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Here we go: Category 4 Gonzalo set to slam Bermuda on Friday

Category 3 hurricane to impact Bermuda over the next 24 hours.

By Patricia Harman | Updated on October 17, 2014
This image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Gonzalo in the Caribbean on October 14, 2014 as it heads toward Bermuda.

Residents of Bermuda have been preparing for Hurricane Gonzalo, which started to impact the island this morning and will continue to pummel the area for the next 12-18 hours. With maximum sustained winds at 130 mph, Gonzalo is a Category 4 but the latest forecasts from the Bermuda Weather Service indicate that it will hit the island as a “solid three, whereas at the last advisory it was a three tapering down to a two,” said BWS director Kimberley Zuill in the Royal Gazette.

The latest report from the National Hurricane Center expects the eye of the storm to be “near Bermuda this afternoon or tonight.” Hurricane conditions will reach Bermuda this afternoon, bringing with it storm surges that will produce significant flooding along the coast. The NHC expects “the surge to be accompanied by large and destructive waves.” Rainfall accumulations are expected to be 3-6 inches across the island and storm conditions are expected to continue through 5 a.m. on Saturday.

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