BERMUDA (Reuters) -Hurricane Ernesto bore down on Bermuda on Friday as a Category 2 storm, threatening the British island territory with strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and potentially deadly flooding.
Ernesto, centered about 95 miles (150 km) south-southwest of the archipelago at 8 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (0000 GMT on Saturday), was producing sustained winds of up to 100 mph (155 kph) and had the potential to drop up to 9 inches (230 mm) of rain, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
