Hurricane Tammy is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone over the next few days as it approaches Bermuda this weekend.
is continuing to push north over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean after slamming the northeastern Caribbean islands with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain last weekend.
The is expected to continue on its northward journey for the next day or so before it begins to lose some steam and makes a turn to the northwest that could eventually bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda this weekend.
What’s the latest with Hurricane Tammy?
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As of the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Tammy is located about 565 miles to the south-southeast of Bermuda and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 on the .
The NHC says Tammy could see some slight strengthening over the next day or so before it begins to weaken and becomes a on Thursday.
Where is Hurricane Tammy going?
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The latest NHC advisory has Hurricane Tammy moving to the northeast at about 8 mph.
It’s expected to continue on that track through Wednesday and then begin a turn to the north at a slower speed on Thursday before a bend to the northwest on Friday.
The official track for Hurricane Tammy has the storm moving toward Bermuda, which could be threatened by conditions this weekend.
Even though Tammy is pulling away from the Caribbean islands, the storm is still expected to produce large waves that will impact portions of the Leeward Islands, the and British Virgin Islands and over the next few days.
Those swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and .
Where did Hurricane Tammy make landfall?
Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the island of Barbuda around 10:15 p.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
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Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the island of Barbuda around 10:15 p.m. EDT Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
The region saw gusty winds, angry seas and tremendous rain as the heart of the storm moved by just miles to the east of many of those islands.
High continued into early Sunday morning before the late-season hurricane headed northwestward away from the islands.
Hurricane Tammy is smacking the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean as it passes just miles offshore.