Andrew Freedman
An intensifying Tropical Storm Fiona, on the cusp of hurricane intensity Sunday morning, is bringing heavy rains and power outages to Puerto Rico.
The big picture: The storm threatens to dump more than two feet of rain in Puerto Rico, while bringing hurricane-force winds. These winds are already starting to take out large parts of the island’s fragile electricity grid.
Threat level: The storm is likely to bring torrential rains to Puerto Rico into Monday, with a widespread area of 12 to 16 inches of rain expected. Higher amounts will fall in some locations, particularly in higher elevations, where as much as 25 inches could fall in a short period of time.
Of note: The storm already has a record of causing damaging flooding, having dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on the French island of Guadeloupe late last week.
What’s next: Fiona is expected to continue to intensify once it moves northwest of Puerto Rico and north of the Dominican Republic. The storm is expected to turn slowly to the north by midweek as it moves near or over the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Courtesy: (Axios)
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