Hurricane Jeanne, the 6th hurricane in the Atlantic this year has killed 2 people in Puerto Rico so far. The eastern and northern coasts of the
Dominican Republic are now under hurricane warnings. Hurricane Jeanne is currently packing 80 mph winds with even higher gusts.
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YABUCOA, Puerto Rico Sept. 16, 2004 — Jeanne strengthened from a tropical storm into the sixth hurricane of the season Thursday, a day after lashing
Puerto Rico with damaging winds and rain that knocked out power, flooded roads and killed two people.
A hurricane warning was posted for eastern and northern coasts of the Dominican Republic, as forecasters told the storm-weary Caribbean to monitor the
progress of Jeanne, which had 80 mph winds with higher gusts.
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The dangerous storm is forecast to reach Florida, Georgia and South Carolina by next week.
More than 200,000 people in the Dominican Republic are without running water. One victim of Hurricane Jeanne, Margarita Rivera, died when high winds
flung her into the wall of her neighbors house. Arturo Roman,, 78, was killed while trying to install storm shutters on the roof of his house. Roman
died instantly.
In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Jeane has pounded the area with at least 16 inches of rain.
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accuweather.com
Current Position of Hurricane Jeanne
Satellite Image of Hurricane Jeanne
According to
www.accuweather.com..., Hurricane Jeane's forecast eye path is straight through Florida.
