Tropical Storm Dorian was lashing the British and US Virgin Islands with heavy rain early Wednesday afternoon and was poised to deliver the same to eastern Puerto Rico, threatening floods and landslides in areas hard hit two years ago by Hurricane Maria. The storm's center was just north of St. Croix, with maximum sustained winds of around 70 mph, heading toward the island of St. Thomas and eastern Puerto Rico. Dorian may strengthen to a hurricane Wednesday. A hurricane warning has been issued for Vieques and the British and US Virgin Islands, while a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning have been issued for Puerto Rico. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES Dorian's center may avoid...
Dorian nears hurricane strength as it bears down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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Dorian becomes a hurricane as it bears down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Dorian strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday afternoon as it lashed the British and US Virgin Islands and neared eastern Puerto Rico, threatening floods and landslides in some areas that were hard hit two years ago by Hurricane Maria. The storm's center was near the island of St. Thomas around 2 p.m. ET, with maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph, just above minimum hurricane strength, the National Hurricane Center said. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES Dorian's center may avoid Puerto Rico and slide just to its east late Wednesday afternoon, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said. But it still could dump 4 to 10 inches of rain in a matter of hours...
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Puerto Rico Under State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Dorian Approaches. Here's the Latest Track and Forecast
The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch for Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning. “Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts,” said the latest report from the U.S. National Hurricane Center. “Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it approaches Puerto Rico on Wednesday.” Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced signed an executive order late on Monday declaring a state of emergency in preparation for a Category 1 hurricane hitting the island territory on Wednesday. “We are issuing a state of emergency to activate the necessary protocols and crew. We...
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Tropical Storm Dorian: Florida is in the cone and Puerto Rico is under a hurricane watch
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Tropical Storm Dorian Tuesday was bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the eastern Caribbean as the storm moved west and put the eastern part of the Dominican Republic under a tropical storm warning. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dorian was located about 60 miles northwest of St. Lucia - or about 1,500 miles from South Florida - with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and moving toward the northwest at 13 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. According to the latest update, Dorian is forecast to have winds close to, but below, hurricane strength during the next five days. "On the forecast track, the center of Dorian will move across the eastern and northeastern...
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Tropical Storm Dorian nears Puerto Rico, could hit Florida as major hurricane
MEXICO CITY, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Puerto Rico was bracing on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, closing schools and diverting cruise liners even as it is still struggling to recover from devastating back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. Those hurricanes killed about 3,000 people just months after the territory filed for bankruptcy to restructure $120 billion of debt and pension obligations. Having been criticized over the response to the...
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Tropical Storm Dorian May Be Near Hurricane Strength When It Passes Over Puerto Rico
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Tropical Storm Dorian may be near hurricane strength when it moves across Puerto Rico on Wednesday. At 8 a.m., the center of the system was about 60 miles southeast of St. Croix. It was moving to the northwest at 13 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Dorian is expected to produce tropical storm force winds in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Dorian is forecast to continue on a northwest path for the next few days. After moving over Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Dorian is then...
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Puerto Rico braces for storm Dorian, one of first tests since 2017
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Puerto Rico braced on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, one of the island's first major tests since devastating hurricanes struck in 2017. Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from those back-to-back hurricanes that killed about 3,000 people just months after the territory filed for bankruptcy to restructure $120 billion of debt and pension obligations. Having been...
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Tropical Storm Dorian could become a hurricane by Tuesday as it threatens Puerto Rico
Another menacing storm is on track to slam the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, an island still grappling with the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Tropical Storm Dorian has intensified in the Atlantic Ocean, whipping 60 mph winds Monday as it churned west toward several Caribbean islands. A tropical storm watch for Puerto Rico was issued later in the day. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours. "Hurricane watches and tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for parts of the Leeward and Windward Islands, where Dorian is expected move through on Tuesday morning," CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. Dorian is forecast to intensify...
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Puerto Rico closes schools, opens emergency shelters ahead of Storm Dorian
Mexico City - Puerto Rico was bracing on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, closing schools and diverting cruise liners even as it is still struggling to recover from devastating back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. Those hurricanes killed about 3 000 people just months after the territory filed for bankruptcy to restructure $120 billion of debt and pension obligations. Having...
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Puerto Rico braces for Storm Dorian in one of island’s first tests since 2017
Puerto Rico braced on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, one of the island’s first major tests since devastating hurricanes struck in 2017. Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from those back-to-back hurricanes that killed about 3,000 people just months after the territory filed for bankruptcy to restructure $120 billion (€108 bm) of debt and pension obligations. Having been...
