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Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season , Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands .
July - The precursor to Tropical Storm Bonnie brought significant rainfall to parts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, leading to widespread flooding. In Puerto Rico, one person drowned after being caught in a swollen river. [55] [56] August 30–31 - Heavy rains from Hurricane Earl began to affect Puerto Rico as Hurricane Earl moved closer to the ...
Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico during the 1928 Okerchobee hurricane, known in Puerto Rico as the San Felipe II hurricane September 13, 1928 – Okeechobee hurricane , also known as the San Felipe II hurricane, was a major hurricane that made landfall near Guayama as a ...
As of 11 p.m. ET, Ernesto had left Puerto Rico well behind and was 175 miles northeast of Grand Turk island, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was about 690 miles south ...
The island's power system has been an issue for a long time. Puerto Rico has for years dealt with a sometimes rickety power system, highlighted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and ...
Here’s the latest on Category 4 Hurricane Milton. Article first published: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 8 a.m. ET
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season, producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes.
At 9 p.m. on Sunday, local time, John was a tropical depression with 35-mph winds. At 9 p.m. on Monday, John was a 120-mph hurricane and had increased by 85 mph in 24 hours, or more than double ...