Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico with flooding, is poised to become hurricane. A hurricane watch has been issued for the Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto intensifies.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Ernesto on Tuesday threatened to bring heavy rainfall, dangerous storm surges and strong winds to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto ...

Ernesto has become a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday after hitting Puerto Rico overnight and leaving power outages and flooding in its wake. The center of then-Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Tropical Storm Ernesto for Wednesday, Aug. 14. For the latest news on Ernesto as it moves across the Caribbean, view USA TODAY's story on the storm ...

Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic and is racing through the Caribbean islands and toward Puerto Rico with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and dangerous seas as a predicted hyperactive ...

Hurricane Ernesto took aim at Bermuda as almost half of Puerto Rico remained without power in the storm’s wake, the island’s fragile electric grid battered by high winds. Officials declared a ...

Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico The storm is moving with sustained winds of 60 mph and could become a hurricane overnight. Officials are concerned about flash floods on the Caribbean ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Tropical Storm Ernesto for Tuesday, Aug. 13. For the latest news on Ernesto as it moves across the Caribbean, view USA TODAY's story on the storm ...

Ernesto’s center is located about 175 miles northwest of Puerto Rico’s capital city of San Juan, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour as of 11 a.m. EDT, according to the National ...

Puerto Rico’s shaky power grid is facing its latest test with Tropical Storm Ernesto, which threatens to trigger widespread blackouts as it bears down on the island with gale-force winds and ...

Ernesto threatens to drench Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. By Ivelisse Rivera and Tyler Clifford. August 14, 2024 3:19 AM UTC Updated August 14, 2024 Item 1 of 5 A red flag indicating ...