…managing disaster response and recovery efforts during this year’s hurricane season, FEMA said this week it's releasing the “COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season” to help emergency managers and publ…
…the northern Leeward Islands, with the storm projected to become a hurricane by Thursday as it moves near or north of the USVI and Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 p.m. forecast. Tropical storm watche…
…turning down an opportunity to recoup millions of dollars in hurricane losses by re-filing and settling claims with its insurer. Board members declined to act on a measure that would have brought expert lawyers and public adjuster…
…the system -- now Tropical Storm Dorian -- is expected to grow near hurricane strength as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5:00 p.m. forecast. According to N.H.C., the 5:00 p.…
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1, but a storm has formed in the Atlantic well over a week before the official start date, not a good sign for those hoping for a less active season. The storm, named Andrea, poses…
…and Isaac are strengthening in the Atlantic Ocean, and the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) is predicting that the storms will become hurricanes Sunday and Monday. Helene is expected to gain hurricane strength on Sunday, while I…
…the utility’s continued preparations for the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs through November 30, WAPA has announced. At its monthly meeting on St. Croix, the board authorized the executive director to negotiate and ent…
…an immediate response for the U.S. Virgin Islands in case of a hurricane. Mr. Long, joined at the press event by F.E.M.A. Coordinating Officer for Region II William Vogel, and Mona Barnes, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency …
…hospital officials on Monday relative preparedness plans as the 2018 hurricane season approaches. During his meeting, the governor directed the Department of Health and the territory’s hospitals to develop a patient pre-evacuation…
…services to the islands and meet community recovery needs. After Hurricane Irma devastated much of St. Thomas and St. John three months ago, St. Croix became a base of operations for first responders, who began life-saving and lif…
…the kind of aid that should be given the territory following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Governor Kenneth Mapp continues to push for help, telling a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce who visited St. Croix on Sunday that t…
…"Rapid Response" grant program in the modified form of "Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grants", funded through the CFVI Friends and Family Fund for USVI Renewal (FNF). The FNF Fund was established in the wake of Hurricanes …
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