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Tropical Storm Gert was upgraded yesterday morning to a Category 1 hurricane, but is only expected to make a distant pass by the island.
As of 6pm last night, the closest point of approach to Bermuda was expected to be on Wednesday at 8am. At that ti...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm and has been described as a potential threat to Bermuda.
At 6am today, Tropical Storm Gert had winds of 40 knots and gusts of 50 knots and was forecast to pass 278 nautical m...
DATE: Aug 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Tropical Depression Emily is expected to pass the island this week — 30 years after its namesake devastated the island.
As of noon today, Emily was described as a potential threat to the island, and was expected to pass 243 nautical miles to the nort...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in the past decade has hit the impoverished nation of Haiti.
Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 140mph, made landfall at the south-western tip near Les Anglais at about 8am.
According t...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Matthew has passed over the Tiburon peninula in the southwest of Haiti, unleashing floods and knocking out electricity as the Category 4 storm continues north.
Matthew, the region’s biggest storm in nearly a decade, expected to cause extens...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Matthew is continuing its progress towards Jamaica and Haiti.
With sustained winds of 130mph this evening, hurricane warnings have been issued for both countries, and life-threatening rain is expected in Haiti.
The Category 4 storm is edgin...
DATE: Oct 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Hurricane Matthew today built into a category 4 storm as it continues west in the Caribbean.
According to Bermuda Weather Service projections, Matthew will gradually tilt northward tomorrow morning, putting it on a likely course for Jamaica by Monday...
DATE: Sep 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tropical Storm Matthew has been upgraded to Hurricane Matthew, the National Hurricane Centre announced this afternoon.
The hurricane, which is not a current threat to Bermuda, is located 150 miles north-northeast of Curacao, has maximum sustained win...
DATE: Sep 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Barbados has been hit by a storm system, Matthew, which has developed into a tropical storm and is now headed for the region of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Matthew could strengthen into a hurricane over the coming days as it passes through the cen...
DATE: Sep 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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With Tropical Depression Karl still a “potential threat” to Bermuda, the Emergency Measures Organisation is set to meet today.
The system, which weakened from a tropical storm yesterday, is expected to strengthen again in the coming days.
According t...
DATE: Sep 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes