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Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths.
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, the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. territory in almost a century, ravaged the island, knocking out all electricity. Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico facing months without power
"This a catastrophe we're going through," said Madeline Morales, 62, a saleswoman in San Juan who abandoned her home before the storm hit.
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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.
Hurricane Maria southwest of Puerto Rico shortly before landfall. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami.