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Since [[1495]], the [[island]]s of the [[Caribbean]] have experienced ample [[hurricane]] activity; either being directly hit or significantly brushed.

==List of Caribbean hurricanes==
The following is a '''history of hurricane activity in the Caribbean''':

*[[1495]] - [[Christopher Columbus]] encounters a hurricane near [[Hispaniola]]. He reported that “Nothing but the service of [[God]] or the [[Monarchy]]” would he permit himself exposure to such a storm again.
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*[[September 5]]-[[September 8|8]], [[1997]] - Hurricane Erika passed about 2o latitude northeast of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in a SE to NW direction.
*[[September 21]]-[[September 22|22]], [[1998]] - Hurricane Georges passed over St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and then entered Puerto Rico near Humacao and traveled through the interior of the island exiting just south of Mayaguez in Cabo Rojo. The hurricane traveled mainly in an E to W direction.


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*[[October 20]]-[[October 21|21]], [[1999]] - Tropical Storm Jose passed within 1º latitude to the northeast of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in an E-SE to W-NW direction and then turned N-NE once in the Atlantic to the north of our local islands. For storm report click here.
(contracted; show full)==See also==
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*[[List of notable tropical cyclones]]
*[[List of Atlantic hurricane seasons]]

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[[Category:Lists of tropical cyclones|Caribbean]]