"*areas in the northern Bahamas are already experiencing power outages*"

yup for about 4 months now

lol. "*How could you fake the material in broad daylight?... If you really want to do it, you have to be careful’.”*

Danger for every tropical storm storm: falling trees and downed power lines. But not Dorian

Dorian rainfall in isolated areas was predicted at 30". Not Dorian.

I am sorry for us as a country. I'd rather not go through a hurricane than have to, but if I had to, a Cat-1 is best case scenario. It's something to say thank God it didnt strengthen more. It's not something to frighten everybody in the affected areas like the end of the world is coming. NEMA could do better, they could have partnered with the MET office to examine the storm data and tell people this one will be like your experience in "X". **It is NOT Dorian. This has predicted highest wind speed of 80mph Dorian was unheard of 185mph some suggest 200mph gusts. Make that distinction very clear**. But these guys appear to be riding fear to an assessment of strong leadership.

3-7 inches of rain in a short time span resulted in a little under 1ft of flooding in low lying areas of Nassau. I believe that was also spring tide. What still isnt clear to me is what the storm surge looks like but again not Dorian. Dorian was 20ft this is predicted at 3-5 ft. **Not Dorian**. So does that mean the sea will overtop the road? Abaco being only so wide, Will it fully cover and just affect the coastline. Will it add another foot of floodwater on land? Nobody has given a clear picture of expectation. We need to do better.

As for people spreading panic in Nassau, we dont even appear to be in the cone of uncertainty. Terrible information dissemination.

"*North Abaco Chief Councillor D’Angelo Edgecombe said yesterday many residents feared that Nicole would be another dramatic experience, similar to Hurricane Dorian*"

Hurricane Dorian??? 185mph winds and 20ft storm surge? We're equating a tropical storm to that now?

This is the equivalent of yelling fire in a crowded building. And the crazies justify it by saying you can never be "too" prepared

This is what Jamie Rhome from the national hurricane center said in reference to Florida

"*We're not forecasting a major hurricane," Rhome said. "Again, not an Ian situation, but still a potentially impactful system."*

**That** is accurate information that interpreting the actual data. Compare that message to Chester Cooper's "*everybody prepare for the worst*".

"*Nicole is **expected to strengthen into category one hurricane by Wednesday**, however last night a Department of Meteorology forecaster said **the storm should be OUT of the country and in the vicinity of Florida at that point**.*"

**Exactly.**

I dont think these officials know what they are doing to people. Chester Coopers advice was "*Everybody should prepare for the worst*". Are they serious? Have they really analyzed the data? Is this really "*the worst*"? 2-4 inches of rain and 40mph winds??? That rain event we had earlier this year that drenched western new providence was 6 inches of rain. Just stop it with the overkill please.

**When forecasters in Florida give weather warnings they zoom in down to neighbourhood level to tell people exactly who will be affected, where and how because they cannot afford for millions of people to panic at once.**

This new trend to tell everybody it's better to over prepare is nonsense. And Its wasteful. How many of those people clearing the food store shelves in Nassau really needed a trolley full of supplies? Disadvantaging people who actually needed to shop? But thanks anyway for getting rid of all the near expiration stuff.

WhatsApp is just fueling the flames people forward these storm warnings around without nuance. All people see is "hurricane". I had an elderly relative panicking thinking Dorian was headed to Nassau from the dire warnings given on radio. **I'm also baffled as to why the Bahamas has a hurricane warning in effect when we're expected "as of now" to only have tropical storm conditions**, this is unhelpful.

**Can somebody with an analytical brain and the ability to critically examine data take charge please? This is exactly how we got in the mess with the minimum wage and grocery prices debacle. Bad information/Information misuse**

And again, storms ARE unpredictable, just keep watching and if something changes change tactics

When he mentions us needing help, which we do, can a media outlet please ask why we couldnt complete 1 school on Ragged Island and one hurricane shelter on Abaco in 4 years and 7 years post storm respectively

"*Everyone must prepare for the worst*"

Wrong. "**Everyone**" should **not** prepare for the worst. Some "maybe" should prepare for the worst. Some should prepare for inconvenience. Some should be ready to offer assistance if needed. Who should prepare for the worst and who should be preparing to assist requires data on who is likely to be impacted and how severely. Will we have a significant storm surge? What does 3-5 ft look like? Does that come on shore? Where? Is it on all northern islands is it any island? What dies 2-4" of rain look like and where?

**This everybody panic messaging Ive been hearing all day is NOT disaster preparedness**. Couldnt believe people in Nassau were rushing grocery stores. Its ridiculous. Yes anything could happen in a day but so far, just like Fiona, the data is saying something completely different from the panicky interpretation