On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:14:02 +0100, "Stuart Robinson"
wrote:

Hurricane Intercept account - Wilma, Florida 24th October 2005

Stuart Robinson - Expert Stormchaser and Hurricane Hunter.

One Month after returning from intercepting Major hurricane Rita in Texas,
Hurricane Wilma developed and exploded over the Caribbean sea, Thus becoming
the most powerful and intense Hurricane in history. She went on to first
devastate the Yucatan peninsula before setting her sights on Florida - I
had to be there to meet her in person .. The following is my account of how
I managed this ..
[snip great report]

I suddenly felt very alone - it was 04:00am back in the U.K. so I could not
even contact other weather watchers there for a second opinion on the
storm - I was really alone.

Thanks for that report Stuart - it exactly matches what I learned from
watching Fox News and CNN's continuous coverage. Fox had reporters
with videophones out in Ft Myers and in Naples, all night and morning!

But you weren't alone... you could have phoned me!!! I was up all
night watching the TV coverage and on the internet - I saw the live
radar, NHC reports, METARS and I was on the phone to my twin daughters
on holiday in... Florida!!! Central Florida fortunately... phew.
Wilma just just missed them and all they had were thunderstorms,
tropical storm force winds and 3.5 inches of rain It was all very
exciting though, even from here. My phoned-in reports gave my twins
better, more up to date information than they were getting from TV and
radio

Glad to hear that you got the day's delay on the return flight... and
many happy returns... of the hurricane!

Cheers,

--
Dave
Fareham