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Update on Bertha

| August 2, 2014 @ 11:17 am

Tropical Storm Bertha continues to move rapidly across the northeastern Caribbean today. Bertha remains rather unorganized, but still has sustained winds of 50 mph. Over the next 24-48 hours, Bertha could intensify some, and she will begin to take a more northerly turn. Heavy rain and gusty winds will be impacting Puerto Rico, the Virgina Islands, and the Dominican Republic today through tonight as Bertha passes nearby.

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Here are the latest specifics on Berta.

…CENTER OF BERTHA PASSING JUST SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO…
…TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC…

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…17.2N 66.7W
ABOUT 90 MI…150 KM SSW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 230 MI…370 KM ESE OF SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 22 MPH…35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1008 MB…29.77 INCHES

Now the important question, where is Bertha heading? As she begins to take a more northerly turn, she will affect the Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as the southeastern Bahamas. Bertha will then begin to take the northeasterly turn and accelerate. She should stay west of Bermuda, and well to the east of the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. mainland. Bertha should remain a tropical storm, but there is a chance for her to reach hurricane strength briefly over the open waters of the Atlantic.

8-2-2014 10-56-51 AM

Category: Tropical

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Macon, Georgia Television Chief Meteorologist, Birmingham native, and long time Contributor on AlabamaWX. Stormchaser. I did not choose Weather, it chose Me. College Football Fanatic. @Ryan_Stinnet

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