Hurricane Gonzalo headed for Bermuda at Category 4 strength
HAMILTON, Bermuda Powerful Hurricane Gonzalo roared toward the tiny British territory of Bermuda as residents braced for damaging winds and life threatening storm surge, while the prime minister urged people in low lying areas to consider moving to higher ground.
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The hurricane approached just days after Tropical Storm Fay damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines in Bermuda, with 1,500 homes still without power late Thursday.
Gonzalo was still a Category 4 storm Thpatagonia clothing wholesaleursday night with top sustained winds of 230 kph. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
This is a very serious event, Dave Fox, a public affairs officer for the Bermuda government, said in a phone interview.
The last major hurricane to strike Bermuda was Fabian in 2003, a Category 3 storm that killed four people. The last major hurricane to cross land in the Atlantic Basin was Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which hit Cuba as a patagonia guide hoody jacketCategory 3 storm.
Fox said the government opened a high school as a shelter but noted that Bermuda is known for structures that can withstand heavy storms.
We build for hurricanes, he said. state of South Carolina, has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
The capital of Hamilton appeared almost deserted by noon as stores boarded up windows. The businesses that remained open reported a steady stream of customers grabbing up essentials at the last minute.
Some people seem to have left it until the end to get things, said Melissa Trott, an employee at Phoenix Store. We sold out of batteries, and our warehouse has none left.
Gas stations also reported brisk business.
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Many people moved boats to safer areas. While some were able to store them on dpatagonia discount code for enterprisery land, others relied on storm moorings and hoped for the best.
Kimberley Zuill, Bermuda Weather Service director, said Gonzalo s path and duration would be similar to Fabian s, and that seas would reach 11 to 14 metres on Friday. Some 8 to 15 patagonia employee benefits valuepatagonia ebay discountcentimetres of rain was predicted. The governpatagonia everlong review blendersment said that on late Friday morning it would close a causeway that links the eastern end of Bermuda with the mainland.
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Bermuda, we are prepared, Dunkley said.
Gonzalo swept by the eastern Caribbean earlier this week, claiming one life in the Dutch territory of St. Maarten. East Coast from patagonia everlong review 013North Carolina southward.
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