Hurricane Hortense: impact on surface water in Puerto Rico
Fact Sheet
014-97
By: Heriberto Torres-Sierra
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Abstract
Late Monday night, September 9, and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 10, 1996, Hurricane Hortense passed over the southwestern part of Puerto Rico (inset). Hurricane Hortense made landfall as a Category One Hurricane (74 to 95 miles per hour) on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, with maximum sustained winds of nearly 80 miles per hour. The eye of Hurricane Hortense moved over the towns of Guayanilla, Yauco, Guánica, Lajas, San Germán, Cabo Rojo, Hormigueros, and Mayagüez (fig. 1).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hurricane Hortense: impact on surface water in Puerto Rico |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 014-97 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs01497 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | Puerto Rico |