CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands – Hurricane Omar weakened Thursday as it quickly moved away from the Caribbean through the northern Leeward Islands without causing major damage. The powerful core of the storm, with the most intense winds, passed overnight between …
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Gov’t offices close, shelters open in Caribbean
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 …
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 …
Hurricane Nears Baja California
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Dozens of people evacuated their flooded homes on Saturday as Hurricane Norbert lashed the Baja California peninsula in Mexico with torrential rains and screaming winds. The hurricane, with winds of up to 105 miles …