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Bertha strengthens back to hurricane status over the open ocean |
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Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, July 18, 2008 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows a swirl of clouds in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean associated with Tropical Storm Bertha. AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND
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MIAMI - Forecasters say Bertha has strengthened to a Category One hurricane in the open Atlantic, but poses no threat to land.
Bertha battered Bermuda earlier this week, knocking out electricity to thousands on the Atlantic tourist island. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre, it's the longest-lived July tropical storm in history.
Bertha became the Atlantic season's first hurricane.
As of about 5 p.m., Bertha's maximum sustained winds are near 120 km-h. Bertha is moving northeast at 35 km-h and is located about 1,030 kilometres south of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 )
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