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   LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 19-Sep-2022 13:25:26 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   #TropStorm #Fiona became #Hurricane Fiona shortly before the center slammed into Puerto Rico. Next is the Dominican Republic. In #PR, all power was knocked out, despite #Luma staging line crews on the island in preparation for the storm. https://nu.federati.net/url/287855 [www nbcnews com] https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/weather/tropical-storm-fiona-sunday/index.html [www cnn com] https://nu.federati.net/url/287856 [apnews com]
   
   (Luma operates the territory's power grid on behalf of #PREPA / #AEE )
   
   Also "catastrophic flooding" according to the stories.
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     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 19-Sep-2022 13:33:02 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     We took a quick look at wurricanes this evening before #GS3 went to bed. The strengthening of #Hurricane #Fiona was somewhat unexpected, given that previous guidance held it to a tropical storm as far as #Bermuda. But we've been on top of #Typhoon #Nanmadol, which by now has slammed into #Japan. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/17/asia/japan-typhoon-nanmadol-intl-hnk/index.html [www cnn com] (yesterday's pre-landfall story) https://nu.federati.net/url/287858 [www theguardian com] (current video)