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Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, urged the Bermuda public yesterday to be prepared for the potential impact of Hurricane Humberto.
Mr Caines said the Emergency Measures Organisation has been closely monitoring the Category 1 hurricane...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Humberto has become a Category 3 hurricane - considered a major hurricane - as it continues to churn its way towards Bermuda.
At midnight, it was predicted to skim 86 miles north-northwest of the island at 9pm with maximum sustained winds o...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Humberto, predicted to build tonight into a Category 2 hurricane, is now forecast to blow 106 miles past Bermuda’s north-west at midnight on Wednesday night.
But the storm could come closer to the island after that time, depending on its track.
The U...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hurricane activity continued to build yesterday — but none of the three storms in the Atlantic are considered threats to Bermuda.
Hurricane Dorian, which battered the Bahamas for almost two days and caused at least twenty deaths, was off the coast of...
DATE: Sep 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An amateur photographer caught a “spectacular” waterspout on camera when it appeared off North Shore yesterday.
Adrian Cunningham rushed to grab his zoom lens after he was alerted to the phenomenon by his wife, Victoria, at their home in Smith’s.
The...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chances of a busy hurricane season have increased, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States.
Noaa has forecast ten to 17 named storms for 2019, of which between five and nine will reach hurricane stren...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new $2 million weather radar system was officially launched with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Cooper’s Island in St David’s yesterday.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the new Doppler radar system will improve the ability o...
DATE: Jul 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Post-tropical cyclone Andrea is not a threat to Bermuda, the island’s weather agency said last night.
The Bermuda Weather Service said that the storm’s closest point of approach to Bermuda was expected to be 57 miles to the south-southeast at 10am t...
DATE: May 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Subtropical depression Andrea will bring the chance of thunder and strong winds as it passes Bermuda.
At noon today, the closest point of approach to Bermuda within the next three days was forecast to be 71 nautical miles to the west-south-west, at 9...
DATE: May 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
American scientists have predicted fewer hurricanes this season, but more major storms.
Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science estimated 13 named storms and five hurricanes for this year.
The average number of storms is 12.1 an...
DATE: Apr 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes