Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 12:00 noon
La Ceiba's electricity is out, we have unconfirmed reports of severe flooding. The industrial capital of San Pedro Sula is only experiencing rain at this time.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 12:30 p.m.
Hurricane Mitch has torn through Barrio La Islas, houses are being destroyed.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 12:50 p.m.
Hurricane Mitch has been downgraded to a category 4, which is still very destructive. The hurricane winds are currently over Guanaja where all comunications are out. It is 80 miles North of the Honduran coast.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 2:31 p.m.
Posted by O Ma R Orbison
The Honduras.com team has relocated its operations to the Emergency Command Center located in the firefighters
headquarters in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
The tropical storm surrounding Mitch has hit La Ceiba causing power outages, damaged houses, debris, etc.
Considering its erratic path, we think that it's dancing punta with the girlfriend of Honduras :-)
We are presently coordinating with the San Pedro Sula emergency team to help them in their efforts to deal with this
situation. Various committees have been set up and contingencies plans are being worked out.
We regret that our updates here will be sporadic due to the pending need to assist the emergency efforts, but we will
continue to post information and photos whenever possible!!!
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 2:35 p.m.
Exclusive Honduras.com Photos! First Emergency Committee Meeting held in the firefighters station, which is the emergency command center in San Pedro Sula.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 2:50 p.m.
Click here for the latest photos on conditions in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 3:15 p.m.
Our latest reports indicate Hurricane Mitch is closer to Honduras. The Bay Islands and now Puerto Cortes may be affected.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 4:45 p.m.
Hurricane Mitch is beginning to affect San Pedro Sula. Residents in lower elevations of the city are being warned to relocate to higher ground. People are beginning to take cover in shelters. Reports have come in that Roatan has indeed been hit.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 5:58 p.m.
Hurricane Mitch has descended upon the islands. At least 10 deaths have been reported so far. All the piers are gone up and down Ambergris Caye in Belize. There is no longer a beach or dive shop, and most residents there are huddled in a few cement houses. The storm is moving southwest toward Honduras at approximately 6 mph.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 6:40 p.m.
Hurricane Mitch is 145 degrees off the coast of Honduras. It is 350 miles wide.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 7:22 p.m.
Report in from San Pedro Sula where there is rain, no high winds, but the river level is rising. People around the city are busy preparing for the worst, however, all the shelters are full. We expect to have more details in the next few hours.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 7:55 p.m.
Telephone lines in San Pedro Sula are working. Hurricane Mitch is expected to arrive in San Pedro about 5:00 a.m. Rio de Piedras is in control, which is usually the major concern for flooding (as it would run through the center of town if overflowing) in this city.
La Ceiba is out of phones and power. La Ceiba is currently experiencing winds of 100 mph.
Puerto Cortes has high waves (12 foot), high rain and is being inundated.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 8:15 p.m.
People in San Pedro have begun to experience water problems and now the Bermejo bridge is out. This is the major bridge out Cortes way...by Social Security and the Cerveceria.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 8:30 p.m.
Guanaja is experiencing 145 mph winds and is near the eye of the storm. Telephone communications are out.
Sources report Hurricane Mitch has turned toward Trujillo.
Roatan has Ham Radio Operators delivering information since the police department has been destroyed, and they indicate significant damage on Roatan.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 8:50 p.m.
Reports indicate that Trujillo is now in the eye of the hurricane. In 1974, Hurricane Fifi (category 2) rolled through Honduras, causing 3,000 casualties. Flash floods are one of the major concerns for Trujillo at this point.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998
Bill Saravanja reporting from Orlando, Florida.
On Tuesday 6:00PM I spoke by telephone with Jimmy Gabourel who lives on
Cola de Mico Road, Utila, adjacent to the lagoon. Based on information
given him by locals, The Point has flooded and many buildings severely
damaged as well as docks. Water is washing over the main road. Residents
in low-lying areas by the bay have all relocated to higher ground on the
hill. Water in the lagoon is high and reaching the bases of some homes.
Power and water was out, but phone lines were still working sometimes.
They feel if the storm does not intensify beyond present conditions, they
should be able to endure the rest of the storm.
Tuesday - October 27th, 1998 - 9:50 p.m.
San Pedro Sula - about twenty shelters are presently working. Capacity for about 5,500 people, now containing some 4,000.
The two stadiums have been converted into shelters. River Bermejo bridge on the road to Pto Cortes now has water flowing over it!
La Ceiba - without electricity, Barrios Ingles and La Julia are flooded.
El Progreso - some banana and sugar cane plantations are flooded. Various bridges are out on the road to Tela, and also on
the road between Tela and La Ceiba.
Roatan - reported winds of 120 kph, blowing roofs off buildings.
Utila - also winds, but no communication with this island as of yet.
Trujillo - ocean has infiltrated the beach by some 20 meters. Hurricane winds have entered the Honduran mainland near
Trujillo.
Baja Mar - a roof blown off one house landed on top of another and destroyed it.
Reportedly all contact has been lost with a cruise ship...we wonder what it was doing around here anyways!
Guanaja - hardest area hit so far, Hurricane Mitch has been dancing all over the island, intense property damage has been
reported.
All of the above information has been circulating here in the emergency command center of SPS and is accurate to the best of
our knowledge.
We will continue to provide updates as new info becomes available.
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