Hurricane Dorian, which is now a category 3 hurricane barely dodged U.S. territory, Puerto Rico. The hurricane is now on course set to strike mid Florida. People are recovering, removing boards off of windows in a sigh of relief that could have been another catastrophic loss.
Puerto Rico recovering after Hurricane Dorian
Mother nature spared the U.S. territory
YABUCOA, PUERTO RICO - AUGUST 28: Ya Mary Morales (L) and Henry Sustache put plywood over the windows of their home as they prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian on August 28, 2019 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The Tropical Storm is expected to hit around 2pm this afternoon. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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One man is dead after he fell from his roof while trying to clear a drain preparing for the storm. In preparation, Puerto Rican's feared the worst since Hurricane Maria with shutting down the airport and local schools.
The National Weather Service states that only moderate to heavy showers fell across the U.S. territory sparing much disaster from major metropolitan areas with heavy population. The island of Culebra suffered the worst of the storm, measuring up to 5 inches of rain while other parts of the island recieved a half inch to two inches of rainfall.
Preliminary Rainfall Totals - Wed 28th 8AM thru Thu 29th 8AM. Totales de lluvia (preliminar) entre miercoles 28 a las 8 am a jueves 29 a las 8 am. pic.twitter.com/w5e1X60ypr
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) August 29, 2019
"I am proud of our Puerto Rican community, because once again they showed discipline, preparation, and respect towards all the orders given to them for their protection." Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced said
My most sincere gratitude to the federal government for their support to all US citizens in 🇵🇷 during the threat posed by #Dorian. I'm extremely proud of how our people and our government handled the situation by staying calm and showing great preparedness and resiliency. pic.twitter.com/YRQoNqy19M
— Wanda Vázquez Garced (@wandavazquezg) August 29, 2019
A little after 7 p.m. Wednesday, San Juan, the Capital of Puerto Rico reported a wind gust of 34 M.P.H. which is tremendously below what was forecasted.
Many residents have been stocking up on water, canned food and gas in anticipating of the storm. Thursday, the schools and airport reopened.