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Hurricane Ophelia to Pass East of Bermuda

Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda .Early Saturday morning, Ophelia had maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (193 kph). The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of Ophelia was about 385 miles (620 kilometers) south-southeast of Bermuda, and was moving north at about 17 mph (27 kph). It was expected to speed up and pass east of Bermuda late Saturday.A tropical storm watch is in effect for Bermuda, where tropical storm force winds are possible starting Saturday afternoon.Ophelia reached hurricane strength Thursday afternoon and became a Category 3 storm Friday. It is the season's fourth hurricane.Earlier, Ophelia caused flooding and cut off communities on Dominica.Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Philippe remained far from land in the Atlantic....

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  1. Ophelia a Tropical Storm Again

    Ophelia a Tropical Storm AgainTuesday, September 13, 2005PrintWILMINGTON, N.C. —  Ophelia kept up its teasing dance along the coast of the Carolinas on Monday, dropp...

  2. Ophelia Ends Stay in N.C.

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  3. Ophelia Grinds Along

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  1. Hurricane Ophelia Strengthens to Category 2 Storm

    Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is rapidly gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda .At 8 a.m. EDT, Ophelia had winds approaching 105 mph. The Nati...

  2. Hurricane Ophelia Heads North as a Category 2 Storm

    Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is expected to pass near or over Newfoundland, Canada , by early Monday.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Oph...

  3. Carolinas Watch Ophelia

    Hurricane Ophelia ( search ) sat off the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday and a meteorologist said it was a waiting game to see where, and if, the storm comes ashore...

  4. Ophelia Moves Along N.C. Coast

    Ophelia Moves Along N.C. CoastThursday, September 15, 2005PrintMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. —  Hurricane Ophelia is drawing closer to the central North Carolina coast where f...

  5. Ophelia Churns Off Southeast

    Ophelia Churns Off SoutheastMonday, September 12, 2005PrintWILMINGTON, N.C. —  As Tropical Storm Ophelia churned nearly stationary off of the coast of the Carolinas ...

  6. Katrina Evacuees May Flee Again

    Katrina Evacuees May Flee AgainWednesday, September 14, 2005PrintSURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. —  Bobby Kane was forced to abandon his Waveland, Miss., house two weeks ago, b...

  7. Ophelia Closes in on North Carolina

    Ophelia Closes in on North CarolinaWednesday, September 14, 2005PrintMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. —  Hurricane Ophelia ( search ) drew closer to the coast of central North Ca...