TROPICAL STORM GRACE. Driving through the storm in Jamaica.JAMAICA VLOG
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- Is Tropical Storm Grace as bad as they say? I was driving through the storm in Jamaica from Kingston to Montego Bay via Blue Mountains using T3 Highway. With this Jamaica Vlog I'd like to share the footage of Tropical Storm Grace in Kingston, Montego Bay, mountains and by the Caribbean sea.
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Kingston in TS Grace
04:23 Mountains, T3 highway in TS Grace
06:15 Truth about floods in Jamaica
07:43 Infrastructure to cope with storms
08:58 North Coast, A1 highway in TS Grace
09:54 Caribbean Sea, Calypso Villa guests in TS Grace
11:36 Is there Storm Surge in Jamaica in TS Grace
12:41 Montego Bay at 6.40 pm driving
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Is Tropical Storm Grace in Jamaica as bad as it is portrayed in the media?
I was driving all day across the island on the 17th of August when the storm was happening and decided to share the footage of the road. Most parts of the island are doing fine, but there are a few roads that got flooded, especially in some parts of Kingston.
One post fell down, some branches were blocking the roads, but because there was no strong wind, no serious damage done. The storm is gone now. Some places still lack power, but it's coming back now step by step.
IMPORTANT: If you see a small road that has turned into river, do NOT drive into it.. Instead, turn around and find a different road or come back in a few hours when the water is gone. You might think it's obvious, but not according to some footage on youtube, where people decided it was a great idea to drive right into the flood.
PS.
▶ TVJ (Jamaican Television Channel) have made an attempt to remove my video where I was criticizing some of their work. The video was here (should show as unavailable at the moment)
ua-cam.com/video/w1vEEzSFZfU/v-deo.html
I'm rebuttal this case with UA-cam now as we speak and will publish a new video about it this weekend. Stay tuned!
ITS NOT A STORM. ITS A TEMPEST TRIGGERED FROM THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI WAKE UP
@@PullUponThemPodcast you are so dumb…are you a meteorologist?
Building roads without drainage. Jamaican politicians are the most incompetent and corrupt in the world.
Should wash away the covid.
@@bladebrown4341 most roads have drainage in Jamaica, but there are two problems:
1. Kingston was built by the British from 1700s and they didn't think about tropical rains when they structured downtown the way they did with narrow streets and roads being at the bottom of Blue Mountains - a potential for flood.
2. The current drainage system is still heavily using the European type of drainage due to the inherited British colonial style, which is not good enough for tropical weather. Such drainage doesn't cope with tropical rain. That's why a lot of places in Jamaica have additional drainage options - like large gullies and ways to direct the water into them. They work quite well, otherwise all towns would have been completely flooded in no time, but there is a need for centralized agency to figure out what to do with Kingston downtown. To solve the problem there - everything has to be removed and rebuilt from scratch, which is not an option, that's why the problem remains.
Jamaica Main Stream Media has finally met its match...checkmate, Irina wins.
Well she was not in neck of the wood I had water coming from my roof and ground,my home was flooded.
@@opalhamilton9128
I'm saddened to know that you've suffered property damage from the flood ☹. No lives lost, give Father God thanks. I pray that what ever has been damaged you'll be able to restore/replace. Amen.
Some persons did not even know there was a storm passing. They were too comfortable inside and this near Cross Roads, Kingston.
@@LivingOnPurpose1 To God be praised..
I miss the tropical smell of the air in Jamaica when it rains and the sound of rain falling on zinc roofing.
That is Epic bro
That’s the best sound ever
Oh yes. I have zinc roofing and it's quite soothing plus it's fun to yell at your housemate when they're right beside you because neither one of you hear what the other is saying during the heavy rains
Me too can't wait to go home
Dat time sleep sweet.
Rain or shine I would prefer be in JA than UK
Bless for saying that.
Mee too 😔 Jamaica 🇯🇲/🇨🇦
Please stay safe……by avoiding outside during the rain…..lightning strikes can be dangerous….I hope some day you will have your own news channel in Jamaica….so we can all view Jamaica from a different perspective….thank you…
I honestly think the tourism board should hire you an you should also be an advisor to the government cause I know you got Sharpe ideas to turn around the country in many ways an it would be genuine because unlike alot of other visitors you got a special love for Jamaica
I love you.... here's why.. you moved to a new country and made it yours...I wish the Jamaicans there were like you...defend and support where you live... hopefully they're watching your video and make some changes.. because of you, I will be house hunting soon in Jamaica.....
