Turks and Caicos

2022 - 9 - 19

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Hurricane Fiona slams Turks and Caicos after devastating Puerto ... (CNN)

In its devastating path of destruction, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least five people across the Caribbean, cut power and water service for most of Puerto ...

At least 519 people were taking refuge in the country’s 29 shelters Monday, he said. José Reyes, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Its heavy rains could deliver “life-threatening flooding” through the afternoon in parts of the British territory of about 38,000 people, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center [said](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/201754.shtml). More than 1,200 people were staying in about 70 shelters on the island Tuesday, Pierluisi said. lost everything in their houses because of the flooding,” Gonzalez told CNN on Monday. It could be a Category 4 storm – with sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph – by late Wednesday over the Atlantic. Over the weekend, Fiona might make landfall in eastern Canada as a hurricane. There was also one death reported in the French territory of Guadeloupe, which Fiona hit late last week, and two in Puerto Rico. Rushing waters wiped away a bridge, carrying its structure downstream, one [video](https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2022/09/18/hurricane-fiona-puerto-rico-vpx.cnn) shows. [Category 3](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php) storm with sustained winds of 115 mph, was battering the Turks and Caicos while centered about 40 miles off Grand Turk Island around 2 p.m. In Puerto Rico, 58-year-old Gilberto Ayala Aponte was swept away by a swollen river behind his home in Comerío. She was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos; Puerto Rico faces big cleanup (Politico)

Most people in Puerto Rico remained without electricity or running water. Members of the Nevares remove the mud from their home after La Plata ...

The storm forced more than 1,550 people to seek safety in government shelters and left more than 406,500 homes without power. “We didn’t think the magnitude of the rain was going to be so great.” It was not expected to threaten the U.S. Fiona was forecast to weaken before running into easternmost Canada over the weekend. “Storms are unpredictable,” he said in a statement from London, where he had attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps. “This is only for a couple of days and later they forget about us.” “It’s human nature,” he said. The storm’s eye passed close to Grand Turk, the small British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning after the government imposed a curfew and urged people to flee flood-prone areas. Storm surge could raise water levels there by as much as 5 to 8 feet above normal, according to the U.S. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” Premier Washington Misick urged people to evacuate.

Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos as a Category 3 hurricane (NPR)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a ...

The storm displaced more than 12,400 people and cut off at least two communities. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps. "Storms are unpredictable," Premier Washington Misick said in a statement from London, where he was attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Early Tuesday, Fiona was centered 20 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Grand Turk Island. Water service was cut to more than 837,000 customers — two thirds of the total on the island — because of turbid water at filtration plants or lack of power, officials said. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew.

Deadly Hurricane Fiona batters Turks and Caicos Islands before ... (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

Hurricane Fiona could pass very close to Bermuda late Thursday or early Friday, potentially as a powerful Category 4 hurricane.

HURRICANE](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/difference-between-tropical-depression-tropical-storm-hurricane) [WHAT TO DO WHEN HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR TOWN](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/what-to-do-when-hurricane-or-tropical-storm-watches-and-warnings-are-issued-for-your-town) [Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/saffir-simpson-hurricane-wind-scale-hurricane-ratings) is defined as a [major hurricane](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/difference-between-tropical-depression-tropical-storm-hurricane). Tropical-storm-force winds (39-plus mph) and heavy rain from Fiona's outer rainbands are also spreading into parts of the southeastern Bahamas and will continue into Tuesday night. Additional rainfall amounts between 1 and 4 inches are also predicted across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, where additional localized life-threatening flash flooding remains a concern. Fiona's high winds will also send large waves toward the U.S. It will move toward the north-northwest through Tuesday before making a northward turn Tuesday night or Wednesday. [gust of 98 mph](https://twitter.com/gdimeweather/status/1571914376281473030) was recorded in Samana at El Catey International Airport. [FOX Forecast Center](https://www.foxweather.com/) warns that these rains could produce additional localized life-threatening flash flooding. 18, followed by a second landfall in the eastern Dominican Republic on Monday, Sept. Hurricane Fiona made its first landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday, Sept. The

Ferocious Hurricane Fiona batters Turks and Caicos Islands with ... (FOX Weather)

Hurricane Fiona brought its major hurricane-strength fury to the islands of Turks and Caicos Tuesday, causing widespread power outages and life-threatening ...

