Tropical Storm Fiona advances over the Caribbean; Hurricane Warning for Puerto Rico – NBC 7 South Florida

Miami – Tropical Storm Fiona on Saturday continued its advance across the Caribbean islands, where it was already receiving heavy rain. A hurricane warning has been issued for Puerto Rico, where heavy rains with flooding are expected in some parts.

According to Saturday’s 2:00 p.m. ET bulletin from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Fiona was located 90 miles southeast of St. Croix. The maximum sustained winds were 60 mph and were moving west at 8 mph.

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Eye of Fiona is expected to pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico between Saturday and Sunday and then move near the southern coast of the Dominican Republic on Sunday evening or early Monday.

Fiona is expected to get stronger in the coming days and could turn into a hurricane on Wednesday. It can leave 4 to 8 inches with a maximum accumulative 12 inches in Puerto Rico, while the eastern Dominican Republic can receive 6 to 10 inches, with a maximum of 16 inches.

These rains can cause flooding and landslides. A storm surge could be reported off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Notifications, watches and warnings are in force

Hurricane Warnings

• for Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra.

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• For the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, from Cabo Engano to Cabo Caucedo
• For the north coast of the Republic of the Republic, from Cabo Engano to Puerto Plata
• For Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra

Tropical Storm Warning for:

• Virgin Islands of the United States.
• Saba and Saint Eustatius
• San Martin
• Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin
• British Virgin Islands

Watch out for Tropical Storm:

• For the Dominican Republic on the south coast from Cabo Engano to Barahona and on the north coast, from Cabo Engano to Cabo Frances Viejo.

But where does he go after passing through the Caribbean? To learn more from Telemundo, visit https://www.nbc.com/networks/telemundo

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