A strong earthquake and several aftershocks rattled residents in Puerto Rico on Monday. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Great Lakes basin. Governor Vázquez, who toured some of the damage, said she expected power to be restored in Guánica by Tuesday morning. When her granddaughter, Alondra Suárez, 7, felt the earth shake one recent night, “I stayed up until the morning,” Alondra said. “We’re alive, thank God, because of the cars,” he said. Benny then started to rapidly intensify and by the morning hours of August 16th, Benny had strengthened to hurricane intensity, with continued rapid strengthening continuing throughout the day, with maximum sustained winds being brought up to 90. The coastal rock formation known as Punta Ventana, a natural wonder and tourist attraction shaped like a round stone window with a stunning view of the ocean in Guayanilla, had begun to look vulnerable after smaller quakes started to hit the area a week ago, Mayor Nelson Torres Yordán said. Supporting columns crumbled underneath Silvestre Alicea’s elevated light green house with white trim, leaving the toppled structure — built on tall columns to protect it from flooding — perched at a precarious angle, with one end of the home tilted skyward. Benny's intensification process stalled somewhat in the evening of August 16th due to an eyewall replacement cycle. Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale) will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country. "This is the first time we owned anything of our own.". "The tree landed basically right on our bed," she said. Benny continued to intensify throughout Saturday as the hurricane skirted the west coast of Michigan, attaining winds of 145 MPH by 11 PM that night. Classes at local public schools, which were scheduled to resume on Tuesday after a holiday break, were pushed back until Jan. 13 to give inspectors time to check buildings for damage, she said. Benny continued to weaken gradually as the storm moved inland, dropping below hurricane status on August 22nd. Benny then started to undergo extratropical transition as the storm sped off to the NNW. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Great Lakes basin. Lucas is trying to stay strong for her three kids -- ages 3, 8 and 11 -- who left on a hunch as they saw Sally moving towards them. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. On Monday, he said, “it finally fell.”. “Things are really very tense about what has been going on, because this is not normal — so many tremors,” he said. The walls in the second story of his house cracked. Alejandra Mora 43,290 views 16:20 Funniest Live TV News Interviews Gone Wrong - Duration: 13:13. The automobiles below appeared to stave off a complete collapse of the roof, he said. “I ate a chocolate to see if I could feel better.”. “It looked like a movie.”. However, by Friday morning on August 17th, intensification resumed and Benny strengthened quickly to a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane by Friday Night. A big Puerto Rican flag waved from the balcony, which now was so near the ground it looked more like a porch. Alberto officially moved into the NHCGLD's area of responsibility on May 30 after crossing into Indiana and moved across Michigan as a tropical depression before becoming post-tropical on May 31. Open the door, if you can see it, just looking out on the rest of the city.” “The power went out at the airport.”. The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year. Elizabeth Vanacore, a seismologist with the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, said people felt the recent quakes because they were shallow and occurred near land. Some of these forecasts also take into consideration what happened in previous seasons and an ongoing La Niña event that had recently formed in November 2017. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Towns in the area of the quake went ahead with holiday parades on Monday, though some attendees said they felt jittery. Benny weakened some as the storm crossed the UP of Michigan, reemerging over Lake Michigan by 11 PM on August 16th, with winds of 50 mph. Alejandra Rosa reported from Guánica, and Patricia Mazzei from Miami. PACE, Fla. -- A Pace family made it out just in time before Hurricane Sally dropped a tree right through their home. “All of Puerto Rico obviously felt this temblor,” Gov. Lucas and her family have been working nonstop for the last 48 hours, trying to salvage some of their belongings. Click here to donate. Benny became extratropical on August 23rd and turned north, before dissipating in Canada on August 24th. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the Lucas family.