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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How to track Bermuda’s Hurricane status

This is really for our family & friends overseas. As you all know, when the Spencer Family has power and coconut internet…we will keep you posted on how we are doing on either Facebook (Becky is better than me) or Instagram.  But…sometimes, believe it or not, a Hurricane (or Tropical Storm) will take away our […]

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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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