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A total of 24 tornadoes, including the one reported Sunday, have hit Puerto Rico since record-keeping began in 1950, according to a database by the U.S. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.
A small and rare tornado swept briefly through a town in northwestern Puerto Rico, damaging homes and causing at least one landslide, officials said Monday. The tornado touched down in the coastal ...
Residents in northern Puerto Rico witnessed a rare tornado sweep across the city of Arecibo on Sunday as severe thunderstorms rattled the island during the afternoon hours. Several views of the ...
On May 1, multiple weak tornadoes touched down in and around Spearman, Texas; an unrelated EF0 tornado also occurred in Puerto Rico. On May 2, the Storm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced risk for severe weather in the state of Texas, with a 5% risk for tornadoes.
Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. [1] [2] It is the deadliest and costliest hurricane to strike the island of Puerto Rico, and is the deadliest hurricane to strike the ...
May 1 (Puerto Rico) A rare EF1 tornado was confirmed in the Victor Rojas community of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, as rotating severe thunderstorms moved through the area. It downed power lines, damaged trees, and caused roof damage to a warehouse. A total of 26 homes were damaged.
Commons: Georges images. The effects of Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico included $2 billion in damages and five fatalities. Hurricane Georges was the first hurricane to cross the entire island since the San Ciprian Hurricane in 1932. [1] Georges formed on September 15 as Tropical Depression Seven off the African coast.
The National Hurricane Center said Puerto Rico could get 12 to 18 inches of rain, with 30 inches possible in some areas. Pierluisi said the storm dumped 9 to 13 inches of rain in five hours.