As
Hurricane Irma made landfall Sunday in Florida, the center of Hurricane Jose moved past Puerto Rico and away from the Caribbean Islands, sparing residents there further damage.
Jose remained as a Category 4 hurricane and passed “well north” of Puerto Rico, the
National Hurricane Center reported, with its buoy showing 110 mph wind gusts. The storm is about 250 miles north-northwest of the Northern Leeward Islands as of Sunday morning.
Jose is expected to weaken in the next few days as it spirals northwest and away from the northern Leeward Islands. The government of France ended its Tropical Storm Warning for St. Martin and St. Barthelemy. Jose neared Category 5 strength as it followed Irma’s path earlier this week.
