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Hurricane Maria near peak intensity to the southeast of Puerto Rico on September 19, 2017. The list of Puerto Rico hurricanes from the 21st century has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes, tropical or subtropical cyclones, their remnants, or their precursors have affected the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
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 ...
Under the official forecast path, the would-be Ernesto would gain hurricane strength north of Puerto Rico and grow to a 110-mph Cat 2 hurricane in five days as it nears Bermuda on Saturday.
Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday in the coastal town of Cabo Rojo. ... A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning is in effect for the northern coast of the ...
On September 19, a hurricane watch was issued for Puerto Rico. A day later on September 20, the watch was upgraded to a hurricane warning for the entire island. The warning was discontinued on September 22 at 1500 UTC. [2] More than 1,600 people sought shelter in public buildings on Puerto Rico and the nearby United States Virgin Islands. [3]
Puerto Rico, which has a history of destructive storms, faced prolonged outages due to its fragile power grid in previous years. In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the island and destroyed ...
The National Hurricane Center said Puerto Rico could get 12 to 18 inches of rain, with 30 inches possible in some areas. ... A 48-hour hurricane watch was in effect for the northern coast of the ...