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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPuerto Rico's Hurricane History
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/maria-headed-catastrophic-hit-puerto-rico-st-croix<snip>
Only one Category 5 hurricane has hit Puerto Rico in recorded history: the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane, which killed 328 people on the island and caused catastrophic damage. This is one of only four Category 5 hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. (the others: Hurricane Andrew of 1992 in South Florida, Hurricane Camille of 1969 in Mississippi, and the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys.) Puerto Ricos main island has also been hit by two Category 4 hurricanes, the 1932 San Ciprian Hurricane, and the 1899 San Ciriaco Hurricane.
Even though Hurricane Irma did not make landfall in Puerto Rico, it produced up to $1 billion in damage as it passed just northeast of Puerto Rico's main island. The last hurricane to come ashore in Puerto Rico was Category 1 Hurricane Irene of 2011, which dumped up to 22 of rain, caused power outages to over 1 million customers, and did over $500 million in damage. The most recent Category 3 hurricanes to make landfall were Hurricane Georges (1998) and Hurricane Hugo (1989). Georges brought a 10 storm surge to Fajardo in northeast Puerto Rico, and up to 30 of rain to interior portions of the island. No deaths were blamed on the hurricane, but it did $3.6 billion in damage. Hurricane Hugo killed 12 people in Puerto Rico, and did over $1 billion in damage.
And here comes Maria
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Puerto Rico's Hurricane History (Original Post)
malaise
Sep 2017
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kydo
(2,679 posts)1. This is not going to end well. She is at 175mph 909mb
My thoughts, prayers, vibes, every and anything goes out to Puerto Rico and all in her path.
malaise
(269,157 posts)2. This is freaking crazy
Maria moved from Cat1 to Cat5 in nine hours.