New Tropical Storm Fred swirls off Puerto Rico, eyes Hispaniola — the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti
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Tropical Storm Fred swirled just southwest of Puerto Rico early Wednesday heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with forecasters warning that its heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides.
After a quiet month of no named storms in the region, Fred became the sixth of the Atlantic hurricane season as expected late Tuesday. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic's north coast. On the forecast track, Fred's center was expected to be near or over Hispaniola later Wednesday and to move near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas on Thursday. Hispaniola is the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.More Related News