TROPICAL STORM FIONA

Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone Saturday.

Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges discusses the threats Puerto Rico faces in its latest hurricane.

Tropical Storm Fiona intensified into a hurricane on Sunday as it battered Puerto Rico.

Tropical Storm Fiona official evolved into a hurricane on Sunday, and experts say it is likely to continue gaining strength over the next few days before it hits Puerto Rico.

PUERTO RICO — Tropical Storm Fiona achieved hurricane status just before midday Sunday and has been blamed for at least one death as Puerto Rico braces for the storm’s landfall. Heavy conditions will pummel parts #PuertoRico today as center moves S of island; heavy weather will move into #DominicanRepublic tonight. pic.twitter.com/pcwPU26AE4 — Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 18, 2022Meanwhile, nearly 260,000 customers in Puerto Rico were already without power as of 9:15 a.m. EDT Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, Fiona was roughly 50 miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. A hurricane warning was issued for Puerto Rico, including the islands of Vieques and Culebra, and later expanded to include the eastern Dominican Republic from Cabo Caucedo to Cabo Frances Viejo.

Puerto Ricans are bracing for severe wind and extreme rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bears down, with expectations it will grow into a hurricane.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane Sunday, the National Weather Center said. Tropical Storm Fiona continues to strengthen in the Caribbean Sunday morning and is expected to become a hurricane later today. Tropical Storm #Fiona Advisory 16A: Fiona Nearing Hurricane Strength. https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 18, 2022TS Fiona is already bringing tropical storm conditions to the island of Puerto Rico. Hurricane conditions can be expected later today.

Expect a few showers and storms to develop through the afternoon

HAVANA — (AP) — Puerto Ricans braced for severe wind and extreme rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bore down amid expectations it would grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory’s southern coast Sunday afternoon. “It’s time to take action and be concerned,” said Nino Correa, Puerto Rico’s emergency management commissioner. Fiona was centered 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico, late Saturday. With Fiona due just two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a deadly Category 4 storm that hit on Sept. 20, 2017, anxiety levels ran high across the island. Fiona was predicted to drop 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain over eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) in isolated spots.

Puerto Ricans are bracing for severe wind and extreme rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bears down amid expectations it will grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory’s southern coast Sunday afternoon

ORLANDO, Fla. — Local faith leaders have already started planning for the impact of Tropical Storm Fiona. Faith leaders said that what happens in Puerto Rico will still affect residents in Orlando. Read: Eye on the Tropics: TS Fiona to become hurricane, warning issued for Puerto RicoThe island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria five years later. Christ the King Episcopal Church in Orlando still helps thousands of Puerto Ricans who came to central Florida after Maria made landfall. Read: WATCH: ‘Hurricane Maria: Power & Perseverance’On Saturday, the church discussed the lessons that were learned and made plans for what could happen in the coming days.

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It was moving west at 8 mph (13 kph) on a path forecast to pass near or over Puerto Rico on Sunday night. “We are already starting to feel its effects,” Puerto Rico Gov. Many Puerto Ricans worried about serious power outages since the reconstruction of the island's power grid razed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 only recently began. In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, casinos, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors. The governor said an elderly man died shortly after arriving at a shelter in the tiny island of Culebra that lies just east of Puerto Rico.

Fiona was about 135 miles southeast of St. Croix Saturday morning and could near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico Sunday night.

A lightning strike sent one child to the hospital, and another child was found after a more than 24-hour search of the lake.

Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

Tropical Storm Fiona is bringing hurricane conditions to the Leeward Islands and U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Rainfall will likely produce flood impacts.

Keeping an Eye on the Tropics: Tropical Storm Fiona continues to move through the Caribbean. It is expected to move just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to strengthen and could be near hurricane strength as it moves near Puerto Rico late tonight and on Sunday. https://t.co/ARO8tTCz2n — National Weather Service (@NWS) September 17, 2022Tropical storm impacts are already being felt in Puerto Rico and will continue through the weekend. Puerto Rico could see up to a foot of rain over the next 48 hours.

