NU Online News Service, August 9, 1:28 p.m. EDT
Bermuda was spared from tropical storm-force winds as Colin once again defied expectations and dissipated as it neared the island over the weekend, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions (RMS).
Dry air and high wind shear combined to weaken Colin as it approached Bermuda on Sunday, Aug. 8, according to Neena Saith, senior manager, Cat Response and Americas Models at RMS. Ms. Saith said the storm deteriorated to a tropical depression, "meaning that the impacts to Bermuda were minimal."
The storm fizzled out earlier last week as well, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) gave it just a 20 percent chance of reforming into a tropical storm within 48 hours. But Colin did become a tropical storm again late last week and as of Friday, it was on track to pass near Bermuda. The NHC issued a tropical storm warning for the island and noted that Colin had a chance to pass directly over Bermuda if its path deviated slightly to the east.
But the warning was later cancelled as Colin dissipated over the weekend and some media outlets displayed photos of sunbathers once again lounging on Bermuda's beaches Sunday.
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