While the first half of hurricane season has been quiet, the Tropical Atlantic is now swirling with activity. After two landfalls, Hurricane Fiona took aim at the islands of Turks and Caicos on Tuesday. It was moving north-northwestward at 9 mph.

Cat 3 Fiona rakes Turks and Caicos; Disturbance 98L approaches ... (Yale Climate Connections)

Fiona's ascent to major hurricane status brings the 2022 Atlantic tally to six named storms, three hurricanes, and one major hurricane. The 1991-2020 ...

EDT Tuesday Tropical Weather Outlook, NHC dramatically boosted the 2-day and 5-days development odds of 98L to 60% and 80%, respectively. Close proximity to the coast of South America may impede development on Wednesday and Thursday, and so too will wind shear, predicted to rise to the high range, 20-25 knots. These odds will likely rise as Fiona approaches Canada and the track and intensity of the hurricane become clearer. With warm water, moderate wind shear, and a moist atmosphere expected in the central and western Caribbean Friday through early next week, conditions will be ripe for development. A more serious concern is a tropical wave about 500 miles east of the Windward Islands on Tuesday afternoon, which was headed west at 15-20 mph. Fiona is predicted to maintain major hurricane strength unusually far to the north, thanks to sea surface temperatures between Bermuda and Canada that are up to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6°F) above average. Steering currents favor a slow northeasterly track, and by Saturday, TD 8 may get caught in Hurricane Fiona’s circulation and get swung more to the north, putting the system in a region with higher wind shear and colder waters and thus ending its life as a tropical cyclone. [poweroutage.us](http://poweroutage.us/) [estimated](https://poweroutage.us/area/state/puerto%20rico) at midday Tuesday that power had been restored to about 20% of the 1,468,223 electricity customers it tracks in Puerto Rico. Nevertheless, Fiona’s gale-force winds will extend almost 200 miles east of the center on the storm’s stronger right-hand side on Thursday night, when Fiona is expected to be passing 50 to 150 miles west of Bermuda. Western parts of Fiona’s inner core appear to have affected Grand Turk Island, and the storm moved almost directly over the Caicos Islands, though the strongest winds were on Fiona’s eastern side, away from the Turks and Caicos. [reported](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/50999961/#parameterCode=00045&period=P7D) an astonishing 27.14 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending at 10:15 a.m. On Tuesday, the five-year anniversary of catastrophic Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the island was just beginning to catch its breath after a soggy, windy assault from Fiona on Sunday and Monday.

Hurricane Fiona slams Turks and Caicos as Category 3 storm ... (Reuters)

Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday, dumping heavy rains and triggering floods on the ...

Hurricanes are deemed "major" by the NHC once they reach Category 3 status, which is wind speeds of between 111mph and 129mph (178kmh-208kmh). The most powerful Category 5 hurricane has wind speeds exceeding 157mph. Coast Guard, with the British Navy patrol vessel HMS Medway expected to arrive on Tuesday night to help with rescue efforts. A fifth person was killed in Guadeloupe earlier in the week. "It was very loud, like there were giants outside shouting and roaring," Harvey said. She said her government was communicating with the British Royal Navy and U.S. officials said the storm had claimed four lives in Puerto Rico. Fiona was the first hurricane to score a direct hit on the Dominican Republic since Jeanne left severe damage in the east of the country in 2004. To the south, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico were stunned by the storm's intensity and were struggling to cope with the aftermath. Strengthening with wind speeds of 125 mph (201 kmh), Fiona was heading north towards Bermuda on Tuesday night and was expected to strike as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday, dumping heavy rains and triggering floods on the Caribbean archipelago after cutting a path of destruction through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Turks and Caicos impacted by Hurricane Fiona; relief efforts underway (wflx)

Hurricane Fiona hit the Turks and Caicos islands Tuesday morning. Fiona grew to a Category 3 storm in 24 hours, becoming the season's first major hurricane.

"We're not just there in the relief phase but we are relief through rehabilitation and development organization to be able to get people back on their feet, back on what's next. "We thought the storm was supposed to be out of here by two but it looks like it's hanging on pretty strong," said Davis. "You can hear it pretty loud, just the noise of the storm is intimidating," said Donna Davis, a Turks and Caicos resident.

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