…the destruction exacted upon the St. Thomas-St. John District by Hurricane Irma. The storm has left 4 people dead so far in St. Thomas, with Governor Kenneth Mapp warning that the death toll could rise. Along with St. Thomas and S…
Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, continues its west-northwest track toward the northern Leeward Islands, with the National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) 5:00 p.m. Friday advisory placing the storm about …
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) continued to monitor Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday morning. At 5:00 AM the storm’s center was located near 16.5°N 41.9°W, about 1400 miles (2255 km) east of the northern Leeward Islands. Maxi…
As Category 5 Hurricane Lee barrels through the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds nearing 165 mph, authorities are warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents in the northern Leeward Islands, starting later today. These …
The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are on high alert as Hurricane Lee, now located at 14.9 N latitude and 46.4 W longitude, is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane. According to the latest update by the Nation…
…depression could develop by the middle of this week, the National Hurricane Center has announced, pointing to a weather system forming in the Atlantic with a 60 percent chance of forming in the coming days. According to NHC, a bro…
Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center made known in its 5:00 a.m. advisory. The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it gets near the northern Leeward Islands -- which …
…page as a "watch party". The announcement comes as the National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands, with T.S. Dorian expected to impact the territory Wednesday. A tropical storm warnin…
…to use the three point mooring systems found in the “Survive a Hurricane” booklet, available at VITEMA. St. Thomas District Safe Haven: Benner Bay, Mandahl Pond, Flamingo Bay Hurricane Hole is under the Jurisdiction of the Nationa…
The National Hurricane Center has issued an advisory concerning Hurricane Tammy, which is rapidly advancing toward the Leeward Islands. The hurricane poses threats of heavy rainfall, potential flooding, and dangerous wind speeds. …
…like the following: The winds and rains swirl as a Category 2 hurricane approaches the island and evacuees file out of the Virgin Islands Transit (VITRAN) bus and approach the D.C. Canegata Recreation Center to seek shelter. Many …
As the 2021 Hurricane Season enters its prime months of mid-August through October, weather systems are beginning to develop in the Atlantic, and a new system that the National Hurricane Center has given a 70 percent chance of bec…
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