She is a sweetheart. Nice woman.
There are many of us who love and support our country. Irina is really special though.
I must admit that, over the past 10 years of me travelling back regularly, I see a much STRONGER sense of PRIDE in, and about, Jamaica, by Jamaicans living there. I see it in the way people talk, and in their actions also. I love seeing that.
And yes, I agree, Irina is Very Special also, in how she moved there, and has become such a staunch proponent and showing the POSITIVES about Jamaica (even when covering the negatives)
@@trevorsteer7331 She really does an awesome job and those of us who know her, truly treasure her as apart of our small island nation. Blessings, peace and love to you.
@@Igniting-Moments Thanks for that; I'm so happy to see how Jamaicans (home and abroad), in general, have embraced her. I got to meet her a few weeks ago when I was visiting back home. She is so much more AMAZING in person Because of her VLOGS, I got to check out some places I've never been (one, even very close to where I grew up in Saint Ann).
But she made me just want to "drive around Jamaica" just to absorb "mi likkle island" in all its variety; and I'm glad I got to do that a few weeks ago: From Saint Ann (a little Village called Higgin Town, not far from Ochi), to Ochi (Blue Hole Falls), to Port Antonio (Frenchman's Cove), to Kingston (New Kingston, Half Way Tree, Cross Roads, Beverly Hills, Downtown, Red Hills, Calabar (where I was attending High School at time I left for the USA), back to Saint Ann, then down to Negril, and back to Montego Bay before flying out. And there are so many more places on the Bucket List to visit. Many trips to Jamaica on my list in the future (next one in December).
Her Fans are just as amazing, in my book. Thank you and the 40K+ others for that.
Thank you a million and one times over and over. You are the best.
Personally I find storms exciting, and as you rightly say you have to strike a balance, don't take them lightly but you can still do your necessary day to day activities in this case. Thanks for your coverage. I laughed at one point as a bit of a Jamaican accent came out when you were speaking with your hubby about the hammock. lol Take care Irina!
Thank you for sharing! Hurricane season, please be safe. Be safe everyone
Jamaica is lucky to have you Irena. I am in the planning stages of moving back (Delayed because of Covid), but I am happy that you and your hubby decided to make it home.
🇯🇲 You were coincidentally placed in the " midst of the storm" to bring us such edifying anecdotal content.
Not withstanding AB&B guests, why the urgent, life-threatening return trip?......I was nervously watching.
Glad you & your husband made it without incident. 🌹
I had to replace the battery in my laptop, else no videos for the next month until the next battery would have arrived!
Irina, I love how you taken on the media, especially the Jamaican media (!!!) but driving to and from Montego Bay during a tropical storm was not wise. I had to drive through Grace for a while yesterday, and the roads were a mess as it related to flooding and visibilty. And it turned bad VERY quickly. One minute it was fine, the next minute it was not. I can't say anything about the media coverage of the storm, because I haven't watched any of it. But I would encourage you to be more careful next time.
You're absolutely right 👍 driving in the storm is never wise. In my case - I've spent half of my life driving through snow storms ❄️, so compared to that - rain is not really a challenge. However, yes, there is always danger when driving, even in good weather and I would advise people not to drive in storms or any bad weather, unless absolutely necessary. 🙏
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE are you from here. You don't sound like you are from here. Please be safe on the road during the storms
@@startbackschooltofurthermy5890 , she's not, but she's lived there for almost (8) years.
@@startbackschooltofurthermy5890 You already knew the answer to tht...
Awesome vlog .
I have a great friend from the Ukraine. Im living in west palm beach fl currently but I miss jamaica so much .
Media: tropical storm batters JA
Irina: Hold my umberella!!!
Thank you, this made me chuckle 😆😆😆
Only if places in the east got battered. Saw footage of 9 mile and parts of St. Thomas and it wasn’t pretty. At Cane River nine mile the road got damaged and parts washed away. It can’t be called a road anymore.
@@ashantijordane1862 Thinking of those people and their communities. Water/storm damage can be a huge disruption that affects the residents really badly. I'm hoping at least the people have stayed safe.
