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Some Western islands experienced low hurricane-force winds. No deaths or serious damage reported. 2017: Hurricane Maria: 5: Eye passed over the south of Saint Croix. Caused catastrophic damage. Struck two weeks after Hurricane Irma. In the intervening period another major hurricane (Hurricane Jose) narrowly missed the Territory. [2] 2017 ...
The US Coast Guard (USCG) conducted search and rescue operations and assessed damage along coastal Louisiana on Monday, August 30, after Hurricane Ida devastated the region.This footage, released ...
Hugo's path in the Caribbean. Hugo was the strongest storm to traverse the northeastern Caribbean since Hurricane David in 1979. [3] [11] The Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model estimated that storm surge from Hugo led to coastal water levels 3–4 ft (0.91–1.22 m) above normal tidal heights along Saint Croix and the eastern end of Puerto Rico. [26]
An anemometer in Grand Isle recorded a gust of 148 mph (238 km/h) before being destroyed. [99] [100] In Prairieville, a man was killed when a tree fell on his home during the hurricane. [92] [101] An anemometer in Port Fourchon recorded a gust of 172 mph (277 km/h) when Ida came ashore. [102] Hurricane Ida making landfall in Louisiana on August 29
Ernesto caused damage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands last week. It passed north of the region as a tropical storm that managed to knock out power to hundreds of thousands of residents.
An aerial view of the damage done by Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, Louisiana, can be seen in footage posted by the state’s Lt Gov Billy Nungesser on August 31.The hurricane was carrying winds of ...
Robert A. Armstrong, owner of the Buccaneer Hotel in 1998. The Buccaneer, formally known as The Buccaneer Beach & Golf Resort, is a luxury historic hotel and beach resort about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Christiansted, on the island of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, beyond Altona Lagoon. [1]
In much of New Orleans, an ongoing power outage after Hurricane Ida is making the sweltering summer unbearable. Four days after Hurricane Ida struck, the storm's aftermath — and progress in ...