Sentences with phrase «powerful hurricanes hit»

Hundreds of thousands of customers remain without electricity after powerful hurricanes hit the island in September.

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Hurricane Maria was the most powerful storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, swallowing houses, flooding neighborhoods and leaving millions without power.

Hurricane Maria was the most powerful storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years — swallowing houses, flooding neighborhoods and leaving millions without power.

Many of the islands that are currently in Maria's path were directly affected by Hurricane Irma earlier this month, so another hit from such a powerful storm is almost unthinkable at this point.

Haiti did not take a direct hit from Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, but it unleashed rains that washed away fields of rice and plantains in coastal areas.

When Hurricane Irma was advancing toward Florida in early September, weather officials were looking at a very scary scenario: an extremely powerful Category 4 or 5 storm hitting with 150 mph winds, flooding rains, and up to 15 feet of storm surge for coastal cities like Miami and Tampa.

The most powerful Hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years has devastated much of the coast, and the historic flooding is now causing havoc in the energy markets.

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Harvey, which came ashore on August 25 as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, has killed an estimated 50 people, displaced more than 1 million and damaged some 200,000 homes in a path of destruction stretching for more than 300 miles.

One hundred days ago, powerful Category 4 Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico leaving the island severely crippled and the more than 3 million U.S. citizens desperate for help.

Hurricane Maria hit the islands as a powerful Category 4 storm, decimating infrastructure and leaving many of the more than 3.4 million US citizens without power, communications, or access to food, water, and fuel.

Maria hit Puerto Rico about two weeks after Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and the United States.

The center of the massive Category 5 hurricane made a direct hit on the island, whipping it with powerful wind and rain for longer than 30 hours.

Most sites had been hit by a powerful hurricane every 200 to 600 years, on average.

A couple of weeks ago, the incredibly intense and powerful Hurricane Irma hit our home of Florida, c

A couple of weeks ago, the incredibly intense and powerful Hurricane Irma hit our home of Florida, causing high flooding and damage to southern region...

In the last few decades, the city has avoided a direct hit from some pretty powerful hurricanes, including Betsy, Andrew and Wilma, but statistics say that streak of good luck won't last.

As was the case with Hurricane Irma, the French island of Martinique did not experience a direct hit by this second powerful storm and was spared after the close encounter with Hurricane Maria, according to the CTO.

Cruise ships are beginning to return to Florida following Hurricane Irma, which hit the state twice over the weekend as a powerful storm in the Florida Keys and on Marco Island.

My guess is that Katrina and Andrew were the most powerful, combined wind speed and size, hurricanes to hit the U.S. of the last three centuries, or longer.

«To have Hurricane Sandy hit where many powerful people live... You're going to have lots of Republicans and Democrats sitting without water and light saying we can't ignore this,» she said.

In the fall of 1998, Hurricane Mitch — one of the most powerful storms ever to come out of the Atlantic, with winds approaching 200 miles per hour — hit the east coast of Central America.

The most powerful storm to ever hit Cape Cod in recent history was Hurricane Bob in 1991, a category 2 storm that was one of the costliest in New England history.

Powerful hurricanes and tropical storms hit the Gulf Coast and Caribbean in 2017, killing more than 200 people, causing billions of dollars in damage and upsetting the lives of tens of millions, from Texas to Puerto Rico.

If you are wondering when was Hurricane Katrina or when did Hurricane Katrina first hit or you simply want to view some Hurricane Katrina statistics or Hurricane Katrina pictures then continue reading and let this serve as a warning to you about how powerful hurricanes can be.

In the last few decades, the city has avoided a direct hit from some pretty powerful hurricanes, including Betsy, Andrew and Wilma, but statistics say that streak of good luck won't last.

In 2005, Hurricane Wilma was one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the area, with the eye of the storm going directly over the city.

The United States economy has displayed a powerful resiliency over the last several years, with home sales hitting records and commercial activity reaching robust levels despite a steady stream of big shocks like hurricanes Katrina and Rita.