Hurricane Bertha is expected to become a Category 2 storm, possibly later today. Bertha became the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season Monday, after strengthening from a tropical storm overnight. As of 11:00 am EDT, the Category 1 hurricane is located in the mid-Atlantic ocean, about 775 miles east of the Leeward Islands , according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami , Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour, with higher gusts, and it is moving west-northwest at 15 miles per hour. Coincidentally, Bertha was also the name of a 1996 hurricane , which formed exactly 12 years ago on July 7.
Hurricane Bertha is expected to become a Category 2 storm, possibly later today. became the first hurricane of the Monday, after strengthening from a overnight. As of 11:00 am , the hurricane is located in the mid-Atlantic ocean, about 775 miles east of the , according to the in , Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour, with higher gusts, and it is moving west-northwest at 15 miles per hour. Coincidentally, Bertha was also the name of a , which formed exactly 12 years ago on July 7.
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