Bertha becomes 1st hurricane of 2008
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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Bertha became the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A satellite picture from 5:45 a.m. ET Monday shows Hurricane Bertha over the Atlantic.
As of 5 a.m. ET, Bertha was 845 miles (1365 km) east of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph.
It was packing winds of 75 mph -- the minimum for hurricane status.
Additional strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, according to forecasters.
The hurricane center said it is still too early to determine whether Bertha will eventually affect any land areas.
The five-day forecast map shows Bertha passing near Bermuda, but hurricanes are unpredictable and their routes often change during a forecast period. See Bertha's predicted path »
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The storm formed Thursday in the far eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Africa, near the southern Cape Verde Islands.
A satellite picture from 5:45 a.m. ET Monday shows Hurricane Bertha over the Atlantic.
As of 5 a.m. ET, Bertha was 845 miles (1365 km) east of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph.
It was packing winds of 75 mph -- the minimum for hurricane status.
Additional strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, according to forecasters.
The hurricane center said it is still too early to determine whether Bertha will eventually affect any land areas.
The five-day forecast map shows Bertha passing near Bermuda, but hurricanes are unpredictable and their routes often change during a forecast period. See Bertha's predicted path »
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The storm formed Thursday in the far eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Africa, near the southern Cape Verde Islands.
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- bansheewail
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Here they come!!!! Batton down the hatches Deep South. This season could be ugly. We had an extremely hot and wet Spring. If late Summer is hot as usual, we could get pounded!
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- bansheewail
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This storm formed off cape verde islands, thats off Africa.
July is to early to have storm cross the atlantic,its going to be a bad year for the east coast.Watch out NYC I think this is your year.
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