Oct 20
Hurricane Gonzalo left the island bruised but not beaten on Saturday morning. It had slowed in both pace and power when it reached landfall at 8.30pm on Friday.
The Atlantic Ocean is 41 million sq miles wide and Bermuda is a 20.6 sq mile island in the middle of it, yet the eye of the Gonzalo still managed to cross straight over the it bringing darkness and an eerie silence except for the chirping of millions of very confused tree frogs.
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We landed at a reasonably warm Gatwick Airport this morning, and have just said goodbye to my girls who are heading into London’s west end, whilst I shower and get myself ready for the drive to Royston in Hertfordshire for my mate’s wedding this afternoon.
I felt a mixture of relief and chicken when I boarded the BA flight last night and our thoughts are with friends and colleagues who remain on the island. It will be difficult to think of much else
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Bermuda is bracing itself for potentially the most powerful hurricane it has faced in 50 years. So far Gonzalo has all the characteristics of Hurricane Fabian which killed four people and caused $300m of damage to the island in 2003.
Currently fluctuating between a CAT 4 (wind speed up 156 mph) and a CAT 3 (wind speed up to 129 mph) around 590 miles away from here north of the Dominican Republic, Gonzalo is barrelling towards Bermuda and is anticipated to bring 27 hours of tropical storms beginning tomorrow afternoon and 8 hours of hurricane force winds beginning Friday lunchtime. It is currently expected to be a CAT 3 when it arrives, but hurricanes although predictable are also highly erratic in their behaviour.
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Sarasota, Florida
