Close call

During the night the eye of Hurricane Paloma passed just east of Grand Cayman Island. Paloma had been forecast to pass straight over us, but luckily a strong trough of low pressure over the U.S. East Coast pulled Paloma to the northeast at the last minute. While this was an advantage to us, it was to the detriment of the sister islands: Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. We went for drive round the island this morning. There is some flooding, but no major wind or wave damage.

UPDATE: Just read some of the local news. There are reports of widespread destruction across the Sister Islands. Whole houses have been destroyed, roofs torn from buildings and roads blocked, but there are no reports of death or serious injury.