Hurricane and Tropical Storm Updates at Holiday Manor...
2011 Hurricane Season...
There were 19 Tropical Storms and 7 of them developed into hurricanes of which 3 were considered major. This was the 6th straight year that no major hurricane struck the United States. On average there are 11 Tropical Storms that develop during the Hurricane Season. Southwest Florida experienced a fairly heavy rain event about mid October that dropped between 5" to 7" of rainwater on the area in a fairly short period of time.
2010 Hurricane Season...
This has been predicted to be an active hurricane season by NOAA... 14 to 23 Tropical Storms including 8 to 14 Hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin and 3 to 7 of those Hurricanes may become Category 3 or higher.
2010 Results... There were 19 named storms, 12 Hurricanes, 9 of the storms were either Tropical Depressions or Tropical Storms and 5 reached Hurricane status of Category 3 or higher. Between July 22 - 24, 2010 the named storm Bonnie went from a Tropical Depression to a Tropical Storm and back to a Tropical Depression. Bonnie was the only 2010 storm to cross over and affect SW Florida.
Friday, July 27, 2010...
Tropical Storm Bonnie reached the SE Florida coast near Miami and moved across the state crossing almost on top of Naples as a Tropical Depression. It turned out to be mostly a wind and rain event in the Naples area and quickly moved into the Gulf of Mexico heading toward the northern Gulf and in doing so became rather disorganized.
2009 Hurricane Season...
During the 2009 Season there were 9 storms total: 6 were Tropical, 1 was a Hurricane and 2 were Major Hurricanes. During August 16 & 17 Tropical Storm Claudette developed west of Tampa, Florida and moved NE onto land. From November 4th through the 10th Ida developed in the southern Caribbean Sea and moved almost due north entering the Gulf of Mexico west of Cuba as a hurricane. It's track continued northward reaching the Mississippi-Alabama borders as a Tropical Storm. There were no other storms affecting Southwest Florida or the Gulf of Mexico during 2009.
Thursday Morning, September 11, 2008...
Hurricane Ike took the central Cuba route and did tremendous damage to that area. Holiday Manor experienced basically a rain event with moderate winds and received about an inch or so of rain as it passed to the west. There was only some ponding of water and no loss of electricity in the Co-Op. Hurricane Ike is currently in the central Gulf of Mexico and it's path is taking it toward the central Texas Gulf Coast area and expected to arrive as a Category 3 or possibly a Category 4 storm this weekend. This will be the last update for us on this particular storm.
Sunday Afternoon, September 7, 2008...
The latest storm track of Hurricane Ike, currently a Category 4 storm, has it moving a bit more south of previous projected paths. It now appears to be heading just about over the central "spine" of Cuba and then moving into the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 or Category 2 Hurricane. It is likely to effect the Naples area with rain bands and Tropical Storm winds that are located along the eastern portions of the storm. More updated information in a day or two.
Friday Afternoon, September 5, 2008...
With the passage of Hurricane Gustav to the west of Naples during the last few days of August, the area experienced some rain bands and light to moderate winds with no damage reported. Currently Tropical Storm Hanna is moving up the east side of the state in the Atlantic Ocean set to make impact on the South Carolina or North Carolina coastlines later today or early tomorrow. Rain bands and winds are being experienced along Florida's east coast and cloudy conditions in Southwest Florida. Our attention now focuses on approaching Hurricane Ike, currently a Category 3 storm with winds around 120 mph. Current estimates have it possibly going over Southwest Florida with Naples in just about the center of the cone shaped pathway. More information will be posted here as soon as possible before, during and after the storm.
Thursday Noon, August 21, 2008...
Wednesday Afternoon, August 20, 2008...
Information as of 2:00PM... Holiday Manor was without water from yesterday afternoon until about 9:30AM today. Maintenance was able to obtain the temporary use of 2 or 3 generators from outside sources. It is in our best interests to have generators of our own available and it is being looked into. Power is still off and our Manager has had some discussions with FPL as to why the problem was not fixed when they were in the park yesterday. They did repair a downed electrical line but the transformer that caught fire has not yet been replaced. Weather has returned to normal with it being sunny and warm again and the Office was reopened for normal business hours this morning. No telephone land line service to the Office is currently available without electrical power.
Tuesday Afternoon, August 19, 2008...
Tropical Storm Fay has been mostly a wind and rain event as it passed over the Holiday Manor area. There appears to be little or no damage at first report. The electrical power is currently out. The Fire Department was out in the Co-Op telling residents to stay inside as there was apparently an electrical line down someplace in the park. Some tree limbs had been blown down. Another resident's report indicated a lot of rain and some wind gusts had been measured up to 70 mph. A reporter from the Weather Channel that was reporting from Naples indicated 3.7 inches of rain had fallen.
