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Map of landslides in Puerto Rico – Hurricane Maria 2017. Hurricane Maria caused landslides across the island and in some municipalities there were more than 25 landslides per square mile. [108] [109] The US NWS NEXRAD radar in Puerto Rico destroyed by Maria. The NEXRAD Doppler weather radar of Puerto Rico was blown away.
Prior to reaching Puerto Rico, Maria reached the status of a Category 5 hurricane, before being downgraded to a high-end Category 4 hurricane by the time it made landfall on the island on September 20, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph (160 km/h). It flattened neighborhoods, crippled the island's ...
Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, at 10:15 UTC, with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 920 mbar (hPa; 27.17 inHg), [5] making it the strongest to hit the island since the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane, which had struck Puerto Rico as a Category 5 hurricane. [25] Additionally, when Maria made landfall in ...
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.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
National Hurricane Center’s map charts the expected path of Milton over the coming days into the weekend (NHC) Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning as its ...
Hurricane Maria was a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall on the island of Newfoundland during September 2011. Originating from a tropical wave over the central Atlantic on September 6, Maria moved toward the west and slowly strengthened.
The system has maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with higher gusts, and "steady strengthening is forecast," according to the center. The storm is likely to become a hurricane by Tuesday night or ...