CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – Schools and businesses closed and shelters opened Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar, which could rev up to a Category 2 storm before coming ashore overnight. U.S. Virgin Islands …
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Omar becomes a hurricane
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Omar strengthen to a hurricane Tuesday night as it churned in Caribbean waters near Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said. Omar formed Tuesday in the eastern Caribbean and dumped heavy rain on the islands of …
Hurricane Omar batters Aruba, heads for US islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – Omar strengthened into a hurricane late Tuesday and drenched islands in the southeastern Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off a school’s roof as it menaced U.S. islands. Authorities issued a hurricane warning for the …
Strong quake shakes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — A strong earthquake jolted people awake Saturday in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and nearby Puerto Rico. There were no immediate reports of damages. The magnitude 6.1 quake was the strongest to …