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Sep 20, 2017 · Maria’s first landfall was in Dominica, part of the Windward Islands, as a category 5 hurricane at around 915 PM AST on the 18th (0115 UTC on the 19th). Maria maintained Category 5 strength as it continued its path towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Oct 4, 2017 · From a meteorological standpoint, Maria was nearly a worst-case scenario for the territory: The center of a huge, nearly Category 5 hurricane made a direct hit on Puerto Rico, lashing the...
Hurricane Maria made its first landfall on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica on Monday, September 18, as a Category 5 storm with winds topping 160 mph - the strongest hurricane on...
Sep 16, 2021 · Hurricane Maria | U.S. Geological Survey. Breadcrumb. Special Topics. USGS helps restore public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions. Island-based employees, helpers from mainland must improvise at work and at home. Read story. Hurricane Maria expected to alter North Carolina, Virginia and Marylan. Read story.
Maria is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and it should maintain this intensity until landfall. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km).
800 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017. ...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MARIA HEADED FOR THE VIRGIN. ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO... SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION. ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.2N 62.8W. ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM W OF GUADELOUPE. ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM SE OF ST. CROIX.
Sep 27, 2017 · Guajataca. Dam. The Guajataca dam in northwestern Puerto Rico sustained structural damage, resulting in flash flood warnings for the nearby municipalities of Isabela and Quebradillas. The governor...
