A weakened Hurricane Tomas was churning in the Caribbean Sunday after pounding the island of St. Vincent with gusty winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said.
As of 5 p.m. ET Sunday, the center of Tomas was located about 265 miles (425 kilometers) west of St. Lucia and about 290 miles (465 kilometers) south-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Miami, Florida-based Hurricane Center. It was moving west at about 12 mph (19 kph).