SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that the storm could lead to flash floods and mudslides in the islands.
Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts between 17 and 25 named storms this year, with as many as 13 hurricanes and four major hurricanes.SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard on Monday and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned the U.S. territory would be hit by what is expected to soon be a tropical storm.
Officials in the French Caribbean said the disturbance is expected to drench Guadeloupe on Monday and pass near St. Barts and St. Martin. The National Hurricane Center said the disturbance is forecast to approach Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands on Tuesday evening.“We cannot let our guard down,” Nino Correa, Puerto Rico's emergency management commissioner, said at a news conference.
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