Tropical Storm Maria Is Now Likely to Become a Major Hurricane. Watch Atlas Shrugged: Part III Online Flashx. Hurricane Irma barreled through the Caribbean earlier this month, killing at least 3.

Unfortunately, 2. Tropical Storm Maria is likely to become a hurricane before it hits the already- ravaged area this week.

After forming on Saturday in the western Atlantic, Maria is expected to build to a hurricane by Monday and a major hurricane by Wednesday, per CNN. It is currently 4. Lesser Antilles.“Maria is expected to strengthen and affect portions of the Leeward Islands as a hurricane early this week, bringing dangerous wind, storm surge and rainfall hazards,” the National Hurricane Center’s Atlantic Operations department wrote in a release. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions of the Leeward Islands, and these warnings will likely be extended northward and westward later today and tonight.”“Maria could also affect the British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by mid week as a dangerous major hurricane, and hurricane waters could be issued for these islands as early tonight,” the NHC continued. The Virgin Islands were ravaged by Irma; after the storm passed, eerie satellite photos showed the islands almost entirely stripped of greenery.

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In a separate advisory, the NHC wrote “Maximum sustained winds are near 6. Strengthening is forecast during the next 4. Maria is expected to become a hurricane later today or tonight .. Tropical- storm- force winds extend outward up to 7. The NHC’s projection of Maria’s probable path currently looks much like Irma, although the storm could still veer away.

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Hopefully, the Caribbean will avoid a repeat of one of the worst storms in recent memory. Watch Stepmom Online there. Further north, the National Weather Service’s Miami office said it was far too early to predict any outcome in Florida, where Irma did massive damage to the Florida Keys and Everglades. Scientists predict that human- induced global climate change will make extreme weather events like hurricanes both more severe and more common. Warmer ocean temperatures help fuel storm systems, while the estimated 3. Update 9/1. 8/1. 7: Hurricane Maria is nowexpected to strike Puerto Rico as a strong Category 4 storm. Shit.[National Hurricane Center].

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