wooden structure with corrugated steel roof?

Can a reporter please ask NEMA what the benchmarks are for an evacuation exercise and where are the storm surge graphics used to justify evacuation. Not that it wasnt necessary but how did they use data to arrive at the decision

So the storm that was hyped up as an approaching doomsday turned out to be exactly what it said it was all along, a tropical storm with winds under 80mph, 3-5" of rain, no threat of catastrophic damage and some storm surge intrusion that happens with *every* storm.

I'd really like to hear an assessment from NEMA, not saying it was better to be safe than sorry, but assessing whether the response overestimated the threat. We cannot keep doing this. It is wasteful and bad emergency management.

Just because some people have legitimate Dorian PTSD fears, we can't enable them by saying prepare for the worst! at every storm. When it's as clear as day this was nowhere near the worst. The messaging should have been from the start: *we understand your fears, be cautious, lack of awareness and respect for nature can cause harm, but this is not Dorian. Based on the storm data these are the effects we anticipate, if that changes we will brief you immediately.*

And no, this is not because I live on Nassau, it's because I read the storm warnings minus the NEMA messaging. Did the same for Fiona. If the warnings say the storm is 150 miles away, and that's the closest it will come to you, extends out from the center 200 miles. With outer bands having 40mph. It dont matter how strong winds at the center are, you're getting max 40mph winds.

I do think we should all be prepared generally for a tsunami, that has no warning, based on where you are what will you do? Being able to swim is a good practical prep start

"*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*".