VITEMA Monitors Passing Of Hurricane Sam To North Of St. Thomas, St. John
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam continued to feed on warm water as a powerful Category 3 storm with some partners likely to join it in the Atlantic basin in the form…
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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers, Seizes $7.5M In Cocaine Near Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Saturday, following Coast Guard…
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St. Thomas (Rock City) Celebrates World Tourism Day Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The official celebration of the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) World Tourism Day 2021 (September 27), around the theme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”, resonates particularly well in the territory.…
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Hurricane Sam Has Only A 3% Chance To Strike St. Thomas Or St. John: VITEMA Says
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam only has a "three percent chance" of striking St. Thomas or St. John with tropical storm force winds late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, VITEMA…
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LAND-HO! Hurricane Sam’s Lost Its GPS Bearings … What About 2 Waves Behind It?
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam explosively strengthened on Saturday and became the season’s fourth major hurricane. Sam’s winds jumped to 140 mph on Saturday afternoon, making it a Category 4 hurricane.…
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Sam Wants To Sit And Spin Into Category 4 Hurricane Then Deflate To A Cat 3
MIAMI — HURRICANE Sam has strengthened from a tropical storm over the Atlantic and is now expected to be a major storm today. Sam strengthened into a hurricane shortly before…
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Sam Could Become A Monster Hurricane And Still Miss USVI, Puerto Rico, NHC Says
MIAMI — A tropical storm churning in the eastern Atlantic transformed into Hurricane Sam this morning and forecasters say it has a good chance of rapidly intensifying into a major hurricane by…
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SAM I AM: Promising To Be ‘Major’ Hurricane By Next Week, NHC Says
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Sam formed far in the Atlantic Ocean today and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow and a major hurricane — Category 3 or higher — by…
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Tropical Depression Eighteen Forecast To Become Hurricane Sam This Weekend
MIAMI — Tropical Depression Eighteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and will become a hurricane by this weekend. However, it's uncertain whether it will strike the Leeward Islands…
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European, Canadian Models Project Hurricane With ‘Significant Impacts’
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN MOVING AT THE SAME SLOW PACE AS HURRICANE IRMA IN 2017 MIAMI — While the Atlantic basin remains active, — only one system is worth watching —…