Hurricane Fiona path

2022 - 9 - 18

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Puerto Rico on edge as Fiona intensifies into a hurricane, nears the ... (USA TODAY)

Skittish Puerto Ricans braced Sunday as Tropical Storm Fiona cranked up into a hurricane, nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Maria hit.

The peak of the season is usually around Sept. For the first time in 25 years, no hurricane had formed by August, and no storm has directly affected the U.S. The center of the storm was expected to move close to or over Puerto Rico, a U.S. The season officially began June 1 and runs through Nov. mainland has lessened since last week, Accuweather said, but the storm could whip up dangerous surf and strong rip currents along the East Coast later this week. The government has completed only 21% of more than 5,500 official post-hurricane projects, and seven of the island’s 78 municipalities report that not a single project has begun, the Associated Press reported. The first hurricane of an Atlantic season typically develops by Aug. “What we’ve done is prepared ourselves to depend as little as possible on the central government,” he said. Rivera said workers brought bedridden family members to the hotel, concerned about the slow government response after Maria. Maria was devastating to the island, leading to at least 3,000 deaths. 20, 2017, but it still posed a serious threat, Accuweather said. "Additional strengthening is forecast ...

Hurricane Fiona 2022 track update: Fiona on path to hit Puerto Rico (al.com)

The storm was expected to bring torrential rain -- up to 25 inches -- and mudslides to Puerto Rico over the next few days, the hurricane center warned. A ...

On the hurricane center’s forecast track the center of Fiona will approach Puerto Rico this morning, and move near or over Puerto Rico this afternoon or evening. * A hurricane watch is in effect for the north coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Frances Viejo westward to Puerto Plata. The hurricane center’s path for Fiona takes the storm near or over the western tip of Puerto Rico later today. Then Fiona will track near or over the eastern Dominican Republic and turn northward, toward the Bahamas. A hurricane warning continues for Puerto Rico, as well as the eastern side of the Dominican Republic, which will be in Fiona’s path after Puerto Rico. The National Hurricane Center said Fiona had 80 mph winds on Sunday morning as it nears a potential landfall in Puerto Rico.

Fiona strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as storm heads ... (CNN)

Parts of Puerto Rico could see up to 25 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Fiona approaches. CNN Weather. CNN —. Fiona ...

Further strengthening is expected, and the official forecast track indicates Fiona could be a major hurricane by Wednesday as it tracks to the east of the Bahamas and toward Bermuda. The Dominican Republic's northern coast, from Cabo Frances Viejo west to Puerto Plata, are under a hurricane watch Sunday morning, meaning hurricane conditions are possible in the next 48 hours. "Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours while Fiona moves near Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and over the southwestern Atlantic," the hurricane center said. Around 120 shelters with 25,000 cots have been opened for those in need, the governor said. warned of life-threatening to catastrophic flooding, issuing flash flood warnings for south and east Puerto Rico, including Ponce and Yabucoa, through at least mid-afternoon. Pedro Pierluisi warned the storm "will cover our entire island" in a news conference Sunday, noting winds and rain bands from the storm may extend outward up to 100 to 120 miles. A hurricane warning -- indicating hurricane conditions are expected -- was issued for Puerto Rico, including the islands of Vieques and Culebra, and later expanded to include the eastern Dominican Republic from Cabo Caucedo to Cabo Frances Viejo. "Hurricane conditions are expected on Puerto Rico today, and are expected in portions of the eastern Dominican Republic tonight and Monday." "These rains will produce life-threatening flash flooding and urban flooding across Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic, along with mudslides and landslides in areas of higher terrain," the hurricane center said. Very heavy rainfall of 12 to 16 inches is forecast across a wide swath of Puerto Rico, with most of the rain expected Sunday, and isolated locations across southern and eastern Puerto Rico could see up to 25 inches, per the hurricane center. The hurricane -- the third of the "This is impacting us now," Pierluisi said.

Now a hurricane, Fiona threatens Puerto Rico with flooding, life ... (Palm Beach Post)

Hurricane Fiona is expected to bring flooding rain, life-threatening mudslides and hurricane-force winds to Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon and evening.

10, with the most activity happening between mid-August and mid-October, according to the Hurricane Center. Hurricane conditions are expected on Puerto Rico Sunday, and in parts of the eastern Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. A weather station at Las Mareas, Puerto Rico, recently reported sustained winds of 62 mph (100 km/h) with a gust to 75 mph (120 km/h). A northwestward motion is expected to begin later today and continue through Monday, followed by a turn toward the north-northwest on Tuesday. Hurricane warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico and portions of the Dominican Republic. and British Virgin Islands were experiencing tropical storm conditions early Sunday, and conditions are deteriorating in western Puerto Rico as Fiona continues on a west-northwestward track, with the center about 50 miles south of Ponce. And look at our Rainfall totals of 12 to 16 inches are forecast on Puerto Rico, with some areas receiving up to 25 inches. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Download your local site's app to ensure you're always connected to the news. Fiona will then move near the northern coast of the Dominican Republic tonight and Monday, and near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday.

Hurricane Fiona is forecasted to be first major hurricane of the season (WPBF West Palm Beach)

There are hurricane warnings and watches in the Caribbean, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. It isn't a threat to Florida at this time and ...

Fiona strengthens to hurricane while blasting Puerto Rico (The Washington Post)

Tropical storm warnings cover the U.S. Virgin Islands and the north coast of the Dominican Republic west to Puerto Plata, regions which are also under a ...