hurricane maria made land fall on puerto rico on wednesday, september 20.
when did hurricane maria make land fall on puerto rico?
wednesday , september 20
in the busy 2017 atlantic hurricane season, puerto rico avoided a direct hit by the category 5 hurricane irma on september 6, 2017, as it passed about north of puerto rico, but high winds caused a loss of electrical power to some one million residents. almost 50% of hospitals were operating with power provided by generators. the category 4 hurricane jose, as expected, veered away from puerto rico. a short time later, the devastating hurricane maria made landfall on puerto rico on wednesday, september 20, near the yabucoa municipality at 10:15 utc (6:15 am local time) as a high-end category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), powerful rains and widespread flooding causing tremendous destruction, including the electrical grid, which would remain out for 4–6 months in many portions of the island.
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hurricane maria in september 2017 devastated the entirety of puerto rico and caused a major humanitarian crisis. originally a powerful category 5 hurricane, maria was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years. maria made landfall on puerto rico on september 20 at high-end category 4 status, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above , flattening neighborhoods and crippling the island's power grid. an estimated 2,982 fatalities and us$90 billion in damage occurred as a result of the hurricane.





























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effects of hurricane maria in puerto rico