Bertha Becomes First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Highlands Today
Published: July 07, 2008

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MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Bertha continues to strengthen as it moves over the central Atlantic Ocean.
As of 11 a.m. EDT Monday, the Atlantic season's first hurricane was centered about 775 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. National Hurricane Center forecasters say Bertha is expected to turn in the general direction of Bermuda.
It's still to early to tell whether Bertha will hit the island but forecasters urged residents to monitor the storm's progress.