Teddy: prolonged period of strong winds | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News

Bermuda is expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Teddy, but could still endure a prolonged period of Tropical Storm-force winds.Mark Guishard, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said the storm’s closes point of approach is expected to be at 2am on Monday, with the storm passing about 137 miles to the island’s east as a Category 2 hurricane.Dr Guishard said: “Tropical storm force winds extend out to 230 miles from the centre of Hurricane Teddy at the moment and hurricane force