Triple threat: One hurricane bears down on the East Coast, another threatens to devastate the Caribbean AGAIN and a third storm forms in the Atlantic
The Caribbean, already suffering from the onslaught of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, is bracing itself for another attack - this time from the newly upgraded Hurricane Maria, which reached Category 1 status on Sunday Sep 17,2017
Maria, formerly a tropical storm, is expected to follow almost the exact same same path as Irma through the Caribbean, hitting the Leeward Islands on Monday Sep 18,2017
It's then expected to continue to build strength until it hits Puerto Rico at Category 3 on Wednesday Sep 20,2017
Meanwhile, Hurricane Jose - having concluded its swirl in the Atlantic - continues to intensify as it move towards the eastern seaboard from Virginia up, while Tropical Depression Lee continues to swirl in the Atlantic.
Maria was upgraded to Category 1 status on Sunday afternoon, while it was around 140 miles off the east coast of Barbados.
Its windspeeds were registered at 75mph, while it continued to move inland at a rate of around 15mph.
Storm surges, high windspeeds and heavy rainfall are expected on parts of the Leeward Islands over the coming days.
Around 6 to 12 inches of rain could fall on the island, which include Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands.
Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat have all been given hurricane warnings, while Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda, Saba, St Eustatius and St. Lucia are under tropical storm warnings.
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