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Hurricane Epsilon continued to weaken this morning, but is still considered a potential threat to the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service’s latest update said the storm had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, but a Tropical Storm Warning remains in e...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Epsilon has reached Category 1 strength as it continues to drift towards the island.
A Tropical Strom Watch is in effect, but as of 9am the centre of the storm was forecast to past just over 200 miles to the island’s east.
Forecasts by th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Weather models predicted Tropical Storm Epsilon would gain strength and edge past east of Bermuda on Friday.
Forecasters warned wet weather, stronger winds and rough seas should be expected.
The National Hurricane Centre in the United States said th...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A double hit from hurricanes did little to increase below-average rainfall for the year, the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
The BWS had recorded 37.48in since the start of the year – more than 7in below the average of 44.63in for the same pe...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hurricane Teddy-driven seas were the highest in almost 30 years, a veteran charter boat captain and conservationist said yesterday.
Choy Aming, also co-founder of the Bermuda Shark Project, added: “I might actually dig out some old photos to loo...
DATE: Sep 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers mobilised for the second time in a week to help clear the roadways in the aftermath of hurricanes Paulette and Teddy.
More than 75 troops were embodied for Teddy, but senior officers said the storm had caused little da...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Hurricane Teddy battered Bermuda from a distance, but the island escaped major damage.
The hurricane passed the island as a Category 1 storm yesterday afternoon with its closest point of approach about 150 miles to the island’s east at about 3pm.
Ren...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A collapsed wall and steps has blocked public access to a South Shore beach, it was revealed yesterday.
The Emergency Measures Organisation said “extensive damage” had been caused to the route to Elbow Beach in Paget.
Officials added that powerful wa...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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More than 200 customers of power firm Belco suffered power cuts as a result of Hurricane Teddy.
A spokesman for the company said yesterday afternoon that a total of 217 households had lost electricity.
The worst-affected area was Pembroke with 166 ou...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A group of children filmed playing close to stormy waters and strong waves could have died, the Commissioner of Police warned yesterday.
Stephen Corbishley also highlighted that the adults who allowed the children near the water as Hurricane Teddy ap...
DATE: Sep 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan