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Southern Puerto Rico Could Get 4 Inches of Rain With Passing of Tropical Storm Franklin

SAN JUAN — Forecasters are expecting rainfall totals of up to four inches from today through early Wednesday mostly in Puerto Rico the National Weather Service said. Most of the…

John McCarthy August 21, 2023

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Two Tropical Waves Traveling Cheek By Jowl Draw Attention of Weather Monitors

SAN JUAN — The V.I. Freep weather team is watching two areas of disturbed weather that could develop into tropical systems over the coming days. The first is located 600…

John McCarthy August 17, 2023

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NOAA launches new hurricane forecast model as Atlantic season starts strong

MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season. The Hurricane Analysis and…

John McCarthy July 14, 2023

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Tropical Storm Cindy Moves West; Bret’s Gone, Gone, Gone

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Bret dissipated as of the 5:00 p.m. advisory on Saturday, after first passing Aruba. The remnants of Bret were 160 miles west-northwest of the northern…

John McCarthy June 25, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Swirled Near St. Vincent; Tropical Storm Cindy Sweeps North

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands were shut down to brace for…

John McCarthy June 24, 2023

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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to hurricane season

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began,…

John McCarthy June 23, 2023

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Tropical Depression Four Forms On The Heels of Tropical Storm Bret In The Atlantic

SAN JUAN —What was named Invest 93L has strengthened into Tropical Depression Four over the central tropical Atlantic, following on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret, which developed earlier this week and is…

John McCarthy June 22, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Running Out Of Gas … Will Pass Well South of USVI and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is slowing down as it maintains 60-mph winds, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Bret is continuing to move west, but has…

John McCarthy June 21, 2023

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Bret’s Closest Approach To USVI Will Be South of St. Croix on Friday

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret is projected to be a hurricane when it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.…

John McCarthy June 20, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Forms, Could Pass Near USVI, Puerto Rico As Hurricane This Week

SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Bret has formed over the central Atlantic, and could strengthen to a hurricane by the end of the week when it passes the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico…

John McCarthy June 19, 2023