Fiona officially became a hurricane Sunday threatening torrential rains and mudslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 11 a.m., Hurricane Fiona was 50 miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Fiona is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph and it is forecasted that the center…
Fiona officially became a hurricane Sunday threatening torrential rains and mudslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center said.
As of 11 a.m., Hurricane Fiona was 50 miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Fiona is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph and it is forecasted that the center of the storm will approach Puerto Rico Sunday morning, and move near or over Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon or evening.
Fiona will then move near the northern coast of the Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday, and near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday.
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