ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Hurricane Fiona is bringing back haunting memories in Puerto Rico of Hurricane Maria that ravaged the island five years ago. University of Cental Florida alumnae Katina ...

Maria was a tropical wave that rapidly intensified into a major hurricane within an 18-hour period. Maria made landfall as a category five hurricane in Dominica with maximum winds of 166 mph.

Hurricane Maria crossed Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017. The category 4 hurricane with winds near 155 mph – almost a Category 5 - crippled the island’s power grid, caused nearly 3,000 deaths and ...

Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico early on September 20, 2017, with 250-kilometer-per-hour winds, torrential rains and a storm surge up to three meters high.