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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 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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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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STRAIGHT INTA THE V.I. Tropical Cyclone Nine Expected To Dump 3 Inches Of Rain On St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this morning, including Vieques and Culebra, which means that tropical…

John McCarthy July 28, 2020

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NOAA: Conditions Around Invest 92-L Make It Likely To Grow Into A Tropical Storm

MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Florida issued a Tropical Weather Outlook at 8 a.m. today, due to the presence of Invest 92-L that will likely form into a…

VI Free Press July 27, 2020

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Puerto Rico’s Local Fishermen Fight To Keep Their Trade Alive

CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico — Abdiel Vélez stands with perfect balance as his boat dips and sways with the sea. Such scenes are disappearing along with local fishermen like Vélez,…

VI Free Press March 2, 2020

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NOAA: Forty Percent Chance of A ‘Near-Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2019

MIAMI — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. There is a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, a 30…

VI Free Press May 28, 2019

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NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Awards UVI $500,000 in Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands has received $500,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program (ELP) for its U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy December 8, 2018

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Scientists Set To Explore New Sites in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Waters Today

SAN JUAN — Scientists will explore new sites in deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to learn more about coral and fish habitats as part of…

John McCarthy October 29, 2018

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Virgin Islands Has Its Eyes On Three Storms, But Tropical Storm Isaac Is One To Watch

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The active Atlantic is getting busier, as Tropical Storm Isaac has formed. It is expected to become a hurricane as early as tomorrow,…

John McCarthy September 9, 2018