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To: cogitator
This could get really, truly ugly.

The island is mostly rather low in elevation - there's a good sized hill across the Sound from Hamilton but if it's more than about 200 feet high I would be really surprised. Hamilton will be sheltered to some extent by that hill to the south but it's very low lying. Many other places are going to be completely exposed.

My parents spend a lot of time at St. Barts in the French Antilles, and that island (which is much more mountainous than Bermuda) was really HAMMERED several years ago. Basically swept bare. I do hope this storm veers away from Bermuda at the last minute.

13 posted on 09/04/2003 1:24:38 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . there is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
Me too-my prayers are with them
14 posted on 09/04/2003 1:35:15 PM PDT by y2k_free_radical (e)
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To: AnAmericanMother
Building codes require homes in Bermuda to have walls at least 8 inches thick. That should be good enough against most anything the storm can offer, except for storm surge.
15 posted on 09/04/2003 1:43:18 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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