This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Paloma taken at 3:31 a.m. EST Thursday Nov. 6, 2008. According to the National Hurricane Center At 4:a.m. EST the center of Paloma was located about 65 miles east of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border. Paloma is moving toward the north-northwest near 7 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days and Paloma could become a hurricane on Friday
Residents look at a damaged boat washed ashore during the passage of Hurricane Omar near Oranjestad, Aruba, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. Omar strengthened into a hurricane late Tuesday and drenched islands in the southeastern Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off a school's roof as it menaced U.S. islands
Motorists drive their cars along the waterfront road of downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, as Hurricane Omar approaches Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar
Nicholas Pizarro sits on the beach as Hurricane Omar approaches in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar.
Clouds cover a section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Omar approaches to the island, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar
A cloudy sky is seen over El Morro fortress in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Omar approaches to the island, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar
Surfers prepare to take advantage of increased swells with the approach of the Hurricane Omar in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
A surfer takes advantage of increased swells with the approach of the Hurricane Omar in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Schools, businesses and a giant oil refinery closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar.
This image provided by NOAA taken at 11:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008 shows Hurricane Omar. At 200 a.m. EDT the center of Omar was located about 30 miles southeast of St. Croix and about 105 miles west-southwest of St. Martin. Omar is moving toward the northeast near 20 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 115 mph with higher gusts. Omar is now a Category Three hurricane
A man walks on the beach at sunrise, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday, after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm
The sun rises over a beach, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday, after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm
The sun rises over the coast of eastern Puerto Rico, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm
A man walks on the beach at sunrise, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm
A car passes by a large boulder which tumbled into a road along with a mudslide the previous night due to heavy rains from the Hurricane Omar storm system in Yabucoa, eastern Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was largely spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands Thursday after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm
A man carries a toilet along a flooded street in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides in the country
A woman carries a child under heavy rain in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides in the country
A girl walks in floodwaters as she carries a part of her bed in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides in the country
Residents take cover as heavy rain falls in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides.
Residents walk under heavy rain along a flooded street in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides in the country
Two girls walk under heavy rain in Managua, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Authorities are on alert as heavy rains continue due to the remnants of tropical depression 16, that could cause floods and mudslides in the country
