Category 5 Hurricane Maria is a severe threat to the Caribbean, Puerto Rico; Jose to scrape Northeast coast

The wicked 2017 hurricane season is set to deliver its next two punishing blows from Hurricanes Maria and Jose. In both the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast of the Northeast United States, conditions are set to deteriorate rapidly through Wednesday as these storms arrive.

Of the two storms, however, Maria is the much more serious hurricane - upgraded…