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| - Hurricane Bertha was a rare early season Cape Verde-type hurricane. It is both the longest-lived July Atlantic tropical cyclone on record,and the easternmost forming July tropical storm on record. The second named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Bertha developed from a tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa on July 1. Tropical Depression Two formed about 250 miles (405 km) south of Cape Verde. The system quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha on July 3. Bertha moved westward over the next few days as a weak tropical storm. Late on July 6, Bertha began to strengthen well to the east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Bertha continued to strengthen and became the first hurricane of the season on July 7, as well as the first major hurricane, later that day. The
- Hurricane Bertha was the second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Bertha was the earliest forming Cape Verde hurricane on record, forming on July 3 in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Bertha became an early-season Category 3 hurricane before striking Bermuda as a tropical storm. Bertha lasted a total of 17 days, making it the longest-lasting Atlantic hurricane in the month of July. In addition, Bertha was the longest-lasting Atlantic storm since Ivan in 2004.
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| - Hurricane Bertha was the second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Bertha was the earliest forming Cape Verde hurricane on record, forming on July 3 in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Bertha became an early-season Category 3 hurricane before striking Bermuda as a tropical storm. Bertha lasted a total of 17 days, making it the longest-lasting Atlantic hurricane in the month of July. In addition, Bertha was the longest-lasting Atlantic storm since Ivan in 2004. Bertha caused only minimal damage, but caused three fatalities, all direct.
- Hurricane Bertha was a rare early season Cape Verde-type hurricane. It is both the longest-lived July Atlantic tropical cyclone on record,and the easternmost forming July tropical storm on record. The second named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Bertha developed from a tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa on July 1. Tropical Depression Two formed about 250 miles (405 km) south of Cape Verde. The system quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha on July 3. Bertha moved westward over the next few days as a weak tropical storm. Late on July 6, Bertha began to strengthen well to the east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Bertha continued to strengthen and became the first hurricane of the season on July 7, as well as the first major hurricane, later that day. The hurricane weakened during the day on July 8, due to a nearby upper level low to its northeast. Thereafter, it drifted north-northwest towards Bermudabefore slowly looping to its southeast on July 12 and July 13. The system moved within 40 miles (64 km) of Bermuda on July 14 before moving northeast away from the island. On July 16, Bertha curved back to the southeast due to the influence of a deep cyclone to its east, and then turned northeast, reaching hurricane strength before becoming extratropical on July 20.
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