{"id":13521,"date":"2016-10-13T10:08:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T10:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=13521"},"modified":"2016-10-13T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T10:08:49","slug":"hurricane-nicole-approaches-bermuda-as-category-4-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/hurricane-nicole-approaches-bermuda-as-category-4-storm.html","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Hurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Hurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm:-<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Bermuda hunkered down overnight as the Hurricane Nicole rapidly strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and took aim at the tiny island in the northern Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami called Nicole an &#8220;extremely dangerous&#8221; storm and urged islanders to rush preparations for its powerful rain and winds. It said Nicole should pass near or over Bermuda on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The storm was located about 180 miles south-southwest of Bermuda late Wednesday night. It had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and was moving north-northeast at 102 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rains were already hitting Bermuda and authorities on Wednesday ordered schools and government offices closed, and asked people to remain indoors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;I believe we are generally ready for it,&#8221; Premier Michael Dunkley said. &#8220;Now we just have to hope and pray for the best.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hundreds of people rushed to shops and gas stations for last-minute preparations as rain and wind began to batter Bermuda, which has sturdy infrastructure and is accustomed to storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Those at home made last-minute preparations for what lay ahead, with resident Danni Joell saying she was &#8220;cooking up a storm&#8221; with her son, Tyler, in the kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Businesses were largely boarded up by Wednesday night, and dozens of vessels from one marina were already neatly packed away between historical buildings in Mangrove Bay, a popular spot for water activities in Bermuda&#8217;s northwest tip. Hotels, meanwhile, reported an uptick in bookings as people sought shelters with power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/hurricane-matthew\/hurricane-matthew-death-toll-rises-n-c-gov-warns-stay-n664361<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/hurricane-nicole-approaches-bermuda-as-category-4-storm.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm Hurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm:-\u00a0Bermuda hunkered down overnight as the Hurricane Nicole rapidly strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and took aim at the tiny island in the northern Atlantic Ocean. 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