The island was braced for up to 20 inches of rain and winds that could bring flooding, mudslides and power outages.
Empty docks are seen as tropical storm Fiona approaches in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo ArduengoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept 17 - Tropical storm Fiona gained strength on Saturday as it headed toward Puerto Rico, prompting the National Hurricane Center to issue a hurricane warning and alerts for "life threatening floods and mudlsides" for the U.S. territory and watches for the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"Hurricane conditions are expected across portions of Puerto Rico Sunday and Sunday night, and are possible across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Sunday," NHC said. On Saturday, residents in Puerto Rico were bracing for severe power outages as the island's grid remained fragile after Hurricane Maria in September 2017 caused the largest blackout in U.S. history. In that category 5 storm, 1.5 million customers lost electricity with 80% of power lines knocked out.
Governor Pedro Pierluisi signed a state of emergency Saturday and warned residents, "We should not underestimate this storm in the least. The government is active and prepared to respond to the emergency."
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