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The predicted track of a major hurricane is grounds for “cautious optimism”, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
Mark Guishard said that Hurricane Sam, the 18th named storm of the season, was expected to move east of the islan...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hurricane Sam became a Category 4 storm early yesterday and packed winds of up to 184mph.
It is not ranked as a threat to the island at present – but the 6am forecast from the Bermuda Weather Service showed the storm moving west-northwest at 8mph, sw...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Sam is on track to build into a Category 4 hurricane by tomorrow.
The storm is headed west towards the Caribbean from a position 1,767 miles south-east of Bermuda.
The rapidly growing storm, expected to curve north-west, is being monitored ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Sam has now formed in the Atlantic and is forecast to become a major storm tomorrow.
It is the seventh hurricane of the season and the 18th named storm so far this year.
The storm was not considered a threat to the island at noon today.
BWS...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tropical Storm Peter tonight remained on course to approach Bermuda late in the week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the storm’s closest point of approach in three days would be 442 miles south-southwest of the island at 6pm on Thursday.
But the st...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tropical storm Peter has formed northeast of the Caribbean and is predicted to curve towards Bermuda in the coming week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the system was forecast to near the island at 582 miles to the south by noon on Wednesday.
Dep...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Larry brought Bermuda grey skies and strong winds but left the island mostly untouched as it grazed the island yesterday.
The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane before it passed about 170 miles to the island’s east at 3pm.
Larry boast...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island has started to be hit by the outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Larry.
But the storm continued to pass well east of Bermuda as predicted.
A powerful surf churned the South Shore, but winds remained low, although a tropical storm w...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
High winds and heavy rain are expected today but the island is expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Larry, forecasters said.
The Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday a Tropical Storm Warning was in force and the Category 2 hurricane was still...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Officials are confident that Hurricane Larry will have only a minor impact on the island in the next 24 hours.
Renée Ming, the minister for national security, made the announcement after a meeting of the Emergency Measures Organisation today.
Ms Min...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan