Hurricane Omar was a powerful tropical cyclone that took an unusual southwest to northeast track through the eastern Caribbean Sea during mid-October 2008. Forming out of a tropical disturbance on Oct
Omar near peak intensity on October 16
Hurricane Omar at its secondary peak with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h)
Damage from Hurricane Omar in Aruba
Hurricane Omar passing through the Leeward Islands on October 16
Hurricane Lenny was the strongest November Atlantic hurricane since the 1932 Cuba hurricane. It was the sixteenth tropical cyclone, twelfth named storm, eighth hurricane, and record-breaking fifth Cat
Hurricane Omar
…Hurricane Klaus (1984) – took a similar unusual west-to-northeast track in Puerto Rico and northern Leeward Islands. Hurricane Lenny (1999) – was the last unusual west-to-east track in the Caribbean sea. National Hurricane Center Website…
Property damage on the island of Saint Croix
Damage to the Frederiksted Pier in St. Croix