It was moving west at 13 mph (20 kph) on a path forecast to pass near Puerto Rico. Forecasters warned Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors. “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. Lester was expected to remain a tropical storm until hitting the Mexican coast.

Forecasters placed Puerto Rico under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

Highs Saturday top out around 90 degrees.

Time to track the Tropics!

Tropical Storm Fiona is in the Caribbean after passing between Guadeloupe and Montserrat and is expected to pass near or over Puerto Rico during Saturday night with the potential for dropping dangerously heavy rain in spots

Tropical Storm Fiona is heading for Puerto Rico and forecasters are warning it likely will grow into a hurricane before hitting on Sunday with extremely heavy rains.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona made its first landfall in the Caribbean Friday evening. READ: DeSantis defends decision to fly migrants to Martha’s VineyardTropical storm conditions are expected to reach Puerto Rico by late Saturday night. Fiona is forecast to have winds of up to 65 mph as it passes over Puerto Rico. Tropical Storm watches and warnings are likely later for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Fiona is expected to gradually strengthen over the northeastern Caribbean sea and is expected to be near hurricane strength as it approaches the Dominican Republic Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Weather satellites are tracking Tropical Storm Fiona, which developed over the Atlantic on Sept. 14 and could eventually become a hurricane.

MIAMI — (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona was forecast to move across the Caribbean's easternmost islands Friday night before slowing to a spot just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Friday's forecast increased the estimated rainfall totals for the affected islands, to as much as a foot (30 centimeters)in places across eastern and southern Puerto Rico and 16 inches (41 centimeters) in the eastern Dominican Republic. That much rain may cause flash floods and mudslides in higher terrain, and life-threatening surf possible as Fiona's winds blow ashore, the Miami-based center said. At 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Fiona was moving at 14 mph (22 kph), about 135 miles (215 kilometers) east of Guadeloupe. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the Leeward Islands, St. Maarten, Guadaloupe, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a tropical storm watch was issued for Dominica and British Virgin Islands.

Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane as it moves west and north over the weekend. The sixth named storm of the 2022...

While thunderstorms and a few isolated tornadoes push through the Plains, Florida is also at risk of flooding. Tropical Storm Fiona is moving south of Puerto Rico.

All eyes are on the projected path of Tropical Storm Fiona.

Storms will once again strike Central Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona is heading into the Caribbean, bringing with it flooding rain and high winds. Channel 9 meteorologist Brian Shields said Fiona is tracking toward Puerto Rico, the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands, with winds near 60 mph. Fiona is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to the northwest Caribbean by Friday night. Shields said it is possible for the storm to strengthen into a hurricane. ©2022 Cox Media Group

More rain will saturate Central Florida.

Get the latest info on the tropics.

Watch: Federal lawmakers digging into soil health practices and the impact on the economyOur area will have a 70% chance of afternoon rain and showers. The increased rain chances are being fueled by a front that is drawing tropical moisture into the state. The rain chances will stay at 70% for Friday but should gradually drop this weekend. Newly formed Tropical Storm Fiona will move into the Caribbean this weekend and strengthen. Tropical Storm Fiona Thursday forecastChannel 9 meteorologists are monitoring Fiona and the storm will hopefully stay east of Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona has officially formed in the Atlantic. ...and the next tropical storm has developed: FIONA. The strengthening signified the system’s development from Tropical Depression Seven into Tropical Storm Fiona, the sixth named storm of the season. Here’s whyThe last time the sixth storm formed this late in the season was 2014, according to CSU meteorologist Phil Klotzbach. It’s too early to be certain that the storm will turn before Florida, Waldenberger said.

The First Alert Weather Team is monitoring Tropical Depression 7, which has formed over the Central Atlantic.

Tropical Depression Seven bears watching for the Southeast U.S. coast. However, the most likely outcome is TD 7 remaining well east of Florida.

Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the Atlantic.