The weather service forecast that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands could see 2 to 4 inches of rain with up to 6 inches in some areas.(JOSE JIMENEZ/GETTY IMAGES)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER Service has issued a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are expected to be hit with rain and winds on Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Karen formed early Sunday with winds of 40 mph, also prompting a storm watch for the British Virgin Islands, according to the weather service.
Karen is currently 245 miles south of St. Croix with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and stronger winds possible during the next 48 hours. The storm is moving northwest at 8 mph. It is expected to move across the eastern Caribbean Sea through Monday, passing “near or over” Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Tuesday.
The weather service forecast that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands could see 2 to 4 inches of rain with up to 6 inches in some areas beginning Tuesday morning and lasting through Wednesday night. A flash flood watch has been issued for the islands. The weather service also warns of mudslides from excessive rain.
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced tweeted that she is in “constant communication” with the NWS and will “make the appropriate decisions” pending the storm’s trajectory.
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