UPDATED: Hurricane Maria tracking image & stats
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(Click on image above to enlarge) Hurricane Maria Stats: Date: Sep 17 Time: 21:00 GMT Lat: 13.8° Lon: -57.5° Wind: 75 mph Pressure 982 mb Storm type: Hurricane Cat: 1 The islands of the northeast Caribbean, hard-hit by Hurricane Irma, are bracing for the impact of another ferocious Cape Verde-type hurricane, as Tropical More...
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A Dispatch From a Caribbean Climate Change Refugee: Hurricane Irma, Sint Maarten and the New Caribbean Reality
I am standing in line – or rather in a disorganized congregation of desperate souls- in the parking lot of St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport, once the second busiest airport in the More...
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Hurricane Irma destroys St. Maarten: ‘everything seems wiped away’
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG – Hurricane Irma, a hurricane of the heaviest category (5), raged over St. Maarten on Wednesday. The damage is so extensive. So far one death has been confirmed as a result of the hurricane. More...
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French Caribbean islands placed on Purple Alert
As of 9pm tonight, September 5th, 2017, a Purple Alert has been issued for the islands of the French Caribbean, in particular St. Barths is expected to experience a potentially devastating hit with top winds at More...
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Hurricane Irma breaking storm records
For present location of Hurricane Irma as of 8:14 PM Tuesday night, September 5th, 2017, see the satellite image below… Intensity forecast for Irma According to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Irma is tied with Rita More...
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2PM UPDATE: Hurricane Irma will be “potentially catastrophic”
GREAT BAY – Hurricane Irma is going to be devastating. The National hurricane Center classified the storm at 2 p.m. on Tuesday as “potentially catastrophic.” It is a Category 5 hurricane with maximum More...
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Residents brace for Category 5 Hurricane Irma
GREAT BAY — Hurricane Irma has been categorized today as a Category 5 storm with winds at 185 mph. Residents are urged to finalize all preparations as soon as possible. Below are the current stats on Hurricane More...
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Satellite Animation of Hurricane Irma
Click on the image to enlarge… Hurricane Irma Update: Now a Category 4 storm More...
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Hurricane Irma Update: Now a Category 4 storm
GREAT BAY — Hurricane Irma is strengthening and is now a Category 4 hurricane and is moving towards the west at 13 mph. Make your final preparations because this is not good news for St. Maarten. This is More...
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Hurricane Irma Update – Sunday, 11AM 03 Sep 2017 – UPDATED Sunday, 5PM 03 Sep 2017
UPDATED — The National Hurricane Center in Miami named Irma a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and higher gusts. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, the system was located at More...