Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Azores escape worst of hurricane
"A weakened Hurricane Gordon has passed Portugal's Azores Islands in mid-Atlantic, causing little of the damage initially forecast. The hurricane's centre "passed further south than forecast", sparing western and central islands in the Azores archipelago, weather officials said."
Damage did cause toppled trees and disruption of the electricity network.
But, what is a hurricane doing towards this side of the Atlantic ocean and, heaven forbid, what if it had decided to pass even further south than forecast?
Hurricane Gordon (2006) | Hurricane Gordon Tracking Map
Azores escape worst of hurricane
