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HERE WE GO, AGAIN! VITEMA Issues Alert About Tropical Wave Invest 92-L

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said it is closely monitoring Invest 92-L, a tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic, for possible development over the…

John McCarthy July 26, 2020

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Tropical Storm Karen Forms East Of The Windward Islands This Morning: NHC

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Karen formed just east of the Windward Islands and has sustained winds of 40 mph. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Trinidad and…

John McCarthy September 22, 2019

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PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY: St. Croix Senator Urges Support For The Bahamas In Urgent Humanitarian Crisis

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix Senator Kenneth Gittens expressed his profound sympathies to the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian and urged Virgin…

VI Free Press September 3, 2019

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Dreaded Storm Hurricane Dorian Wipes Out Marsh Harbour In The Bahamas

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian has left much of tourism-dependent Bahamas in ruins and relief officials today were preparing for an unfolding humanitarian crisis with the scale of the carnage…

VI Free Press September 3, 2019

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‘Monster’ Hurricane Dorian Pummels The Bahamas, Forecast To Threaten Florida

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas today, peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the U.S. coast,…

VI Free Press September 2, 2019

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TALE OF TWO STORMS: Tropical Storm Dorian Hits St. Croix In A.M., Then Hurricane Dorian Strikes St. Thomas-St. John In P.M.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Maybe for the first-time ever, a "minor" storm has had its eye zigzag directly over the two major U.S. Virgin Islands in one day. The National Hurricane…

John McCarthy August 28, 2019

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Tropical Storm Dorian Will Build To A Category 2 Hurricane … But Not In The USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — A hurricane watch has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian, where conditions are forecast to begin deteriorating as early…

John McCarthy August 28, 2019

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AccuWeather: Tropical Storm Dorian Will Be A Hurricane In USVI On Wednesday

MIAMI — There’s a new tropical storm in the Atlantic called Dorian, and it’s predicted to become a hurricane before midweek as it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands. If the…

John McCarthy August 24, 2019

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SEASON OVER! Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Escape Without A Scratch In 2018

MIAMI -- The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season ended today. The season was more active than average, featuring 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and four that made landfall on the U.S.…

John McCarthy December 1, 2018

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SEASON’S NOT OVER YET! Tropical Depression Dubbed 96-L Will ‘Enhance’ Rainfall

SAN JUAN -- A disturbance in the central Atlantic is vying to become the season's next tropical depression or tropical storm and forecasters say it will enhance rainfall in the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2018