@@ashantijordane1862 Unfortunately, these things happen from time to time if roads aren't properly maintained or built in the wrong places. This storm wasn't even close to being as bad as some rain we do have in Jamaica from time to time. I remember a large land slide last year that damaged the road in Blue Mountains and it still hasn't been fixed - not sure it can be fixed, since there is simply no land to build on. However, I'm not sure I trust the footage from 9 Mile you're talking about - I've been to 9 mile and drove around St.Thomas and I can tell you for sure - there are quite some bad roads or no roads to create dramatic videos without any storm or flood.
@@paulwarren8832 i believe people should not think about the consequences of storms when they have already happened (unless real urgent help is needed), but rather focus on finding the solutions to prevent these things from happening in the first place. If these are prevented and infrastructure is put in place and people follow the guidelines what to do in a storm - there would be a minimal issue for any community.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Tropical Storm Grace, Your coverage for the day was genuine and on point...No Hype unlike the Media, you can never trust the media. Glad you guys made it back safely 🙏
She was on high ground,but we were flooded out.
My wife and I are going to Jamaica next week hope the weather isn’t too bad we’d love to have a great first experience there .
The weather is usually very good in Jamaica, so you should be fine! I hope things work out great for you, but even if it rains - make sure to enjoy this rare time too, because it's not often when people get to see tropical storms in Jamaica.
Thanks Irena for sharing this video.
It brings back a lot of memories.
Hearing the sound of the peeni wallie at end of the video is the best. I could listen to that sound all day.
Please stay safe.
Thank you for this video. Very enlightening. Bless up
You are who I follow with content about Jamaica! U are in the know❤️
Irena I always love to watch your videos, quite interesting, please for your safety dont take that risk driving in a weather like this, you can encounter fallen trees, and boulders from the hills when the earth is too saturated and the trees give up in the wind, stay safe we dont want any injuries to happen to you and your family, stay safe.👍
When I grow up I wanna be like you 😀 thanks always
Thank-you for your generous coverage about the storm Grace in jamaica.
I know what you mean about the media. I was so worried when I saw the news reports. I then called my relatives and they were all surprised by what I told them. Thanks for another great video😀
Must say, some really existing journey there irie. Glad you all safe
👁👁 thank you Irina you make me feel like I'm actually there enjoying the tropical weather 🇯🇲 🌬 ⛈ 🤗😁
Happy you’re all okay. Just as you mentioned in your video… saw the same type of flooding (Nov 19) from a thunderstorm in Black River. The street became a river. We just waited under a store canopy till the rain was done and then went along our way.
I didn't realize your a strom tracker as well.👏 Well done. Thanks for sharing, I know you're safe & well.
Don't let your kids go outside? That's the fun part as a kid growing up in Jamaica especially now that it's mango season. As a kid we would be out in rain looking mangoes
True especially wind dropping dem all over
Then, (not understanding the dangers, I did). Now, I wouldn't!!
You don't send them out during a hurricane or storm. If you have experienced a hurricane you'll know this.
Right, we made paper boats and put them in the water to race them.
@@jawest6436 some of us have never experienced hurricane. They never had a hurricane between 1962 and 1981. So if some left during that time they wouldn't see one. I heard it's bad.
That was a wonderful experience and well put together content,I love your work and jamaican home and abroad love you too,continue to enjoy our paradise even in times like this,the fact you were live ur news was even more authentic. Glad you and your family are safe and continue to share your experiences in the island. I love to meet you someday to be a host talking about farming and its potential in Jamaica and how you can bring out the best of adverse situations but I'm working on that project so when it's done I will inform you but for now I will keep following your vlogs and thank you for this update. Blessings and prosperity to you and your family
Be there in October, can’t wait!
I can't believe u brace this storm. Irie pls stay safe out there.
Happy to see you & family are fine. You are a very skillful driver. Stay safe.
Thanks Irina. I appreciate all you do to help us appreciate this island and I’m glad you were safe in TS Grace.
Thank you for sharing this very relevant and timely video.
Madam, I was just thinking of you this morning and here you are posting a video of Grace. Bless up.
Hello Irine, I enjoy your commentaries, they are so informative and give the true picture and happenings in Jamaica. I myself lived through hurricane Gilbert and I particularly enjoyed that, my first real hurricane. I’m glad that you’re enjoying the island. You sure are a super trooper. I hope you have many successes, as you are now Jamaican. As a Jamaican you sure do make me feel very proud to be Jamaican, with everything that comes with that island experience. May you and your family be safe and protected under the wings of the Almighty God, Jesus Christ. I’ll keep watching and direct others to your reporting. Thumbs up!!!
