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Article: Tropical Storm Jeanne nears hurricane strength as it threatens Puerto Rico
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- September 15, 2004
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FRANK GRIFFITHS, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
09-15-2004
Dateline: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Jeanne neared hurricane strength Wednesday, threatening the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, where residents scurried to put up hurricane shutters, crowded supermarkets and prepared to evacuate low-lying areas.
The storm was expected to hit Puerto Rico's southwest coast by Wednesday afternoon, prompting a hurricane warning in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
"It's going to be a close call for Puerto Rico," said Chris Hennon, a meteorologist with the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. "Jeanne will probably become a hurricane Wednesday."
At 8 a.m. (1200 GMT), Jeanne's ...