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Haiti in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac
The National Hurricane Center said the storm could strike Florida as early as Monday, when the US Republican National Convention opens in Tampa.
Meteorologists, however, have cautioned that it is too early to accurately predict Isaac’s path and said it is unlikely to disrupt the convention.
Thousands of Republicans will be in Tampa for four days during which former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will be formally nominated to challenge President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.
On Wednesday, meanwhile, much of the southern coast of the Dominican Republic was under a hurricane warning.
A tropical storm warning was in effect throughout the Leeward Islands, including Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and the surrounding islands, Saint Martin, Saint Maarten, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat and Anguilla, Saba and Saint Eustatius.
“For residents in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands who may be affected… it’s critical that you take this storm seriously and take steps now to prepare your families, homes and businesses,” US Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said in a statement.
FEMA has deployed teams to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to work with local officials on how to manage their response to any potential disaster.
