The Associated Press: Hurricane Bill scatters sand, debris in Bermuda

22nd of Aug 09
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Tourists and residents in Bermuda are waking up to debris
scattered across roads, some power outages and minor flooding as Hurricane Bill
skirts past the island.
At 8 a.m. EDT Saturday, the center of Bill was about 235 miles west-northwest of
Bermuda and about 410 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C. Bill was bringing bands
of rain and big waves to Bermuda as well as high surf and the threat of rip
currents to the East Coast of the U.S.
Bill has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The storm mostly spared Bermuda's
pink shores but some of the sand, palm tree debris and coral is sprinkled across
the roads.
On the East Coast, a tropical storm warning is in place for parts of
Massachusetts. Forecasters say the storm could regain intensity over the
weekend.