Puerto Rico has a 100% power outage on Sunday as hurricane Fiona makes landfall.
LUMA and AEE are working to try and reenergize parts of the grid after an island wide blackout due to Hurricane Fiona. Limited information is available at this time on progress of this reenergize process.
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Large amounts of rain are accompanying the storm. Some areas are expected to get over 20 inches of rain.
Reportedly, This is a brand new metal bridge installed post Hurracaine Maria in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico. #Fiona
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) September 18, 2022
Puente de Salto Arriba, Utuado. pic.twitter.com/XWzBiDE2I5
The storm has also taken the local radar station offline.
This is not what we want to see. Rivers in Puerto Rico have risen by as much as 20 feet this afternoon. In the case of the Rio Grande de Loiza, it rose from 6 feet to 26 feet – higher than it got during Maria. Catastrophic flooding is ongoing. #Fiona #PuertoRico pic.twitter.com/tVINGWdkCQ
— Craig Ceecee (@CC_StormWatch) September 18, 2022
Radar data from @NWS indicate that Hurricane #Fiona made landfall along the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 pm AST. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were 85 mph (140 km/h) with a pressure of 986 mb (29.12 in Hg).https://t.co/j0OsjsddTD pic.twitter.com/B85U62octj
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 18, 2022
Hurricane #Fiona could produce 12-16" of rain, possibly up to 25", over portions of Puerto Rico. These rains will pose an extreme life-threatening flooding risk, especially over southern and eastern portions of the island.@NWSSanJuan: https://t.co/2iimGXc4sq pic.twitter.com/ohN1oWFg6r
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 18, 2022
The Dominican Republic will also be impacted by the storm. Some of the storm bands will potentially reaching Haiti.
#Fiona has strengthened to a #hurricane near Puerto Rico. Hurricane Fiona is expected to continue to strengthen into a major hurricane as it tracks well east of the East Coast late this week. Large waves from Fiona are expected to reach the Mid-Atlantic coast by Thursday. pic.twitter.com/I09InvqqDO
— NWS Wakefield (@NWSWakefieldVA) September 18, 2022
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