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Puerto Rico is under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch as Dorian approaches
A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch are in effect Tuesday morning for Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Dorian moves into the Caribbean toward the island. The storm's center is expected to pass near, or just south of, Puerto Rico on Wednesday afternoon and evening, with Dorian expected at that time to be a strong tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours, and a hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. Puerto Ricans have been urged by their governor to prepare for the coming storm. Gov. Wanda V�zquez Garced on Monday declared a state of emergency...
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Tropical Storm Dorian drenches Caribbean islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Tropical Storm Dorian dumped rain on the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday, gathering power on a path to brush past Puerto Rico’s southwest coast and hit the eastern Dominican Republic on Wednesday at near hurricane strength. A still-uncertain long-term track showed the storm near Florida over the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico and for the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona to Samana and a...
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Puerto Rico braces for Dorian emergency as storm blows past Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic braced for tropical storm Dorian on Tuesday as it churned west-northwest, with officials cautioning that it could approach hurricane-strength on Wednesday after blowing over Barbados. "Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian is forecast to...
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Hurricane Dorian Set to Hit Puerto Rico on Same Coast that Hurricane Maria Destroyed
Fajardo, August 28: Tropical Storm Dorian bore down on Puerto Rico Wednesday as residents braced for a direct hit, the first since the island was ravaged two years ago by Hurricane Maria. Even before the hurricane hit, an 80-year-old man was killed in a fall from a ladder while fixing a roof in a San Juan suburb, police said. US forecasters said they expected Dorian to make landfall in populous eastern Puerto Rico at near hurricane strength later in the day. A hurricane watch was also in effect for the US Virgin Islands. Hurricane Maria Killed 2,975 in Puerto Rico: Study. Also Read | Donald Trump Rejects Puerto Rico’s Storm Death Toll, Says...
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Trump Attacks Puerto Rico Even as Major Storm Approaches
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth," even as the strengthening Hurricane Dorian targeted the Caribbean island two years after Hurricane Maria devastated it. "Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt," Trump contended on Twitter. "Congress approved Billions of Dollars last time, more than anyplace else has ever gotten, and it is sent to Crooked Pols. No good!" Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt places on earth. Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt....
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Tropical Storm Dorian gains steam, heads for Caribbean
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Dorian intensified Monday as it approached the Caribbean on a track that will take it near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic by midweek, possibly at hurricane strength, US forecasters said. Although the storm was moving toward Cuba and Florida, forecasters said it could lose strength as it passes over mountainous terrain on Hispaniola, the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The system was packing near 60 mile-per-hour (95 kilometer-per-hour) winds, and was expected to strengthen over...
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Tropical Storm Dorian heads toward Puerto Rico, Dominican, expected to strengthen
Tropical Storm Dorian churned toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and was expected to be close to hurricane strength when it nears the islands on Wednesday. Advertising In anticipation of the storm, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency late on Monday for the U.S. territory, which was devastated in September 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The governor said there would be about 360 shelters open across the island. By late Tuesday afternoon, the storm was located about 80 miles (129 km) west of Dominica, carrying maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (80 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Advertising The NHC...
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Trump Attacks Puerto Rico as Major Storm Approaches
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth," even as Tropical Storm Dorian targeted the Caribbean island two years after Hurricane Maria devastated it. "Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt," Trump contended on Twitter. "Congress approved Billions of Dollars last time, more than anyplace else has ever gotten, and it is sent to Crooked Pols. No good!" Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt places on earth. Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt. Congress...
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Puerto Rico braces for heavy rain as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches
Bridgetown, Barbados - Tropical Storm Dorian churned toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and was expected to be close to hurricane strength when it nears the islands on Wednesday. In anticipation of the storm, US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency late on Tuesday for Puerto Rico, a US territory that was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017, the White House said in a statement. The declaration allows for the Federal...
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Puerto Rico braces for hit from Tropical Storm Dorian
This satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Tropical Storm Dorian as it approaches Puerto Rico in the Caribbean at 11:40 UTC on August 28, 2019 Tropical Storm Dorian bore down on Puerto Rico Wednesday as residents braced for a direct hit, the first since the island was ravaged two years ago by Hurricane Maria. US forecasters said they expected Dorian to make landfall in populous eastern Puerto Rico at near hurricane strength later in the day. A hurricane watch also was up for the US Virgin Islands. The latest path also puts Dorian on a trajectory to strike the...
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Puerto Rico mobilizes as potential hurricane approaches
This satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Tropical Storm Dorian as it approaches the Caribbean at 16:30 UTC on August 27, 2019 Puerto Rico has mobilized thousands of federal agents ahead of what threatens to be the first hurricane to lash the US territory since it was ravaged by Maria in 2017, authorities said Tuesday. US forecasters warn that Tropical Storm Dorian could reach hurricane strength by the time it passes the island's...