Thank you so much for all the support! 🙏
Love it great to see you and your family are doing great
You are simply the best ambassador for JAMAICA. Always appreciate your vlogging and reporting, with high-quality video, facts, and no-nonsense reality. Big up Irine.
So glad you guys are safe!!!🙏
This is why in the old days we build our houses 🏘 🏡 on hills not in valleys in my grand Muma days. You should have stayed in Kingston, Grace may land in Mobay . Blessings and one love🙏
That storm is gonna hit Cancun tonight i think. Let's hope the electric poles stay up 😂😇 hope everyone's alright.
Stay safe and don't drive in the storm like I did! I mean.. it's nothing compared to snow storms 🤔, but still :)
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE Thank you Irina:)
Stay safe
@@MishaElRusito Looks like it's becoming a hurricane now before hitting Mexico. Держитесь там! С камерой тоже аккуратно.. а то я знаю нас, content creators, 😉 с камерой в дождь.. 🙏
In Cancun, just get electricity back.
Thanks Irina and I’m so grateful that you are safe❤️❤️❤️❤️
My go to UA-cam base for all my Jamaican up on up thank's for all your great work. 💯💥👍
Irena we love you.Thanks for sharing your tropical storm experience.
How have I never seen your videos until now?
Thank you bringing to the world the Truth 👍🏾
Hello Irie,
From Canada please stay safe and take care. 🙏🙏🙏😉😘
So happy you got home safe..
Walk good Irena..One Love!
I am similar when it comes to other cars tailgating me. I keep a safe distance and I expect other drivers to do the same, but many don't do this. You are brave. I would not go out driving in a storm, even at night unless it is a matter of health or life-saving mission. Glad you got back safely, you never know what other drivers will do.
Good job as per usual Irina. Love the JA driving skills. Thanks for keeping it real and authentic.
Really love your content and pure honesty
Some comedy during a "disaster"...LOL..."You need a boat"...DWL....I love how you made the reference to your previous video about how people are drawing to "bad news", relative to this one...EXCELLENT...
Joking aside, I'm just writing because your "drive route" reminds me of my recent trip to Jamaica and driving in Kingston (traffic and drivers are "something else"...LOL); then back to St. Ann via the North / South Highway (LOVE LOVE LOVE that road)....no rain for me though; was a beautiful sunny day
Comedy is the key to healthy living :) Thank you for the feedback, glad you like the video!
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE , always
Great Vlog! Driving through a storm! You brave, brave woman!!!
Thank you for always giving us such great content and be safe 🇯🇲🇨🇦
We were in Port Antonio! It was our day to get Covid tests to go back home, but the power was turned off downtown and the clinic could not print our results until this morning. We ate our early Knutsford tickets to Kingston and paid a little more for a red plate taxi, but made a friend!! Thank you for reminding me that I need to tell my mom we are okay!
My top journalist…..love you Irie---
Wow! Bring back memories.
A breath of fresh air to get an update from another angle. I used to love the storms but as you rightly stated we need to practice safety and be vigilant about our surroundings. Thank you Irina ✊🏾
Glad you see that you guys were safe.
Thanks for the coverage irie and please enjoy yourself but stay safe didn't hear about this tropical storm
Irie, you are the best!!
I would love to move back home.
Thank you for the content
I enjoyed the video. Found the drive quite interesting, though with a bit of danger.. Glad you guys reached home safely. Bless
Great video Irina! Figured you would, once again, actually do something REALLY dangerous to show people around the world how AMAZING & MAGNIFICENT our country is 😆😀
Well, driving is always dangerous, even in good weather, but other than that - I spent half of my life driving in snow storms from school and back every day, so, meh ... 😆
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE Wow amazing stuff there! please be careful! 😆😀
Nice job Mrs Irie.i love the footage...you should be our newscaster or weather woman..keep doing what you do.one love
Love this video Irine...keep safe and stay bless 👍🏿
Thanks again Irina for bringing us the truth!
Glad you’re safe. Horrid. My dad got caught in it too. He’s ok tho. 🙏🏾🇬🇧🇯🇲
I really liked this video.
