The tropical storm "Mary", which was previously formed in the Atlantic Ocean, intensified before the hurricane. This is reported on the website of the National Hurricane Warning Center USA. According to the institution, the hurricane is approaching the Lesser Antilles. In the area of ??its potential impact, in particular, the US-owned island of Puerto Rico, as well as Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Currently, "Maria" is moving to the north-west at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Speed ??gusts - up to 120 kilometers per hour. In addition, in the Atlantic Ocean near the eastern coast of the United States operates Hurricane Jose. At the end of August, the state of Texas was hit by the hurricane "Harvey". It turned out to be the most devastating natural disaster in the United States over the past 12 years. Victims of the hurricane and floods caused by it were 60 people. September 10, another hurricane hit the Florida, "Irma". Before that he raged in Cuba, in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. His victims were 55 people.

Original article: In the Lesser Antilles, the tropical storm "Mary" intensified before the hurricane.