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. Fiona is then expected to cross over the Dominican Republic on Monday with the same threat of extreme rains in places that could cause flash floods and mudslides. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Fiona is then likely to strengthen into a hurricane near the Bahamas by Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific is on a projected path that could bring it ashore in the Acapulco area on Mexico’s coast Saturday night.
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Puerto Rico and a Hurricane Watch is in effect for parts of Dominican Republic after Tropical Storm Fiona threaded between Guadeloupe and Montserrat while entering the eastern Caribbean and dropped heavy rains over the northern Leeward Islands.
Forecasters said the storm would slowly make its way toward Puerto Rico on Saturday and would pass near or over the U.S. territory by Sunday morning, with the potential for dangerously heavy rain in isolated spots. Fiona was then expected to cross over the Dominican Republic on Monday with the same threat of extreme rains in places that could cause flash floods and mudslides.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Fiona was then likely to strengthen into a hurricane near the Bahamas by Tuesday night.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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