Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane as it nears Puerto Rico, threatening to dump up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain as people brace for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
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Fiona was located 90 miles south-southeast of St. Croix Saturday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph . It was moving west at 8 mph on a path forecast to pass near or over Puerto Rico on Sunday night. Fiona was expected to become a hurricane while moving near Puerto Rico. Fiona is expected to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Sunday as a potential hurricane and Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday and Tuesday with the threat of extreme rain.
“It’s time to activate your emergency plan and contact and help your relatives, especially elderly adults who live alone,” said Dr. Gloria Amador, who runs a nonprofit health organization in central Puerto Rico. In the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, authorities said they recorded wind gusts of up to 74 mph , which would be considered a Category 1 hurricane. They also said 9 inches of rain fell in three hours in the Gros Morne area.
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