Florence stronger on course for Bermuda
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Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Hurricane Florence advanced   toward Bermuda as residents made last-minute preparations for   the storm that was expected to pass by the island on Monday.
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The hurricane appeared to be strengthening and forecasters warned of an increased threat of serious flooding and wind damage.
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Tropical Storm Helene strengthened as it   churned westward across the Atlantic on Thursday, while   Hurricane Gordon remained a powerful Category 3 storm, but   neither posed any immediate threat to land.
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Hurricane Helene neared what was expected  to be its peak intensity on Monday with winds of 125 miles per  hour (205 km per hour) as it churned over the open Atlantic on  a path toward Bermuda, U.S. forecasters said.
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On a day of shifting winds and swelling waves, the challenger from New Zealand took the lead in the America's Cup yesterday in a classic race in which it beat defending champion Alinghi and nearly lost a crew member overboard.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Hurricane Florence blew out windows, peeled away several roofs, and knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda yesterday before churning past the British island chain and heading out over open ocean.
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The sixth tropical storm of the   Atlantic hurricane season, Florence, strengthened into a   hurricane in the open Atlantic on Sunday, U.S. forecasters   said.
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Tropical Storm Florence held its strength in the open Atlantic on Thursday, still far from the U.S. but large enough that forecasters warned it could create high surf and rip currents along the East Coast within the next five days.
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New Zealand moved into a strong position in the first Test against Bangladesh after James Franklin took a hat-trick on day two in Dhaka.
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The sixth tropical storm of  the Atlantic hurricane season, Florence, strengthened into a  hurricane in the open Atlantic on Sunday, U.S. forecasters  said.
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Tropical Storm Florence gained strength in the open Atlantic early Wednesday and could become a hurricane by the weekend, but forcasters said it was too soon to tell if it would reach the United States.
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Subtropical Storm Gabrielle churned steadily across the Atlantic toward North Carolina early on Saturday, prompting warnings of rain and strong winds and currents in coastal areas as early as Sunday morning.
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England overwhelmed minnows Bermuda by 241 runs in their opening World Cup warm-up match here on Monday.
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Bermuda's government issued a  tropical storm warning on Saturday as forecasters predicted  that Tropical Storm Florence could strengthen and become a  hurricane as it approached the British territory.
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The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic  hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on  Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the  United States, U.S. forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthened  slightly as it neared the North Carolina coast on Sunday but it  was not expected to reach hurricane strength as it passed over  the Outer Banks and curved back out into the Atlantic, U.S.  forecasters said.