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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2017-000136 Country: USA United States Location: PR, VI Date (YMD): 2017-9-19 Time: Duration: 3 Magnitude: Information Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2018). https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/ Comments: Category 4 hurricane made landfall in southeast Puerto Rico after striking the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. Maria's high winds caused widespread devastation to Puerto Rico's transportation, agriculture, communication and energy infrastructure. Extreme rainfall up to 37 inches caused widespread flooding and mudslides across the island. The interruption to commerce and standard living conditions will be sustained for a long period, as much of Puerto Rico's infrastructure is rebuilt. Maria tied Hurricane Wilma (2005) for the most rapid intensification, strengthening from tropical depression to a category 5 storm in 54 hours. Maria's landfall at Category 4 strength gives the U.S. a record three Category 4+ landfalls this year (Maria, Harvey, and Irma). Maria was one of the deadliest storms to impact the U.S., with numerous indirect deaths in the wake of the storm's devastation. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2017-000136-ATG Tropical Cyclone,Antigua & Barbuda: Tropical Storm Maria has developed into a category-3 hurricane. TC-2017-000136-DMA Tropical Cyclone,Dominica: As of 20 September, Hurricane Maria left at least two people killed in Guadeloupe island, while hundreds of people have been evacuated and hundreds of houses destroyed in Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique islands. TC-2017-000136-GLP Tropical Cyclone,Guadeloupe: As of 20 September, Hurricane Maria left at least two people killed in Guadeloupe island, while hundreds of people have been evacuated and hundreds of houses destroyed in Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique islands. TC-2017-000136-MTQ Tropical Cyclone,Martinique: As of 20 September, Hurricane Maria left at least two people killed in Guadeloupe island, while hundreds of people have been evacuated and hundreds of houses destroyed in Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique islands.