Hurricane Bertha – Latest update on Hurricane Bertha 2008, including satellite photos and storm tracker location from the National Hurricane Center on the first hurricane of 2008.
Hurricane Bertha 2008 formed on July 7 – just like the previous Bertha hurricane did in 1996 before coming ashore in North Carolina – but in this satellite picture Bertha is now a Category Two storm and is tracking straight toward Bermuda.
Here’s a look at Hurricane Bertha’s location in the mid-Atlantic.
National Hurricane Center Tracking
BERTHA IS THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2008 ATLANTIC SEASON…WITH AN INTENSITY OF 70 KT AND A HEADING OF 285/13. WHILE A HURRICANE DOES NOT FORM EVERY YEAR IN JULY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN…IT HAS CERTAINLY HAPPENED BEFORE…INCLUDING IN 1996 WHEN ANOTHER HURRICANE BERTHA FORMED…COINCIDENTALLY ALSO ON JULY 7.
BERTHA’S SATELLITE PRESENTATION HAS BECOME MORE IMPRESSIVE DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS WITH A DISTINCT EYE NOW APPARENT. THERE ARE NO APPARENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH WOULD INHIBIT FURTHER INTENSIFICATION TODAY AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST NOW CALLS FOR BERTHA TO BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE.
And that’s the satellite photos and latest update on Hurricane Bertha.
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July 7th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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