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September 11–12 - Hurricane Maria effects on the island of Puerto Rico were primarily in the form of heavy rainfall. Flood waters near Patillas, Puerto Rico, destroyed several homes and bridges, causing $1.3 million (2011 USD) in damage.
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 ...
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]
Hurricane Maria. Year: 2017 Death Toll: 2,982 Financial Impact: Estimated $91.6 billion This one’s recent enough to remember: The Category 4 hurricane hit Puerto Rico, causing widespread ...
The Category 1 hurricane was 570 miles (915 km) southwest of Bermuda as it headed north, packing winds of 85 miles an hour at daybreak on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Blackouts have been commonplace in Puerto Rico ever since Hurricane Maria destroyed the power grid in 2017. In Puerto Rico, mudslides and cows wading through neck-high floodwater .
1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane – only Category 5 hurricane landfall on record in Puerto Rico; 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane – deadliest hurricane in the history of Puerto Rico; 1932 San Ciprian hurricane – last hurricane to make landfall in Puerto Rico at Category 4 strength or higher. Hurricane Georges in 1998 – the last major ...
Fiona is the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Hurricane Maria, which struck in September 2017 and destroyed Puerto Rico’s power grid. The island started a long road to ...