Well, it's the day after Hurricane Iselle and we survived and lived through the hurricane without any major damage or problems to deal with in the aftermath! Yay! We did experience some strong gusts of wind, as well as lots of rain. We spent time doing some reinforcing modifications on some of the solar panels and other things like that, as well as cleaning up, putting things away that might have a potential to be blown away or crash through windows, and other necessities. So far, the major gusts of wind [the prediction was up to 100 miles per hour of gusts] have not been problematic; a little nerve-wracking to sit through and wait for the storm to pass, but no issues to report! Yay! Hurricane Iselle was classified as a category 1 hurricane, which is the lowest category of hurricanes [the categories go up to 5], so as far as hurricanes go, we got the 'easy' one on the Big Island. Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm, but is still moving through the Hawaii island chain, and could cause damage on other islands. Some parts of Puna were hit harder with the gusts of wind, with some power outages and fallen trees. Luckily, there was little lightening [electrical storms are more of a hazard for PV solar systems than rain], so our solar system is fully operational!
I was thinking that we'd end up with quite a bit of damage, sort of like those movies and shows where people are wading through muck that used to be their homes. I was also wondering how much it would cost to repair or replace things that were damaged. But, after reading about the categories of hurricanes, those that really do a lot of damage like shown in movies are typically category 2 or above. Iselle was 'just barely' a category 1 hurricane, based on the wind demarcation [74 mph is the line where a storm becomes a hurricane]. Plus, we had no idea about the gusts of wind and where they might occur.
Hurricane Julio is currently north/northwest of the islands and is classified as a category 3 hurricane. Luckily, we'll probably just get some winds and rain from it, but not the high gusts of wind that were predicted with Hurricane Iselle.
Mother nature certainly can wreak havoc with us humans! It was amazing and awe-inspiring in a way to watch the trees being whipped about in the wind, and feel the movement of the wind buffeting our home. However, very glad it has passed and we are little worse for wear!
I was thinking that we'd end up with quite a bit of damage, sort of like those movies and shows where people are wading through muck that used to be their homes. I was also wondering how much it would cost to repair or replace things that were damaged. But, after reading about the categories of hurricanes, those that really do a lot of damage like shown in movies are typically category 2 or above. Iselle was 'just barely' a category 1 hurricane, based on the wind demarcation [74 mph is the line where a storm becomes a hurricane]. Plus, we had no idea about the gusts of wind and where they might occur.
Hurricane Julio is currently north/northwest of the islands and is classified as a category 3 hurricane. Luckily, we'll probably just get some winds and rain from it, but not the high gusts of wind that were predicted with Hurricane Iselle.
Mother nature certainly can wreak havoc with us humans! It was amazing and awe-inspiring in a way to watch the trees being whipped about in the wind, and feel the movement of the wind buffeting our home. However, very glad it has passed and we are little worse for wear!
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