Category: storm

Hurricane Fiona Dumps More Rain on Puerto Rico; Troops Rescue Hundreds

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Hurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island, and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded. The governor warned that it could take days to get the lights back on. The blow…


Typhoon Batters Western Japan With Record Rain, Killing 2

TOKYO—Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to the west of the country on Monday, causing transport disruptions and forcing manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to New York for the U.N. General…


Hurricane Fiona Slams Dominican Republic After Pounding Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday, a day after knocking out power to all of Puerto Rico and causing damage the governor described as “catastrophic.” Many people were also left without water service. The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from…


Powerful Storm Bears Down on Alaska Causing ‘Significant Impacts’ Including Flooding

Strong winds and flooding are causing what the National Weather Service described as “significant impacts” in parts of Alaska’s western coast on Saturday as a “powerful and significant” storm threatens the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) has imposed coastal flood warnings from parts of southwest Alaska all the way up to the Chukchi Sea…


Tropical Storm Fiona Bringing Heavy Rains to Puerto Rico

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Fiona was forecast to move across the Caribbean’s easternmost islands Friday night before slowing to a spot just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Friday’s forecast increased the estimated rainfall totals for the affected islands, to as much as a foot…


Tropical Storm Fiona Could Menace Puerto Rico This Weekend

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Fiona is on a path to threaten the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend. The Atlantic Hurricane Season’s sixth named storm formed Wednesday evening, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm watches for the Caribbean’s easternmost islands. “Interests in the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico should monitor…


Earl Expected to Become Major Hurricane, Bring Rip Currents Along US Coast

Earl is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane later this week, bringing dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern U.S. coastline for the next few days, the NHC said on Wednesday. The hurricane was now about 460 miles south of Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, the Miami-based…


Tropical Storm Danielle Forms in the Atlantic, Expected to Become Hurricane on Friday

Tropical Storm Danielle formed Thursday in the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season. The storm is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The storm, which is located about 925 miles west of the…


Tropical Storm Ma-on Makes Landfall in Southern China

HONG KONG—Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and stiff winds to Hong Kong, where the stock market was closed for the morning session due to the storm. Residents of coastal areas around the city of Maoming were urged to stay away from the shore Thursday morning…


Tropical Storm Injures 3, Displaces Thousands in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines—A tropical storm blew out of the northern Philippines on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured and thousands displaced and prompting authorities to shut down schools and government offices in the capital and several provinces prone to flooding and landslides. Tropical Storm Ma-on weakened slightly after barreling across mountainous northern provinces then exited…