Hurricane Breaking News – Cat 4

BREAKING NEWS Gonzalo was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane at midday as it continues gaining strength over the open Atlantic Ocean. At noon the centre of the storm was located about 640 miles south-southwest of Bermuda. It was moving to the northwest at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour.This […]

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Hurricane Advisory # 13

BWS – Tropical Update Bulletin HURRICANE GONZALO IS A THREAT TO BERMUDA Advisory #13, 12 pm Wed, Oct 15, 2014 Refresh browser for latest image KEY: Blue = 34-50 kts, Yellow = 50-64 kts, and Red = 64 kts and greater Diagonal shading indicates fringe winds (34kts or greater surrounding the storm’s core) Closest point of […]

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Hurricane Preparation

I am sure most of Bermuda has their list and Hurricane routine they go through to prepare for a hurricane but one more list (or group of  lists) cannot hurt! Here are a few hurricane lists I found that I thought I would share. Oh….and maybe do your best to have these items days before […]

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Gonzalo forecast be a Category 3 direct hit

Gonzalo has become a major hurricane over the Atlantic and is a threat to Bermuda. The Bermuda Weather Service’s 6pm update showed the closest point of approach to the Island within 72 hours was forecast to be within 25 nautical miles — classed as directly over — the Island at 5pm on Friday. The storm […]

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No…No…No… Not again!

We are still breathless after Tropical Storm #Fay…and we are now being told that #Gonzalo is on his way.  Believe it or not, this is approx. 5 days after the Bermuda News said that we had a calm and mild Hurricane Season.  I guess they spoke to soon! And of course, I am concerned about […]

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Tropical Storm my @$$

When we woke up at around 6:00 – 6:30 am we did not expect to see what we saw outside our window.  We knew Tropical Storm (TS) Fay was coming for a visit and for those of you that live in Bermuda, or have visited…a TS is something you fly your kite in, what showed […]

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First Tropical Storm of 2014

Tropical Storm Arthur — the first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season — is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said today [July 1]. Located some 85 miles off Cape Canaveral, Florida, the system has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is moving at 2mph to […]

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