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Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 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 ...
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.
Only well known or observed storms are generally recorded. Because the British Virgin Islands were sparsely populated during this period, records often do not indicate even if well-known storms struck the Territory. 1819: Hurricane San Mateo: Unknown: Reportedly destroyed the original St George's Anglican church in Road Town. [31] [32] 1780
Map of rainfall estimates across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from Tropical Storm Bertha in early August 2014. See also: 2014 Atlantic hurricane season August 2–3 - Across Puerto Rico, the outer bands of Tropical Storm Bertha dropped a general 3 to 5 in (76 to 127 mm) of rain, [ 92 ] with isolated areas reaching 10 in (250 mm ...
A dangerous heat wave has enveloped the Caribbean to begin June, setting numerous record highs and creating dangerous conditions for residents and tourists alike, according to AccuWeather forecasters.
Map of rainfall associated with Hurricane Dorian in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. On August 26, winds began to pick up in the Lesser Antilles and water levels along the coast began to rise. [2] Wind gusts in Barbados reached 55 mph (89 km/h), [26] downing trees and power lines. [4]
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands [ edit ] Throughout the United States Virgin Islands , high winds, gusting up to 69 mph (111 km/h), [ 98 ] and heavy rains, peaking at 3.02 in (77 mm) on St. Thomas , [ 99 ] caused significant damage to roadways and power lines.
1970 – Caribbean–Azores hurricane struck Puerto Rico as a tropical depression, it was the wettest tropical cyclone on record to affect Puerto Rico. [90] The depression left 10,000 people homeless across Puerto Rico, [91] with 3,000 housed in emergency shelters in San Juan. [92] At least 600 houses were destroyed and another 1,000 damaged. [93]