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August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
Historic comparisons to Fiona. 1893 San Roque hurricane – a Category 3 hurricane that took a similar track to Fiona. Hurricane Ginny (1963) – a Category 2 hurricane that was previously the most intense storm to hit Nova Scotia. Hurricane Hortense (1996) – a Category 4 hurricane which had a near-identical track, intensity, and impacts to ...
Hurricane Fiona landed its devastating punch to Puerto Rico five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the island only weeks apart in 2017. Those storms destroyed the power grid and ...
As of the hurricane center’s 5 a.m. Monday advisory, Fiona was about 15 miles west-southwest of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts.
On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said the state will send more than 100 state troopers to the island over the next week to support disaster relief by directing traffic, removing barriers ...
Fiona is the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Hurricane Maria, which struck in September 2017 and destroyed Puerto Rico’s power grid. The island started a long road to ...
GettyMore than a million people in Puerto Rico are without electricity on Wednesday—and many lack phone service or running water—after Hurricane Fiona battered the archipelago this week with ...
The outer bands of Hurricane Fiona were expected to bring continued heavy rain to Puerto Rico on September 20, the National Hurricane Center said, a day after the storm left at least four dead on ...