Tropical Storm Joyce ‘Potential Threat’ To Bermuda

August 23, 2012

[Updated] In their latest update today [Aug 23] the Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] said that Tropical Storm Joyce is a “potential threat” to Bermuda.

The BWS said the storm’s closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hrs is forecast to be 389 nautical miles to the south-east at 6pm on Sunday August 26.

The U.S National Hurricane Center in Miami said that Tropical Storm Joyce’s maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph [65 km/h] with higher gusts, and that little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. The image below of Tropical Storm Joyce was captured by NASA’s GOES-13 satellite at 7:45am EDT today.

Update Aug 24 8.21am: Joyce has been downgraded to a Depression, and the BWS said it remains a “potential threat” to Bermuda. In their update this morning, the BWS said the closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hrs is forecast to be 297 nm to the SSE at 6am on Monday [Aug 27].

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  1. Come Correct says:

    Hell yea! Tropical storm/hurricane party at Paula’s house!

    • Come Correct says:

      Oh ya and free alcoholic kool-aid for the top 10 best hats. Mrs. Cox your going to have to sit this one out, you have all the best hats, its an unfair advantage.

    • drunkenUrsula says:

      I live in the east,I’m going over clueless Craig’s house and party…..

      • Come Correct says:

        Oh yea cuz that sounds fun, obviously you don’t know that Mrs. Cox and her bredren Brown spare no expence. I heard Collie Budz will be there performing his 2 new remixes, blind to you voters, and finally the herb pull from the ground with Wayne Furbert as backup and payboy bunnies serving h’orderbes courtesy of the ministry of tourism. Should be epic.

        • Unbelievable says:

          hahahahahahaha heheheheheheheh
          ***tears pouring***
          I needed this one this morning!!!!

        • Bermuda Girl says:

          LOOFFFFFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLL DEAD!!!!!!!!!!

        • Fox_Gap_2 says:

          HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH LOVE ALL DAT DER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        • Lady says:

          Toooo Funnnnnyyyyyyy!

  2. Peace says:

    Cute

  3. Island Gal says:

    ha ha ha

  4. woohoo says:

    come on tank rain!

  5. Red says:

    Storm party at my house…..all donations go to feeding our less fortunate kids breakfast….. One kid going without breakfast is too much….

  6. Unbelievable says:

    Hurricane Party!!!!

  7. Let's Think About This... says:

    Only Bermudians hear of a hurricane, and gear up for a party lol. Love this country!