Hurricane Lenny Heads Toward Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
From Times Wire Reports
Packing 115 mph winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Lenny careened past the Dominican Republic on a rare west-to-east course aimed directly at Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. At 10 p.m. EST, Lenny was 170 miles south-southwest of San Juan, speeding east-northeast at 16 mph. Late Tuesday, Lenny became a Category 3, designating a dangerous storm with winds from 111 mph to 130 mph. The storm was expected to hit Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands this morning.
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