San Carlos - Hurricane Jimena

For those of you that do not know what happened to San Carlos with the "remnant" of Hurricane Jimena, I thought it would be instructive to post some photos and captions.

I periodically follow the San Carlos Forum web site and this is the source of most of my information. Jimena stalled almost directly over S.C. for more than 24 hours after crossing over the Baja Penensula and one resident claimed that they recieved 22 inches of rain, and that was before the event ended. They have been cut off from Guaymas and Hermasillo for a couple of days by bridge washouts and the power has been mostly out.

"It's hard to tell, but those are boats from Marina Seca blocking the main road."

This is the main road into San Carlos, near Charley's Rock.

Note the water mark about 3 feet up the wall on this house in Tecali Park.

This is a post on the Forum from a local man with a screen name of EL MATON, apparenly really named Pillo;

"I have pictures bet you dont want to see ,be 17 sailboat and the beach 4 sailboat sink and the bay 7 chater boat sink(mostky cooperativa,and my brother boat AMIGO),no road is broked before la roca,cars and boats and the streets in front EL GUARDIAN STORE ,bet the worst ,real worst THE MARINA SECA whit the biggest damagge boats in side of the oficce becose water come front the mounts make one river and distoyer all he touch"

"Going to be a day or two before we know the situation at Seca. I've attached a shot taken this afternoon of what used to be the two-lane blacktop entrance road. Not a pretty sight." From Charlie on the Forum.

This photo is from Encanta storage, I think.

The current situation there is not good and their most immediate need is drinking water, which could be solved when power is restored. Some areas apparently do have power and internet, which is how the photos are getting out.

Media reports about this situation, at least from where I sit in the Northwest, have been virtually nonexistent.

I just got this from a post on the Forum. Video taken during the storm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbqUwnQ_Jz8