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Nicole op weg naar Bermuda.
Al een aantal dagen tolt de tropische storm Nicole rond boven de Atlantische oceaan. Op dit moment is de kracht toegenomen tot categorie 4 en is deze op weg naar Bermuda.
Webcam Bermuda: http://www.portbermudawebcam.com
Het zwaarste windveld zit nu op 209 km, waarbij de windstoten oplopen tot bijna 260 km.
De kerndruk is gedaald naar 950 mb.
Uiteindelijk trekt dit systeem richting Europa, maar door een krachtig hogedrukgebied is de kans klein dat Europa last krijgt van Nicole.
Zie ook: WKN / Hurricane Season 2016 #2: Seizoen komt op gang
Al een aantal dagen tolt de tropische storm Nicole rond boven de Atlantische oceaan. Op dit moment is de kracht toegenomen tot categorie 4 en is deze op weg naar Bermuda.
Webcam Bermuda: http://www.portbermudawebcam.com
Het zwaarste windveld zit nu op 209 km, waarbij de windstoten oplopen tot bijna 260 km.
De kerndruk is gedaald naar 950 mb.
Uiteindelijk trekt dit systeem richting Europa, maar door een krachtig hogedrukgebied is de kans klein dat Europa last krijgt van Nicole.
Zie ook: WKN / Hurricane Season 2016 #2: Seizoen komt op gang
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami called Nicole an "extremely dangerous" storm and urged islanders to rush preparations for its powerful rain and winds. It said Nicole should pass near or over Bermuda on Thursday. The storm was located about 180 miles south-southwest of Bermuda late Wednesday night. It had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and was moving north-northeast at 102 mph.
Rains were already hitting Bermuda and authorities on Wednesday ordered schools and government offices closed, and asked people to remain indoors.
"I believe we are generally ready for it," Premier Michael Dunkley said. "Now we just have to hope and pray for the best."
Hundreds of people had rushed to shops and gas stations for last-minute preparations as rain and wind began to batter Bermuda, which has sturdy infrastructure and is accustomed to storms.
Those at home made last-minute preparations for what lay ahead, with resident Danni Joell saying she was "cooking up a storm" with her son, Tyler, in the kitchen.
"So far we've made an apple pie, and there are some cookies in the oven," she said. "Hopefully we will have enough to gets us through."
Businesses were largely boarded up by Wednesday night, and dozens of vessels from one marina were already neatly packed away between historical buildings in Mangrove Bay, a popular spot for water activities in Bermuda's northwest tip. Hotels, meanwhile, reported an uptick in bookings as people sought shelters with power.
American Airlines and Air Canada are among several that have canceled flights to the island, and several cruise ships have canceled trips as well.
The hurricane was kicking up heavy surf in islands south of Bermuda including Puerto Rico, where authorities said they were looking for the body of a surfer who disappeared on Tuesday. He was identified as 37-year-old Gabriel Pantoja.
http://www.foxnews.com/wo(...)-aim-at-bermuda.html
Rains were already hitting Bermuda and authorities on Wednesday ordered schools and government offices closed, and asked people to remain indoors.
"I believe we are generally ready for it," Premier Michael Dunkley said. "Now we just have to hope and pray for the best."
Hundreds of people had rushed to shops and gas stations for last-minute preparations as rain and wind began to batter Bermuda, which has sturdy infrastructure and is accustomed to storms.
Those at home made last-minute preparations for what lay ahead, with resident Danni Joell saying she was "cooking up a storm" with her son, Tyler, in the kitchen.
"So far we've made an apple pie, and there are some cookies in the oven," she said. "Hopefully we will have enough to gets us through."
Businesses were largely boarded up by Wednesday night, and dozens of vessels from one marina were already neatly packed away between historical buildings in Mangrove Bay, a popular spot for water activities in Bermuda's northwest tip. Hotels, meanwhile, reported an uptick in bookings as people sought shelters with power.
American Airlines and Air Canada are among several that have canceled flights to the island, and several cruise ships have canceled trips as well.
The hurricane was kicking up heavy surf in islands south of Bermuda including Puerto Rico, where authorities said they were looking for the body of a surfer who disappeared on Tuesday. He was identified as 37-year-old Gabriel Pantoja.
http://www.foxnews.com/wo(...)-aim-at-bermuda.html
Categorie 3 als Nicole het eiland passeert. Het systeem trekt voor Bermuda aan de verkeerde kant langs het eiland. Zwaarste stormveld zit aan de rechterkant.
Ze is nu afgezwakt naar een cat 3.quote:Op donderdag 13 oktober 2016 09:32 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
wtf categorie 4?
gister was ut nog een 2 en zou het hooguit 2 blijven
Maar zal nog wel voor flink wat overlast gaan zorgen.
Bermuda is wel wat gewend, maar dit is toch wel een van de zwaarste van de afgelopen tijd, volgens mij.
Dit kan de zwaarste worden sinds 2003. Orkaan Fabian zorgde toen voor vier doden en enorm veel schade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fabian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fabian
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