Monday, July 7, 2008

Bertha... Now a Hurricane

Tropical Storm Bertha, now Hurricane Bertha, is the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Bertha was located about 845 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands at 5 a.m. this morning. Hurricane Bertha is moving west-northwest at about 17 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 75 miles, with higher wind gusts and a minimum central pressure of 987 millibars.



According to the National Hurricane Center, it is still too soon to tell if Bertha will affect any land.

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