The 2019 hurricane season begins June 1st through November 30th, with the peak occurring mid-August through late October. The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency urge …
…at the North Carolina State University is predicting a normal hurricane season, with the potential of 13 to 16 named storms, 5 to 7 hurricanes and 2 to 3 major hurricanes. The data was provided by to Lian Xie, professor of marine,…
…Red Cross volunteers to North Carolina to help residents affected by Hurricane Florence, the nonprofit made known via release Wednesday. Red Cross USVI volunteers Marjorie John-Pedro and Samuel Bass are currently on their way to N…
ST. THOMAS -- The Legislature of the Virgin Islands will host a hurricane observance service at the Earl B. Ottley Legislature on Wednesday, one day before the September 6 anniversary of Hurricane Irma's landfall on St. Thomas and…
As the peak of hurricane season approaches, federal and territorial emergency response leaders continue to emphasize that families prepare to sustain themselves in the immediate aftermath of a devastating storm. At the same time, …
…day of remembrance of the devastation and human suffering caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and as supplication for protection during this hurricane season in accord with Resolution No. 1845, which was passed by the 32nd Legisl…
Less than one year after the 2017 hurricanes, the U.S. Virgin Islands will host major online travel agents as the USVI Hotel & Tourism Association prepares for the 25th Annual Destination Symposium Aug. 13-17, according to a relea…
Hurricanes Irma and Maria left behind 580,000 cubic yards of debris in the U.S.Virgin Islands, enough to fill 177 Olympic size swimming pools, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA said in a release issued Tue…
…can make a big difference in safety and resiliency in the wake of a hurricane or tropical storm, the American Red Cross in the U.S. Virgin Islands said Saturday. The ability to quickly recover requires a focus on preparedness, adv…
While Hurricane Beryl continued its track across the central Atlantic, WAPA Executive Director Lawrence J. Kupfer convened a meeting of the utility’s division directors on Friday to review the authority’s level of preparedness in …
…in the Atlantic has morphed into a tropical storm, with the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) advising that it could become a hurricane by Friday. That's according to N.H.C.'s 5:00 p.m. advisory, which states that Beryl was locat…
With hurricane season underway, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that criminals and scammers often try to take advantage of the generosity of taxpayers who want to help victims of major disasters. Hurricane seas…
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