The National Hurricane Center is advising interests in the Leeward Islands, among them the USVI and Puerto Rico, to monitor a weather system that is expected to develop into a tropical depression any day now. According to N.H.C.'s…
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today, and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is encouraging its employees and customers to act now and be prepared for any potential storm activity which may threaten the territ…
…first round of shelter inspections on St. Croix well in advance of hurricane season. The D.H.S. release did not say when, exactly, these inspections occurred, nonetheless it is well before the June 1 official start date of the 202…
…Weather Service meteorologist -- said the territory was safe from Hurricane Jerry as its projected path takes it north of the USVI. Mr. Bryan said the meteorologist described the storm as "obedient" because it has been tracking ju…
…territory to retrofit the Emile C. Berry Fire Station to withstand hurricane-force winds. The fire station, which provides a full spectrum of fire services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), serves approximately 20,000 Virgin I…
…Leeward islands sometime next week. “Tropical Depression Gordon and Hurricane Florence are out in the Atlantic, and three additional storms are developing quickly. One is described as possibly taking the path of Hurricane Irma," M…
…days. The closest storm to the Leeward islands is what the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) is referring to as Tropical Depression 9. This storm is expected to become a tropical storm later today and a hurricane next week. Accor…
…the Mapp administration, citing weather reports, had projected that Hurricane Irma would impact the St. Thomas-St. John District, though it would pass more to the north. But as the storm drew closer, its distance to the district s…
The U.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force on Friday released its initial 280-page report to help guide reconstruction and resiliency efforts in the territory in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Acc…
…weather system called Beryl moved from a tropical storm to a hurricane in less than 24 hours, but its impact on the Caribbean is expected to be minimal, as it is forecast to degenerate between Sunday and Monday, according to the N…
Before Hurricanes Irma and Maria walloped the U.S. Virgin Islands in September of 2107, the territory had a number of facilities to house residents whose homes were damaged by the Category 5 storms. But Irma and Maria made unusabl…
…Trump and his Cabinet at FEMA Headquarters for the 2018 Annual Hurricane Briefing, according to Government House. FEMA Administrator Long and DHS Secretary Nielsen updated the president on preparations for the 2018 hurricane seaso…
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