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Compact Tropical Disturbance Moving Slowly Towards U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

MIAMI — A tropical disturbance just east of the Caribbean is battling strong upper-level winds as it crawls towards the islands. Unless something very unexpected happens, the hostile upper environment…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Only 1 Area Of Concern If You Live In The USVI Or Puerto Rico; But 3 Disturbances Are Out There

MIAMI — The tropics continue to heat up as we work our way into the first week of October. Tropical Storm Gamma, newly named Invest 92L and two other areas…

VI Free Press October 4, 2020

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Tropical Depression 25 Forms In Caribbean, Could Become Tropical Storm Gamma

MIAMI — Tropical Depression 25 formed over the northwest Caribbean and is expected to become a tropical storm by Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today. The system…

VI Free Press October 2, 2020

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2 Tropical Waves Form In The Atlantic Ocean, 1 Could Become A Tropical Depression: NHC

MIAMI — People in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico still have to keep one eye on the Atlantic Ocean. Two tropical waves were being tracked by meteorologists on…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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Hurricane Sally Won’t Lay Down, Brings ‘Nightmare’ Rains, Flooding To Southeastern U.S.

PENSACOLA — Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that…

VI Free Press September 16, 2020

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Tropical Depression 13 Projected To Be Near U.S. Virgin Islands At 2 a.m. Saturday

MIAMI — The center of Tropical Depression Thirteen was located near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 58.5 West at 5 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center. The depression is moving…

Bro Bot August 21, 2020

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Tropical Depression 13 To Bring 1 To 3 Inches Of Rain To USVI As Tropical Storm Laura On Saturday: NHC

MIAMI — As Tropical Depression 13 continues to spin on a forecast track north of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a second tropical depression formed this morning in the Caribbean with…

John McCarthy August 20, 2020

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NHC Tracking Tropical Wave That Could Impact USVI Weather This Weekend

MIAMI — A broad area of low pressure about 1,000 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, which has been designated as Invest 98-L, is producing a concentrated area of…

John McCarthy August 18, 2020

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Tropical Storm Josephine Tracking North of The U.S. Virgin Islands … So Far

MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center issued a Public Advisory at 5 a.m. today due to the presence of Tropical Depression Eleven (formerly Invest 95L) that is tracking near the Caribbean. If…

John McCarthy August 12, 2020

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Tropical Cyclone Nine Spinning Towards U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was centered near Latitude 15.1 North, Longitude 62.1 West at 8 a.m. today. The system is moving toward the west-northwest near 23 miles per…

John McCarthy July 29, 2020