What hurricane approached the Leeward Islands on August 19?
Hurricane Bill has gained momentum and become a Category 4 storm, the same category as Hurricane Ike, the most destructive storm of that strength in recorded history. The highest strength a cyclone can attain is category 5, with winds exceeding 155 mph. It is the first tropical storm of the 2009 hurricane season (June -November) , and is traveling at around 135 mph. According to nydailynews.com, the storm may get even stronger. The storm was 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands this morning and is expected to pass them later today or on Thursday. Areas bracing for impact include the eastern coasts of the USA and Canada, and especially Bermuda, where the storm is scheduled to pass through in the next 3 or 4 days. The storm is also scheduled to pass 600 miles east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands later today, starnewsonline reports. The hurricane is nearly 300 miles wide and originated on the western coast of Africa as a tropic
Hurricane Bill storms to Bermuda By ALEXANDER BRUZUAL Wednesday, August 19 2009 click on pic to zoom in CALM SEA: The silhouette of a bird is seen as the sun sets over the calm sea off King’s Wharf in San Fernando yesterday. Elsewhere out in the Atlantic… CALM SEA: The silhouette of a bird is seen as the sun sets over the calm sea off King’s Wharf in San Fernando yesterday. Elsewhere out in the Atlantic… LOCAL meteorologists yesterday assured that this country is not in the path of Hurricane Bill which yesterday was upgraded to Category II and is projected to strengthen as it storms across the Atlantic towards the Caribbean island of Bermuda, which could face a direct hit later this week. Senior meteorologist Shakeer Baig emphasised that TT is not under any hurricane watch or warning and there was no need for citizens to panic. But the same cannot be said for Bermuda which has a diverse population including Trinis who work and live there. “The inclement weather we have been experie
East of Leeward Islands With winds extending outward 80 miles, Hurricane Bill at 5 p.m. ET was centered about 335 miles east of the Leeward Islands and moving west-northwest near 20 mph. As strong as Bill already is, it could get stronger because it’s traveling into warmer waters in the Atlantic that could intensify the storm, said National Hurricane Center specialist Lixion Avila. “The warm ocean is like the fuel for car,” Avila said Wednesday. “If you get high octane gas you get more power — that’s what warmer water does.” The center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill’s progress, though the core of the storm was expected to pass well to the northeast of the islands late Wednesday and early Thursday. Sources: http://www.msnbc.msn.
Hurricane Bill has gained momentum and become a Category 4 storm, the same category as Hurricane Ike, the most destructive storm of that strength in recorded history. The highest strength a cyclone can attain is category 5, with winds exceeding 155 mph. It is the first tropical storm of the 2009 hurricane season (June -November) , and is traveling at around 135 mph. According to nydailynews.com, the storm may get even stronger. The storm was 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands this morning and is expected to pass them later today or on Thursday. Areas bracing for impact include the eastern coasts of the USA and Canada, and especially Bermuda, where the storm is scheduled to pass through in the next 3 or 4 days. The storm is also scheduled to pass 600 miles east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands later today, starnewsonline reports. The hurricane is nearly 300 miles wide and originated on the western coast of Africa as a tropic
Hurricane Bill storms to Bermuda By ALEXANDER BRUZUAL Wednesday, August 19 2009 click on pic to zoom in CALM SEA: The silhouette of a bird is seen as the sun sets over the calm sea off King’s Wharf in San Fernando yesterday. Elsewhere out in the Atlantic… CALM SEA: The silhouette of a bird is seen as the sun sets over the calm sea off King’s Wharf in San Fernando yesterday. Elsewhere out in the Atlantic… LOCAL meteorologists yesterday assured that this country is not in the path of Hurricane Bill which yesterday was upgraded to Category II and is projected to strengthen as it storms across the Atlantic towards the Caribbean island of Bermuda, which could face a direct hit later this week. Senior meteorologist Shakeer Baig emphasised that TT is not under any hurricane watch or warning and there was no need for citizens to panic. But the same cannot be said for Bermuda which has a diverse population including Trinis who work and live there. “The inclement weather we have been experie
