david55

Just to be clear....that video is not PV. I have been following a forum all day with many people on the ground and there seems to be a general relief tonight that PV has dodged a bullet. Most reported mild rain and wind...but no where near hurricane strength.

Farther south....that is another story. I am afraid we will see some very tragic scenes at daybreak.

JDiver

I think those videos are from the area closer to Manzanillo; having experienced typhoons and hurricane, those weather conditions are substantially less than a strong hurricane would have.

In any case, Patricia is now moving inland and weakening. It looks like a catastrophe was avoided.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...l/230238.shtml

jaymar01

It is Official Hurricane Patricia did NOT hit Puerto Vallarta ...We will have some light rain for the next 12hrs.

https://twitter.com/PVallartaNews1

wrp96

Thank goodness. Sorry for the areas it did hit though.

ijkh

It was a miracle. I am not religious but that might change. My mom lives in a small town on the coast 17 miles from landfall for Hurricane Patricia. Not one death in the entire little village. No serious injury.

Most of the homes are still standing. We don't yet know what the damage to our home is because we are up north. Our norm is to live there between late Nov until the spring every year.

Roads are messy. Who knows how bad. There is no electricity nor phone. The internet and US cell phones are working. People are recharging off car batteries. We shall see how the town pulls together. Mexican people are very smart and able. The gringos are very committed to this village. They survived. Now lets help them clean up and live again.

I am proud of the people on the Costa Allegre. Very good work everyone. Hugs to those who have lost so much. I know it hurts.

Boraxo

Very little damage in PV according to my in-laws. Electricity and internet was up as we were able to facetime. I hear flights are resuming as well and WN has added 4 departures back to USA. PV lucked out big time compared to other areas and to last year's storm in Baja.

Doc Savage

Thank goodness for a much smaller impact than feared. I was worried about a Katrina like hit on PVR, one of my favorite places and the home of many friends.

ijkh

The towns of Melaque, Barra de Navidad, Carayes, La Manzanilla, Boca de Iguanas, and Tamarindo were very much impacted. The road from Manzanillo to PVR is not yet fully passable. ZLO is still closed. Alaska is offering free refunds if traveling soon.

This actually impacts a large number or North Americans who will be arriving in large numbers over the next few weeks. It just breaks my heart. Twenty four hours later and we still have no real knowledge of what happened to our home.

We will let those who live there get dry first then worry about those of us out of harms way. It is hard waiting to hear if your house is trashed or not.

Doc Savage

Is your place in Barra?

ijkh

Doc, were the next town up from Melaque, La Manzanilla. We were better off than our many of our dear friends and neighbors who were waterfront. The power is back and the digging out continues. Town is a mess. I guess it isn't news if it isn't PVR. Thank goodness for internet and message boards.

Doc Savage

That looks like a beautiful little place. I hope all of your friends there at least made it through without significant injuries, and that they can rebuild. It looks like the kind of place I'd enjoy visiting.

david55

These are some of the first pictures I have seen of life after Patricia......

http://www.weather.com/news/news/hur...atricia-photos

Doc Savage

Thanks for that link. ijkh, there are a lot of pictures of La Manzanilla there so you can get a better idea what the damage was like. Looks like a lot of trees blown down and some roofs blown off, but not a terrible as it might have been.

It is heartening to see many of the people with somewhat relieved looks on their faces and digging out with gusto.

ijkh

I know that the foreign folks who live in the "nicer" homes on the beach will clean up and rebuild. Most all of those homes were swamped with water, sand and ruined. My heart is with the local poor who live in less strong homes some of which were completely blown away. The local kindergarten which was just completed was torn up and blown away. The church looked damaged. The street taco joint was up and running right away

I love Mexico.

Ty Vil

I was in PVR.