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Oof, there’s some garbage stats for Dak.

Got em that time.

What was up with Stephen A Smith sitting in the box next to Jerry? Then shaking hands and walking out when they were down 10. Seemed strange for him to even be in there in the first place as part of the broadcast team.

I know there’s a cold front going through Florida now, but does Jackson really need the ski mask on?

Playing for draft position.

This one actually is real. https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/hurricane-melissa-crocodile-threat-jamaica

Yeah there are a lot of houses and other structures throughout that area that sadly are just not built to withstand any serious type of weather, especially not something historic like this. Those people don't have much but are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.

It made official landfall right where a popular resort is, Sandals South Coast, which has a bunch of overwater bungalows that are probably not there anymore.

The 9:00 AM update had the hurricane hunters measure an increase to sustained winds to 180 MPH and pressure drop to 896 about 2 hours before landfall. The second strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the Atlantic and that one was in 1935.

The 11:00AM update said the NOAA hurricane hunter plane had to pull out before it made its full pass because how violet the turbulence was. Measured the wind speeds to have gone up since early morning to 165 and pressure still dropping. It's probably going to make landfall as a cat 5. It has been moving more to the west than older projections were showing so Kingston won't get hit as bad. The storm surge to the east of it can still overtake the Kingston airport though.

I've never been to Kingston but I know the airport is out in open water and very exposed to storm surge. I guess on the positive side, the Montego Bay airport should be relatively protected on the north east side (at least from storm surge). The big issue is going to be the logistics of getting people and supplies between Montego Bay and high population places like Kingston. The already poor quality roads there might be completely destroyed if the torrential rain causes landslides. When I was there last time, we did an ATV excursion up in the mountains in a Rastafarian village. They said the last time they had a significant hurricane (and nowhere as bad as this will be) they were cut off from the rest of civilization for weeks.

I’ve been to Negril many times. 7 mile beach and bloody bay are great spots. The west end is supposed to be the least impacted and the resorts will be ok. Just worry about the people that don’t have great shelters.

He’s gone Hollywood.

Jamaica is about to get nailed with the worst hurricane in their history. If you’ve ever vacationed there, you know what a special place it is. Drastically so because how awesome the people of the country are. Keep them in your prayers over the next few days, they are going to need it. Shaping up to be the worst natural disaster they have ever experienced.