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Nicole weakens to Tropical Storm

Graphic from the Bermuda Weather Service (www.weather.bm)

Hurricane Nicole has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to drift away from the island — but Bermuda may not be out of danger yet.

According to the Bermuda Weather Service’s noon update, Nicole was 289 nautical miles south of Bermuda and stationary. While the storm is expected to move southward this afternoon and Saturday, it is expected to turn later in the weekend and begin to move north again. The five-day forecast for the storm suggests that it may pass close to the island on Wednesday as a tropical storm.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew this morning continued to pass along Atlantic coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing torrential rain and flooding to the state in addition to high winds. The storm is forecast to continue along the east coast, scraping along the Georgia and South Carolina coast this weekend before turning out to sea.

However, the five-day forecast suggests the storm may turn around in the Atlantic, and possible strike Florida again as a tropical storm.

Hurricane Matthew has already battered much of the Caribbean with Haiti reportedly bearing the brunt of the damage. More than 300 people have been confirmed dead in that country and thousands have been left homeless.