Hurricane Maria barreled through Puerto Rico with a vengeance and left 100 percent of the island without power.
- Maria leaves Puerto Rico without power, flooded streets
- Maria will pass well east of Central Florida
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It was the most powerful storm to hit the island in almost 100 years, making landfall early Wednesday morning with wind speeds topping nearly 160 mph.
From Ponce to Isla Verde and just about every town, streets are flooded, stoplights are ripped off poles and cars are flipped upside down.
The governor of Puerto Rico said it was the island's most devastating storm possibly in modern history.
Maria
Maria is located about 90 miles north-northeast of Puerto Plata Dominican Republic and east-southeast of Grand Turk Island, with winds of 125 mph as it moves northwest around 8 mph.
Maria will move north-northwest Friday and stay well to the east of Central Florida as we head into this weekend.
The only threats for us will be high surf and an elevated rip current threat over the next few days.
Hurricane-force winds extend 70 miles from the storm’s center. Maria is gradually moving away from the Dominican Republic and will move near the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas on Friday.
A hurricane warning is in effect for:
- Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano to Puerto Plata
- Turks and Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas
A tropical storm warning is in effect for:
- Dominican Republic west of Puerto Plata to the northern border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Central Bahamas
Jose
Jose has now become a post-tropical system 145 miles southeast of Nantucket.
This storm has linked up with a front, making it post-tropical even though winds are still at 50mph. Jose is drifting slowly to the west and is forecast to and stay offshore southern New England where it meanders for several more days.
Its outer bands will send occasional heavy rain onto the southern New England coast; other impacts include rough surf, high wind, along with elevated swells and hazardous seas for offshore boating. Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles from the center.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for:
- Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach, including Cape Cod
- Block Island
- Martha's Vineyard
- Nantucket
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, the remnants of Lee has are being monitored for restrengthening, but it will be traveling north and will not impact land.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.