Thx for sharing glad to see everything is ok.
One of few the things I like about it raining 🌧 n Jamaica is metal roof especially at night trying to sleep it feel music playing I would have best sleep
Great footage Irie!!! Glad you are safe. We hope and pray someday soon we can stay at your beautiful air bnb-- thanks for all your great commentary and educational positivity in such a beautiful country! 💙💕💙
I am the first!! I am glad your safe.
Thank you for such balanced and informative report. I never felt any stress looking at your video.
BE SAFE SISTA IRINA🙏🇯🇲
I felt so bad for enjoying the storm yesterday but this made me feel do much better. I like "bad weather". Only factor I don't is how cold the rain water is but tropical storms are nice. Hurricanes though 😬
Thank you, exactly! 🙏 I always enjoy the storms.. not snow storms though 🥶... but rain - love it, just need to make sure people are safe and don't do silly things like reckless driving in the rain or parking a car below the hill when they know the storm is coming and the area would be flooded..
That is very good information, thanks!
Had to search for this video lol. When this video was uploaded last year I had terrible covid symptoms and was in bed for almost 2 weeks. This video was one of few I could enjoy during that period and it lifted my spirit. Thank you for this.
This was an interesting watch. Stay safe.
Thank You so much for your time in all you do
Thank you for excellent coverage.
Thanks Irena I enjoyed it but was nervous for you and your family. Thank God you guys made it home safely
Wow 🤩 stay safe
THANKS. Enjoy the storm, and stay safe.
Glad u navigate well and safe always love your updates
Irina glad that everyone is OK 🙏🙏🇬🇧🇯🇲
Happy that you’re safe. I remember being a young child in Jamaica when we couldn’t cross the road com8n* back from school. The adults would pick us up one at time and lift us across. That was more than 40 years ago now and I can remember it like it was yesterday. 🇯🇲🇨🇦❤️
You are brave for driving in that rain, could be difficult driving through deep water in some areas. Good that you reached home safely.
Thank you so much! I really didn't view it as something special and surprised to read comments about driving in the rain. I love driving and on the contrary to what people might think - I was so rested at the end of the trip that even had the energy to edit this video! 😳I think it's because I spent a lot of time in my life driving in winter on slippery bad roads.. so a good highway with rain is not a big deal at all. Maybe the video makes it look more scary than it really was 😆
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE I also wanted to comment that you are used to driving in snow and icy conditions back home, especially on reading some comments about you not being responsible by driving in rain. Some fans forgot the icy conditions in Europe, and how women can traverse those "adverse conditions" 🤣🤣🤣, women can conquer anything.
Thank you for sharing as you gracefully drive through..
gracefully in TS Grace :))) I see what you did there 💕
Thanks for coverage Irina ❤
Irie you is the boss, thank for promoting the island,i would love you do a video about athletic like our second one,two,three at the olympics
Thanks Irie! Big up u self!👍💜
Great content again, be safe.
So, after reading through the comments, I have to add another. This video, some comments, and the News Reports (which I admit, I haven't seen, but can imagine what they were like, given past experiences with them), shows how much PERSPECTIVE plays a role in how we all view the SAME THING. I have been through the type of "storm" shown in this video, and even worse, when I was growing up in Jamaica. Yes, I realize this is nothing like a Hurricane, but Tropical Storms are common; and yes, infrastructure can be severely impacted (as noted in some of the comments, but not necessarily seen in the video).
Take this storm, and comparing to what we had in Michigan (USA) last week. Thunder so loud, it sounds like bombs were going off in your backyard. Trees falling onto houses (one house had roof completely caved in by fallen tree); severe flooding; and of course hundreds of thousands of people losing power (we had no damage, but lost power in our house). In reading some of the comments about how quickly power was back in some cases in Jamaica, I wish I could say the same here in Michigan. We lost power for about 24-Hours; but were the lucky ones. Some people (over 200,000) didn't get theirs back for up to FIVE (5) DAYS.
My point being: Storms can be "vicious", and they occur all over the Globe; so as Irina noted, they SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. However, I do find that the Media can indeed blow things out of proportion, most of the time.
Thank irie
Bless sis 🙏🏽🙌🏽
Please keep the videos coming watching from west palm beach fl. Miss jamaica very much .
I pray for my Jamaica 🇯🇲.
love it u brave too serious fun.thank u