Hi again, everybody. I would think that I would be posting on TTG on a more positive note but sadly, that's not the case right now. Recently, Hurricane Irma (Cat. 5) laid waste to the Carribean islands and parts of Florida; now, there's another threat, Hurricane Maria: a Category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 160 MPH which has already crossed over the island of Dominica and these are the Prime Minister's words, in reference to his island:

Dominica is an island of 72k inhabitants, most houses are made of wood or zinc and there's estimated devastation and quite possibly, some fatalities.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria is making its way towards the island I live on: Puerto Rico. While there are hundreds of models for the trajectory of the hurricane, the European models are having it always making landfall over Puerto Rico, the eye crossing directly through the island and "cutting it in half". The eye will move over specifically where I live, we've already boarded up the windows and our neighbors have as well.
This is the official trajectory of Hurricane Maria (if there are no more movements, since they tend to move in zigzag directions):

If you zoom in on the map, you'll see it says 'Bairoa' which is the sector of my city (Caguas) in which I live, the eye will be going right through my town.

And, if knowing that Maria is a Cat. 5 hurricane with winds of 160 MPH and gusts of almost 200 MPH isn't enough, one of the world's most famous "storm chasers" is on the island. His name is Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone on Twitter) and here he is, roaming around the island:
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The hurricane is expected to be on Puerto Rico for approximately 24 hours and will continue to feel its effects up to 72 hours after landfall. Puerto Rico's power grid already took a hit from Hurricane Irma and the government has announced that this hit from Maria will cripple Puerto Rico's power grid with deafening force. They've announced, so I've read, that the island could be without power for the next 1-3 months; the island has already issued a State of Emergency plan with the United States (Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and we have those benefits) and Canada has shown their support to our island and will try to help us as much as they can so hopefully, the power grid can be brought back to full life (even though injured severely) before that estimated time with the help of other governments.

For those who are curious: no, Maria is not projected to touch the mainland United States but will keep itself out at sea. Still too soon to see if there'll be a change in trajectory but they've shown it heading out to see and not hitting the United States.

I obviously won't be on much since I'll be left with no signal, power or water so I'll be dealing with that but I'll make sure to check in after the hurricane has passed over Puerto Rico and left out to sea to update the thread. Wish us luck and I hope all of you stay equally safe, even though there's no potential danger to you guys seeing as you're either from the U.S. or U.K. Take care!