Hurricane Bertha headed for Bermuda
July 7, 2008
The tropical storm Bertha became a category one hurricane today, making it the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season.
As you can see, this US National Hurricane Center chart (produced July 7) shows Bertha directly over Bermuda by Saturday - but bear in mind this is a five-day forecast and Bertha is still only category one.
If current trends continue, the Caribbean will be in for a difficult few months. Remember the 2007 season was the first time two Atlantic category five storms (Dean and Felix) made landfall in the same season. Let's hope this year brings a lull.
Nathan Midgley
