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 USVI and Puerto Rico, where…
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 Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, moved…
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 were in effect for Martinique,…
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 warnings could be required with…
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 to the 8 a.m. update…
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 to bring rain activity to…
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 Center. Closer to the U.S.,…
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 Matanzas. The U.S. National Hurricane…
KINGSTOWN — While Hurricane Elsa is currently battering the Caribbean, UNICEF has prepositioned humanitarian supplies for vulnerable families in all countries likely to be affected. Across the hurricane-hit Caribbean, extreme rainfall and winds are expected…
CHRISTIANSTED — People in the U.S. Virgin Islands hoping that Hurricane Elsa would get close enough to the territory to effect heavy rainfall without the complimentary damaging winds — were disappointed to wake up and…