.... I didn't understand what Robert wrote about a 7 year old girl.... There are people who.... are not with us anymore, because of the harricane Bill??? The report I saw indicated 3 people were missing in Maine after a rogue wave hit a cliff in a national park, sweeping 9 sightseers into the Atlantic Ocean. It was reported a small girl was among those saved - hopefully she is the 7 year old Robert referred to. Mother Nature is magnificent, but she can be really dangerous and should always be treated with respect. We hope that all our friends are safe and sound and not too many caches have been washed away. Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Was There a winner? Opalsns Unfortunatly...the folks who were washed out to sea while watching the big waves are not winners...one was a 7 year old girl. Actualy, I was talking about this cointest not winners or lossers of a hurricane tragedy. Yeah, I heard about that and we were wondering what kind of Folks would let their 7 year old swim/play/sit in or walk too close to Waves from a Hurricane.?????? JMO Opalsns Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 All is fine here in the Halifax area. Nova Scotia came out fairly unscathed, though I've heard there are a few coastal roads that have been washed away by waves. I'll have to go see if my favourite beach still has any sand left. The reports I heard about loss of life attributed to Bill were about a man in his 50s who drowned in Florida and a 7 year old girl at Acadia National Park in Maine. A dozen others at the park were sent to hospital when another wave threw them back into the rocks. Now on to the winner. The highest recorded sustained wind in Halifax yesterday was 86 km/h which is about 54 mph. This was recorded some time in early evening (my contact in the weather centre couldn't tell me the exact time off the top of his head). But that info is good enough to declare a winner: TeamEccs21!! Just need you to confirm that your address in the Geocoin Address Book is current! Congratulations, and thanks for playing! Link to comment
+BVnLJ Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 glad all is well with you and yours congrats TeamEccs21 : ) Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Glad all is well with everyone who faced the storm!!! Opalsns Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 glad you made it safe & sound, thanks for the cointest.........congrats to the winner... Link to comment
+Mar-elendili Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 It's good to read you're OK! And sad that Bill claimed lives... but such is Nature's power. Congrats to the winner! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I am glad that you are ok my friend! So sad that there were people that died.... Congrats to the winner! Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Congratulations TeamEccs21 lad to hear everything A ok with you E&C+3 watched a lot of CBC news for the past 2 days, don't remember doing that for some time Link to comment
+pumpkinking27 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 great job TeamEccs21....glad you won, and Im glad all is well after bill...thanks for having this cointest. Link to comment
+TeamEccs21 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thanks for the contest. Glad t here you came through it unscathed. Address in the book is correct. Email sent. Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I hope everyone is safe too, and hope we will have our friends back on line to tell us that they are safe!!! Sorry.... I didn't understand what Robert wrote about a 7 year old girl.... There are people who.... are not with us anymore, because of the harricane Bill??? Some people like to go(near) to the beach/shore to watch the big waves from storms(I do too) but you have to be very careful where you watch from. There was an extra big wave(called a Rogue Wave) that came and washed some people into the sea. One was a 7 year old girl, and when they were able to pull her out of the water she was "unresponsive" which means that she has gone from us. Very sad news. Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yeah, I heard about that and we were wondering what kind of Folks would let their 7 year old swim/play/sit in or walk too close to Waves from a Hurricane.?????? JMO Opalsns They were probably right there with her, and didn't understand the power of the waves, or it was much larger than all the rest. I think it was a lot bigger than the others. Link to comment
+opalsns Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yeah, I heard about that and we were wondering what kind of Folks would let their 7 year old swim/play/sit in or walk too close to Waves from a Hurricane.?????? JMO Opalsns They were probably right there with her, and didn't understand the power of the waves, or it was much larger than all the rest. I think it was a lot bigger than the others. Yup, They were with her and the whole family get washed to sea. Coast Guard Boat and Helcopter had to come in . 4 Swam back to shore, 2 were rescued and the little girl drowned. And the Park was packed with people watching the waves. It's about time folks started realizing the power of Mother Nature. Link to comment
+Eartha Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Cointest ended, we have a winner for the geocoin. Closing this one now. Remember, safety first. It's not just for bikes. Link to comment
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