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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 ...
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season which became the second costliest on record after 2017, [1] inflicting at least $232 billion in damages and 401 deaths overall, most of which was caused by four systems: Beryl, Debby, Helene, and Milton.
Puerto Rico is bracing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which could dump as much as 10 inches of rain in some parts of the disaster-stricken American territory this week.
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 .
Ernesto upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane; more than 240K in Puerto Rico without power Thao Nguyen, Christopher Cann and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Updated August 16, 2024 at 7:14 AM
July 30–31 - In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Isaias caused about 448,000 people and 23 hospitals to lose power and about 150,000 people lost water service due to electric blackouts and blocked intakes. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] In Jayuya, a town in the center of Puerto Rico experienced substantial effects including the loss of its 1.5 million dollar hot air ...
Hurricane Ernesto, which strengthened from a tropical storm overnight, battered Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Tuesday. The storm brought 75 mph winds and up to 10 inches of rain in some areas.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Tropical Storm Ernesto for Wednesday, Aug. 14. For the latest news on Ernesto as it moves across the Caribbean, view USA TODAY's story on the storm ...