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Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in ... Map plotting the storm's track and ...
Prior to reaching Puerto Rico, Maria reached the status of a Category 5 hurricane, before being downgraded to a high-end Category 4 hurricane by the time it made landfall on the island on September 20, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph (160 km/h). It flattened neighborhoods, crippled the island's ...
Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, at 10:15 UTC, with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 920 mbar (hPa; 27.17 inHg), [5] making it the strongest to hit the island since the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane, which had struck Puerto Rico as a Category 5 hurricane. [25] Additionally, when Maria made landfall in ...
In the central Atlantic, Hurricane Maria continued to strengthen in favorable conditions, and on September 5 briefly became a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds while 480 miles (770 km) east of Bermuda. Increasing shear and cooler waters caused the storm to rapidly weaken to a minimal hurricane on September 7.
By three months after the hurricane, 45% of power customers had yet to get power back, and 14% still had no tap water, though 90% of the island did have cell service by this point. [203] [204] Maria ultimately caused an estimated 2,975 deaths on the island, becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico since the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane.
The hurricane hit Puerto Rico this weekend as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph, per CNN, and continues to bring a downpour of rain even as it makes its way through the Atlantic ...
Tropical Storm Maria is expected to reach hurricane status with watches in effect for several Caribbean islands.
Rapid intensification is when a hurricane’s winds accelerate by 35 mph or more within 24 hours. The storm has already reached Category 4 status, although briefly, but Helene could reach that ...