Heavy rain with thunderstorms in the morning, skies brighten after the clouds

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Caribbean News

📅 Thursday September 18, 2025

Tropical Wave passing now and a nearby trough = Flood Risk Today
U.S. Virgin Island and Puerto Rico will see periods of heavy rain, with thunderstorms capable of flooding, landslides, and dangerous river rises, the National Weather Service saidl

 Turn around, don’t drown!

🔥 Dangerous Heat Returns Friday into the Weekend

Coastal & urban areas of Puerto Rico and the USVI will be most impacted, especially between 10 AM–5 PM AST each day.

Expect significant to elevated heat risks into next week. Plan ahead for these conditions in work, school, and daily activities!

🟡🏊🏻 MODERATE RISK of Rip Currents – N and E PR, Culebra and St. Croix ⚪ LOW RISK elsewhere 🟡🏊🏻

The interaction of a trough and abundant tropical moisture will continue to produce showers and thunderstorms across the region tonight, particularly over the U.S. Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.