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After the tropical hurricane "Irma" moved towards Florida, water went into the islands in the Atlantic Ocean with the beaches. People photographed this unusual natural phenomenon and removed on the video. Many panicked, but meteorologists told that it was normal, and explained how it works.
On Saturday, September 9, strange photos and even video recordings made on the Bahamas appeared on Saturday. This archipelago is located north of Cuba and southeast of Florida, quite close to the place where Hurricane Eye "Irma" passes.
The photo shows that the water of the Atlantic Ocean went far from the coast - so much that the water is not visible at all. It looks like the coast in front of the tsunami looks like - but no earthquake in the area has not been reported. Vacationers were puzzled and frightened.
"I can not believe. It is Long Island, Bahamas, and the water is simply no !!! As far as the eye is enough. "
"My family on the bugs says," Irma "sucked all the water. There is literally no water. The beach and the ocean disappeared. "
In the comments under his tweets, many people write "madness!", WTF and advise running to some high place.
"When water goes like that, it may mean that the tsunami is approaching. Tell your own, so that they rose to the hill right now. Away from the coastline. Warning the rest. "
Photos from the same coast published other users.
"The sea dried."
Meteorologist Angela Fritz explained The Washington Post the nature of this phenomenon.
In the center of Hurricane, where the zone of extremely low pressure is located, the water pulls upstairs. Low pressure works like a pump: sucking the air inside, and when it drops quite strongly, it can even change the surface shape of the ocean. Hurricane takes water to the center, and with the periphery it goes away.
The next day, eyewitnesses report, the water returned to the beaches of the Bahamas. It is possible to compare what sea shore looked from the same point on September 9 and September 10.
Saturday morning for residents of Long Island Island on Bahamas presented a large-scale surprise. Ocean, the center of the local universe and the most beautiful part of the tropical nature ... disappeared. Dry bottom with seashells and a little garbage where yesterday it was possible to dive straight from the pier. Team website I found an answer to the question: what happened there? This natural phenomenon is just ashamed.
That was how it was at the beginning of the week
But what saw local residents on Saturday
Specialists in one voice are called the culprit of similar to the Bible Traditions of Events: Irma. The hurricane of incredible power has the "eye" - the central part, a region with very low pressure, where everything is tightened in a row and fluid water first. The element in the literal sense dried the ocean, stretched out of it a huge amount of water, which soon sheds unprecedented precipitation when "Eye" will pass by. So the sea will return to the Bahamas, only the joy will be little.
Some residents were afraid of the threats of the tsunami, because the sharp waste of water from the coast is considered a faithful sign of approaching a big wave. But not in this case - the water went to heaven, where the monstrous winds will transfer it to hundreds of KM and then somewhere in Florida will turn out a record number of precipitation. As for the Bahamas, experts believe that by Monday, the water level will be restored to previous indicators.
An unusual phenomenon extended the social network users.
The record shows how far the water of the Atlantic Ocean has left far from the coast. Network users said that he saw more resembles the coast in front of the tsunami, however, such a warning from rescue services is not idhumbuses reported.
"I can't believe. This is a Lonsh Island, Bahamas, and the water is simply no !!! As far as the eye is enough," wrote the author of the video.
"It looks like a tsunami ...", "madness is simple!", "When the water goes like that, it may mean that it is approaching the tsunami. Tell your tsunami right now. Live from the coastline. Warning the rest," commented Video frame users.
About what happened on the coast, told the edition of The Washington Post Meteorologist Angela Fritz.
"In the center of Hurricane, where there is an extremely low pressure zone, water pulls up. Low pressure works like a pump: sucking the air inside, and when it drops quite strongly, it can even change the surface shape of the ocean. Hurricane takes water to the center, and with the periphery she It goes, "said the specialist.
According to eyewitnesses, the next day the water really returned to the beaches of the Bahamas, which is clearly visible in the photo.
The territory of a number of the Caribbean countries, distributed users in social networks at this point in the Bahamas.
"Irma" turned out to be so powerful that "drawn" and took the coast with him. At first, users expressed the view that the Bahamas had a "tint of ocean water", and the inhabitants and guests of the popular tourists need to be immediately evacuated due to the possible onset of the tsunami. However, according to eyewitnesses, a hurricane "Irma" was guilty of such a rare phenomenon, which could be one of the most destructive in history.
Several Twitter users make sure that the water seems to be simply "evaporated" during Hurricane "Irma". On frames are visible sea shells lying on a wet, rocky sand, bugs and docks without water under them. In these videos, ocean water is not visible - even beyond the horizon.
"I'm in bewilderment now ... This is Long Island, the Bahamas, and the ocean water disappeared!", - posted user twitter @ Kaydi_k. Entering video.
According to The Washington Post, a low pressure occurred in the center of the storm, which raises water up. "Due to the low pressure in the center of the hurricane, air is absorbed, and when it is really low, it can change the surface shape of the ocean," explains the publication browser, adding that "when the storm pulls water to the center, it breaks away from the ocean."
However, the Time notes, some users suggested that the disappeared water can actually indicate the approximation of a powerful tsunami, but this is not the case. Wayne Nili, an expert of the Department of Meteorology of the Bahamas, wrote on Facebook that this phenomenon had previously happened during a hurricane, who was striking Akline Island at the Bahamas in 1936. He also warned that the water would return soon - and residents should be careful because "her return can be powerful." "Sometimes water returns with even greater rage," the expert stated.
Hurricane "Irma" passed through the Bahamas on Friday and launched the past week to other Caribbean Islands. The storm of the fourth category on Sunday morning Florida, and, is expected to move to the west coast of the state at a speed of about 215 kilometers per hour. In the south-east of the United States "are expected to flood on the territory of several hundred kilometers of the coast due to the actions of potentially deadly storm," the US National Meteorological Service (NWS) warned in turn.
On Saturday, a hurricane, which is called, "by tangent" fell into part of Cuba. The gusts of the wind in the province of Camagueu reached 260 km / h. As AFP notes, Irma is the first hurricane since 1932, which directly affected the territory of Cuba. Waves up to 11 meters high hit the houses and tourist sites along the coast of Havana on Sunday morning, reaching famous hotels, such as Copacabana, whose guests were with the inhabitants of flooded quarters. In addition, on Sunday, the hurricane, weakening to the third category, passed along the popular Varadero resort. It costs without destruction - the locals and tourists felt the strong gusts of the wind.
"Our preliminary assessment of damage to Varadero is that it was mainly applied to metal structures, suspended ceilings and some buildings," said Cuba Teresa Rokhas Monson, head of civil defense department in the province of Mathansas, resort.
