Big Bad Bill strengthens, gains major hurricane status
Hurricane Bill reached major hurricane status overnight; as of the 11am advisory, Bill’s packing 135 MPH winds and maintaining a west-northwest trajectory at 18 MPH, putting it on a path to head just north of the Leeward Islands and west of Bermuda.
The prognosis for us in Charleston is still very positive, as the computer models are in great agreement that Bill will start a turn to the northwest at some point tomorrow, and then turn gradually northward as it interacts with a trough of low pressure pushing its way off the Eastern Seaboard. While we’ll very likely be missed, the track could get a bit hairy for New England and Nova Scotia closer to this weekend. Folks up that way will want to keep an eye on Bill.
Thankfully, aside from Bill, the tropical Atlantic is quiet, with nothing else in the train right now. I’ll continue to monitor and update as needed.