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Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico during the 1928 Okerchobee hurricane, known in Puerto Rico as the San Felipe II hurricane September 13, 1928 – Okeechobee hurricane , also known as the San Felipe II hurricane, was a major hurricane that made landfall near Guayama as a ...
Hurricane Maria near peak intensity to the southeast of Puerto Rico on September 19, 2017. The list of Puerto Rico hurricanes from the 21st century has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes, tropical or subtropical cyclones, their remnants, or their precursors have affected the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Pages in category "Hurricanes in Puerto Rico" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Puerto Rico, which has a history of destructive storms, faced prolonged outages due to its fragile power grid in previous years. In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the island and destroyed ...
As of 11 p.m. ET, Ernesto had left Puerto Rico well behind and was 175 miles northeast of Grand Turk island, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was about 690 miles south ...
'18 Months After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Still Struggling' – video news report from Voice of America. Puerto Rico is a major manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, which represent 30% of its economy. [197] These factories shut down or greatly reduced production because of the hurricane, and were slowly recovering since. [198]
At 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, Fiona was a Category 1 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) with even higher gusts. The center was 45 miles (70 km) west of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico ...
Puerto Rico is a major manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, with this sector representing 30% of its economy. [117] Its factories either shut down or were greatly in reduced production because of the hurricane, and have been slowly recovering since. [118]