HAVANA — Cuban authorities struggled to return power to the island this morning after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country`s electrical grid, leaving 10 million
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‘Excessive rainfall’ expected in the USVI and Puerto Rico over the next few days, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Wet and unstable weather conditions are expected to continue into the next fewdays, the National Weather Service said Wednesday evening. The main
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Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near “major hurricane strength” when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane
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Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane
KINGSTON — A disturbance in the Caribbean strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael this afternoon. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday. Rafael,
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November kicks off with hazardous seas, high surf and life-threatening rip currents
SAN JUAN — Favorable environmental conditions and abundant moisture will maintain ideal conditions for showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, NOAA Chief Meteorologist Ian Colon-Pagan
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Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development, with the most
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Unstable weather, dangerous seas and life-threatening rip currents ahead
SAN JUAN — A series of mid-to-upper level troughs and above-normal moisture from a nearly stationary front will create ideal conditions for thunderstorm development over the next
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Heavy rains expected across the USVI and Puerto Rico starting soon
SAN JUAN — As model guidance has consistently indicated, we are now experiencing a transition into a wetter and more unstable weather pattern, evident in
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System in the Caribbean Sea has a chance of development
MIAMI — A low pressure system in the southwestern Caribbean Sea is likely to develop in a few days, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing
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