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Weather Report For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico According to the National Weather Service

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Sunny to partly cloudy skies and fair weather conditions are expected. Seas up to five feet and east to southeast winds up…

John McCarthy January 3, 2018

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At Least 985 Additional People Died During Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- It’s official. In the 40 days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, at least 985 additional people died, when compared to the same period in 2016. And if…

John McCarthy December 8, 2017

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‘Heavy Winds’ Expected To Knock Down ‘Wrong-Way’ Storms’ Chances For Further Development … Still, ‘Heavy Rains’ Expected This Weekend

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- A low pressure system moving through the region could bring rain to parts of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Hispaniola over the weekend, forecasters said…

John McCarthy November 17, 2017

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A HURRICANE SEASON WE CAN’T FORGET: And In Many Cases Are Still Living In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will long be remembered as one of the busiest and most destructive hurricane seasons on record. Five named storms and one tropical…

John McCarthy November 13, 2017

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St. Croix Reports Consistent Rainfall Sunday Morning … Tropical Storm Philippe Expected To Drop Heavy Rains On Central And Western Cuba

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- Tropical storm Phillipe has formed in the Caribbean, becoming the 16th named storm of the 2017 hurricane season. It is expected to bring heavy rains to…

John McCarthy October 29, 2017

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Trough Of Low Pressure Dumps 1.3 Inches Of Rainfall Down On Hurricane-Battered St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- Could there be a new tropical storm soon? It's possible, but it will have to develop quickly, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters there have been watching…

John McCarthy October 27, 2017

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Hurricane Season May Not Be Over Yet: Tropical Storm Philippe Could Form In Caribbean Sea

MIAMI -- The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season might not be over yet. An area of showers and thunderstorms now spinning in the western Caribbean has a 50 percent chance of developing…

John McCarthy October 25, 2017

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Broad Area Of Low Pressure Now Called ‘Wrong Way’ Invest 93L And Could Develop Into A Tropical Storm This Week

MIAMI -- A broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean could develop into a tropical depression or storm this week, but will first soak parts of Central America…

John McCarthy October 24, 2017

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‘Wrong-Way’ Tropical Disturbance Has Only A 40 Percent Chance To Affect Our Region In The Next Five Days, NHC Says

MIAMI -- A weather disturbance in the western Caribbean that has the potential to develop is another sign that hurricane season has not yet ended. The disturbance is expected to…

John McCarthy October 23, 2017