US Territories’ August 9-15, 2021 news week in tweets

Tropical Storm #Grace is getting stronger with winds up to 45 mph.

Grace could move over Haiti as the country continues recovery and cleanup efforts following today's magnitude 7.2 #earthquake: https://t.co/Lzcs8W09wn

— Breaking Weather by AccuWeather (@breakingweather) August 14, 2021

Tropical depression 16W's forecast track has moved slightly to the north, with the storm expected to hit Guam sometime Tuesday, according to the 9:27 a.m. advisory from the National Weather Service. https://t.co/ZcnfJ4leqj

— Guam PDN (@GuamPDN) August 16, 2021

IMPORTANT TRAVEL UPDATE: There were some changes made over the weekend to the travel testing requirements and other regulations to be aware of. If you are traveling to the USVI in the coming weeks and months, please read the update:https://t.co/xUMFj6UYsD

— News of St. John (@NewsofStJohn) August 9, 2021

#Earthquake M4.7 Northern Mariana Islands: Mariana Islands 9 Aug 01:34 UTC – report/info: https://t.co/1LlomXOCjF

— Earthquake Monitor (@EQAlerts) August 9, 2021

Requesting DHS & State Dept consider the circumstances of our islands’ Legal Permanent Residents that call American Samoa home. The fact that the Territory’s border was closed for a year should not cause penalties to their Visa status.https://t.co/z2F2516WKm

— Rep. Aumua Amata🇦🇸 (@RepAmata) August 14, 2021