MIAMI — Tropical Storm Isaac became less organized today as it moved across the eastern Caribbean on its way toward Central America, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the storm was located 80 miles west-southwest of Dominica and 240 miles southeast of St. Croix, the NHC said in its 2 p.m. EDT update. The storm […]
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Virgin Islanders Keeping A Wary Eye on Tropical Storm Isaac … Just In Case
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — Tropical Storm Isaac is currently moving through the western tropical Atlantic Ocean and will likely bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and possibly life-threatening flash flooding to parts of the Lesser Antilles later this week. Authorities in Dominica are opening shelters and warning they will turn off water and power […]
Isaac to Batter Region With Torrential Rain … Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Alert
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — Tropical Storm Isaac will plow westward and bring strong winds and flooding rain to the Lesser Antilles midweek. Isaac was located roughly 775 miles east of the Lesser Antilles as of midday today. Isaac will continue on a westward path toward the islands into midweek. The storm is rather compact […]
NHC: Hurricane Isaac Expected To Visit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Thursday-Friday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — Hurricane Isaac is pushing through the open tropical Atlantic Ocean right now but could bring heavy rain and damaging winds to parts of the Lesser Antilles later this week. Steered westward by high pressure to its north, Isaac is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles by Thursday. Isaac’s intensity forecast […]
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, and the latest Isaac spaghetti models forecast suggests high odds the storm will move due west in the coming days. As Hurricane Isaac, the storm […]
NHC: ‘Tiny’ Hurricane Beryl Is Barreling Towards Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — Hurricane Beryl became the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season this morning after gaining strength overnight. The path of the relatively tiny Hurricane Beryl is currently tracking westwards through the Atlantic in the general direction of Puerto Rico. The National Hurricane Center said today that Beryl “is still […]
Tropical Storm Beryl Forms In Atlantic, Should Bring Heavy Rains, Winds on Monday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Beryl this afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Beryl had winds of 40 mph and was moving to the west at 16 mph. It was located about 1,330 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles, a chain of islands […]
‘Heavy Rains, Winds’ Expected From Tropical Depression Two in Virgin Islands Monday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is watching two areas of the Atlantic Ocean, including one that is a tropical depression. There is no indication either one will form into a hurricane, much less one that will strike the Virgin Islands, according to the hurricane center. A tropical depression is a […]
DPNR ALERT: Saharan Dust Presents An Air Pollution Hazard … At Its Peak Right Now
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources advised the public of an on-going air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. The dust is continuing to cause the skies around the Virgin Islands to be hazy, which reduces the visibility and results in poor air quality, according to DPNR […]
MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — We’re still almost a month away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, so why are we already looking at tropical weather warnings? A weak low pressure center forecast to develop near Cuba could prove interesting this weekend as it swirls westward into the Caribbean Sea. […]