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Dorian brings threats of flash flooding to parts of Puerto Rico still reeling from Maria
Heavy rain flooded roads and hurricane-force winds left parts of the British and US Virgin Islands without power Wednesday as Dorian moved away from the Northeastern Caribbean sea. The storm also threatened to bring flash flooding to parts of Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria's wrath in 2017. Dangerous winds and and heavy rainfall will continue over the next few hours in the Virgin Islands and parts of eastern Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds increased Wednesday to near 80 mph, and Dorian is expected to strengthen into a dangerous hurricane over the Atlantic waters, threatening Florida and others parts of the US east coast. Dorian's...
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Tropical Storm Dorian forecast to strengthen, possibly approaching Puerto Rico as a hurricane
The sun rose on a more organized, stronger Tropical Storm Dorian this morning - which is approaching the Windward Islands and steadily intensifying as it continues to barrel west. Maximum sustained winds are up to 60 mph, with a westward movement of 14 mph. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique and St. Vincent, and St. Lucia is also under a hurricane watch. Tropical storm watches are in effect for Dominica and Grenada. The storm is expected to enter the Caribbean early Tuesday and may approach Puerto Rico on Tuesday night and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, potentially as a Category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center describes Dorian as a...
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Tropical Storm Dorian Path, Forecast, Track: Will Potential Hurricane Hit Puerto Rico, Florida?
As Tropical Storm Dorian makes its way across the ocean toward land, the National Hurricane Center continues to track its path to identify its destination and ensure residents are prepared. Dorian, the fourth tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, first formed as a tropical depression on Saturday, turning into a tropical storm later that day. In the days since, the storm moved toward the Windward Islands and organized itself better, making hurricane conditions possible.Warnings and Watches The NHC's most recent advisory noted...
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Dorian is set to hit Puerto Rico on the same coast that Maria destroyed
Tropical Storm Dorian is set to slam Puerto Rico's eastern half Wednesday afternoon with heavy rains -- and potentially flooding and landslides -- along roughly the same path that Hurricane Maria took to devastate the island two years ago. Dorian's wind speeds won't approach those of the Category 4 storm that left 2,975 people dead in 2017. But they'll be enough to strain Puerto Rico's fragile power infrastructure, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says, and spread misery across a territory where blue tarps still cover some of the holes that Maria ripped in homes' roofs. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES Dorian could dump as many as 10 inches of rain in parts of Puerto Rico and the...
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Dorian is approaching Puerto Rico and it could bring life-threatening flash floods
Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico Wednesday, bringing dangerous rains to the island still reeling from 2017's Hurricane Maria. Dorian is currently in the Caribbean Sea, just west of Guadeloupe and Montserrat and is expected to reach Puerto Rico at near hurricane strength in the midday or afternoon, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said. But as it keeps moving, Dorian could bring a hurricane to Florida for Labor Day weekend. The rainfall Dorian may cause life-threatening flash floods, the National Hurricane Center said. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said the storm could easily disrupt the already fragile infrastructure on the island where 2,975 people died from...
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Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch as Tropical Storm Dorian Nears
Ken Bredemeier and Chris Hannas contributed to this report. Puerto Rico, which is still struggling to recover from a 2017 storm, is under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Dorian...
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Tropical Storm Dorian heads toward Windward islands, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Tropical Storm Dorian was dumping rain Tuesday on the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, gathering strength on a path to hit Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic as a hurricane on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The center said the storm has maximum sustained winds near 50 miles per hour and is forecast to strengthen during the next 48 hours before hitting the U.S. territory. Residents board up a storefront pharmacy as they...
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Tropical Storm Dorian hurls into Caribbean as Puerto Rico under hurricane watch; Florida could feel impact
Tropical Storm Dorian lurched directly over St. Lucia on Tuesday, dropping rain and gusting winds as it heads through the eastern Caribbean Sea and toward Puerto Rico. The storm is expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours, and the threat of winds and heavy rains reaching Florida this weekend is increasing, the National Hurricane Center said. Florida residents "should monitor the progress of Dorian and ensure that they have their hurricane plan in place," the weather service said Tuesday. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic's east coast, from Isla Saona to Samana, were under a hurricane watch Tuesday, meaning hurricane conditions were possible within the area....
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Tropical Storm Dorian could be a hurricane by Tuesday as it approaches Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Dorian is churning just east of the Lesser Antilles today and could turn into a hurricane by Tuesday. It's expected to bring tropical storm conditions to the Windward Islands later Monday and pour up to 4 inches of rain over the islands as well as Barbados and Dominica through Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Some areas in Barbados and the Windward Islands may see up to 6 inches of rain, the center said. There were tropical storm warnings for Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday and tropical storm watches for...
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