"Okinawa residents are being warned to prepare for a massive storm that forecasters say could be the most powerful to hit the island in 13 years.
Typhoon Bolaven was on track to make a direct hit on Okinawa at mid-afternoon Sunday. The Kadena Air Base 18th Wing Weather Flight forecast peak sustained winds of 138 miles per hour and gusts up to 167 mph.
Please start to pick up and secure any items in your yard, stock your food items and have some bottled water in your household. Now is when you start, not tomorrow or even Saturday. Also, it doesn't hurt to have some cash and also Japanese yen. Be ready NOW! And pass the word and listen to AFN Radio on Wave 89.1 FM for updates." --Griff
Typhoon Bolaven was on track to make a direct hit on Okinawa at mid-afternoon Sunday. The Kadena Air Base 18th Wing Weather Flight forecast peak sustained winds of 138 miles per hour and gusts up to 167 mph.
Please start to pick up and secure any items in your yard, stock your food items and have some bottled water in your household. Now is when you start, not tomorrow or even Saturday. Also, it doesn't hurt to have some cash and also Japanese yen. Be ready NOW! And pass the word and listen to AFN Radio on Wave 89.1 FM for updates." --Griff
This was the update we got from Command. We knew a couple days in advance that this would be the worst typhoon in 13 years so we were able to get prepared!
I truly believe that this is why we were able to make it through with not much damage.
We were lucky enough to keep our power the whole time. Not everyone was so lucky!!
We spent the 58 hours of mandatory family time playing board games, watching movies, and just enjoying each other. Don't get me wrong, I started to go CRAZY that last day and wanted to go outside so bad!
Overall though it wasn't too bad. It was noisy and scary for the kids so we all slept together. Other then that is was like any other crazy typhoon we have had.
We had so much fun that we had another one last weekend. Yay! :( Typhoon Sanba was crazy strong. It caused a lot of damage to the trees on base. Here is a peek at what a typhoon looks like. We are on lock down in our houses, but someone got some great footage. :)
I will try to catch up on updates later this week. The internet keeps dropping.
That is craziness! Glad you got to spend some awesome family time with your boys.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you guys are okay! I can't imagine a storm like that.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's pretty scary. Just the sound would kind of make me tense. Watching the video of the water crashing over was amazing. I'm glad you were all safe and sound indoors. Sure love you!
ReplyDeleteDid you guys call down the wrath of God or what? Geez...several in a row too. I'm glad you guys were able to stay safe and have power. Lucky Ducks. We've had winds of 130 mph and so much rain many of the houses have flooded in the surrounding areas too. The no power thing truly sucks. Ours goes off at least once a day. Maybe the world will end in 2012. ;)
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