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USVI Has One Eye On Invest 95L, Hoping It Won’t Blossom Into Hurricane Grace

MIAMI — After a quiet July in the tropics, things are starting to become more active. The latest tropical wave is now bearing down on the Caribbean and is expected…

John McCarthy August 13, 2021

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NHC Monitoring Tropical Wave Invest 95L 1,400 Miles East Of The Lesser Antilles

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is currently monitoring a tropical wave (Invest 95L) across the tropical Atlantic, located about 1,400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The formation…

John McCarthy August 12, 2021

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Tropical Storm Warnings Issued For U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico: NHC

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are bracing today for the storm that could be "Fred." The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the…

John McCarthy August 10, 2021

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Tropical Storm Fred Likely To Make An Appearance In The Caribbean Today

MIAMI — A disturbance in the Caribbean is expected to become Tropical Storm Fred today and bring needed rain to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, currently named…

John McCarthy August 10, 2021

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Tropical Storm Watches Issued For USVI And Puerto Rico … Because Of ‘Fred’

MIAMI — Tropical storm watches were issued for various Caribbean islands this evening for what soon could become the sixth named tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Watches…

John McCarthy August 9, 2021

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AND THEN THERE WERE 2: Hurricane Center Says Fred Could Be On Us By Tomorrow

MIAMI — Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are warning they may be making a last-minute call on a storm system quickly approaching the Virgin Islands. “Tropical storm watches or…

John McCarthy August 9, 2021

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Trio of Storms In Contention To Be First Tropical Depression Since July 1: NHC

MIAMI — A cluster of storm clouds approaching the Caribbean Sea stands a 30 percent chance of forming a tropical depression, a slight increase in its chances from yesterday, according…

John McCarthy August 8, 2021

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‘Drop Dead Fred’ Might Dump Much Needed Rain On USVI Come Tuesday

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three disturbances in the tropical Atlantic this morning. For the moment, 92L (#3 on graphic) which would be called "Fred," is expected…

John McCarthy August 7, 2021

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If Tropical Wave Develops Into A System It Will Be Called ‘Fred’: NHC

MIAMI — A tropical wave in the Atlantic basin is forecast to become a tropical depression over the weekend or by early next week, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane…

John McCarthy August 6, 2021

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Picking Up Speed, Tropical Storm Elsa Moves Towards South-Central Cuba

HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened late on Sunday as its center approached south-central Cuba with the Caribbean island nation's government issuing hurricane warnings for the provinces of Cienfuegos and…

VI Free Press July 5, 2021