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cieldumort in twc_aficionados

Gonu's squalls in Muscat, Oman

Jun 06, 2007 13:57

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One of the better Gonu videos I've found on teh internets.

خليج عمان, مسق, arabian sea tropical cyclones, tropical cyclone gonu

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cieldumort June 6 2007, 19:13:02 UTC

And considering they normally get 2-4 inches of rain A YEAR, not per squall! lol

floundah June 6 2007, 19:40:56 UTC

I will be interested to see pictures of post-rain growth in the desert.

cieldumort June 6 2007, 23:00:37 UTC

That might be very pretty!

brianthedog June 6 2007, 20:02:56 UTC

The scariest thing about this video is...

they have Starbucks in Oman. :P

Seriously, though, at least the damage doesn't appear to be too serious, mainly street flooding and the occasional downed tree. Had Gonu come ashore during its Cat 4 or 5 stage, the story would have been different.

cieldumort June 6 2007, 23:03:22 UTC

hahahahah!!!

I like my mocha cappuccino with less sea foam and street sludge.

Yeah, Muscat was never directly within the core of the most intense eyewall for long, if at all. Gonu veered northeast fast just before getting much closer to the capital. I have read that communities further east, along the coast and a bit inland, did not fare as well, however.

cixel June 6 2007, 23:58:14 UTC

starbucks

amen to that!

after they add some extra footage .. cieldumort June 7 2007, 00:26:06 UTC

Thread 6

cixel June 6 2007, 23:59:33 UTC

those coconut palms by the coast are finally getting a workout like theyre made for! damn pampered trees.

cieldumort June 7 2007, 00:12:02 UTC

Must be the good life for them most years.

Thank god its over! dick535 June 7 2007, 17:45:41 UTC

I don't know if many people saw it but I added a comment the day before the storm hit saying I'd stumbled across this website and was looking for info. (I live in muscat) I got a useful reply from cieldumort - thanks for that by the way ( ... )

Re: Thank god its over! cieldumort June 7 2007, 19:39:32 UTC

I'm relieved to know that you came through alright, and glad to hear that you found this site useful. Having just seen some more of the video to come out of Muscat, I have to say it looks much, much worse than the early footage of people still driving around, frolicking in the waves by the beach, etc. Fortunately, the eye itself never passed right on over Muscat, and Gonu had weakened tremendously as it began entering the Gulf of Oman.

Many wishes for you, your friends & loved ones. Speedy recoveries!