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US FACES TRKPLE STORM AFFECT as one hurricane bears down on the East Coast, a second threatens to devastate the Caribbean AGAIN and another is forming in the Atlantic

Chris Pleasance and James Wilkinson For Dailymail.com

9-17-17

Maria was upgraded from tropical storm to Category 1 hurricane on Sunday
Its path will carry it over the Caribbean in almost exactly the same route as Irma
It's expected to hit the Leeward Islands on Monday and keep increasing strength
Winds from Hurricane Jose could affected everywhere from Virginia to Maine
Tropical Storm Lee threatens more chaos after forming out in the Atlantic

A second hurricane in as many weeks is expected to bring fresh devastation to a string of Caribbean islands already battered by Hurricane Irma.

Maria strengthened to a Category 1 storm on Sunday and is expected to intensify rapidly over the next 48 hours as it follows almost the exact same path as Irma through the region.

Guadalupe, Dominica, Martinique and St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat were issued a hurricane warnings on Monday, while the British Virgin Islands - among the worst affected by Irma - were put on hurricane watch.

Meanwhile Hurricane Jose continues to intensify as it moves toward the US east coast as Tropical Storm Lee threatens more chaos having formed out in the Atlantic.

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Storm Maria was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday as it headed for the Leeward Islands, while Hurricane Jose strengthened as it headed for the east coast and Tropical Storm Lee lurked out in the Atlantic

Maria is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next 48 hours as it follows almost the exact same track through the Caribbean as Irma, reaching Category 3 on Wednesday

Guadalupe, Dominica, Martinique and St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat have all been issued hurricane warnings, while the British Virgin Islands - among the worst hit by Irma - are under a hurricane alert

More than 1,700 residents of Barbuda, where Irma damaged nearly every building, braced for Maria on neighbouring Antigua, now under a tropical storm watch, said Ronald Sanders, the country's ambassador to the United States.

Puerto Rico has already begun preparations for Maria, which by Tuesday was expected to unleash powerful winds on the U.S. territory, already dealing with a weakened economy and fragile power grid.

Damage to Puerto Rico could also disrupt the disaster relief supply chain to other islands that were hit by Irma.

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