Hurricane Maria Hits Puerto Rico Head On
September 20, 2017

Hurricane Maria made landfall Wednesday in southeast Puerto Rico, ripping trees out of the ground and entangling two-thirds of the island in hurricane-force winds. 

Maria made landfall near the city of Yabucoa with winds of 155 mph -- just 2 mph short of Category 5 status, the National Hurricane Center said. 

By 9 a.m., those winds had weakened to 145 mph. But Maria is still a Category 4 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs off houses
 
The storm was so fierce, it broke two National Weather Service radars on the island Wednesday.
Posted by CNN at 9:54 AM
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