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Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba
WINK - Florida
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November 6, 2024
The Weather Authority meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael, which has made landfall in western Cuba. Rafael is forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday evening. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 6 p.m. Wednesday...
Hurricane Rafael Could Keep Tropical Storm Sara From Forming
Newsweek
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November 6, 2024
Chances that a system in the southwestern Atlantic will strengthen into Tropical Storm Sara have slowly been rising this week, but it could be disrupted by Hurricane Rafael to the west. Rafael became a hurricane on Tuesday night, and National...
Soda giants blamed for plastic crisis ravaging paradise US territory
The Mirror US
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July 3, 2025
The government of the US Virgin Islands has warned that the territory is facing a “plastic waste crisis” and has accused Coca-Cola and Pepsi for contributing to the issue. The government has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, accusing...
Tropical Storm Ernesto likely; warnings issued for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 12, 2024
Tropical storm warnings were issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Monday as the formation of Tropical Storm Ernesto seems likely. The disturbance is moving quickly across the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m....
Hurricane Rafael strengthens into Category 3 storm
WINK - Florida
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November 6, 2024
The Weather Authority meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Rafael, which has strengthened into a Category 3 storm. Rafael is forecast to pass over Western Cuba this Wednesday afternoon and move into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday evening. According...
CARIBBEAN DISTRICT STEPS UP DURING ITS FIRST NATURAL DISASTER
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 19, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Caribbean District activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) ahead of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Caribbean District Commander, Col. Charles Decker, ordered the activation of the Caribbean District EOC...
The Old Hollywood History of St. Croix’s Skyhawk Villa
dwell
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July 10, 2025
Five years ago, architect and hotelier Chris Pardo, cofounder of the boutique ARRIVE hospitality brand (now part of the popular Palisociety hotel group), found himself knee-deep in several design projects on St. Croix. "I’ve always loved the...
What Weather to Expect in Alabama During February
Praise 93.3 - Alabama
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January 30, 2025
Is it just me, or is January flying by? Spring is just around the corner, arriving on March 20—but first, we’ve got to make it through February. Soon, we will find out if we will have six more weeks of winter on February 2 for Groundhog Day. I...
Atlantic front forming into tropical storm 'rapidly moving' west toward U.S. Virgin Islands
NBC News
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August 12, 2024
Even as parts of the East Coast were still recovering from destruction wrought by the remnants of Hurricane Debby, the next Atlantic front was developing Monday into a potential tropical storm and quickly moving west. Potential Tropical Cyclone...
Tropical Storm Ernesto set to hit Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
WTOK - Mississippi
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August 13, 2024
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Potential Tropical Cyclone Five was upgraded to Tropical Storm Ernesto on Monday afternoon in the western Atlantic. With tropical storm warnings already being issued ahead of its upgrade and naming, its target path is...
Hurricane Rafael to lose speed as it barrels through Gulf of Mexico after Cuba landfall
Nola - Louisiana
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As of 6 a.m. Thursday, Rafael had weakened to a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the NHC. It was moving northwest at 9 mph. Forecasters predict the storm will lose forward speed in the next two to three days as it...
CIBC staff donate 2024 hurricane provisions to FSN
Virgin Islands News Online
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CIBC Caribbean starts the year with contribution to the Family Support Network. The items were presented and received at the bank on January 21 by (L_R) Mr. Nelson Ramirez, Relationship Manager, Platinum Banking, Person & Business Banking, Ms....
Ernesto batters British and US Virgin Islands, Bermuda braces for storm
Brooklyn Paper - New York
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August 15, 2024
A bridge submerged by the flooded La Plata River is seen in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ernesto, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local...
Hurricane season likely to reawaken in its final month
KTVZ - Oregon
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November 1, 2024
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Halloween may be over, but hurricane season still has a few unsettling tricks left in its final month. Three tropical trouble spots bear watching in the Atlantic basin in the coming days as a strange...
Ernesto Heading Toward The Virgin Islands
Bahamas Local
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AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEARLATITUDE 18.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 64.1° WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF ST. THOMAS OR ABOUT 135 MILES SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...
Hurricane center says high chance tropical depression will form in Caribbean
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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With one month left in hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Friday there was a high chance a Caribbean system will form into the season’s next tropical depression while tracking two more systems with potential to develop. As of the...
Ernesto triggers widespread outages in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
E&E News
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August 14, 2024
Puerto Rico’s fragile power grid suffered another massive failure after Tropical Storm Ernesto dealt a glancing blow to the territory and left 645,000 customers without electricity. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto...
Storm Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
The Border Mail
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August 14, 2024
Puerto Rico, with its fragile power grid, has a history of highly destructive storms. In 2022, Hurricane Fiona knocked out power for about 80 per cent of the island's 1.5 million homes and businesses for as long as a month.
TROPICS FORECAST: Tropical Storm Ernesto to batter Virgin Islands
WFLX Fox 29 - Florida
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August 13, 2024
Tropical Storm Ernesto is working its way across the Leeward Islands on Tuesday. Winds are over 40 mph, and it's moving to the west pretty quickly at roughly 25 miles an hour. ernesto.pngTRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Center | Hurricane Guide...
Hurricane forecasters now tracking three disturbances in Atlantic Ocean
Nola - Louisiana
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National Hurricane Center forecasters were tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday afternoon, including a potential low pressure system in the Caribbean Sea that could bring heavy rains to portions of Central and South America....