MIAMI, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – A weakening hurricane Nicole began moving away from Bermuda after slamming into the tiny British archipelago Thursday, though wind gusts of tropical storm force were still possible, the National Hurricane Center said. “Weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, but Nicole is expected to remain at hurricane intensity even though it could become a post-tropical cyclone on Saturday,” the Miami-based center said in its latest public advisory. Nicole was moving toward the northeast at 21 miles (33 kilometers) per hour with maximum sustained winds near 110 miles per hour. The NHC had classified the hurricane as an “extremely dangerous” Category Three storm when it hit, just two notches shy of top intensity level on the Saffir-Simpson scale. “It’s been a long day,” Premier Michael Dunkley told local media, though he said the worst had passed without causing any deaths or serious injuries.
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