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Bertha quickly jumps to Category 3 hurricane (for all the fish in the Atlantic, take cover!)
msnbc ^ | 7/7/2008 | MSNBC

Posted on 07/07/2008 3:24:36 PM PDT by tobyhill

MIAMI - Less than a day after becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Bertha surprised forecasters Monday by quickly growing to become a major storm with maximum sustained speeds of 115 mph.

Bertha started as a Category 1 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity and was only expected to become a Category 2 before weakening.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was still too early to determine if Bertha will eventually hit land, but it was moving in the general direction towards Bermuda. Forecasters urged residents there to monitor the storm’s progress.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bertha; hurricane; nhc; weather

1 posted on 07/07/2008 3:24:36 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

This news ought to be good enough for at least a $5 jump in oil prices....


2 posted on 07/07/2008 3:28:48 PM PDT by Born Conservative (Visit my blog: Chronic Positivity - http://chronicpositivity.com)
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To: tobyhill

Gee... and it ain’t comin’ no where near us either.


3 posted on 07/07/2008 3:29:02 PM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: tobyhill

In other news Al Gore broke a leg rushing to a microphone to blame global warming


4 posted on 07/07/2008 3:30:58 PM PDT by jbwbubba
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To: tobyhill
More here...

BERTHA BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2008 ATLANTIC SEASON...

5 posted on 07/07/2008 3:33:06 PM PDT by NCjim (The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
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To: johnny7

It is going to get pushed back out to sea by a cold front.


6 posted on 07/07/2008 3:33:30 PM PDT by se_ohio_young_conservative (Dont stop believin... John McCain in 08 !)
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To: tobyhill
The poor liberal media is absolutely desperate for a killer hurricane. Too many people are beginning to look a little too closely at the "global warming" industry.
7 posted on 07/07/2008 3:34:51 PM PDT by JennysCool (They all say they want change, but they're really after folding money.)
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To: tobyhill
Is it me or are they happy about this? I just hope the folks in Bermuda are getting ready...


8 posted on 07/07/2008 3:42:03 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: tobyhill

Bermuda, yes. Halifax, maybe. Rest of East coast, not this time.


9 posted on 07/07/2008 3:45:55 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: JennysCool

Yep, Al Gore has got to be happy about a strong hurricane. He just wishes it would hit a populated area so as to be the center of news for weeks, so he can blame global warming.


10 posted on 07/07/2008 3:47:51 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: darkwing104
Is it me or are they happy about this?

The media and weather wenches are as happy as farmers dancing in the rain after a long drought. For two full years plus, the mild stormweather has made fools of these pseudo scientists. And they know it.

Even so, a Cat 3 hurricane out in the middle of the Atlantic is a slim basis for such obvious jubilation.

11 posted on 07/07/2008 3:54:18 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

When will New York receive the after-effects of the hurricane?/Just Asking - seoul62......


12 posted on 07/07/2008 4:00:11 PM PDT by seoul62
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative

Yeah a cold front, a July cold front, the irony.


13 posted on 07/07/2008 4:01:50 PM PDT by Tarpon (Ignorance, the most expensive commodity produced by mankind.)
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To: jbwbubba

Never mind that June 1 is the traditional start of the hurricane season.


14 posted on 07/07/2008 4:04:21 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative
It is going to get pushed back out to sea by a cold front.

Man, that is rude of you to say that....

The Weather Channel GW's were just getting in the drool mode.....

And you just peed all over their GWS parade!

I hope you are happy.

:)

15 posted on 07/07/2008 4:25:38 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: tobyhill

Does anyone name thier kid Bertha anymore? LOL!


16 posted on 07/07/2008 4:42:53 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: fkabuckeyesrule

My Grandmother on my Mother’s side was named Bertha, and a finer Christian lady you would be hard pressed to find.

And she was one helluva shot with a pistol, rifle or shotgun.


17 posted on 07/07/2008 5:02:09 PM PDT by mkjessup
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To: tobyhill

18 posted on 07/18/2008 4:30:20 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ('GOP' : Get Our Petroleum)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Pretty busy out there, but nothing seems to be able to get it’s act together. Yet.


19 posted on 07/18/2008 4:40:05 AM PDT by ZX12R
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