Archive for August 8th, 2010
Photos: The Tropical Storm That Wasn’t
The Tropical Storm that Bermuda had been preparing for never came to fruition, instead turning into a tropical depression then dissipating completely. The closest point of approach to Bermuda was at 3pm today [Aug 8] when it was 44 nautical miles to the west. Bermuda Weather Service’s 4:30pm update said that the tropical depression had passed... Read more of this article
Arrest After Man Breaks Leg in Accident
Last night [Aug 7] at around 8pm, a motorcyclist broke his leg in an accident and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Police attended the road traffic collision Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Quarry Road. The Police say that appears that the truck was traveling west on Harrington Sound Road and... Read more of this article
Premier Receives NMA Medical Award
Recently, the National Medical Association (NMA) convened its 108th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly in Orlando, Florida and Premier Dr Ewart Brown was one of the recipients of the Association’s prestigious 2010 Scroll of Merit Award. The Scroll of Merit Award is the NMA Board of Trustees’ highest recognition. The Premier was formally... Read more of this article
Goodbye To Tropical Storm Colin
The cliche says to “prepare for the worst, and hope for the best”, and in Bermuda’s case we seem to have done so, with Tropical Storm Colin weakening to the point it is no longer classified as a storm. On their 11:30am forecast this morning [Aug 8] the Bermuda Weather Service said that Colin is being downgraded to a Tropical Depression,... Read more of this article
Sunday Morning Tropical Storm Update
The US National Hurricane Center’s 5am [Bermuda time] update today [Aug 8] said that Tropical Storm Colin is 120 miles south south-west of Bermuda, and is moving northward towards us at 7 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with “little change in strength expected today”. Bermuda Weather’s 5:30am forecast said “conditions... Read more of this article
