EXPECT A SCORCHER! NWS Warns of Heat Indices Above 100 Degrees!
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will close out the month of July with heat indices above 100 degrees in several sectors, the National Weather Service…
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NHC Continues To Monitor 3 Tropical Waves, No Threats Expected Now
SAN JUAN — During hurricane season, the words every Virgin Islander loves to hear are: "Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next five days." The National Hurricane Center continues to…
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Another Tropical Wave To Dump Locally Heavy Rain On USVI
,SAN JUAN — A tropical wave will bring showers and isolated thunderstorms to the USVI and Puerto Rico, producing moderate to locally heavy rains, from Sunday night into early Monday morning.…
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National Hurricane Center Watching 3 Tropical Waves
MIAMI — Conditions remain quiet in the Atlantic basin, with no tropical cyclones expected over the next five days. The National Hurricane Center is watching three tropical waves in the Atlantic basin, including one in the…
Puerto Rico and USVI Can Expect Showers and Thunderstorms By Tonight, NWS Says
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea will bring showers and thunderstorms, with most impact over the eastern third of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands by…
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Tropical Wave Expected To Bring Heavy Rains To USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The best chance for flooding rains in the next five-days may result from the passage of a tropical wave, now centered around 45ºW longitude, by Wednesday evening…
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Tropical Wave Brings Much Needed Rain To USVI and Puerto Rico
FREDERIKSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are experiencing periods of heavy showers and gusty winds this morning, especially to the east and south of San Juan and…
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NHC Monitors Tropical Wave Expected To Reach Windward Islands Today
BRIDGETOWN — The National Hurricane Center continues to track a tropical wave that is expected to move through the Windward Islands later today. In the western tropical Atlantic, a wave…
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Tropical Storm Bonnie Continues To Trundle Towards The Caribbean
MIAMI — Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1, but doesn’t usually ramp up until July or August. But an unusually early tropical storm has a strong chance to develop…
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Windward Islands Warily Watching Tropics With ‘Bonnie’ Brewing In Caribbean
MIAMI — A tropical depression or storm may develop in the eastern Atlantic and head toward the Windward Islands, then into the Caribbean Sea next week as the first month…