Heavy rains and gusty winds from Tropical Storm Isaias have pummeled Puerto Rico, bringing “potentially life-threatening flash flooding” to the island and reportedly knocking out power to hundreds of thousands
flash flooding and mudslides” in Puerto Rico and its neighboring island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti., with tropical storm force winds—39 mph or higher—extending over 300 miles away from its center.
Isaias’ center was nearing Hispaniola Thursday afternoon, and the National Hurricane Center expects the storm will be near hurricane strength when it approaches Florida over the weekend before turning northward and potentially threatening the“The intensity forecast remains challenging,” the National Hurricane Center noted, especially since it’s not clear how long the storm might remain over land in Hispaniola.
Florida is the U.S. coronavirus epicenter, but the state is set to close all drive-through and walk-upKEY BACKGROUND Puerto Rico has been devastated by natural disasters recently. Much of the island is still a long way from recovering after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017, killing over 3,000. This year, it’s beenCRITICAL QUOTE
“The emotional state of people is deteriorating more every day,” Santos Seda, mayor of the southern town of Guánica, told theIsaias is the earliest a ninth storm has ever formed in an Atlantic hurricane season, where records date back to 1851. The 2020 season is far outpacing any season in history, even the historic 2005 season, which brought hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. But this season’s storms have not come close to matching the strength of 2005’s as of yet.
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