+1 Peter.
The devastation and loss of life to those in Haiti is upsetting so those in the path of this beast, please take care and listen to the warnings.
I have never seen the brute force of a Hurricane, but seen the savagery of a T10 Typhoon (hurricane strength) when Typhoon York hit Hong Kong. Severe but not to the same extent as these monsters.
York had wind speeds of 200kmh but caused minimal damage in comparison and only 2 deaths (one a windsurfer - what you say? and one person who slipped in the storm). Lots of trees, roofs and windows smashed. power outages and some flooding but nothing more serious.
The noise was horrendous though and my kids were pretty scared. But also memorable for someone I knew......they had a baby that night....yes they named him York lol.