5:50PM Update... Having talked with our Manager there is a POSSIBILITY that electrical power MAY be off for up to 48 hours. Without electrical power the lift station pumps do not function! Residents are always advised to use your restrooms sparingly when problems like this occur. Our Maintenance Man is waiting for generators to be delivered to at least provide some power to the lift stations. There also seems to be an electrical transformer out of commission that FPL will need to replace.
Photo taken 8/19/2008 looking north along Jasmine Lane. Photo by George T.
Photo taken 8/19/2008 looking west from corner of Jasmine and Henderson Creek. Photo by George T.
Photo taken 8/19/2008 looking north on Jasmine Lane. Photo by George T.
Monday, August 18, 2008...
The current Tropical Storm Fay has outer bands of rain and wind that are approaching Holiday Manor as of this morning. The Co-Op is as prepared as possible for the approaching storm. The newly installed hurricane shutters around the Recreation Hall are ready for their first test and the shutters on the doorways should be up soon. John, our Maintenance Man, has been very busy doing as much "storm proofing" as possible with many items to store away for the time being. It is very likely the Office will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, as the heart of the storm will be upon Southwest Florida. Remember to check the weather link at Holiday Manor located at the top of this page for current weather conditions. Watch for further Holiday Manor updates here over the next few days until the storm passes.
Sunday, December 2, 2007...
The 2007 Hurricane Season ended this past Friday, November 30, 2007. There were no named storms or hurricanes that affected the immediate Southwest Florida area during the season. We are in an unusually early dry period with Collier County over 4 1/2 inches below normal rainfall amounts. A few counties to our north are already over 6 inches below normal rainfall amounts. These deficit amounts do not normally occur until late January or even into February. Very little to zero rainfall is expected over the next 7 to 10 days as of this writing. Counties in southern Florida are seriously considering increased water restrictions to the reduction of the watering of lawns to a single 4 hour period and only one day a week. Currently homes can water twice a week, between 4:00AM and 8:00AM, depending upon their address numbers.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006...10:00PM
Just chatted this evening with an HMCI Board member that lives year around in Holiday Manor. Basically Tropical Storm Ernesto (A.K.A. Hurricane Ernesto) turned out to be a rain event. The in-park weather station recorded just under 2 1/2 inches of rain over the past 24 hours. There apparently has been no power loss and no flooding of the streets. Winds were mostly light until mid-afternoon today when they picked up only slightly and no word of any amounts of lightening while the storm passed. It seems that most everyone is doing fine as of this writing.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005...
With the passage of Hurricane Wilma recently, I will attempt to give you some information that I am aware of thus far. Holiday Manor basically survived the storm. There is a lot of "minor" damage such as carports, roof overs and other aluminum structures that got caught up in the winds. Some structures are totally blown away and some may be found in your yard or your neighbors yard. There is a lot of vegetation laying all over the place along with some uprooted trees. I've heard that the Screen Room has had it's screens blown loose or away but apparently is still standing. The Shuffleboard Court has lost it's aluminum awnings and the awning across the back of the Recreation Hall apparently also was lost. I understand that there was not much flooding but the streets did have several inches of water, as is usual, after a rain event. As of this writing I've only heard of one RV unit that was blown on it's side. Currently there is no electricity and no running water. This past summer the wooded area to our north has been removed from about Rose Lane eastward toward the Screen Room area. I'm thinking that some damage is the direct result of that loss as there were very strong winds out of the north on the backside of the hurricane's eye wall. I am leaving to go down this Sunday and will be gone 2 or 3 weeks but I will update this page and hopefully add some pictures when I get back. Since I am not taking my computer I will not be able to update while in Naples. If I hear about anything else before I leave I will try to add it to this update.
Saturday, November 26, 2005...
Having spent 3 weeks at Holiday Manor I am now able to update this site with information after the storm. There were about 4 or 5 units in the park that could be considered "totaled" from the storm, after that the damages included many units that lost all or part of their secondary roofs (roof-overs) and then several that lost carports, screened-in rooms and/or plants. A majority of the units suffered very little or no damage. One unit had a power pole with an attached transformer break and it was blown into the side of the unit producing a large gaping hole. Power was restored to the majority of the park by Sunday afternoon, October 30th and water could be safely consumed a couple of days after that. A few units did not receive power until the middle of November due to severe damage to a few of the electrical boards serving them. Within a week after the storm most of the park had been cleaned up and except for several of the "traditional" blue tarped roofs one would have thought "a storm went through here?" No resident of Holiday Manor was hurt or injured and we certainly had good fortune that damages were not more severe. Residents of Holiday Manor did a most outstanding job in helping where ever and when ever they could after the storm to get the place looking and functioning back to as normal as possible. Repairs are occurring but for some it may take awhile for contractors to get to them. Activities are starting and more residents are returning for another great winter season at Holiday Manor.
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