The center said Fiona is expected to keep intensifying over the next couple of days but isn't expected to threaten the U.S. mainland.
Fiona strengthened into a major hurricane as it barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands Tuesday, prompting the government of the British territory to impose a curfew.
Fiona is seen approaching the Turks and Caicos Islands after becoming a major hurricane early on Sept. 20, 2022.The center said Finona is expected to keep intensifying over the next couple of days but wasn't expected to threaten the U.S. mainland.The center said,"Heavy rainfall and localized life-threatening flash flooding continues over portions of the Dominican Republic today.
Another death on the island was linked to the widespread blackout Fiona caused - that of a 70-year-old man officials said was burned to death after he tried to fill his generator with gasoline while it was running. In the Dominican Republic, authorities reported one death: a man hit by a falling tree. The storm displaced more than 12,400 people and cut off at least two communities.