It would be only the second hurricane to form in the tropical Atlantic in June in nearly a century, an expert said.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as the region prepared itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast.
Dominica’s meteorological service said Tuesday that the storm poses a “high threat” to the island and warned of landslides, flooding and waves of up to 12 feet . Up to 10 inches of rain were forecast from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe south to St. Lucia, and up to 4 inches of rain for Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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