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Tropical Storm Ernesto Forecast To Become Hurricane, Passing Puerto Rico

CBS News Tropical Storm Ernesto was on its way to the Virgin Islands Tuesday afternoon, gaining strength as it swirled in the Atlantic Ocean, just days after Debby finished its trek along the U.S. East Coast. Ernesto is expected to hit near or over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday evening and become a hurricane while passing northeast of Puerto Rico later during the night, the National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane Lee Now A Category 5 Storm; 'Most Of The US East Coast' To Be Impacted

CBS News Large ocean swells generated by Lee are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles by Friday, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola by the weekend, the hurricane center said.

Tropical Storm Fiona Expected To Become Hurricane As It Nears Puerto Rico

CBS News Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20 inches of rain in parts of the U.S. territory. Forecasters issued a hurricane warning for the island as people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages from the storm, which was located about 90 miles southeast of St. Croix on Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.

Hurricane Maria, 'Extremely Dangerous' Storm, Pounds Dominica

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Hurricane Maria, an "extremely dangerous" storm, made landfall on the small island of Dominica Monday night as a Category 5 storm, then weakened ever-so-slightly to a Category 4, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Tuesday.

Hurricane Maria Strengthens Into Category 5 Storm

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Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday evening.

Hurricane Irma Devastates Caribbean As It Roars Toward Florida

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Hurricane Irma has killed at least 10 people and injured 23 in French Caribbean island territories as the dangerous Category 5 storm roared over the Caribbean, France's interior minister said Thursday.

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