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A hurricane watch is in place for the British Virgin Islands, while a tropical storm watch is in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra — all of which are popular ...
English: Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria which struck the Caribbean island in September 2017, and many residents blame both the local government for being ineffective and also Washington for not providing enough resources to the U.S. Commonwealth. A $13 billion disaster aid package is stalled in Congress because of a dispute ...
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. [5] August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.
Hurricane Earl was a large, long-lived Category 2 hurricane that brought heavy rain to Puerto Rico and Newfoundland in September 2022 despite remaining mostly out to sea. The fifth named storm and second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season , Earl originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 25.
Hurricane Fiona left the municipality of about 23,400 people without power or drinking water, like the rest of Puerto Rico. The floods cut off several of its communities from the world.
Category 2 hurricane 100 (155) 968 Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, British Isles: $520 million 3 Francine: September 9–12 Category 2 hurricane 100 (155) 972 Eastern Mexico, Gulf Coast of the United States: $1.5 billion None Gordon September 11–17 Tropical storm 45 (75) 1004 None None None Helene: September 24–27
By 7 a.m., between 2 and 6 inches of rain had fallen in parts of eastern Puerto Rico, and an additional 2 to 3 inches was projected. "Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," the ...
In 2017, Hurricane Maria caused widespread death and damage to Puerto Rico. That, a Category 5 storm, claimed more than 2,975 lives and led to a nearly 11-month effort to restore electric service ...